Classification of midbrain dopamine neurons using single-cell gene expression profiling approaches

JF Poulin, Z Gaertner, OA Moreno-Ramos… - Trends in …, 2020 - cell.com
Dysfunctional dopamine (DA) signaling has been associated with a broad spectrum of
neuropsychiatric disorders, prompting investigations into how midbrain DA neuron …

Unraveling the dynamics of dopamine release and its actions on target cells

T Sippy, NX Tritsch - Trends in neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
The neuromodulator dopamine (DA) is essential for regulating learning, motivation, and
movement. Despite its importance, however, the mechanisms by which DA influences the …

[HTML][HTML] VTA glutamate neuron activity drives positive reinforcement absent dopamine co-release

V Zell, T Steinkellner, NG Hollon, SM Warlow, E Souter… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Like ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine (DA) neurons, VTA glutamate neuron activity
can support positive reinforcement. However, a subset of VTA neurons co-release DA and …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive dual-and triple-feature intersectional single-vector delivery of diverse functional payloads to cells of behaving mammals

LE Fenno, C Ramakrishnan, YS Kim, KE Evans, M Lo… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
The resolution and dimensionality with which biologists can characterize cell types have
expanded dramatically in recent years, and intersectional consideration of such features (eg …

[HTML][HTML] Proceedings of the eighth annual deep brain stimulation think tank: advances in optogenetics, ethical issues affecting DBS research, neuromodulatory …

V Vedam-Mai, K Deisseroth, J Giordano… - Frontiers in Human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
We estimate that 208,000 deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices have been implanted to
address neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders worldwide. DBS Think Tank presenters …

[HTML][HTML] Polysynaptic inhibition between striatal cholinergic interneurons shapes their network activity patterns in a dopamine-dependent manner

MC Dorst, A Tokarska, M Zhou, K Lee… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Striatal activity is dynamically modulated by acetylcholine and dopamine, both of which are
essential for basal ganglia function. Synchronized pauses in the activity of striatal …

Heterogeneity in striatal dopamine circuits: Form and function in dynamic reward seeking

AL Collins, BT Saunders - Journal of neuroscience research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The striatal dopamine system has long been studied in the context of reward learning,
motivation, and movement. Given the prominent role dopamine plays in a variety of adaptive …

[HTML][HTML] New insights into cholinergic neuron diversity

NY Ahmed, R Knowles, N Dehorter - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cholinergic neurons comprise a small population of cells in the striatum but have
fundamental roles in fine tuning brain function, and in the etiology of neurological and …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular heterogeneity in the substantia nigra: A roadmap for understanding PD motor pathophysiology

Z Gaertner, M Azcorra, DA Dombeck… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
As the ability to capture single-cell expression profiles has grown in recent years,
neuroscientists studying a wide gamut of brain regions have discovered remarkable …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo functional diversity of midbrain dopamine neurons within identified axonal projections

N Farassat, KM Costa, S Stojanovic, S Albert… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Functional diversity of midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons ranges across multiple scales, from
differences in intrinsic properties and connectivity to selective task engagement in behaving …