Circuit organization of the rodent medial prefrontal cortex

PG Anastasiades, AG Carter - Trends in neurosciences, 2021 - cell.com
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) orchestrates higher brain function and becomes disrupted in
many mental health disorders. The rodent medial PFC (mPFC) possesses an enormous …

Prefrontal cortex circuits in depression and anxiety: contribution of discrete neuronal populations and target regions

BD Hare, RS Duman - Molecular psychiatry, 2020 - nature.com
Our understanding of depression and its treatment has advanced with the advent of
ketamine as a rapid-acting antidepressant and the development and refinement of tools …

Neuronal defects in a human cellular model of 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome

TA Khan, O Revah, A Gordon, SJ Yoon, AK Krawisz… - Nature Medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a highly penetrant and common genetic
cause of neuropsychiatric disease. Here we generated induced pluripotent stem cells from …

Corticostriatal connectivity and its role in disease

GMG Shepherd - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Corticostriatal projections are essential components of forebrain circuits and are widely
involved in motivated behaviour. These axonal projections are formed by two distinct …

[HTML][HTML] Dopaminergic modulation of synaptic transmission in cortex and striatum

NX Tritsch, BL Sabatini - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Among the many neuromodulators used by the mammalian brain to regulate circuit function
and plasticity, dopamine (DA) stands out as one of the most behaviorally powerful …

[HTML][HTML] The autism-associated gene Scn2a contributes to dendritic excitability and synaptic function in the prefrontal cortex

PWE Spratt, R Ben-Shalom, CM Keeshen, KJ Burke… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is strongly associated with de novo gene mutations. One of
the most commonly affected genes is SCN2A. ASD-associated SCN2A mutations impair the …

[HTML][HTML] Neuromodulatory systems and their interactions: a review of models, theories, and experiments

MC Avery, JL Krichmar - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Neuromodulatory systems, including the noradrenergic, serotonergic, dopaminergic, and
cholinergic systems, track environmental signals, such as risks, rewards, novelty, effort, and …

Dissecting the diversity of midbrain dopamine neurons

J Roeper - Trends in neurosciences, 2013 - cell.com
Midbrain dopamine (DA) neurons are essential for controlling key functions of the brain,
such as voluntary movement, reward processing, and working memory. The largest …

[HTML][HTML] Prefrontal dopamine and behavioral flexibility: shifting from an “inverted-U” toward a family of functions

SB Floresco - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Studies on prefrontal cortex (PFC) dopamine (DA) function have revealed its essential role
in mediating a variety of cognitive and executive functions. A general principle that has …

[HTML][HTML] Optogenetic stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex Drd1 neurons produces rapid and long-lasting antidepressant effects

BD Hare, R Shinohara, RJ Liu, S Pothula… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Impaired function in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) contributes to depression, and the
therapeutic response produced by novel rapid-acting antidepressants such as ketamine are …