Cécile Brocard

The paper identifies SK2/3 channels coupled with T-type Ca2+ channels as a mechanism gating spinal locomotor rhythm generation, showing their role in initiating and terminating locomotor activity.

This study shows that the presence of an unfamiliar peer reduces cocaine intake in male rats, with the subthalamic nucleus mediating this effect during both short and long-access sessions.

This study identifies Nav1.6 as the primary channel mediating persistent sodium current in spinal motoneurons and shows its role in locomotion and posture through nonlinear dynamics.

The paper identifies a persistent potassium current (IM) that interacts with the persistent sodium current (INaP) to regulate locomotion speed in neonatal rodents.

This study uses optogenetic manipulations in rats to investigate how subthalamic nucleus activity affects motivation for food and cocaine, revealing differences between optogenetic and electric deep brain stimulation effects.