NMDA Receptor Signaling Critical for Habit Formation

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Channel: Cell Press · 2011 · Science & Technology

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How does the brain form habits? Joe Tsien and colleagues explore the cellular mechanisms underlying habit formation and find that NMDA receptors in dopaminergic neurons in the VTA and substantia nigra play a critical role.
For more details, see Wang et al., Neuron 72(6)

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