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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 9.
Published in final edited form as: Neuron. 2010 Dec 9;68(5):815–834. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2010.11.022

Figure 4. Distinct dopamine neuron populations encoding motivational value and salience.

Figure 4

(A) Motivational value coding DA neurons are excited by reward cues and reward outcomes (fruit juice) and inhibited by aversive cues and aversive outcomes (airpuffs).

(B) Motivational salience coding DA neurons are excited by both reward and aversive cues and outcomes. Analysis and classification of neurons adapted from (Bromberg-Martin et al., 2010a); original data from (Matsumoto and Hikosaka, 2009b).