Prefrontal to ventral tegmental area dynamics drive contingency degradation

Journal:: Nature
Published:: 2026-05-06
DOI:: 10.1038/s41586-026-10443-5
Affiliations:: 7
Authors:: 10

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Institutions	Authors	Share
University of Washington (UW), United States of America (USA)	10.000000 10.000000	1.00

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