{
  "id": 18107856,
  "title": "Multi-faceted role of dopamine afferents to the ventral pallidum in reward processing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/multi-faceted-role-of-dopamine-afferents-to-the-ventral-pallidum-in",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.11.03.763967v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The ventral pallidum (VP) is necessary for reward processing and a key node in dopamine (DA) pathways. Yet the direct DA inputs have not been studied during reward learning. Here, we elucidate the role of VP DA in reward processing using circuit tracing, fibre photometry, and behavioural pharmacology in male rats. We show that VP receives both non-DA and DA inputs from the midbrain. During an…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}