Separate groups of dopamine neurons innervate caudate head and tail encoding flexible and stable value memories

Separate groups of dopamine neurons innervate caudate head and tail encoding flexible and stable value memories

Dopamine neurons are thought to be critical for reward value-based learning by modifying synaptic transmissions in the striatum. Yet, different regions of the striatum seem to guide different kinds of learning. Do dopamine neurons contribute to the regional differences of the striatum in learning? A...

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Main Authors: Hyoung F Kim, Ali eGhazizadeh, Okihide eHikosaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
Subjects:
macaque monkey
microcircuit
Dopamine Neuron
Nigrostriatal pathway
substantia nigra pars compacta
object value learning
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2014.00120/full

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