Extracellular signal-related kinase activation during natural reward learning: a physiological role for phasic nucleus accumbens dopamine?
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electrically stimulated using a multielectrode array (black circles). The nine color contours represent the spatial extent of electrical signals produced by each neuron (largest signal in red). Ganglion cells and their axons were labeled using a fluorescent retrograde tracer injected into the optic nerve. For more information, see the article by Sekirnjak et al. in this issue (pages 4446 – 4456). i This Week in The Journal
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
دوره 28 17 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008