Tanner Anderson, PhD
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I am a postdoctoral researcher In the Kaye Lab in the Department of Psychiatry. I finished my PhD in Neuroscience at the University of Kentucky in 2025 where I studied how psychedelics alter behavior and neurophysiology in the claustrum.
Last Updated on March 04, 2025.
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Education & Training
- NRSA F31 Fellow
- University of Kentucky (2025)
- PhD
- University of Kentucky, Neuroscience (2025)
- T32 Trainnee
- University of Kentucky (2023)
- BA
- University of Kentucky, Biology (2017)
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I study the neurophysiology of cortical-projecting claustrum neurons in response to psychedelics, using patch clamp electrophysiology and operant behavior models of substance use and stress.
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0000-0003-2546-5288
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Distinct 5-HT receptor subtypes regulate claustrum excitability by serotonin and the psychedelic, DOI
Anderson T, Keady J, Songrady J, Tavakoli N, Asadipooya A, Neeley R, Turner J, Ortinski P. Distinct 5-HT receptor subtypes regulate claustrum excitability by serotonin and the psychedelic, DOI. Progress In Neurobiology 2024, 240: 102660. PMID: 39218140, PMCID: PMC11444019, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2024.102660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexEffects of 5-HTExcitatory postsynaptic currentsPsychedelic hallucinogensLevels of serotonin (5-HTSerotonin (5-HTPsychedelic drug actionReceptor-mediated excitatory postsynaptic currentsClaustrum activationCingulate cortexSerotonergic regulationSerotonin receptorsBehavioral responsesGlutamatergic neuronsClaustrumClaustrum neuronsNeuronal activityReceptor subtypesCortical targetsPostsynaptic currentsPsychedelicsElectrophysiological recordingsDOIDrug actionHallucinogens
2024
Astrocyte Ca2+ in the dorsal striatum suppresses neuronal activity to oppose cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking
Tavakoli N, Malone S, Anderson T, Neeley R, Asadipooya A, Bardo M, Ortinski P. Astrocyte Ca2+ in the dorsal striatum suppresses neuronal activity to oppose cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1347491. PMID: 39280793, PMCID: PMC11393831, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2024.1347491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCue-induced reinstatementCue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seekingCocaine self-administration experienceReinstatement of cocaine seekingCocaine Self-AdministrationSelf-administer cocaineSelf-administration experimentsCocaine seekingDorsal striatumSelf-AdministrationExtinction of cocaine-seeking behaviorCocaine self-administration groupResponse to acute cocaineCocaine-seeking behaviorDorsal striatum neuronsDrug-seeking behaviorNeuronal activitySelf-administration groupLong-term neuronal plasticityBrain slicesAcute cocaineReward processingCocaine groupNeuronal signalingAcute administrationDynamic effects of ventral hippocampal NRG3/ERBB4 signaling on nicotine withdrawal-induced responses
Fisher M, Prantzalos E, O'Donovan B, Anderson T, Sahoo P, Twiss J, Ortinski P, Turner J. Dynamic effects of ventral hippocampal NRG3/ERBB4 signaling on nicotine withdrawal-induced responses. Neuropharmacology 2024, 247: 109846. PMID: 38211698, PMCID: PMC10923109, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2024.109846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAnxiety-like behaviorNeuregulin 3Ventral hippocampusAnxiety-related behaviorDrugs of abuseSmoking cessation therapySingle nucleotide polymorphismsNicotine withdrawalAnxiety-relatedErbB-4Nicotine addictionKnock-down miceGABAergic transmissionNeuronal mechanismsCA1 areaCessation therapyNicotineSynaptic expressionWithdrawalRelapse rateFemale miceNetwork activityGenetic factorsNucleotide polymorphismsGenetic disruption
2023
Correction: Voltage-gated potassium channels control extended access cocaine seeking: a role for nucleus accumbens astrocytes
Xia M, Anderson T, Prantzalos E, Hawkinson T, Clarke H, Keohane S, Sun R, Turner J, Ortinski P. Correction: Voltage-gated potassium channels control extended access cocaine seeking: a role for nucleus accumbens astrocytes. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 1060-1060. PMID: 38040958, PMCID: PMC11039452, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01767-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsVoltage-gated potassium channels control extended access cocaine seeking: a role for nucleus accumbens astrocytes
Xia M, Anderson T, Prantzalos E, Hawkinson T, Clarke H, Keohane S, Sun R, Turner J, Ortinski P. Voltage-gated potassium channels control extended access cocaine seeking: a role for nucleus accumbens astrocytes. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 49: 551-560. PMID: 37660129, PMCID: PMC10789875, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01718-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNucleus accumbens shellNAc astrocytesCocaine self-administration trainingCocaine-associated behaviorsReward-related learningSelf-administration trainingImpact of dopamineCocaine-seekingAccumbens shellDopaminergic signalingBehavioral effectsDopamine levelsCocaineInhibition of Kv7 channelsIntracellular Ca2+ transientsDopamineAstrocytic Ca2+ signalingExogenous dopamineBehavioral implicationsCa2+ transientsDrug useCa2+ imagingVoltage-gated channel activityPotassium channel functionCa2+ signalingDynamic Effects of Ventral Hippocampal NRG3/ERBB4 Signaling on Nicotine Withdrawal-Induced Responses.
Fisher ML, Prantzalos ER, O'Donovan B, Anderson T, Sahoo PK, Twiss JL, Ortinski PI, Turner JR. Dynamic Effects of Ventral Hippocampal NRG3/ERBB4 Signaling on Nicotine Withdrawal-Induced Responses. BioRxiv 2023 PMID: 36711798, DOI: 10.1101/2023.01.17.524432.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Control of complex behavior by astrocytes and microglia.
Ortinski PI, Reissner KJ, Turner J, Anderson TA, Scimemi A. Control of complex behavior by astrocytes and microglia. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022, 137: 104651. PMID: 35367512, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104651.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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