2019
Localising movement disorders in childhood
Bamford NS, McVicar K. Localising movement disorders in childhood. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health 2019, 3: 917-928. PMID: 31653548, PMCID: PMC7102738, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-4642(19)30330-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMovement disordersBasal gangliaBasal ganglia functionMajor movement disordersGanglia functionNew pharmacologicalTreatment decisionsClinical definitionSynaptic functionElectrophysiological approachesDisordersMotor learningGangliaChildrenIon channelsThalamusCortexPharmacologicalDiseasePhysiological frameworkDiagnosisNeuronsReceptors
2018
Dopamine’s Effects on Corticostriatal Synapses during Reward-Based Behaviors
Bamford NS, Wightman RM, Sulzer D. Dopamine’s Effects on Corticostriatal Synapses during Reward-Based Behaviors. Neuron 2018, 97: 494-510. PMID: 29420932, PMCID: PMC5808590, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariety of neurotransmittersPresynaptic filterCorticostriatal synapsesExcitatory inputsDopamine effectsExcitatory synapsesSynaptic pathwaysDopamine neurotransmissionLocal releaseSynapsesOperant responseCoordinated activationActivationResponseStriatumNeurotransmissionNeuron outputNeurotransmitters
2015
Dopamine-dependent corticostriatal synaptic filtering regulates sensorimotor behavior
Wong MY, Borgkvist A, Choi SJ, Mosharov EV, Bamford NS, Sulzer D. Dopamine-dependent corticostriatal synaptic filtering regulates sensorimotor behavior. Neuroscience 2015, 290: 594-607. PMID: 25637802, PMCID: PMC4494866, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor agonistD2-like receptor agonistDopamine D2-like receptor agonistsSensorimotor responsesNigrostriatal dopamine axonsD2 receptor activationD2 receptor agonistCB1 receptor antagonistLeft dorsal striatumSensorimotor behaviorSynaptic filteringCB1 endocannabinoid receptorLesioned miceCorticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal synapsesSensorimotor deficitsReplacement therapyD2 agonistMetabotropic glutamateReceptor antagonistCB1 receptorsEndocannabinoid receptorsSynaptic activityControl disordersCorticostriatal activity
2013
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. Acetylcholine Encodes Long-Lasting Presynaptic Plasticity at Glutamatergic Synapses in the Dorsal Striatum after Repeated Amphetamine Exposure. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 10405-10426. PMID: 23785153, PMCID: PMC3685836, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0014-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAdrenergic Uptake InhibitorsAmphetamineAnimalsCholine O-AcetyltransferaseDependovirusElectrophysiological PhenomenaExcitatory Postsynaptic PotentialsGenetic VectorsGlutamic AcidInterneuronsLocomotionMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMotor ActivityNeostriatumNeuronal PlasticityPostural BalanceReceptors, Dopamine D1Receptors, Dopamine D2Receptors, PresynapticSynapsesConceptsGlutamate releaseCorticostriatal activityDirect pathway medium spiny neuronsMedium spiny neuronsCorticostriatal terminalsAcetylcholine releaseAmphetamine treatmentAmphetamine challengePresynaptic depressionAmphetamine exposurePresynaptic potentiationChronic decreaseSpiny neuronsDrug challengeLocomotor sensitizationGlutamatergic synapsesBrain slicesCorticostriatal signalingParkinson's diseaseDorsal striatumLocomotor responseDopamine regulationDrug dependenceStriatal activityActive interneurons
2011
Imaging Presynaptic Exocytosis in Corticostriatal Slices
Wong MY, Sulzer D, Bamford NS. Imaging Presynaptic Exocytosis in Corticostriatal Slices. Methods In Molecular Biology 2011, 793: 363-376. PMID: 21913113, PMCID: PMC6486818, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-328-8_24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamatergic corticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal terminalsCorticostriatal slicesSynaptic dysfunctionBrain slicesSynaptic functionNeuropsychiatric disordersNeurodegenerative diseasesChromaffin cellsHuntington's diseaseDiseaseDrug addictionPresynaptic exocytosisFM1-43Synaptic vesicle fusionCell culturesFluorescent endocytic tracersParkinsonismDysfunctionSlices