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2016
The relationship between recognition memory for emotion-laden words and white matter microstructure in normal older individuals
Authors: Saarela, C., Karrasch M., Ilvesmaki T., Parkkola R., Rinne J.O., Laine M. Brain activation, functional connectivity related to emotional recognition memory in elderly humans
Saarela, C., Karrasch M., Ilvesmaki T., Parkkola R., Rinne J.O., Laine M. - 2016
Long-lasting effects of adolescent oxycodone exposure on reward-related behavior and gene expression in mice
Authors: Sanchez, V., Carpenter M.D., Yohn N.L., Blendy J.A. Oxycodone exposure on ventral tegmental area/nucleus accumbens dopamine/morphine receptor expression, exploratory/marble burying behaviors, conditioned place preference by oxycodone, morphine locomotion sensotozation and response to stress in adolescent and adult mice
Sanchez, V., Carpenter M.D., Yohn N.L., Blendy J.A. - 2016
Intra-VTA anandamide infusion produces dose-based biphasic effects on male rat sexual behavior expression
Authors: Canseco-Alba, A., Rodriguez-Manzo G. Intra-ventral tegmental area anandamide on sexual behavior in male rats
Canseco-Alba, A., Rodriguez-Manzo G. - 2016
Mechanisms underlying the social enhancement of vocal learning in songbirds
Authors: Chen, Y., Matheson L.E., Sakata J.T. Brain mechanisms underlying social and vocal Learning in songbirds
Chen, Y., Matheson L.E., Sakata J.T. - 2016
PAM helps solve VTA's SHANKless problem
Authors: Priest, M.F., Kozorovitskiy Y. Ventral tegmental area SHANK3 protein and social behavior - Commentary
Priest, M.F., Kozorovitskiy Y. - 2016
SHANK3 controls maturation of social reward circuits in the VTA
Authors: Bariselli, S., Tzanoulinou S., Glangetas C., Prevost-Soliè C., Pucci L., Viguiè J., Bezzi P., O'Connor E.C., Georges F., Luscher C., Bellone C. Ventral tegmental area SHANK3 protein and mGluR1 role in social behavior and ventral tegmental area dopaminergic and GABAergic neuron excitability in mice
Bariselli, S., Tzanoulinou S., Glangetas C., Prevost-Soliè C., Pucci L., Viguiè J., Bezzi P., O'Connor E.C., Georges F., Luscher C., Bellone C. - 2016
Inhibitory input from the lateral hypothalamus to the ventral tegmental area disinhibits dopamine neurons and promotes behavioral activation
Authors: Nieh, E.H., Weele C.M.V., Matthews G.A., Presbrey K.N., Wichmann R., Leppla C.A., Izadmehr E.M., Tye K.M. Glutamatergic and GABAergic lateral hypothalamus-ventral tegmental area projections on feeding behavior, object recognition, social interaction and dopaminergic accumbal release in mice
Nieh, E.H., Weele C.M.V., Matthews G.A., Presbrey K.N., Wichmann R., Leppla C.A., Izadmehr E.M., Tye K.M. - 2016
VTA dopaminergic neurons regulate eholtogically relevant sleep-wake behaviors
Authors: Eban-Rothschild, A., Rothschild G., Giardino W.J., Jones J.R., de Lecea L. Ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron firing related to sleep-wake and nest-building in mice
Eban-Rothschild, A., Rothschild G., Giardino W.J., Jones J.R., de Lecea L. - 2016
Overexpression of BDNF in the ventral tegmental area enhances binge cocaine self-administration in rats exposed to repeated social defeat
Authors: Wang, J., Bastle R.M., Bass C.E., Hammer R.P.Jr., Neisewander J.L., Nikulina E.M. Ventral tegmental area brain-derived neurotrophic factor level and social stress effects on cocaine self-administration and striatal and accumbal ΔFosB expression in rats
Wang, J., Bastle R.M., Bass C.E., Hammer R.P.Jr., Neisewander J.L., Nikulina E.M. - 2016
Synaptic mechanisms of memory consolidation during sleep slow oscillations
Authors: Wei, Y., Krishnan G.P., Bazhenov M. Sleep slow oscillations on memory consolidation model
Wei, Y., Krishnan G.P., Bazhenov M. - 2016
Episodic social stress-escalated cocaine self-administration: role of phasic and tonic corticotropin releasing factor in the anterior and posterior ventral tegmental area
Authors: Holly, E.N., Boyson C.O., Montagud-Romero S., Stein D.J., Gobrogge K.L., DeBold J.F., Miczek K.A. Ventral tegmental area corticotropin-releasing factor level during social defeat on subcessive cocaine operant self-administration and abstinence seeking in rats
Holly, E.N., Boyson C.O., Montagud-Romero S., Stein D.J., Gobrogge K.L., DeBold J.F., Miczek K.A. - 2016
Concurrent antagonism of NMDA and AMPA receptors in the ventral tegmental area reduces the expression of conditioned approach learning in rats
Authors: Hachimine, P., Seepersad N., Babic S., Ranaldi R. Intra-ventral tegmental area NMDA, AMPA or glutamate receptor antagonists on operant conditioning in rats
Hachimine, P., Seepersad N., Babic S., Ranaldi R. - 2016
Brief optogenetic inhibition of dopamine neurons mimics endogenous negative reward prediction errors
Authors: Chang, C.Y., Esber G.R., Marrero-Garcia Y., yau H.-J., Bonci A., Schoenbaum G. Ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron role on rewarded Pavlovian/operant conditioning in rats
Chang, C.Y., Esber G.R., Marrero-Garcia Y., yau H.-J., Bonci A., Schoenbaum G. - 2016
Mesolimbic dopamine signals the value of work
Authors: Hamid, Vander Weele C.M., Kennedy R.T., Aragona B.J., Berke J.D. Ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron activity and rewarded operant conditioning in rats
Hamid, Vander Weele C.M., Kennedy R.T., Aragona B.J., Berke J.D. - 2016
Changes in D1 but not D2 dopamine or mu-opioid receptor expression in limbic and motor structures after lateral hypothalamus electrical self-stimulation: a quantitative autoradiographic study
Authors: Simon, M.J., Higuera-Matas A., Roura-Martinez D., Ucha M., Santos-Toscano R., Garcia-Lecumberri C., Ambrosio E., Puerto A. Lateral hypothalamic self-stimulation on brain μ-opioid, D1 and D2 receptor expression in rats
Simon, M.J., Higuera-Matas A., Roura-Martinez D., Ucha M., Santos-Toscano R., Garcia-Lecumberri C., Ambrosio E., Puerto A. - 2016
Antagonism of GABA-B but not GABA-A receptors in the VTA prevents stress- and intra-VTA CRF-induced reinstatement of extinguished cocaine seeking in rats
Authors: Blacktop, J.M., Vranjkovic O., Mayer M., Van Hoof M., Baker D.A., Mantsch J.R. Intra-ventral tegmental area GABA-A and GABA-B antagonists on operant cocaine-self-administration extinction/reinstatement under different stressful condition in rats: intra-ventral tegmental area corticotropin-releasing factor effects
Blacktop, J.M., Vranjkovic O., Mayer M., Van Hoof M., Baker D.A., Mantsch J.R. - 2016
The specific role of dopamine in the striatum during operant learning
Authors: Ivlieva, N.Yu., Ivliev D.A. Striatal dopaminergic neurons and operant learning - Commentary
Ivlieva, N.Yu., Ivliev D.A. - 2016
Gaining on reward prediction errors
Authors: Parker, N.F., Witten I.B. Reward prediction and ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron responding - Commentary
Parker, N.F., Witten I.B. - 2016
Cocaine self-administration differentially affects allosteric A2A-D2 r4eceptor-receptor interactions in the striatum. relevance for cocaine use disorder
Authors: Pintsuk, J., Borroto-Escuela D.O., Pomierny B., Wydra K., Zaniewska M., Filip M., Fuxe K. Cocaine operant self-administration on dorsal and ventral striatal allosteric adenosine A2A and dopamine D2 receptor interaction in rats
Pintsuk, J., Borroto-Escuela D.O., Pomierny B., Wydra K., Zaniewska M., Filip M., Fuxe K. - 2016
Phasic dopamine release in the medial prefrontal cortex enhances stimulus discrimination
Authors: Popescu, A.T., Zhou M.R., Poo M. Dopaminergic ventral tegmental area-prefrontal cortex projections activation on operant and aversive eyeblink conditioning in mice
Popescu, A.T., Zhou M.R., Poo M. - 2016
The ketamine-like compound methoxetamine substitutes for ketamine in the self-administration paradigm and enhances mesolimbic dopaminergic transmission
Authors: Mutti, A., Aroni S., Fadda P., Padovani L., Mancini L., Collu R., Muntoni A.L.,Fattore L., Chiamulera C. Ketamine and methoxetamine in self-administration responding and ventral tegmental area-nucleus accumbens projection dopaminergic neuron excitability in rats
Mutti, A., Aroni S., Fadda P., Padovani L., Mancini L., Collu R., Muntoni A.L.,Fattore L., Chiamulera C. - 2016
Transplantation of human retinal pigment epithelial cells in the nucleus accumbens of cocaine self-administering rats provides protection from seeking
Authors: Venkiteswaran, K., Alexander D.N., Puhl M.D., Rao A., Piquet A.L., Nyland J.E., Subramanian M.P., Iyer P., Boisvert M.M., Handly E., Subramanian T., Grigson P.S. Intra-nucleus accumbens human retrieval pigment epithelial cell transplant on seeking behavior in cocaine self-administering rats
Venkiteswaran, K., Alexander D.N., Puhl M.D., Rao A., Piquet A.L., Nyland J.E., Subramanian M.P., Iyer P., Boisvert M.M., Handly E., Subramanian T., Grigson P.S. - 2016
Early avoidance of a heroin-paired taste-cue and subsequent addiction-like behavior in rats
Authors: Jenney, C.B., Petko J., Ebersole B., Njatcha C.V.N., Uzamere T.O., Alexander D.N., Grigson P.S., Levenson R. Heroin-paired taste avoidance and subcessive addiction behavior in rats: β catenin, WLS, SNC-1 brain expression study
Jenney, C.B., Petko J., Ebersole B., Njatcha C.V.N., Uzamere T.O., Alexander D.N., Grigson P.S., Levenson R. - 2016
Reward devaluation and heroin escalation is associated with differential expression of CRF signaling genes
Authors: McFalls, A.J., Imperio C.G., Bixler G., Freeman W.M., Grigson P.S., Vrana K.E. Heroin self-administration devaluation and brain corticotropin-releasing factor expression in rats
McFalls, A.J., Imperio C.G., Bixler G., Freeman W.M., Grigson P.S., Vrana K.E. - 2016
Time, not size, matters for striatal reward predictions to dopamine
Authors: Burke, C.J., Tobler P.N. Ventral striatum-ventral tegmental area dopaminergic projection and reward responding - Commentary
Burke, C.J., Tobler P.N. - 2016
Optogenetically-induced tonic dopamine release from VTA-nucleus accumbens projections inhibits reward consummatory behaviors
Authors: Mikhailova, M.A., Bass C.E., Grinevich V.P., Chappell A.M., Deal A.L., Bonin K.D., Weiner J.L., Gainetdinov R.R., Budygin E.A. Ventral tegmental area-nucleus accumbens dopamine release on sucrose preference in rats
Mikhailova, M.A., Bass C.E., Grinevich V.P., Chappell A.M., Deal A.L., Bonin K.D., Weiner J.L., Gainetdinov R.R., Budygin E.A. - 2016
Dopamine neuron-specific optogenetic stimulation in rhesus macaques
Authors: Stauffer, W.R., Lak A., Yang A., Borel M., Paulsen O., Boyden E.S., Schultz W. Dopamine neuron optogenetic stimulation in monkeys - Technique
Stauffer, W.R., Lak A., Yang A., Borel M., Paulsen O., Boyden E.S., Schultz W. - 2016
Stress increases ethanol self-administration via a shift tpward excitatory GABA signaling in the ventral tegmental area
Authors: Ostroumov, A., Thomas A.M., Kimmey B.A., Karsch J.S., Doyon W.M., Dani J.A. Glucocorticoid receptor modulation on stress effects on ethanol operant self-administration and nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmental area dopaminergic and GABAergic responding in rats
Ostroumov, A., Thomas A.M., Kimmey B.A., Karsch J.S., Doyon W.M., Dani J.A. - 2016
Ghrelin receptor activation in the ventral tegmental area amplified instrumental responding but not the excitatory influence of Pavlovian stimuli on instrumental responding
Authors: Sommer, S., Hauber W. Intra-ventral tegemental area ghrelin on appetitive Pavlovian-instrumental transfer in rats
Sommer, S., Hauber W. - 2016
Modulation of pain, nociception, and analgesia by the brain reward center
Authors: Mitsi, V., Zachariou V. Brain reward center and nociception - Review
Mitsi, V., Zachariou V. - 2016