Role of Dopamine Neurons in Familiarity
S. Fleury, R. Kolaric, J. J. Espera, Q. Ha, J. N. Tomaio, U. Gether, A. T. Sorensen, S. Mingote
This study shows that multiple familiarization sessions reduce dopamine neuron activity in mice, enhancing novelty discrimination, while single sessions do not, and chemogenetic inhibition during single sessions improves novelty recognition.
bioRxiv · Oct 25, 2023Animal Behavior & Cognition