Spiraling Connectivity of NAc-VTA Circuitry

Marco Pignatelli; Antonello Bonci

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.046

Spiraling Connectivity of NAc-VTA Circuitry

Neuron. 2018 Jan 17;97(2):261-262. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.046.

Authors

Marco Pignatelli¹, Antonello Bonci²

Affiliations

¹ Synaptic Plasticity Section, Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. Electronic address: marco.pignatelli@nih.gov.
² Synaptic Plasticity Section, Cellular Neurobiology Research Branch, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA; Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience and Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. Electronic address: antonello.bonci@nih.gov.

PMID: 29346748
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.046

Abstract

How do nucleus accumbens (NAc) subdivisions shape information flow into distinct ventral tegmental area (VTA) subcircuits? Yang et al. (2018) provide insightful answers to this question by expanding our knowledge about the circuit architecture and function of reciprocal connectivity between NAc and VTA.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Dopamine
Nucleus Accumbens*
Ventral Tegmental Area*

Substances

Dopamine