Functional Coupling between the Prefrontal Cortex and Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuroscience

سال: 2007

ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401

DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5347-06.2007