Human learning altered by electrical stimulation of dopamine neurons
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
Stimulation of a certain population of neurons within the brain can alter the learning process, according to a team of neuroscientists and neurosurgeons. A new report describes for the first time that human learning can be modified by stimulation of dopamine-containing neurons in a deep brain structure known as the substantia nigra.