Publications

Levodopa for Dystonia in Children: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.DeArias AL, Bamford NS. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Mar; 2023 Dec 19. PMID: 38176223.
Neonatal Human Parechovirus Encephalitis: A Case of Rapid and Fatal Gliosis.DeArias AL, McAllister L, Bamford NS. Pediatr Neurol. 2023 Mar; 2022 Dec 5. PMID: 36577180.
A 1-Tesla MRI system for dedicated brain imaging in the neonatal intensive care unit.Berson ER, Mozayan A, Peterec S, Taylor SN, Bamford NS, Ment LR, Rowe E, Lisse S, Ehrlich L, Silva CT, Goodman TR, Payabvash S. Front Neurosci. 2023; 2023 Feb 10. PMID: 36845429.
Age-dependent white matter microstructural disintegrity in autism spectrum disorder.Weber CF, Lake EMR, Haider SP, Mozayan A, Mukherjee P, Scheinost D, Bamford NS, Ment L, Constable T, Payabvash S. Front Neurosci. 2022; 2022 Sep 7. PMID: 36161157.
Control of exploration, motor coordination and amphetamine sensitization by cannabinoid CB(1) receptors expressed in medium spiny neurons.Bonm AV, Elezgarai I, Gremel CM, Viray K, Bamford NS, Palmiter RD, Grandes P, Lovinger DM, Stella N. Eur J Neurosci. 2021 Aug; 2021 Jul 13. PMID: 34216157.
Propranolol Relieves L-Dopa-Induced Dyskinesia in Parkinsonian Mice.Shi Z, Bamford IJ, McKinley JW, Devi SPS, Vahedipour A, Bamford NS. Brain Sci. 2020 Nov 24; 2020 Nov 24. PMID: 33255421.
Localising movement disorders in childhood.Bamford NS, McVicar K. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 Dec; 2019 Oct 22. PMID: 31653548.
Corticostriatal plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core.Bamford NS, Wang W. J Neurosci Res. 2019 Dec; 2019 Jul 12. PMID: 31298422.
Role of KCNQ potassium channels in stress-induced deficit of working memory.Arnsten AFT, Jin LE, Gamo NJ, Ramos B, Paspalas CD, Morozov YM, Kata A, Bamford NS, Yeckel MF, Kaczmarek LK, El-Hassar L. Neurobiol Stress. 2019 Nov; 2019 Jul 26. PMID: 31832507.
The Striatum's Role in Executing Rational and Irrational Economic Behaviors.Bamford IJ, Bamford NS. Neuroscientist. 2019 Oct; 2019 Jan 24. PMID: 30678530.
Dopamine Deficiency Reduces Striatal Cholinergic Interneuron Function in Models of Parkinson's Disease.McKinley JW, Shi Z, Kawikova I, Hur M, Bamford IJ, Sudarsana Devi SP, Vahedipour A, Darvas M, Bamford NS. Neuron. 2019 Sep 25; 2019 Jul 16. PMID: 31324539.
Correspondence Reply to Kitaoka et al.Bamford NS. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Sep; 2019 Apr 24. PMID: 31113714.
Chondrodysplasia Punctata: A Clue to the Zellweger Spectrum Disorders.Bamford NS. Pediatr Neurol. 2019 Jun; 2019 Feb 2. PMID: 30898411.
Loss of glutamate signaling from the thalamus to dorsal striatum impairs motor function and slows the execution of learned behaviors.Melief EJ, McKinley JW, Lam JY, Whiteley NM, Gibson AW, Neumaier JF, Henschen CW, Palmiter RD, Bamford NS, Darvas M. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2018; 2018 Aug 2. PMID: 30083593.
Pearls & Oy-sters: Alternating hemiplegia of childhood mimics focal epilepsy and paroxysmal dyskinesia in infancy.Dhakar MB, Bamford NS. Neurology. 2018 Jul 3. PMID: 29967203.
Dopamine's Effects on Corticostriatal Synapses during Reward-Based Behaviors.Bamford NS, Wightman RM, Sulzer D. Neuron. 2018 Feb 7. PMID: 29420932.
Nicotine Modifies Corticostriatal Plasticity and Amphetamine Rewarding Behaviors in Mice(1,2,3).Storey GP, Gonzalez-Fernandez G, Bamford IJ, Hur M, McKinley JW, Heimbigner L, Minasyan A, Walwyn WM, Bamford NS. eNeuro. 2016 Jan-Feb; 2016 Feb 2. PMID: 26866057.
Dopamine-dependent corticostriatal synaptic filtering regulates sensorimotor behavior.Wong MY, Borgkvist A, Choi SJ, Mosharov EV, Bamford NS, Sulzer D. Neuroscience. 2015 Apr 2; 2015 Jan 28. PMID: 25637802.
Acetylcholine encodes long-lasting presynaptic plasticity at glutamatergic synapses in the dorsal striatum after repeated amphetamine exposure.Wang W, Darvas M, Storey GP, Bamford IJ, Gibbs JT, Palmiter RD, Bamford NS. J Neurosci. 2013 Jun 19. PMID: 23785153.
