Optogenetics and genetic brain transduction in non-human primates. KU Leuven
Although the role of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in reward-driven behaviors is supported by electrophysiology (Schultz et al., 1997) and electrical microstimulation (Arsenault et al., 2014), the specific role of the VTA-Nucleus accumbens (NAcc) pathway in such behaviors remains untested in primates. We will examine the neural and behavioral role of this specific circuit in macaques using a pathway-selective double-infection technique ...