2014

Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2014: 34, 6352-6366

Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 in the ventral tegmental area regulates depression-related behaviors

Authors: Zhong, P., Liu X., Hu Y., Liu S.J., Lezama-Ruiz M., Joksimovic M., Liu Q.

  Ventral tegmental area cyclin-dependent kinase 5 on exploratory activity, neophobia and response to stress in mice
  Zhong, P., Liu X., Hu Y., Liu S.J., Lezama-Ruiz M., Joksimovic M., Liu Q. - 2015

  EXPLORATORY ACTIVITY   NEOPHOBIA   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2014: 17, 254-261

Targeted expression of µ-opioid receptors in a subset of striatal direct-pathway neurons restores opiate reward

Authors: Cui, Y., Ostlund S.B., James A.S., Park C.S., Ge W., Roberts K.W., Mittal N., Murphy N.P., Cepeda C., Kieffer B.L., Levine M.S., Jentsch J.D., Walwyn W.M., Sun Y.E., Evans C.J., Maidnent N.T., Yang X.W.

  μ-opioid receptor role in morphine-dependent operant and classical responding in mice: striatal dopaminergic neuron role
  Cui, Y., Ostlund S.B., James A.S., Park C.S., Ge W., Roberts K.W., Mittal N., Murphy N.P., Cepeda C., Kieffer B.L., Levine M.S., Jentsch J.D., Walwyn W.M., Sun Y.E., Evans C.J., Maidnent N.T., Yang X.W. - 2014

  LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   OPIOIDS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   NOCICEPTION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014: 111, 7450-7455

Interneuron precursor transplants in adult hippocampus reverse psychosis-relevant features in a mouse model of hippocampal disinhibition

Authors: Gilani, A.I, Chohan M.O., Inan M., Schobel S.A., Chaudhury N.H., Paskewitz S., Chuhma N., Glickstein S., Merker R.J., Xu Q., Small S.A., Anderson S.A., Ross M.E., Moore H.

  Hippocampal D2 receptor deficit on fera conditioning and locmotor activity in mice: neuron precursor transplant effects
  Gilani, A.I, Chohan M.O., Inan M., Schobel S.A., Chaudhury N.H., Paskewitz S., Chuhma N., Glickstein S., Merker R.J., Xu Q., Small S.A., Anderson S.A., Ross M.E., Moore H. - 2014

  LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY   DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014: 111, 6455-6460

Aversive behavior induced by optogenetic inactivation of ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons is mediated by doparnine D2 receptors in the nucleus accumbens

Authors: Danjo, T., Yoshimi K., Funabiki K., Yawata S., Nakanishi S.

  Conditioned place aversion by ventral tegmental area dopaminergic optogenetic inactivation in mice: related accumbal dopaminergic neuron c-fos expression
  Danjo, T., Yoshimi K., Funabiki K., Yawata S., Nakanishi S. - 2014

  AVOIDANCE   DARK/LIGHT CONTEXT   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Neuron, 2014: 84, 486-496

States of curiosity modulate hippocampus-dependent learning via the dopaminergic circuit

Authors: Gruber, M.J., Gelman B.D., Ranganath C.

  Motivation on learning in humans: hippocampus and nucleus accumbus-substantia nigra-ventral tegmental area circuit imaging study
  Gruber, M.J., Gelman B.D., Ranganath C. - 2014

  BRAIN IMAGING   DOPAMINE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2014: 34, 5855-5860

Hyper-reactive human ventral tegmental area and aberrant mesocorticolimbic connectivity in overgeneralization of fear in generalized anxiety disorder

Authors: Cha, J., Carlson J.M., DeDora D.J., Greenberg T., Proudfit G.H., Mujica-Parodi L.R.

