Editing Ventral tegmental area (section)

=== Presence of gap junctions ===
The VTA has been shown to have a large network of [[gamma-Aminobutyric acid|GABAergic]] neurons that are interconnected via [[gap junctions]]. This network allows for electrical conduction, which is considerably faster than the chemical conduction of signals between synapses, though less spatially flexible.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Urry |last2=Cain|last3= Wasserman|last4=Minorsky| title = Biology In Focus | edition = 3 | pages = 794 | date = 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | author1 = Allison DW|author2=Ohran AJ|author3=Stobbs SH|author4=Mameli M|author5=Valenzuela CFA|author6=Sudweeks SN|author7=Ray AP|author8=Henriksen SJ|author9=Steffensen SC | display-authors = 5 | title = Connexin-36 gap junctions mediate electrical coupling between ventral tegmental area GABA neurons | journal = Synapse | volume = 60 | issue = 1 | pages = 20–31 | date = July 2006 | pmid = 16575850 | doi = 10.1002/syn.20272 | s2cid = 4576603 }}</ref>