Rapid regulation of depression-related behaviours by control of midbrain dopamine neurons

Authors :: Chaudhury, Dipesh
Walsh, Jessica J.
Friedman, Allyson K.
Juarez, Barbara
Ku, Stacy M.
Koo, Ja Wook
Ferguson, Deveroux
Tsai, Hsing-Chen
Pomeranz, Lisa
Christoffel, Daniel J.
Nectow, Alexander R.
Ekstrand, Mats
Domingos, Ana
Mazei-Robison, Michelle S.
Mouzon, Ezekiell
Lobo, Mary Kay
Neve, Rachael L.
Friedman, Jeffrey M.
Russo, Scott J.
Deisseroth, Karl
Nestler, Eric J.
Han, Ming-Hu
Source :: Nature. January 24, 2013, Vol. 492 Issue 7433, p532, 7 p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: Ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons in the brain's reward circuit have a crucial role in mediating stress responses (1-4), including determining susceptibility versus resilience to social-stress-induced behavioural abnormalities (5). [...]

Subjects :: Physiological aspects
Research
Health aspects
Depression (Mood disorder) -- Physiological aspects -- Research
Neuropsychology -- Research -- Physiological aspects -- Health aspects
Mesencephalon -- Research -- Health aspects -- Physiological aspects
Dopaminergic mechanisms -- Research -- Health aspects -- Physiological aspects
Depression, Mental -- Physiological aspects -- Research

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