Overinhibition of corticostriatal activity following prenatal cocaine exposure.Wang W, Nitulescu I, Lewis JS, Lemos JC, Bamford IJ, Posielski NM, Storey GP, Phillips PE, Bamford NS. Ann Neurol. 2013 Mar; 2012 Dec 7. PMID: 23225132.
Lack of GPR88 enhances medium spiny neuron activity and alters motor- and cue-dependent behaviors.Quintana A, Sanz E, Wang W, Storey GP, Güler AD, Wanat MJ, Roller BA, La Torre A, Amieux PS, McKnight GS, Bamford NS, Palmiter RD. Nat Neurosci. 2012 Nov; 2012 Oct 14. PMID: 23064379.
Regulation of prefrontal excitatory neurotransmission by dopamine in the nucleus accumbens core.Wang W, Dever D, Lowe J, Storey GP, Bhansali A, Eck EK, Nitulescu I, Weimer J, Bamford NS. J Physiol. 2012 Aug 15; 2012 May 14. PMID: 22586226.
Prospective trial of a pediatric ventricular assist device.Fraser CD Jr, Jaquiss RD, Rosenthal DN, Humpl T, Canter CE, Blackstone EH, Naftel DC, Ichord RN, Bomgaars L, Tweddell JS, Massicotte MP, Turrentine MW, Cohen GA, Devaney EJ, Pearce FB, Carberry KE, Kroslowitz R, Almond CS. N Engl J Med. 2012 Aug 9. PMID: 22873533.
Attenuating GABA(A) receptor signaling in dopamine neurons selectively enhances reward learning and alters risk preference in mice.Parker JG, Wanat MJ, Soden ME, Ahmad K, Zweifel LS, Bamford NS, Palmiter RD. J Neurosci. 2011 Nov 23. PMID: 22114279.
Balanced NMDA receptor activity in dopamine D1 receptor (D1R)- and D2R-expressing medium spiny neurons is required for amphetamine sensitization.Beutler LR, Wanat MJ, Quintana A, Sanz E, Bamford NS, Zweifel LS, Palmiter RD. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Mar 8; 2011 Feb 22. PMID: 21368124.
Imaging presynaptic exocytosis in corticostriatal slices.Wong MY, Sulzer D, Bamford NS. Methods Mol Biol. 2011. PMID: 21913113.
Neuromuscular hip dysplasia in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A.Bamford NS, White KK, Robinett SA, Otto RK, Gospe SM Jr. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2009 May. PMID: 19388151.
Age-dependent alterations of corticostriatal activity in the YAC128 mouse model of Huntington disease.Joshi PR, Wu NP, André VM, Cummings DM, Cepeda C, Joyce JA, Carroll JB, Leavitt BR, Hayden MR, Levine MS, Bamford NS. J Neurosci. 2009 Feb 25. PMID: 19244517.
Repeated exposure to methamphetamine causes long-lasting presynaptic corticostriatal depression that is renormalized with drug readministration.Bamford NS, Zhang H, Joyce JA, Scarlis CA, Hanan W, Wu NP, André VM, Cohen R, Cepeda C, Levine MS, Harleton E, Sulzer D. Neuron. 2008 Apr 10. PMID: 18400166.
Dopamine modulates release from corticostriatal terminals.Bamford NS, Robinson S, Palmiter RD, Joyce JA, Moore C, Meshul CK. J Neurosci. 2004 Oct 27. PMID: 15509741.
Heterosynaptic dopamine neurotransmission selects sets of corticostriatal terminals.Bamford NS, Zhang H, Schmitz Y, Wu NP, Cepeda C, Levine MS, Schmauss C, Zakharenko SS, Zablow L, Sulzer D. Neuron. 2004 May 27. PMID: 15157425.
Congenital Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with maternal inflammatory bowel disease is responsive to intravenous immunoglobulin.Bamford NS, Trojaborg W, Sherbany AA, De Vivo DC. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2002. PMID: 11995958.
Varicella-zoster virus retrobulbar optic neuritis in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus.Shayegani A, Odel JG, Kazim M, Hall LS, Bamford N, Schubert H. Am J Ophthalmol. 1996 Oct. PMID: 8862063.

Selected Book Chapters

1. Yue M, Sulzer D, Bamford NS*. (2011) Imaging Presynaptic Exocytosis in Corticostriatal Slices. In: Methods in Molecular Biology. Volume: 793. Edited by H. Kawamata and G. Manfredi. Springer. p363-376

2. Cepeda, C*, Bamford NS, Levine MS. (2010) Alterations in Striatal Synaptic Function in Huntington’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. In: Handbook of Basal Ganglia Structure and Function, a Decade of Progress. Edited by H. Steiner and K. Tseng. Elsevier. p607-623.

3. Bamford NS*, Cepeda, C. (2009) The Corticostriatal Pathway in Parkinson’s Disease. In: Cortico-subcortical Dynamics in Parkinson’s Disease. Editor: Kuei Y. Tseng, Humana Press & Springer Editorials. p87-104.