2015

Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2015: 41, 1126-1138

Intrinsic membrane plasticity via increased persistent sodium conductance of cholinergic neurons in the rat laterodorsal tegmental nucleus contributes to cocaine-induced addictive behavior

Authors: Kamii, H., Kurosawa R., Taoka N., Shinohara F., Minami M., Kaneda K.

  Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus neurons excitability and conditioned place preference by cocaine in the rat
  Kamii, H., Kurosawa R., Taoka N., Shinohara F., Minami M., Kaneda K. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2015: 112, 584-589

Optogenetic activation of cholinergic neurons in the PPT or LDT induces REM sleep

Authors: Van Dort, C.J., Zachs D.P., Kenny J.D., Zheng S., Goldblum R.R., Gelwan N.A., Ramos D.M., Nolan M.A., Wang K., Weng F.-J., Lin Y., Wilson M.A., Brown E.N.

  Cholinergic tegmental neuron activity and REM sleep in mice
  Van Dort, C.J., Zachs D.P., Kenny J.D., Zheng S., Goldblum R.R., Gelwan N.A., Ramos D.M., Nolan M.A., Wang K., Weng F.-J., Lin Y., Wilson M.A., Brown E.N. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   SLEEP   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 285, 260-268

The role of ventral midline thalamus in cholinergic-based recovery in the amnestic rat

Authors: Bobal, M.G., Savage L.M.

  Rhomboid/reuniens thalamic nuclei inactivation and intra-prefrontal/hippocampal physostigmine injection on spatial learning in the rat
  Bobal, M.G., Savage L.M. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   NEURAL REVERSIBLE INACTIVATIONS   LATERALITY AND ASYMMETRICAL INTERVENTIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Trends Neurosci., 2015: 38, 560-570

Memory trace replay: the shaping of memory consolidation by neuromodulation

Authors: Atherton, L.A., Dupret D., Mellor J.R.
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 288, 54-62

Ventral tegmental area cholinergic mechanisms mediate behavioral responses in the forced swim test

Authors: Addy, N.A., Nunes E.J., Wickham R.J.

  Ventral tegmental area cholinergic modulation on locomotor activity and response to stress in rats
  Addy, N.A., Nunes E.J., Wickham R.J. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Psychopharmacology, 2015: 232, 639-649

Ethanol and nicotine interaction within the posterior ventral tegmental area in male and female alcohol-preferring rats: evidence of synergy and differential gene activation in the nucleus accumbens shell

Authors: Truitt, W.A., hauser S.R., Deehan G.A. Jr., Toalston J.E., Wilden J.A., Bell R.L., McBride W.J., Rodd Z.A.

  Intra-ventral tegmental area nicotine and ethanol conditioned self-administration on accumbens brain-derived neurotrophic factor/GABA/glutamate expression in male and female rats
  Truitt, W.A., hauser S.R., Deehan G.A. Jr., Toalston J.E., Wilden J.A., Bell R.L., McBride W.J., Rodd Z.A. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   OPERANT CONDITIONING   GENDER   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   GLUTAMATE   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 301, 384-394

Distinct effects of ventral tegmental area NMDA and acetylcholine receptor blockade on conditioned reinforcement produced by food-associated cues

Authors: Wickham, R.J., Solecki W.B., Nunes E.J., Addy N.A.

  Cholinergic and NMDA modulation of dopaminergic ventral tegmental area/accumbal system in Pavlovian appetitive conditioning of rats
  Wickham, R.J., Solecki W.B., Nunes E.J., Addy N.A. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   FEEDING AND DRINKING   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 304, 161-175

α6-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in midbrain dopamine neurons are poised to govern dopamine-mediated behaviors and synaptic plasticity

Authors: Berry, J.N., Engle S.E., McIntosh J.M., Drenan R.M.

  α6 nicotinic acetykcholine receptor on midbrain dopaminergic neuron modulation, vetral tegmental area long-term potentiation and locomotor activity in mice
  Berry, J.N., Engle S.E., McIntosh J.M., Drenan R.M. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   DOPAMINE   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2015: 56, 50-61

A proposed resolution to the parodox of drug reward: dopamine's evolution from an aversive signal to a facilitator of drug reward via negative reinforcement

Authors: Ting-A-Kee, R., Heinmiller A., van der Kooy D.

  Dopamine signaling on aversion and reward - Review
  Ting-A-Kee, R., Heinmiller A., van der Kooy D. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 8570-8578

Functional upregulation of α4* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in VTA GABArgic neurons increases sensitivity to nicotine reward

Authors: Ngolab, J., Liu L., Zhao-Shea R., Gao G., Gardner P.D., Tapper A.R.

  α4* nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in ventral tegmental area GABAergic neuron role on conditioned place preference by nicotine in mice
  Ngolab, J., Liu L., Zhao-Shea R., Gao G., Gardner P.D., Tapper A.R. - 2015

  ACETYLCHOLINE   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 88, 110-121

Alpha-1 adrenoreceptors modulate GABA release onto ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons

Authors: Velasquez-Martinez, M.C., Vazquez-Torres R., Rojas L.V., Sanabria P., Jimenez-Rivera C.A.

  α-1 receptor modulation of GABA release fron ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons in rats
  Velasquez-Martinez, M.C., Vazquez-Torres R., Rojas L.V., Sanabria P., Jimenez-Rivera C.A. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 95, 168-180

Corticotropin-releasing factor 1 receptor mediates the activity of the reward system evoked by morphine-induced conditioned place preference

Authors: Lasheras, M.C., Laorden M.L., Milanes M.V., Nunez C.

  Corticotropin-releasing factor 1 receptor antagonist on conditioned place preference by morphine and related accumbens/ventral tegmental area/locus coeruleus/nucleus solitary tract/lateral hypothalamus c-fos/noradrenergic expression in mice
  Lasheras, M.C., Laorden M.L., Milanes M.V., Nunez C. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CORTICO-RELEASING-FACTOR (CRF)   GLUCOCORTICOIDS   HYPOTHALAMUS   OPIOIDS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 95, 181-191

Activation of 5-HT1A receptors in the medial subdivision of the central nucleus of the amygdala produces anxiolytic effects in a rat model of Parkinson's disease

Authors: Sun, Y.-N., Wang T., Wang Y., Han L.-N., Li L.-B., Zhang Y.-M., Liu J.

  Amygdala 5-HT1A modulation of locomotion/exploration, amygdalar GABAergic neuron firing and brain monoamine levels in 6-OHDA unilateral medial forebrain bundle lesioned and control rats
  Sun, Y.-N., Wang T., Wang Y., Han L.-N., Li L.-B., Zhang Y.-M., Liu J. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   AMYGDALA   LATERALITY AND ASYMMETRICAL INTERVENTIONS   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SEROTONIN   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2015: 311, 45-55

Activation and blockade of serotonin7 receptors in the prelimbic cortex regulate depressive-like behaviors in a 6-hydroxydopamine-induced Parkinson's disease rat model

Authors: Zhang, Q.J., Du C.X., Tan H.H., Zhang L., Li L.B., Zhang J., Niu X.L., Liu J.

  Prefrontal 5-HT7 receptor modulation on locomotion/exploration, sucrose preference, response to stress and brain dopamine/serotonin/norepinephrine levels in unilateral substantia nigra/ventral tegmental area 6-OHDA-lesioned and control rats
  Zhang, Q.J., Du C.X., Tan H.H., Zhang L., Li L.B., Zhang J., Niu X.L., Liu J. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   LATERALITY AND ASYMMETRICAL INTERVENTIONS   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SEROTONIN   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 3460-3469

Norepinephrine activates dopamine D4 receptors in the rat lateral habenula

Authors: Root, D.H., Hoffman A.F., Good C.H., Zhang S., Gigante E., Lupica C.R., Morales M.

  Lateral habenula D4 receptor activation via norepinephrine modulation in rats
  Root, D.H., Hoffman A.F., Good C.H., Zhang S., Gigante E., Lupica C.R., Morales M. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   DOPAMINE   PARABRACHIAL NUCLEI   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 10387-10389

A role for the locus ceruleus in reward processing: encoding behavioral energy required for goal-directed actions

Authors: Hofmeister, J., Sterpenich V.

  Locus coeruleus in reward processing - Commentary
  Hofmeister, J., Sterpenich V. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   CEREBRAL CORTEX   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2015: 35, 10701-10714

Negative energy balance blocks neural and behavioral responses to acute stress by "silencing" central glucagon-like peptide 1 signaling in rats

Authors: Maniscalco, J.W., Zheng H., Gordon P.J., Rinaman L.

  Fasting on exploratory activity, stratle reflex response, response to stress and brain c-fos expression in rats: noradrenergic prolactin-releasing peptide and glucagon-like peptide 1 neuron role
  Maniscalco, J.W., Zheng H., Gordon P.J., Rinaman L. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   FEEDING AND DRINKING   LUMINANCE AND VISION   HYPOTHALAMUS   NEUROPEPTIDES   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STARTLE REFLEX   STRESS
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2015: 18, 1763-1771

Midbrain dopamine neurons bidirectionally regulate CA3-CA1 synaptic drive

Authors: Rosen, Z.B., Cheung S., Siegelbaum S.A.

  Ventral tegmental area(substantia nigra dopaminergic modulation of hippocampal neuron excitability in mice
  Rosen, Z.B., Cheung S., Siegelbaum S.A. - 2015

  EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE   DOPAMINE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   SHORT- AND LONG-TERM POTENTIATION AND DEPRESSION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Curr. Opin. Neurobiol., 2015: 30, 112-121

Regulation of chromatin states by drugs of abuse

Authors: Walker, D.M., Cates H.M., Heller E.A., Nestler E.J.

  Histone marks, chromatine states and drug abuse - Review
  Walker, D.M., Cates H.M., Heller E.A., Nestler E.J. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2015: 49, 1-7

The role of high-frequency oscillatory activity in reward processing and learning

Authors: Marco-Pallares, J., Munte T.F., Rodriguez-Fornells A.

  Beta-gamma activity on attention and memory in reward processing - Review
  Marco-Pallares, J., Munte T.F., Rodriguez-Fornells A. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 277, 58-67

Serotonin and stress coping

Authors: Puglisi-Allegra, S., Andolina D.

  Serotonin and stress - Review
  Puglisi-Allegra, S., Andolina D. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   CEREBRAL CORTEX   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   DORSAL AND MEDIAL RAPHE NUCLEI   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   SEROTONIN   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Nat. Rev. Neurosci., 2015: 16, 317-331

Neuronal circuits for fear and anxiety

Authors: Tovote, P., Fadok J.P., Luthi A.
Contained in: Nature, 2015: 519, 455-459

The paraventricular thalamus controls a central amygdala fear circuit

Authors: Penzo, M.A., Robert V., Tucciarone J., De Bundel D., Wang M., Van Aelst L., Darvas M., Parada L.F., Palmiter R.D., He M., Huang J., Li B.

  Paraventricular thalamus on central amygdala role in fear response of mice
  Penzo, M.A., Robert V., Tucciarone J., De Bundel D., Wang M., Van Aelst L., Darvas M., Parada L.F., Palmiter R.D., He M., Huang J., Li B. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2015: 283, 108-115

Neural mechanisms of predatory aggression in rats - Implications for abnormal intraspecific aggression

Authors: Tulogdi, A., Biro L., Barsvari B., Stankovic M., Haller J., Toth M.

  Brain c-fos expression and aggressive behavior in rats
  Tulogdi, A., Biro L., Barsvari B., Stankovic M., Haller J., Toth M. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   AGGRESSIVE AND DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR   CEREBRAL CORTEX   HYPOTHALAMUS   DORSAL AND MEDIAL RAPHE NUCLEI   SEPTUM   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Cell., 2015: 162, 622-634

Circuit architecture of VTA dopamine neurons revealed by systematic input-ouput mapping

Authors: Beier, K.T., Steinberg E.E., DeLoach K.E., Xie S., Miyamichi K., Schwarz L., Gao X.J., Kremer E.J., Malenka R.C., Luo L.

  Ventral tegmental area dopaminergic and GABAergic neurons on operant conditioning circuits in mice
  Beier, K.T., Steinberg E.E., DeLoach K.E., Xie S., Miyamichi K., Schwarz L., Gao X.J., Kremer E.J., Malenka R.C., Luo L. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Cell, 2015: 162, 712-725

The brain on drugs: from reward to addiction

Authors: Volkow, N.D., Morales M.
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2015: 18, 1394-1404

Resolving the neural circuits of anxiety

Authors: Calhoon, G.G., Tye K.M.
Contained in: Neuropharmacology, 2015: 92, 16-24

Neuronal activity patterns in the mediodorsal thalamus and related cognitive circuits are modulated by metabotropic glutamate receptors

Authors: Copeland, C.S., Neale S.A., Salt T.E.

  Prefrontal and amygdalar stimulation on mediodorsal thalamus firing in rats: mGlu receptors modulation
  Copeland, C.S., Neale S.A., Salt T.E. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   CEREBRAL CORTEX   GLUTAMATE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 2015: 138, 148-155

CRF antagonism within the ventral tegmental area but not the extended amygdala attenuates the anxiogenic effects of cocaine in rats

Authors: Ettenberg, A., Cotten S.W., Brito M.A., Klein A.K., Ohana T.A., Margolin B., Wei A., Wenzel J.M.

  Intra-ventral tegmental area or amygdala corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist on conditioned cocaine self-administration in rats
  Ettenberg, A., Cotten S.W., Brito M.A., Klein A.K., Ohana T.A., Margolin B., Wei A., Wenzel J.M. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CORTICO-RELEASING-FACTOR (CRF)   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurobiol. Learn. Mem., 2015: 125, 211-223

Working memory activation of neural networks in the elderly as a function of information processing phase and task complexity

Authors: Charroud, C., Steffener J., Le Bars E., Deverdun J., Bonafe A., Abdennour M., Portet F., Molino F., Stern Y., Ritchie K., de Champfleur N.M., Akbaraly T.N.

  Brain activity and working memory in humans
  Charroud, C., Steffener J., Le Bars E., Deverdun J., Bonafe A., Abdennour M., Portet F., Molino F., Stern Y., Ritchie K., de Champfleur N.M., Akbaraly T.N. - 2015

  AMYGDALA   LATERALITY AND ASYMMETRICAL INTERVENTIONS   BRAIN IMAGING   CEREBELLUM   PERIRHINAL CORTEX   CEREBRAL CORTEX   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM