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University of California, Los Angeles
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3 papers
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Ivy B. Hoang, Joseph J. Munier, Anna Verghese…·Melissa J. Sharpe
This paper identifies a novel hypothalamic-midbrain circuit that supports model-based learning and shows its alteration in methamphetamine use.
Samuel J. Millard, Ivy B. Hoang, Zara Greer…·Melissa J. Sharpe
The paper shows dopamine neurons support intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) only at supraphysiological frequencies, not reflecting their role in reinforcement learning.
Benjamin M. Seitz, Ivy B. Hoang, Aaron P. Blaisdell, Melissa J. Sharpe
This paper investigates whether dopamine signals are involved in backward conditioning, showing that optogenetic inhibition of VTADA neurons disrupts both excitatory and inhibitory components of this learning.