  Ventral tegmental area and meso-cortcio-limbic activity related to over-generalization of fear in humans: brain imaging study
  Cha, J., Carlson J.M., DeDora D.J., Greenberg T., Proudfit G.H., Mujica-Parodi L.R. - 2014

  BRAIN IMAGING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   GENERALIZATION   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014: E5007-E5015

Cannabinoid CB2 receptors modulate midbrain dopamine neuronal activity and dopamine-related behavior in mice

Authors: Zhang, H.-Y., Gao M., Liu Q.-R., Bi G.-H., Li X., Yang H.-J., Gardner E.L., Wu J., Xi Z.-X.

  Ventral tegmental area CB2 receptor role in dopaminergic modulation of operant responding in mice
  Zhang, H.-Y., Gao M., Liu Q.-R., Bi G.-H., Li X., Yang H.-J., Gardner E.L., Wu J., Xi Z.-X. - 2014

  CANNABINOIDS   OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., 2014: 47, 203-224

Endocannabinoid signaling and food addiction

Authors: D'Addario, C., Micioni di Bonaventura M.V., Pucci M., Romano A., Gaetani S., Ciccocioppo R., Cifani C., Maccarrone M.

  Cannabinoids, feeding and food reward mechanisms - Review
  D'Addario, C., Micioni di Bonaventura M.V., Pucci M., Romano A., Gaetani S., Ciccocioppo R., Cifani C., Maccarrone M. - 2014

  CANNABINOIDS   OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   FEEDING AND DRINKING   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014: 111, 5391-5396

A role for primate subgenual cingulate cortex in sustaining autonomic arousal

Authors: Rudebeck, P.H., Putnam P.T., Daniels T.E., Yang T., Mitz A.R., Rhodes S.E.V., Murray E.A.

  Subgenual anterior cingulate cortex lesions on Pavlovian conditioning and arousal-dependent autonomic responses in monkeys
  Rudebeck, P.H., Putnam P.T., Daniels T.E., Yang T., Mitz A.R., Rhodes S.E.V., Murray E.A. - 2014

  CONDITIONED EMOTIONAL RESPONSE   CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   CEREBRAL CORTEX   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuron, 2014: 81, 267-279

Orbitofrontal cortex as a cognitive map of task space

Authors: Wilson, R.C., Takahashi Y.K., Schoenbaum G., Niv Y.

  Orbitofrontal cortex lesions on ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron firing and delayed alternation extinction in monkeys
  Wilson, R.C., Takahashi Y.K., Schoenbaum G., Niv Y. - 2014

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   EXTINCTION   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2014: 262, 1-7

Anterior ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons are not involved in the motivational effects of bromocriptine, pramipexole and cocaine in drug-free rats

Authors: Ouachikh, O., Dieb W., Durif F., Hafidi A.

  Anterior ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron lesions on conditioned place preferenceby dopaminergic agonists in rats
  Ouachikh, O., Dieb W., Durif F., Hafidi A. - 2014

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Exp. Brain Res., 2014: 232, 1535-1545

Dorsal subcoeruleus nucleus (SubCD) involvement in context-­associated fear memory consolidation

Authors: Siwek, D.F., Knapp C.M., Kaur G., Datta S.

  Dorsal subcoeruleus nucleus lesions on sleep and fear conditioning in rats
  Siwek, D.F., Knapp C.M., Kaur G., Datta S. - 2014

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   SLEEP   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   CONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Neuron, 2014: 84, 1143-1156

The orbitofrontal oracle: cortical mechanisms for the prediction and evaluation of specific behavioral outcomes

Authors: Rudebeck, P.H., Murray E.A.

  Orbitofrontal cortex on ventral tegmental area neuron firing in monkeys
  Rudebeck, P.H., Murray E.A. - 2014

  CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LESIONS   CEREBRAL CORTEX   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Nat. Neurosci., 2014: 17, 1629-1631

Replay to remember: a boost from dopamine

Authors: Ewell, L.A., Leutgeb S.

