“…On the other hand, different subtypes of the dopamine D2‐like receptors family are expressed predominantly in each population of neurons: D2 receptor subtype (D 2 R) is preferentially expressed in enkephalin‐positive MSNs (Surmeier et al., 1996), while pallidal neurons express the D4 receptor subtype (D 4 R) (Ariano et al., 1997; Mauger et al., 1998; Mrzljak et al., 1996). In this regard, D 2 Rs modulate the firing rate of MSNs (Hernandez‐Lopez et al., 2000) and the GABA release at striato‐pallidal terminals (Caballero‐Floran et al., 2016; Cooper & Stanford, 2001; Floran et al., 1997; Jijon‐Lorenzo et al., 2018) and striato‐striatal collaterals (Guzman et al., 2003). Likewise, D 4 Rs modulate the activity of pallidal neurons (Hernandez et al., 2006; Shin et al., 2003) and the GABA release at pallidal projections toward SNr (Aceves et al., 2011; Acosta‐Garcia et al., 2009; Cruz‐Trujillo et al., 2013), Sth (Floran et al., 2004b), and RTN (Barrientos et al., 2019; Crandall et al., 2010; Floran et al., 2004a; Gasca‐Martinez et al., 2010; Govindaiah et al., 2010).…”