Seminar, Hosted by McGill Neuro
Mechanisms and Roles of Fast Dopamine Signaling
Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Abstract
Dopamine is a neuromodulator that codes information on various time scales. I will discuss recent progress on the identification of fast release mechanisms for dopamine in the mouse striatum. I will present data on triggering mechanisms of dopamine release and evaluate its roles in striatal regulation. In the long-term, our work will allow for a better understanding of the mechanisms and time scales of dopamine coding in health and disease.