Contextual cues facilitate dynamic value encoding in the mesolimbic dopamine system
Fraser K, Collins V, Wolff A, Ottenheimer D, Bornhoft K, Pat F, Chen B, Janak P, Saunders B. Contextual cues facilitate dynamic value encoding in the mesolimbic dopamine system. Current Biology 2025, 35: 746-760.e5. PMID: 39855205, PMCID: PMC11859769, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.12.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesolimbic dopamine systemConditioned stimulusDopamine systemNucleus accumbensDopamine functionDopamine releaseOccasion setterDopamine neuronsActivity of ventral tegmental area dopamine neuronsVentral tegmental area dopamine neuronsTheory of dopamine functionNon-overlapping presentationSucrose deliverySucrose rewardContextual cuesBehavioral outputAdaptive behaviorDynamic environmental contextBehavioral responsesFemale ratsAccumbensStimuliSeeking behaviorDopamineMotor control
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