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| Meng Yu, Fengjiao Sun, Guo Xiang, Yuhan Zhang, Xuejun Wang, Xia Liu, Bin Huang, Xingang Li, Di Zhan. Liver kinase B-1 modulates the activity of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area and regulates social memory formation. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience. vol 17. 2024-04-22. PMID:38646099. |
the dopaminergic system, originating from the midbrain ventral tegmental area (vta), is a key modulator of cognitive function. |
2024-04-22 |
2024-04-24 |
mouse |
| Guoqiang Hou, Mei Hao, Jiawen Duan, Ming-Hu Ha. The Formation and Function of the VTA Dopamine System. International journal of molecular sciences. vol 25. issue 7. 2024-04-13. PMID:38612683. |
the ventral tegmental area (vta) has been identified as an important relay nucleus that modulates homeostatic plasticity in the midbrain dopamine system. |
2024-04-13 |
2024-04-15 |
Not clear |
| Vasileios Glykos, Shigeyoshi Fujisaw. Memory-specific encoding activities of the ventral tegmental area dopamine and GABA neurons. eLife. vol 12. 2024-03-21. PMID:38512339. |
although the midbrain dopamine (da) system plays a crucial role in higher cognitive functions, including updating and maintaining short-term memory, the encoding properties of the somatic spiking activity of ventral tegmental area (vta) da neurons for short-term memory computations have not yet been identified. |
2024-03-21 |
2024-03-23 |
mouse |
| Claudia Sagheddu, Tamara Stojanovic, Shima Kouhnavardi, Artem Savchenko, Ahmed M Hussein, Marco Pistis, Francisco J Monje, Roberto Plasenzotti, Mohammed Aufy, Christian R Studenik, Jana Lubec, Gert Lube. Cognitive performance in aged rats is associated with differences in distinctive neuronal populations in the ventral tegmental area and altered synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. vol 16. 2024-03-12. PMID:38469164. |
the midbrain vta operates as a hub amidst affective and cognitive facets, processing sensory inputs related to motivated behaviours and hippocampal memory. |
2024-03-12 |
2024-03-14 |
rat |
| Ruotong Li, Guoyi Tang, Jie Yang, Shasha Gao, Yixuan Wang, Xiang Wu, Yihua Bai, Jian Li. The avBNST Neurochemistry international. 2024-03-08. PMID:38458538. |
the vta and drn contain dopaminergic and serotonergic cell groups in the midbrain which regulate anxiety-like behaviors. |
2024-03-08 |
2024-03-11 |
rat |
| Gabriela Izowit, Magdalena Walczak, Gniewosz Drwięga, Wojciech Solecki, Tomasz Błasia. Brain state-dependent responses of midbrain dopaminergic neurons to footshock under urethane anaesthesia. The European journal of neuroscience. 2024-01-18. PMID:38233998. |
adding to the knowledge of aversion signalling by midbrain da neurons, we report that significant proportion of vta&snc da neurons can change their responses to an aversive stimulus in a brain state-dependent manner. |
2024-01-18 |
2024-01-20 |
rat |
| Leonie Hose, Alina Katharina Langenhagen, Ekaterini Kefalakes, Theresa Schweitzer, Sabrina Kubinski, Segev Barak, Andreas Pich, Claudia Groth. A dual-omics approach on the effects of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) on ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons in response to alcohol consumption in mice. The European journal of neuroscience. 2024-01-08. PMID:38185886. |
transcriptome analysis of daergic neurons revealed that fgf-2 knockout (fgf-2 ko) shifts the molecular fingerprint of midbrain dopaminergic (mda) neurons to da subtypes of the ventral tegmental area (vta). |
2024-01-08 |
2024-01-10 |
mouse |
| Duncan J Noble, Aida Mohammadkhani, Min Qiao, Stephanie L Borglan. Characterization of dopaminergic projections from the ventral tegmental area and the dorsal raphe nucleus to the orbital frontal cortex. The European journal of neuroscience. 2023-12-28. PMID:38155094. |
