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Lateral habenula as a source of negative reward signals in dopamine neurons

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  • Masayuki Matsumoto

    (Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4435, USA)

  • Okihide Hikosaka

    (Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4435, USA)

Abstract

Rewarding behaviour The involvement of dopaminergic neurons in motor symptoms is evident from their role in Parkinson's disease. Yet the neurons that release dopamine carry signals related to rewards, not body movements. As a solution to this puzzle, recent theories suggest that the reward-related dopamine signals are used for learning of motor behaviours. Until now it has been unclear how dopamine neurons acquire the reward-related signals. Now in an experiment in rhesus monkeys performing a visually guided task for reward, Masayuki Matsumoto and Okihide Hikosaka show that a small brain area called the lateral habenula controls dopamine neurons by inhibiting them and thereby suppressing less rewarding eye movements. This discovery opens up possibilities for new research on the links between emotion, motivation and motor behaviours.

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  • Masayuki Matsumoto & Okihide Hikosaka, 2007. "Lateral habenula as a source of negative reward signals in dopamine neurons," Nature, Nature, vol. 447(7148), pages 1111-1115, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:447:y:2007:i:7148:d:10.1038_nature05860
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05860
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