Optogenetic induction of orbitostriatal long-term potentiation in the dorsomedial striatum elicits a persistent reduction of alcohol-seeking behavior in rats
Yifeng Cheng, Xueyi Xie, Jiayi Lu, Himanshu Gangal, Wei Wang, Sebastian Melo, Xuehua Wang, Jared Jerger, Kayla Woodson, Eric Garr, Yufei Huang, Patricia H. Janak, Jun Wang
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Long-term potentiationSynaptic plasticityNeuroscienceNeurotransmissionLTP inductionExcitatory postsynaptic potentialOptogeneticsStriatumStimulationNeurotransmitterDopaminePsychologyChemistryPharmacologyBiologyMedicineReceptorInternal medicineCentral nervous systemInhibitory postsynaptic potentialNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study