Julie A. Kauer

Cholecystokinin released somatodendritically from dopamine neurons broadly alters synaptic strength across the ventral tegmental area

Abstract Neuropeptides are found in nearly every brain neuron, and can modulate behaviors by regulating neuronal excitability, synaptic transmission, and plasticity. In contrast to the canonical view of neuropeptide release from nerve terminals, we previously reported the somatod...