Congratulations to Dillon, Alysa, Annie, and team on the new manuscript entitled Salience signaling and stimulus scaling of ventral tegmental area glutamate neuron subtypes.
VTA glutamate neurons are molecularly heterogeneous but whether this molecular heterogeneity extends to behavioral function is unclear. Dillon and colleagues show that VTA glutamate neuron subtypes differentially signal the value of rewarding experiences, the value of aversive experiences, and behavioral preferences. They also highlight the unique potential signaling of salience by neurons that co-transmit glutamate and GABA. Thanks to all co-authors and collaborators!
