Similar roles of substantia nigra and ventral tegmental dopamine neurons in reward and aversion A Ilango, AJ Kesner, KL Keller, GD Stuber, A Bonci, S Ikemoto Journal of Neuroscience 34 (3), 817-822, 2014 | 287 | 2014 |
Cannabinoids, endocannabinoids and sleep AJ Kesner, DM Lovinger Frontiers in molecular neuroscience 13, 125, 2020 | 139 | 2020 |
Stress and behavioral correlates in the head-fixed method: stress measurements, habituation dynamics, locomotion, and motor-skill learning in mice K Juczewski, JA Koussa, AJ Kesner, JO Lee, DM Lovinger Scientific reports 10 (1), 12245, 2020 | 78 | 2020 |
Phasic excitation of ventral tegmental dopamine neurons potentiates the initiation of conditioned approach behavior: parametric and reinforcement-schedule analyses A Ilango, AJ Kesner, CJ Broker, DV Wang, S Ikemoto Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 8, 155, 2014 | 68 | 2014 |
Disrupting glutamate co-transmission does not affect acquisition of conditioned behavior reinforced by dopamine neuron activation DV Wang, T Viereckel, V Zell, Å Konradsson-Geuken, CJ Broker, ... Cell reports 18 (11), 2584-2591, 2017 | 46 | 2017 |
Cannabis use, abuse, and withdrawal: Cannabinergic mechanisms, clinical, and preclinical findings AJ Kesner, DM Lovinger Journal of neurochemistry 157 (5), 1674-1696, 2021 | 43 | 2021 |
Medial prefrontal cortex and anteromedial thalamus interaction regulates goal-directed behavior and dopaminergic neuron activity C Yang, Y Hu, AD Talishinsky, CT Potter, CB Calva, LA Ramsey, ... Nature communications 13 (1), 1386, 2022 | 28* | 2022 |
Supramammillary neurons projecting to the septum regulate dopamine and motivation for environmental interaction in mice AJ Kesner, R Shin, CB Calva, RF Don, S Junn, CT Potter, LA Ramsey, ... Nature communications 12 (1), 2811, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
Whole brain dynamics during optogenetic self-stimulation of the medial prefrontal cortex in mice CG Cover, AJ Kesner, S Ukani, EA Stein, S Ikemoto, Y Yang, H Lu Communications biology 4 (1), 66, 2021 | 20 | 2021 |
Seeking motivation and reward: Roles of dopamine, hippocampus, and supramammillo-septal pathway AJ Kesner, CB Calva, S Ikemoto Progress in neurobiology 212, 102252, 2022 | 16 | 2022 |
Sex differences in hippocampal mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptor mRNA expression in response to acute mate pair separation in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) FN Madison, AJ Kesner, BA Alward, GF Ball Hippocampus 28 (10), 698-706, 2018 | 16 | 2018 |
Changes in striatal dopamine release, sleep, and behavior during spontaneous Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol abstinence in male and female mice AJ Kesner, Y Mateo, KP Abrahao, S Ramos-Maciel, MJ Pava, AL Gracias, ... Neuropsychopharmacology 47 (8), 1537-1549, 2022 | 14* | 2022 |
Wake up and smell the dopamine: new mechanisms mediating dopamine activity fluctuations related to sleep and psychostimulant sensitivity AJ Kesner, DM Lovinger Neuropsychopharmacology 46 (4), 683-684, 2021 | 9 | 2021 |
Hypothalamic supramammillary control of cognition and motivation AJ Kesner, M Mozaffarilegha, KT Rajamani, Y Arima, H Harony-Nicolas, ... Journal of Neuroscience 43 (45), 7538-7546, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
A novel approach for fMRI of rodents actively performing optogenetic self-stimulation H Lu, C Cover, A Kesner, E Stein, S Ikemoto, Y Yang Proceedings of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine …, 2018 | 1 | 2018 |
Cannabis use and sleep disturbances among White, Black, and Latino adults in the United States: A cross-sectional study of National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (2001-2003) data SA Gaston, DM Alhasan, RD Jones Jr, WB Jackson II, AJ Kesner, ... Sleep health 9 (5), 587-595, 2023 | | 2023 |
THE SUPRAMAMMILLARY NUCLEUS IN MOTIVATED BEHAVIORS AJ Kesner Johns Hopkins University, 2018 | | 2018 |