2019
Corticostriatal plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core
Bamford NS, Wang W. Corticostriatal plasticity in the nucleus accumbens core. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2019, 97: 1559-1578. PMID: 31298422, PMCID: PMC6801067, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrefrontal cortical projectionsCortical projectionsNAc coreDrug reinstatementSaline-treated miceSpiny projection neuronsMotor learningNew therapeutic targetsNucleus accumbens coreUse of amphetaminesStriatal glutamateGlutamate releaseCortical stimulationPresynaptic depressionProjection neuronsStriatal circuitryD1 receptorsDrug challengeLocomotor sensitizationMale miceCorticostriatal plasticityGlutamatergic boutonsDopamine releaseNucleus accumbensParadoxical excitation
2004
Dopamine Modulates Release from Corticostriatal Terminals
Bamford NS, Robinson S, Palmiter RD, Joyce JA, Moore C, Meshul CK. Dopamine Modulates Release from Corticostriatal Terminals. Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 24: 9541-9552. PMID: 15509741, PMCID: PMC6730145, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2891-04.2004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorticostriatal terminalsMedium spiny neuronsD2 receptorsDD miceSpiny neuronsD2-like receptor agonist quinpiroleExtracellular striatal glutamateFM1-43 destainingNormal striatal functionReserpine-treated miceCortical glutamatergic neuronsReceptor agonist quinpiroleActivity-dependent releaseMidbrain dopamine neuronsFM1-43Styryl dye FM1-43Aberrant cytoarchitectureGlutamate densityStriatal stimulationStriatal glutamateDopamine depletionAgonist quinpiroleControl miceDopamine deficiencyGlutamatergic neurons