Nicotine inhibits the VTA-to-amygdala dopamine pathway to promote anxiety
Claire Nguyen, Sarah Mondoloni, Tinaïg Le Borgne, Ines Centeno, Maxime Côme, Joachim Jehl, Clément Solié, Lauren M. Reynolds, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Stéfania Tolu, Sébastien Valverde, Steve Didienne, Bernadette Hannesse, Jean-François Fiancette, Stéphanie Pons, Uwe Maskos, Véronique Deroche‐Gamonet, Deniz Dalkara, Jean‐Pierre Hardelin, Alexandre Mourot, Fabio Marti, Philippe Fauré
Topics & Concepts
Ventral tegmental areaNucleus accumbensNicotineAnxiogenicOptogeneticsNeuroscienceDopamineAmygdalaNicotinic agonistNicotine withdrawalElevated plus mazePsychologyAnxietyReceptorDopaminergicMedicineInternal medicineAnxiolyticPsychiatryNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior