2018
Dopamine’s Effects on Corticostriatal Synapses during Reward-Based Behaviors
Bamford NS, Wightman RM, Sulzer D. Dopamine’s Effects on Corticostriatal Synapses during Reward-Based Behaviors. Neuron 2018, 97: 494-510. PMID: 29420932, PMCID: PMC5808590, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVariety of neurotransmittersPresynaptic filterCorticostriatal synapsesExcitatory inputsDopamine effectsExcitatory synapsesSynaptic pathwaysDopamine neurotransmissionLocal releaseSynapsesOperant responseCoordinated activationActivationResponseStriatumNeurotransmissionNeuron outputNeurotransmitters
2016
Nicotine Modifies Corticostriatal Plasticity and Amphetamine Rewarding Behaviors in Mice
Storey GP, Gonzalez-Fernandez G, Bamford IJ, Hur M, McKinley JW, Heimbigner L, Minasyan A, Walwyn WM, Bamford NS. Nicotine Modifies Corticostriatal Plasticity and Amphetamine Rewarding Behaviors in Mice. ENeuro 2016, 3: eneuro.0095-15.2015. PMID: 26866057, PMCID: PMC4745180, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0095-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAction PotentialsAlpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAmphetamineAnimalsCentral Nervous System StimulantsCholinergic NeuronsConditioning, OperantCorpus StriatumDrug-Seeking BehaviorFemaleMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMotor ActivityMotor CortexNeural PathwaysNeuronal PlasticityNicotineNicotinic AgonistsReceptors, NicotinicRewardSelf AdministrationConceptsCorticostriatal activityAmphetamine challengeGlutamate releaseLocomotor sensitizationDirect pathway medium spiny neuronsAmphetamine-induced locomotor sensitizationActive cholinergic interneuronsAmphetamine-seeking behaviorSubsequent drug challengeMedium spiny neuronsActivity ex vivoNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDrug-seeking behaviorPeriod of abstinenceSelf-administer amphetamineDrugs of abuseSelf-administering miceDrug-taking behaviorDwelling catheterAmphetamine withdrawalCholinergic interneuronsGlutamatergic activityPresynaptic depressionPotentiating responseSpiny neurons