Ventral midbrain stimulation induces perceptual learning and cortical plasticity in primates

Practice can improve the perception of stimuli used to achieve a task (perceptual learning). Here, the authors show in monkeys that perceptual learning can be produced even for irrelevant stimuli if the stimuli are paired with stimulation of a dopaminergic centre, the ventral tegmental area (VTA).

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Main Authors: John T. Arsenault, Wim Vanduffel
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2ff49fd29d48459d8e7ccf98e2a2c997
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