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A Cortical-Brainstem Circuit Predicts and Governs Compulsive Alcohol Drinking
Siciliano CA, Noamany H, Chang CJ, Brown AR, Chen X, Leible D, Lee JJ, Wang J, Vernon AN, Vander Weele CM, Kimchi EY, Heiman M, and Tye KM (2019). Science, 366(6468):1008-1012. doi: 10.1126/science.aay1186.
Capturing the Complexity of Sex Differences Requires Multidimensional Behavioral Models
Siciliano CA (2019). Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(12):1997-1998. doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0424-6.
Modulation of Striatal Dopamine Dynamics by Cocaine Self-Administration and Amphetamine Treatment in Female Rats
Siciliano CA, Mauterer MI, Fordahl SC, and Jones SR (2019). European Journal of Neuroscience, 50(4):2740-2749. doi: 10.1111/ejn.14437.
Dopamine Tunes Prefrontal Outputs to Orchestrate Aversive Processing
Vander Weele CM, Siciliano CA, and Tye KM (2019). Brain Research, 1713:16-31. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2018.11.044.
Leveraging Calcium Imaging to Illuminate Circuit Dysfunction in Addiction
Siciliano CA and Tye KM (2019). Alcohol, 74:47-63. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.05.013.
Dopamine Enhances Signal-to-Noise Ratio in Cortical-Brainstem Encoding of Aversive Stimuli
Vander Weele CM, Siciliano CA, Matthews GA, Namburi P, Izadmehr EM, Espinel IC, Nieh EH, Schut EHS, Padilla-Coreano N, Burgos-Robles A, Chang CJ, Kimchi EY, Beyeler A, Wichmann R, Wildes CP, and Tye KM (2018). Nature, 563(7731):397-401. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0682-1.
Double Threat in Striatal Dopamine Signaling
Siciliano CA, Mills F, and Tye KM (2018). Nature Neuroscience, 21(10):1296-1297. doi: 10.1038/s41593-018-0243-9.
Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor Enhances Reward Learning through Potentiation of Mesolimbic Dopamine System Function
Kutlu MG, Brady LJ, Peck EG, Hofford RS, Yorgason JT, Siciliano CA, Kiraly DD, and Calipari ES (2018). Journal of Neuroscience, 38(41):8845-8859. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1116-18.2018.
Cross-Species Alterations in Synaptic Dopamine Regulation After Chronic Alcohol Exposure
Siciliano CA, Karkhanis AN, Holleran KM, Melchior JR, and Jones SR (2018). The Neuropharmacology of Alcohol, 248:213-238. doi: 10.1007/164_2018_106.
Amphetamine Reverses Escalated Cocaine Intake via Restoration of Dopamine Transporter Conformation
Siciliano CA, Saha K, Calipari ES, Fordahl SC, Chen R, Khoshbouei H, and Jones SR (2018). Journal of Neuroscience, 38(2):484-497. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2604-17.2017.
α6β2 Subunit Containing Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Exert Opposing Actions on Rapid Dopamine Signaling in the Nucleus Accumbens of Rats With High-Versus Low-Response to Novelty
Siciliano CA, McIntosh JM, Jones SR, and Ferris MJ (2017). Neuropharmacology, 126:281-291. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2017.06.028.
Cocaine Potency at the Dopamine Transporter Tracks Discrete Motivational States During Cocaine Self-Administration
Siciliano CA and Jones SR (2017). Neuropsychopharmacology, 42(9):1893-1904. doi: 10.1038/npp.2017.24.
Dopamine Synthesis in Alcohol Drinking-Prone and -Resistant Mouse Strains
Siciliano CA, Locke JL, Mathews TA, Lopez MF, Becker HC, and Jones SR (2017). Alcohol, 58:25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2016.05.005.
Cocaine Self-Administration Produces Long-Lasting Alterations in Dopamine Transporter Responses to Cocaine
Siciliano CA, Fordahl SC, and Jones SR (2016). Journal of Neuroscience, 36(30):7807-16. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4652-15.2016.
Dopamine D3 Autoreceptor Inhibition Enhances Cocaine Potency at the Dopamine Transporter
McGinnis MM, Siciliano CA, and Jones SR (2016). Journal of Neurochemistry, 138(6):821-9. doi: 10.1111/jnc.13732.
Increased Presynaptic Regulation of Dopamine Neurotransmission in the Nucleus Accumbens Core Following Chronic Ethanol Self-Administration in Female Macaques
Siciliano CA, Calipari ES, Yorgason JT, Lovinger DM, Mateo Y, Jimenez VA, Helms CM, Grant KA, and Jones SR (2016). Psychopharmacology, 233(8):1435-43. doi: 10.1007/s00213-016-4239-4.
Chronic Ethanol Self-Administration in Macaques Shifts Dopamine Feedback Inhibition to Predominantly D2 Receptors in Nucleus Accumbens Core
Siciliano CA, Calipari ES, Yorgason JT, Mateo Y, Helms CM, Lovinger DM, Grant KA, and Jones SR (2016). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 158:159-63. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.10.031.
Cocaine Self-Administration Disrupts Mesolimbic Dopamine Circuit Function and Attenuates Dopaminergic Responsiveness to Cocaine
Siciliano CA, Ferris MJ, and Jones SR (2015). European Journal of Neuroscience, 42(4):2091-6. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12970.
Voluntary Ethanol Intake Predicts κ-Opioid Receptor Supersensitivity and Regionally Distinct Dopaminergic Adaptations in Macaques
Siciliano CA, Calipari ES, Cuzon Carlson VC, Helms CM, Lovinger DM, Grant KA, and Jones SR (2015). Journal of Neuroscience, 35(15):5959-68. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4820-14.2015.
A Single Amphetamine Infusion Reverses Deficits in Dopamine Nerve-Terminal Function Caused by a History of Cocaine Self-Administration
Ferris MJ, Calipari ES, Rose JH, Siciliano CA, Sun H, Chen R, and Jones SR (2015). Neuropsychopharmacology, 40(8):1826-36. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.45.