SY02-2DRINKING HISTORY ENHANCES DOPAMINE NEURONAL RESPONSE TO ETHANOL

Ethanol (EtOH) increases the activity of dopamine (DA) neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in vivo and in vitro, although relatively high doses of acute EtOH are often required to cause a significant increase of the firing rate of VTA DA neurons in vitro. In order to determine whether …