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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Dopamine projections to the basolateral amygdala enable reward prediction.

Kathia Ramírez-Armenta, Christina Feng, Andrea Martinez, Jalen E Andrade, Jasmine Quach, Natalie Paredes, Ana C Sias, Nicholas K Griffin, Melissa J Sharpe, Kate M Wassum

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10 authors.

Kathia Ramírez-ArmentaDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.ORCID 0000-0002-3246-9511
Christina FengDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Andrea MartinezDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Jalen E AndradeDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Jasmine QuachDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Natalie ParedesDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Ana C SiasDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Nicholas K GriffinDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.
Melissa J SharpeDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.ORCID 0000-0002-5375-2076
Kate M WassumDept. of Psychology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095.ORCID 0000-0002-2635-7433

Funding

Contribution of non-canonical dopamine pathways to model-based learningR01DA057084 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Melissa Sharpe, Kate M Wassum · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
The role of the lateral hypothalamus in the balance of learning and behavior towards relevant stimuliR01DA054967 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY · PI Melissa Sharpe · 2022 to 2026
$1.5M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA054967NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA057084
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reward predictions are critical to both adaptive learning and decision making. Such predictions are supported by environmental cues that signal the availability and identity of rewarding events. Here we used fiber photometry, cell-type and pathway-specific optogenetic inhibition, Pavlovian cue-reward conditioning, and decision-making tests in male and female rats to reveal that ventral tegmental area dopamine (VTA

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appetitivebasolateral amygdaladecision makingdevaluationlearning & memoryPavlovian conditioningPavlovian-to-instrumental transferventral tegmental area

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PMID42395508
PMCPMC13320959

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