2019
Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes
Groman SM, Keistler C, Keip AJ, Hammarlund E, DiLeone RJ, Pittenger C, Lee D, Taylor JR. Orbitofrontal Circuits Control Multiple Reinforcement-Learning Processes. Neuron 2019, 103: 734-746.e3. PMID: 31253468, PMCID: PMC6893860, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.042.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Striatal dopamine regulates systemic glucose metabolism in humans and mice
Ter Horst KW, Lammers NM, Trinko R, Opland DM, Figee M, Ackermans MT, Booij J, van den Munckhof P, Schuurman PR, Fliers E, Denys D, DiLeone RJ, la Fleur SE, Serlie MJ. Striatal dopamine regulates systemic glucose metabolism in humans and mice. Science Translational Medicine 2018, 10 PMID: 29794060, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aar3752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic glucose metabolismDeep brain stimulationPeripheral insulin sensitivityGlucose metabolismInsulin sensitivityStriatal dopamineBilateral deep brain stimulationStriatal neuronal activityPeripheral glucose metabolismReceptor-expressing neuronsStriatal dopamine signalingObservational human studiesNondiabetic patientsInsulin requirementsDopamine depletionGlucose toleranceObsessive-compulsive disorderDiabetes patientsInternal capsuleStriatal areasDopamine releaseHealthy subjectsAnterior limbNucleus accumbensNeuronal activity
2016
Activity of D1/2 Receptor Expressing Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Regulates Running, Locomotion, and Food Intake
Zhu X, Ottenheimer D, DiLeone RJ. Activity of D1/2 Receptor Expressing Neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens Regulates Running, Locomotion, and Food Intake. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2016, 10: 66. PMID: 27147989, PMCID: PMC4828436, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchD2 neuronsFood intakeEnergy intakeExcessive energy intakeNeuronal manipulationInhibition of D1Expressing NeuronsD2 receptorsDesigner receptorsD1 neuronsNucleus accumbensDopamine pathwayNeuron inhibitionWeight controlLocomotor activityBrain regionsDrug strategiesWeight gainBehavioral effectsNeuronsIntakeWheel runningEnergy expenditureReward behaviorNeural activity