Chunk #29 — Methods — In vivo optical stimulation and fast-scan cyclic voltammetry

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Selective activation of cholinergic interneurons enhances accumbal phasic dopamine release: setting the tone for reward processing.

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4 weeks after virus injection, access to the NAc was obtained under stereotaxic surgery. An optrode (carbon fiber/optical fiber) was implanted and voltammetric recordings (versus an Ag/AgCl reference electrode) performed using Tar Heel CV software.