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Neurobiology of Novelty Seeking
Farahbakhsh ZZ & Siciliano CA (2021). Science, 372(6543), 684-685. doi: 10.1126/science.abi7270.
Toward Standardized Guidelines for Investigating Neural Circuit Control of Behavior in Animal Research
Lewis AS, Calipari ES, Siciliano CA (2021). eNeuro. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0498-20.2021. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33782101.
Sex differences in dopamine release regulation in the striatum
Zachry JE, Nolan SO, Brady LJ, Kelly SJ, Siciliano CA, Calipari ES (2021). Neuropsychopharmacology, 46(3), 491–499. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-00915-1.
Bidirectional Causality Between Addiction and Cognitive Deficits
Melugin PR, Nolan SO, Siciliano CA (2021). Int Rev Neurobiol. 157:371-407. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.11.001. Epub 2020 Dec 30. PMID: 33648674.
Activity-Dependent Epigenetic Remodeling in Cocaine Use Disorder
Lopez AJ, Siciliano CA, and Calipari ES (2020). In: Nader M, Hurd Y (eds), Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 258 (pp. 231-263). Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/164_2019_257.
Direct Dopamine Terminal Regulation By Local Striatal Microcircuitry
Nolan SO, Zachry JE, Johnson AR, Brady LJ, Siciliano CA, and Calipari ES (2020). Journal of Neurochemistry. doi: 10.1111/jnc.15034.
Precision Calcium Imaging Of Dense Neural Populations Via A Cell-Body-Targeted Calcium Indicator
Shemesh OA, Linghu C, Piatkevich KD, Goodwin D, Celiker OT, Gritton HJ, Romano MF, Gao R, Yu C, Tseng H, Bensussen S, Narayan S, Yang CT, Freifeld L, Siciliano CA, Gupta I, Wang J, Pak N, Yoon YG, Ullman JFP, Guner-Ataman B, Noamany H, Sheinkopf ZR, Park WM, Asano S, Keating AE, Trimmer JS, Reimer J, Tolias AS, Bear MF, Tye KM, Han X, Ahrens MB, and Boyden ES (2020). Neuron, 107(3): 470-486. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.029.
An Optimized Procedure For Robust Volitional Cocaine Intake In Mice
Lopez AJ, Johnson AR, Kunnath AJ, Morris AD, Zachry JE, Thibeault KC, Kutlu MG, Siciliano CA, and Calipari ES (2020). Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. doi: 10.1037/pha0000399.
A Novel Multidimensional Reinforcement Task In Mice Elucidates Sex-Specific Behavioral Strategies
Kutlu MG, Zachry JE, Brady LJ, Melugin PR, Kelly SJ, Sanders C, Tat J, Johnson AR, Thibeault K, Lopez AJ, Siciliano CA, and Calipari ES (2020). Neuropsychopharmacology, 45:1463-1472. doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-0692-1.
Striosomes Mediate Valence-Based Learning Vulnerable in Aging and Huntington’s Model
Friedman A, Hueske E, Drammis SM, Toro Arana SE, Nelson ED, Carter CW, Delcasso S, Lutwak H, Hu D, Rodriguez RX, DiMarco KS, Zhang Q, Rakocevic LI, Xiong JK, Gibb LG, Yoshida T, Siciliano CA, Diefenbach TJ, Ramakrishnan C, Deisseroth K, Graybiel AM. Striosomes (2020). Cell, 183(4), 918–934.e49. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.060.
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.