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| Title |
GABA Neurons of the VTA Drive Conditioned Place Aversion
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| Published in |
Neuron, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.02.015 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kelly R. Tan, Cédric Yvon, Marc Turiault, Julie J. Mirzabekov, Jana Doehner, Gwenaël Labouèbe, Karl Deisseroth, Kay M. Tye, Christian Lüscher |
| Abstract |
Salient but aversive stimuli inhibit the majority of dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and cause conditioned place aversion (CPA). The cellular mechanism underlying DA neuron inhibition has not been investigated and the causal link to behavior remains elusive. Here, we show that GABA neurons of the VTA inhibit DA neurons through neurotransmission at GABA(A) receptors. We also observe that GABA neurons increase their firing in response to a footshock and provide evidence that driving GABA neurons with optogenetic effectors is sufficient to affect behavior. Taken together, our data demonstrate that synaptic inhibition of DA neurons drives place aversion. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 8 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 38% |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 13% |
| Ireland | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 75% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 800 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 3% |
| France | 7 | <1% |
| China | 4 | <1% |
| Germany | 3 | <1% |
| Portugal | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | <1% |
| Unknown | 755 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 231 | 29% |
| Researcher | 139 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 75 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 73 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 50 | 6% |
| Other | 111 | 14% |
| Unknown | 121 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 241 | 30% |
| Neuroscience | 239 | 30% |
| Psychology | 52 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 31 | 4% |
| Other | 54 | 7% |
| Unknown | 141 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 19. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 November 2021.
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#11,205
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#25
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