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A Unique Population of Ventral Tegmental Area Neurons Inhibits the Lateral Habenula to Promote Reward

Alice M. Stamatakis, Joshua H. Jennings, Randall L. Ung, Grace A. Blair, Richard J. Weinberg, Rachael L. Neve, Frederick M. Boyce, Joanna Mattis, Charu Ramakrishnan, Karl Deisseroth,

Neuron · 2013 · 369 citations · 53 references

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Neuron-type-specific signals for reward and punishment in the ventral tegmental area

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Input-specific control of reward and aversion in the ventral tegmental area

Stephan Lammel, Byung Kook Lim, Ran Chen et al. · Nature · 2012 · 1.3K citations

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Lateral habenula as a source of negative reward signals in dopamine neurons

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