Dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area fire faster in adolescent rats than in adults.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Journal of Neurophysiology

• Publication date

  2012-09-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1152/jn.00077.2012PMID 22723669PMCID PMC3544953
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