Oakleigh Folkes, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in GeneticsAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Deficiency of Shank3 in the nucleus accumbens reveals a loss of social-specific motivation
Folkes O, Donahue M, Wang S, Negrón-Moreno P, Oo N, Qiao S, Wang X, Jiang Y. Deficiency of Shank3 in the nucleus accumbens reveals a loss of social-specific motivation. Communications Biology 2025, 8: 1569. PMID: 41238633, PMCID: PMC12618580, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08942-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
An endocannabinoid-regulated basolateral amygdala-nucleus accumbens circuit modulates sociability
Folkes OM, Báldi R, Kondev V, Marcus DJ, Hartley ND, Turner BD, Ayers JK, Baechle JJ, Misra MP, Altemus M, Grueter CA, Grueter BA, Patel S. An endocannabinoid-regulated basolateral amygdala-nucleus accumbens circuit modulates sociability. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 1728-1742. PMID: 31874107, PMCID: PMC7108917, DOI: 10.1172/jci131752.Peer-Reviewed Original Researchα2A-adrenergic heteroreceptors are required for stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine conditioned place preference
Perez RE, Basu A, Nabit BP, Harris NA, Folkes OM, Patel S, Gilsbach R, Hein L, Winder DG. α2A-adrenergic heteroreceptors are required for stress-induced reinstatement of cocaine conditioned place preference. Neuropsychopharmacology 2020, 45: 1473-1481. PMID: 32074627, PMCID: PMC7360592, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-020-0641-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Role of Striatal Direct Pathway 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Signaling in Sociability and Repetitive Behavior
Shonesy BC, Parrish WP, Haddad HK, Stephenson JR, Báldi R, Bluett RJ, Marks CR, Centanni SW, Folkes OM, Spiess K, Augustin SM, Mackie K, Lovinger DM, Winder DG, Patel S, Colbran RJ. Role of Striatal Direct Pathway 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Signaling in Sociability and Repetitive Behavior. Biological Psychiatry 2017, 84: 304-315. PMID: 29458998, PMCID: PMC6023784, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.11.036.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Acute blockade of the Caenorhabditis elegans dopamine transporter DAT-1 by the mammalian norepinephrine transporter inhibitor nisoxetine reveals the influence of genetic modifications of dopamine signaling in vivo
Bermingham DP, Hardaway JA, Snarrenberg CL, Robinson SB, Folkes OM, Salimando GJ, Jinnah H, Blakely RD. Acute blockade of the Caenorhabditis elegans dopamine transporter DAT-1 by the mammalian norepinephrine transporter inhibitor nisoxetine reveals the influence of genetic modifications of dopamine signaling in vivo. Neurochemistry International 2016, 98: 122-128. PMID: 26850478, PMCID: PMC4969213, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Antioxidant Supplementation Ameliorates Molecular Deficits in Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
Korade Z, Xu L, Harrison FE, Ahsen R, Hart SE, Folkes OM, Mirnics K, Porter NA. Antioxidant Supplementation Ameliorates Molecular Deficits in Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome. Biological Psychiatry 2013, 75: 215-222. PMID: 23896203, PMCID: PMC3874268, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBehavioral and serotonergic response changes in the Dhcr7-HET mouse model of Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome
Korade Z, Folkes OM, Harrison FE. Behavioral and serotonergic response changes in the Dhcr7-HET mouse model of Smith–Lemli–Opitz syndrome. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2013, 106: 101-108. PMID: 23541496, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2013.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research