Dopamine surge reveals how even for mice, 'there's no place like home'

ScienceDaily
Nov 12, 2020, 9:31 am90 pts
''There's no place like home,'' has its roots deep in the brain. Using fiber photometry, scientists are the first to show that home evokes a surge of dopamine in mice that mimics the response to a dose of cocaine. The study demonstrates how dopamine rises rapidly in mice moved from a simple recording chamber to…

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