Pain modulates dopamine neurons via a spinal–parabrachial–mesencephalic circuit
Hongbin Yang, Johannes W. de Jong, Ignas Cerniauskas, James R. Peck, Byung Kook Lim, Hui Gong, Howard L. Fields, Stephan Lammel
Topics & Concepts
NeuroscienceVentral tegmental areaNociceptionParabrachial NucleusDopamineExcitatory postsynaptic potentialSpinal cordNeuronSubstantia nigraLateral parabrachial nucleusPsychologyBrainstemInhibitory postsynaptic potentialDopaminergicMedicineInternal medicineReceptorPain Mechanisms and TreatmentsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior