Genetic inhibition of neurotransmission reveals role of glutamatergic input to dopamine neurons in high-effort behavior.
Genetic inhibition of neurotransmission reveals role of glutamatergic input to dopamine neurons in high-effort behavior.
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DOI:
10.1038/mp.2017.7
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发表时间:
2018-05
影响因子:
11
通讯作者:
Lu W
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作者:
Hutchison MA;Gu X;Adrover MF;Lee MR;Hnasko TS;Alvarez VA;Lu W
Midbrain dopamine neurons are crucial for many behavioral and cognitive functions. As the major excitatory input, glutamatergic afferents are important for control of the activity and plasticity of dopamine neurons. However, the role of glutamatergic input as a whole onto dopamine neurons remains unclear. Here we developed a mouse line in which glutamatergic inputs onto dopamine neurons are specifically impaired, and utilized this genetic model to directly test the role of glutamatergic inputs in dopamine-related functions. We found that while motor coordination and reward learning were largely unchanged, these animals showed prominent deficits in effort-related behavioral tasks. These results provide genetic evidence that glutamatergic transmission onto dopaminergic neurons underlies incentive motivation, a willingness to exert high levels of effort to obtain reinforcers, and have important implications for understanding the normal function of the midbrain dopamine system.
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