  Sleep, trace reactivation and memory consolidation - Commentary
  Ewell, L.A., Leutgeb S. - 2014

  SPATIAL ORIENTATION AND SPATIAL MEMORY   DOPAMINE   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   RECALL AND RECONSOLIDATION   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   SLEEP   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   CONSOLIDATION
Contained in: Eur. J. Neurosci., 2014: 39, 946-956

Effects of maternal care on the development of midbrain dopamine pathways and reward-directed behavior in female offspring

Authors: Pena, C.J., Neugut Y.D., Calarco C.A., Champagne F.A.

  Maternal care on dopaminergic midbrain development and conditioned place preference in female offspring
  Pena, C.J., Neugut Y.D., Calarco C.A., Champagne F.A. - 2014

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   AGE   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2014: 282, 122-138

Neurotrophins in the ventral tegmental area: role in social stress, mood disorders and drug abuse

Authors: Nikulina, E.M., Johnston C.E., Wang J., Hammer R.P. Jr.

  Brain-derived neurotrophic factor on ventral tegmental area neuron modulation: stress and abuse - Review
  Nikulina, E.M., Johnston C.E., Wang J., Hammer R.P. Jr. - 2014

  ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR   NEUROTROPHIC FACTORS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014: 111, 2764-2769

Dopamine dependency for acquisition and performance of Pavlovian conditioned response

Authors: Darvas, M., Wunsch A.M., Gibbs J.T., Palmiter R.D.

  Dopaminergic modulation of Pavlovian conditioning in mice
  Darvas, M., Wunsch A.M., Gibbs J.T., Palmiter R.D. - 2014

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2014: 111, E1648-E1655

Hypocretin (orexin) facilitates reward by attenuating the antireward effects of its cotransmitter dynorphin in ventral tegmental area

Authors: Muschamp, J.W., Hollander J.A., Thompson J.L., Voren G., Hassinger L.C., Onvani S., Kamenecka T.M., Borgland S.L., Kenny P.J., Carlezon W.A. Jr.

  Orexin and dynorphin modulation of cocaine self-administration in mice: lateral hypothalamic stimulation and ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neuron role
  Muschamp, J.W., Hollander J.A., Thompson J.L., Voren G., Hassinger L.C., Onvani S., Kamenecka T.M., Borgland S.L., Kenny P.J., Carlezon W.A. Jr. - 2014

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   HYPOTHALAMUS   OPIOIDS   NEUROPEPTIDES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: J. Neurosci., 2014: 34, 817-822

Similar roles of substantia nigra and ventral tegmental dopamine neurons in reward and aversion

Authors: Ilango, A., Kesner A.J., Keller K.L., Stuber G.D., Bonci A., Ikemoto S.

  Substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons on rewarded and aversive operant conditioning in mice
  Ilango, A., Kesner A.J., Keller K.L., Stuber G.D., Bonci A., Ikemoto S. - 2014

  OPERANT CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   PROTEINS AND GENES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2014: 272, 279-285

Microinjections of a dopamine D1 receptor antagonist into the ventral tegmental area block the expression of cocaine conditioned place preference in rats

Authors: Galaj, E., Manuszak M., Arastehmanesh D., R. Ranaldi

  Intra-ventral tegmental area D1 antagonist on conditioned place preference by cocaine in rats
  Galaj, E., Manuszak M., Arastehmanesh D., R. Ranaldi - 2014

  CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2014: 282, 198-216

The antero-posterior heterogeneity of the ventral tegmental area

Authors: Sanchez-Catalan, M.J., Kaufling J., Georges F., Veinante P., Barrot M.

  Ventral tegmental area - Review
  Sanchez-Catalan, M.J., Kaufling J., Georges F., Veinante P., Barrot M. - 2014

  CLASSICAL PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Pharmacol. Biochem. Behav., 2014: 122, 144-157

Optogenetics to study the circuits of fear- and depression-like behaviors: a critical analysis

Authors: Belzung, C., Turiault M., Griebel G.

  Optogenetics to study neurobiology of fear and depression - Review
  Belzung, C., Turiault M., Griebel G. - 2014

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   FEAR AND RELATED BEHAVIORS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULATION
Contained in: Trends Cogn. Sci., 2014: 18, 457-464

Attention as an effect not a cause

Authors: Krauzlis, R.J., Bollimunta A., Arcizet F., Wang L.

