Dopamine conducts prefrontal cortex ensembles
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 09:30
in Psychology & Sociology
New research in rodents reveals for the first time how dopamine changes the function of the brain's prefrontal cortex. Researchers found that dopamine has little effect on individual cells. Instead, it generates sustained activity in the ensemble of cells in the prefrontal cortex that lasts for up to 20 minutes.