2024
Spatiotemporal Organization of Prefrontal Norepinephrine Influences Neuronal Activity
Glaeser-Khan S, Savalia N, Cressy J, Feng J, Li Y, Kwan A, Kaye A. Spatiotemporal Organization of Prefrontal Norepinephrine Influences Neuronal Activity. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0252-23.2024. PMID: 38702188, PMCID: PMC11134306, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0252-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-photon imagingLocus coeruleusPrefrontal cortexOptical flow analysisIn vivo two-photon imagingInfluence neuronal activityVesicle exocytosisControl of cortical activityNE releaseGPCR-based sensorsNE dynamicsLocal fieldNeuronal calciumNeuronal firingCell firingNE roleNorepinephrineHomogeneous fieldNeuronal activitySpatiotemporal activity patternsNeurotransmitter functionSensorLight-sheet imagingAxonal dynamicsSpatial scales
2023
Shared and Distinct Brain Regions Targeted for Immediate Early Gene Expression by Ketamine and Psilocybin
Davoudian P, Shao L, Kwan A. Shared and Distinct Brain Regions Targeted for Immediate Early Gene Expression by Ketamine and Psilocybin. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 2023, 14: 468-480. PMID: 36630309, PMCID: PMC9898239, DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.2c00637.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-fos expressionBrain regionsNeural plasticityPlasticity-related gene expressionPrimary visual cortexNumerous brain regionsAnterior cingulate cortexExact brain regionsContribution of receptorsDistinct brain regionsImmediate early gene expressionDorsal rapheGlutamatergic receptorsCA1 subfieldSubanesthetic ketamineFemale miceLocus coeruleusInsular cortexSaline controlsTherapeutic effectPsilocybin administrationBasolateral amygdalaLateral habenulaCingulate cortexVisual cortex