Usman Farooq, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Research & Publications
Biography
Coauthors
Selected Publications
- Strengthened Temporal Coordination within Pre-existing Sequential Cell Assemblies Supports Trajectory ReplayFarooq U, Sibille J, Liu K, Dragoi G. Strengthened Temporal Coordination within Pre-existing Sequential Cell Assemblies Supports Trajectory Replay. Neuron 2019, 103: 719-733.e7. PMID: 31253469, PMCID: PMC7197404, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.05.040.
- Emergence of preconfigured and plastic time-compressed sequences in early postnatal developmentFarooq U, Dragoi G. Emergence of preconfigured and plastic time-compressed sequences in early postnatal development. Science 2019, 363: 168-173. PMID: 30630930, PMCID: PMC6794005, DOI: 10.1126/science.aav0502.
- Electrical microstimulation of the nucleus incertus induces forward locomotion and rotation in ratsFarooq U, Kumar J, Rajkumar R, Dawe G. Electrical microstimulation of the nucleus incertus induces forward locomotion and rotation in rats. Physiology & Behavior 2016, 160: 50-58. PMID: 27049117, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.03.033.
- Stress activates the nucleus incertus and modulates plasticity in the hippocampo-medial prefrontal cortical pathwayRajkumar R, Wu Y, Farooq U, Tan W, Dawe G. Stress activates the nucleus incertus and modulates plasticity in the hippocampo-medial prefrontal cortical pathway. Brain Research Bulletin 2015, 120: 83-89. PMID: 26529052, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2015.10.010.
- Mechanisms of Action and Persistent Neuroplasticity by Drugs of AbuseKorpi E, Hollander B, Farooq U, Vashchinkina E, Rajkumar R, Nutt D, Hyytiä P, Dawe G. Mechanisms of Action and Persistent Neuroplasticity by Drugs of Abuse. Pharmacological Reviews 2015, 67: 872-1004. PMID: 26403687, DOI: 10.1124/pr.115.010967.
- Evidence of D2 receptor expression in the nucleus incertus of the ratKumar J, Rajkumar R, Farooq U, Lee L, Tan F, Dawe G. Evidence of D2 receptor expression in the nucleus incertus of the rat. Physiology & Behavior 2015, 151: 525-534. PMID: 26300469, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.08.024.
- Corticotropin‐releasing factor infusion into nucleus incertus suppresses medial prefrontal cortical activity and hippocampo‐medial prefrontal cortical long‐term potentiationFarooq U, Rajkumar R, Sukumaran S, Wu Y, Tan W, Dawe G. Corticotropin‐releasing factor infusion into nucleus incertus suppresses medial prefrontal cortical activity and hippocampo‐medial prefrontal cortical long‐term potentiation. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 38: 2516-2525. PMID: 23668693, DOI: 10.1111/ejn.12242.