Ventral tegmental area interneurons revisited: GABA and glutamate projection neurons make local synapses

Ventral tegmental area interneurons revisited: GABA and glutamate projection neurons make local synapses

The ventral tegmental area (VTA) contains projection neurons that release the neurotransmitters dopamine, GABA, and/or glutamate from distal synapses. VTA also contains GABA neurons that synapse locally on to dopamine neurons, synapses widely credited to a population of so-called VTA interneurons. I...

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Main Authors: Lucie Oriol, Melody Chao, Grace J Kollman, Dina S Dowlat, Sarthak M Singhal, Thomas Steinkellner, Thomas S Hnasko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2025-04-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
VTA
ventral tegmental area
dopamine
interneuron
reward
opioids
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/100085
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