midbrain dopamine from either the ventral tegmental area (vta) or the dorsal raphe nucleus (drn) has the potential to modulate ofc neurons; however, it is unknown at what concentrations these terminals release dopamine. |
2023-12-28 |
2023-12-31 |
Not clear |
| Kelsey Barcomb, Christopher P For. Alterations in neurotransmitter co-release in Parkinson's disease. Experimental neurology. 2023-10-06. PMID:37802381. |
research over the past twenty-five years has identified that midbrain dopamine neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta (snc) and ventral tegmental area (vta) co-release multiple other transmitters including glutamate and gaba, in addition to their canonical transmitter, dopamine. |
2023-10-06 |
2023-10-15 |
Not clear |
| Kaustubh Sharma, Armita A Govar, Bandana Ghimire, Katsuhiko Nishimori, Elizabeth Hammock, Ryoichi Teruyam. Sexually dimorphic oxytocin receptor-expressing (OXTR) neurons in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) in the postpartum female mouse are involved in maternal behavior. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 2023-10-03. PMID:37784240. |
fibers expressing tdtomato were found in hypothalamic areas containing oxytocin neurons (the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei) and the midbrain areas (the ventral tegmental area and periaqueductal gray) that are involved in the regulation of maternal motivation. |
2023-10-03 |
2023-10-07 |
mouse |
| Jie Zhang, Jia Li, Cheng-Xi Liu, Huan Gui, Cheng-Dong Yuan, Yi Zhan. The role of intracerebral dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in sleep-wake cycles and general anesthesia. Ibrain. vol 8. issue 1. 2023-10-03. PMID:37786416. |
dopamine (da), a monoamine neurotransmitter, is synthesized and released mainly by neurons in the ventral tegmental area and the substantia nigra (sn) pars compacta of the midbrain. |
2023-10-03 |
2023-10-07 |
Not clear |
| Gavin C Jones, Christina A Small, Dallin Z Otteson, Caylor W Hafen, Jacob T Breinholt, Paul D Flora, Matthew D Burris, David W Sant, Tysum R Ruchti, Jordan T Yorgason, Scott C Steffensen, Kyle B Bill. Whole-Body Vibration Prevents Neuronal, Neurochemical, and Behavioral Effects of Morphine Withdrawal in a Rat Model. International journal of molecular sciences. vol 24. issue 18. 2023-09-28. PMID:37762450. |
peripheral mechanoreceptor-based treatments such as acupuncture and chiropractic manipulation have shown success in modulating the mesolimbic dopamine (da) system originating in the ventral tegmental area (vta) of the midbrain and projecting to the nucleus accumbens (nac) of the striatum. |
2023-09-28 |
2023-10-07 |
rat |
| Francantonio Devoto, Anna Ferrulli, Giuseppe Banfi, Livio Luzi, Laura Zapparoli, Eraldo Paules. How images of food become cravingly salient in obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.). vol 31. issue 9. 2023-08-22. PMID:37605635. |
this case-control study was aimed at testing two main hypotheses: (i) obesity is characterized by neurofunctional alterations within the mesocorticolimbic reward system, a brain network originating from the midbrain ventral tegmental area (vta); and (ii) these alterations are associated with a bias for food-related stimuli and craving. |
2023-08-22 |
2023-09-07 |
Not clear |
| Zizhen Si, Xidi Wang, Zhaoying Yu, Yuer Ruan, Liyin Qian, Shujun Lin, Xinshuang Gong, Longhui Li, Jing Huang, Yu Li. EGCG attenuates METH self-administration and reinstatement of METH seeking in mice. Addiction biology. vol 28. issue 8. 2023-07-27. PMID:37500489. |
