Mar 23, 2026

Bouabid, S. &Vu, M.-A. et al. (2026) - An anatomical hotspot for striatal dopamine-acetylcholine interactions during reward and movement

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https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kxygx81wdv8j/v1
Bouabid, S. &Vu, M.-A. et al. (2026) - An anatomical hotspot for striatal dopamine-acetylcholine interactions during reward and movement
  • 1Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA;
  • 2Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, USA;
  • 3Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK;
  • 4Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Cláudia C. Mendes
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kxygx81wdv8j/v1
Collection Citation: Safa Bouabid, Mai-Anh Vu, Stefania Vietti-Michelina, Katherine Brimblecombe, Nicola Platt, Liangzhu Zhang, Anil Joshi, Stephanie J Cragg, Mark Howe 2026. Bouabid, S. &Vu, M.-A. et al. (2026) - An anatomical hotspot for striatal dopamine-acetylcholine interactions during reward and movement. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kxygx81wdv8j/v1
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Created: February 05, 2026
Last Modified: March 23, 2026
Collection  Integer ID: 242708
Keywords: anatomical hotspot for striatal dopamine, bouabid, striatal dopamine, acetylcholine interactions during reward, acetylcholine interaction, anatomical hotspot, vu, reward
Funders Acknowledgements:
Aligning Science Across Parkinson's
Grant ID: ASAP-020370; ASAP-025192
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