# Dopamine transients follow a striatal gradient of reward time horizons

*PRI Rank #10 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #10 |
| 18m citations | 56 |
| Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41593-023-01566-3 |
| Corresponding authors | Joshua D. Berke |
| Institution | University of California San Francisco, United States |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/receptor-mechanisms-and-signaling/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41593-023-01566-3](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-023-01566-3)

## Topics

dopamine transients · striatal gradient · reward time horizons · prediction error · temporal discounting · ventral striatum · Dorsomedial striatum · Dorsolateral striatum · temporal integration · reward prediction · DA dynamics · behavioral timescales · reinforcement learning · motivational computation · spontaneous DA fluctuations · temporal credit assignment

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