in addition, we found that meth sa led to a decrease in inhibitory postsynaptic currents (ipscs) and increase in the ampar/nmdar ratio and excitation/inhibition (e/i) ratio in ex vivo midbrain slices from ventral tegmental area (vta) dopamine neurons. |
2023-07-27 |
2023-08-14 |
mouse |
| Virginie J Oberto, Jumpei Matsumoto, Marco N Pompili, Ralitsa Todorova, Francesco Papaleo, Hisao Nishijo, Laurent Venance, Marie Vandecasteele, Sidney I Wiene. Rhythmic oscillations in the midbrain dopaminergic nuclei in mice. Frontiers in cellular neuroscience. vol 17. 2023-07-10. PMID:37426551. |
dopamine release in the forebrain by midbrain ventral tegmental nucleus (vta) and substantia nigra pars compacta (snc) neurons is implicated in reward processing, goal-directed learning, and decision-making. |
2023-07-10 |
2023-08-14 |
mouse |
| Jeong Pyo Seo, Heun Jae Ry. Neural Injury of the Dopaminergic Pathways in Patients with Middle Cerebral Artery Territory Infarct: A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study. Brain sciences. vol 13. issue 6. 2023-06-28. PMID:37371405. |
the mesocortical tract (mct) and mesolimbic tract (mlt), dopaminergic pathways originating from the ventral tegmental area in the midbrain to the ventral striatum (nucleus accumbens) and prefrontal cortex, play a crucial role in regulating incentive salience. |
2023-06-28 |
2023-08-14 |
Not clear |
| Charlotte Helf, Maria Kober, Franz Markert, Jennifer Lanto, Leonie Overhoff, Kathrin Badstübner-Meeske, Alexander Storch, Mareike Fause. Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation induces nigrostriatal dopaminergic plasticity in a stable rat model of Parkinson's disease. Neuroreport. vol 34. issue 10. 2023-06-04. PMID:37270842. |
in the context of identifying disease-modifying effects of stn-dbs by prompting cellular plasticity in midbrain dopaminergic systems, we analyzed neuronal tyrosine hydroxylase and c-fos expression in the substantia nigra pars compacta (snpc) and ventral tegmental area (vta). |
2023-06-04 |
2023-08-14 |
rat |
| Shaohua Ma, Hao Zhong, Xuemei Liu, Liping Wan. Spatial Distribution of Neurons Expressing Single, Double, and Triple Molecular Characteristics of Glutamatergic, Dopaminergic, or GABAergic Neurons in the Mouse Ventral Tegmental Area. Journal of molecular neuroscience : MN. 2023-05-27. PMID:37243808. |
the ventral tegmental area (vta) is a heterogeneous midbrain area that plays a significant role in diverse neural processes such as reward, aversion, and motivation. |
2023-05-27 |
2023-08-14 |
mouse |
| Cheng-Bo He, Yuan Jin, Yan Li, Qian Zhang, Bai Yang, Mang Xu, Juan Yang, Xi-Nan Yi, Yu-Lin Dong, Jian Wang, Yun-Qing L. Collateral projections from the ventral tegmental area/substantia nigra pars compacta to the nucleus accumbens and insular cortex in the rat. Anatomical science international. 2023-05-10. PMID:37160827. |
midbrain dopaminergic (daergic) regions including ventral tegmental area (vta) and substantia nigra pars compacta (snc) are involved in diverse brain functions. |
2023-05-10 |
2023-08-14 |
rat |
| Judith Gruber, Ruth Hanssen, Mishal Qubad, Aicha Bouzouina, Vivi Schack, Hannah Sochor, Carmen Schiweck, Mareike Aichholzer, Silke Matura, David A Slattery, Yurdaguel Zopf, Stephanie L Borgland, Andreas Reif, Sharmili Edwin Thanaraja. Impact of insulin and insulin resistance on brain dopamine signalling and reward processing- an underexplored mechanism in the pathophysiology of depression? Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews. 2023-04-14. PMID:37059404. |
specifically, we first elaborate on the differential effects of insulin on da signalling in the ventral tegmental area (vta) - the primary da source region in the midbrain - and the striatum as well as its effects on behaviour. |
2023-04-14 |
2023-08-14 |
human |