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Chronic nicotine increases midbrain dopamine neuron activity and biases individual strategies towards reduced exploration in mice
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2021.
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Abstract
- Chronic nicotine exposure impacts various components of decision-making processes, such as exploratory behaviors. Here, the authors identify the cellular mechanism and show that chronic nicotine exposure increases the tonic activity of VTA dopaminergic neurons and reduces exploration in mice.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5caf779392407fa4039e76c1116fb7
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27268-7