Female mice demonstrated similar shifts under the same conditions. Activation of VTA DA neurons was strongly associated with facilitating these preference changes. Sex-specific circuits included ...

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San Jose, Calif. - VTA has pledged to increase contracting opportunities for minority-owned businesses in its ongoing BART expansion into San Jose. Sergio Lopez, mayor of Campbell and chair of VTA ...

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Here, we aim to map the expression patterns of Ox1R and Ox2R in dopaminergic VTA and SN neurons and investigate the functional role of Ox1R using conditional knockout mice. In conclusion, Ox1R is the ...