Barbara Juarez

Highlights • Differential encoding of task-specific variables by dopamine subpopulations and GABA neurons • Differential encoding of motivated responses by dopamine subpopulations and GABA neurons • Dopamine subpopulations have different intrinsic properties and connectivity Summary Ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons regulate reward-related associative learning and reward-driven motivated behaviors, but how these processes are coordinated by distinct VTA neuronal subpopulations...

Abstract Ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons regulate reward-related associative learning and reward-driven motivated behaviors, but how these processes are coordinated by distinct VTA neuronal subpopulations remains unresolved. Here we examine the neural correlates of reward-related prediction-error, action, cue, and outcome encoding as well as effort exertion and reward anticipation during reward-seeking behaviors.

Current Status and Future Strategies for Advancing Functional Circuit Mapping In Vivo Andre Berndt, Denise Cai, Adam Cohen, Barbara Juarez, Jaume Taura Iglesias, Hejian Xiong, Zhenpeng Qin, Lin Tian, Paul A. Slesinger Journal of Neuroscience 8 November 2023, 43 (45) 7587-7598; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1391-23.2023