  Neocortex and attention - review
  Krauzlis, R.J., Bollimunta A., Arcizet F., Wang L. - 2014

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Trends Neurosci., 2014: 37, 653-662

Emerging role of CaMKII in neuropsychiatric disease

Authors: Robinson, A.J.

  Calcium calmodulin kinase II an neuropsychiatric disease - Review
  Robinson, A.J. - 2014

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   HIPPOCAMPUS, FORNIX AND SUBICULUM   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   NEUROGENESIS AND PLASTICITY   PROTEIN KINASES   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Psychopharmacology, 2014: 231, 4099-4108

Stress-induced activation of ventral tegmental mu-opioid receptors reduces accumbens dopamine tone by enhancing dopamine transmission in the medial pre-frontal cortex

Authors: Latagliata E.C., Valzania A., Pascucci T., Campus P., Cabib S., Puglisi-Allegra S.

  Stress on ventral tegmental area opioid, nucleus accumbens dopaminergic receptors and medial prefrontal cortex dopaminergic tone in rats
  Latagliata E.C., Valzania A., Pascucci T., Campus P., Cabib S., Puglisi-Allegra S. - 2014

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   OPIOIDS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRESS
Contained in: Psychopharmacology, 2014: 231, 4669-4679

NMDA receptor blockade in the prelimbic cortex activates the mesolimbic system and dopamine-dependent opiate reward signaling

Authors: Tan, H., Rosen L.G., Ng G.A., Rushlow W.J., Laviolette S.R., Addiction Research Group

  Intra-prefrontal NMDA antagonists on conditioned place preference by morphine in rats: dopaminergic and GABAergic ventral tegmental area neuron modulation
  Tan, H., Rosen L.G., Ng G.A., Rushlow W.J., Laviolette S.R., Addiction Research Group - 2014

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   γ-AMINO-BUTYRIC ACID (GABA)   OPIOIDS   N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE (NMDA)   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Neuroscience, 2014: 282, 248-257

The place of dopamine in the cortico-basal ganglia circuit

Authors: Haber, S.N.

  Dopamine in cortico-basal ganglia circuits - Review
  Haber, S.N. - 2014

  CEREBRAL CORTEX   DOPAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: exposed offspring in a sex-specific manner but does not affect food preferences in adulthood” Physiol. Behav., 2014: 133, 14-21

Naloxone treatment alters gene expression in the mesolimbic reward system in “junk food

Authors: Gugusheff, J.R., Ong Z.Y., Muhlhausler B.S.

  Maternal diet and naloxone treatment on food preference and ventral tegmental area/nucleus accumbens dopamine receptors expression in male and female rat offspring
  Gugusheff, J.R., Ong Z.Y., Muhlhausler B.S. - 2014

  GENDER   DOPAMINE   FEEDING AND DRINKING   OPIOIDS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION
Contained in: Trends Neurosci., 2014: 37, 191-199

The other side of the histamine H3 receptor

Authors: Ellenbroek, B.A., Ghiabi B.

  Histamine H3 receptor in the brain - Review
  Ellenbroek, B.A., Ghiabi B. - 2014

  DOPAMINE   HISTAMINE   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   REVIEWS AND COMMENTARIES   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   STRIATUM   SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
Contained in: Behav. Brain Res., 2014: 269, 55-60

Conditioned saccharin avoidance induced by infusion of amphetamine in the nucleus accumbens shell and morphine in the ventral tegmental area: behavioral and biochemical study

Authors: Fenu, S., Espa E., Cadoni C., Di Chiara G.

  Intra-nucleus accumbens amphetamine and intra-ventral tegmental area morphine on conditioned saccharin avoidance in rats
  Fenu, S., Espa E., Cadoni C., Di Chiara G. - 2014

  DOPAMINE   OPIOIDS   NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS   UNSPECIFIC ASCENDING ACTIVATING SYSTEM PROJECTION   TASTE