Goal-Oriented Behaviour: The Ventral Tegmental Area in Motivated Movements

The ventral tegmental area is a midbrain region known for the involvement of its dopaminergic neurons in encoding reward-related features, value and motivational states. New research suggests a role for inhibitory neurons of the ventral tegmental area in the orchestration of head movements, which mi...

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Published in:Current biology 2019-10, Vol.29 (19), p.R922-R925
Main Authors: Masullo, Laura, Tripodi, Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomechanical Phenomena
Dopaminergic Neurons
GABAergic Neurons
Goals
Reward
Ventral Tegmental Area
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Summary:The ventral tegmental area is a midbrain region known for the involvement of its dopaminergic neurons in encoding reward-related features, value and motivational states. New research suggests a role for inhibitory neurons of the ventral tegmental area in the orchestration of head movements, which might be instrumental in guiding animals towards spatial targets during motivated behaviour. The ventral tegmental area is a midbrain region known for the involvement of its dopaminergic neurons in encoding reward-related features, value and motivational states. New research suggests a role for inhibitory neurons of the ventral tegmental area in the orchestration of head movements, which might be instrumental in guiding animals towards spatial targets during motivated behaviour.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2019.08.041