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In Bae Choi

The University of Texas at Austin

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Kanako MatsumuraiD· 3 shared Lauren K. DobbsiD· 3 shared Amélia NicotiD· 2 shared Bailey C. RemmersiD· 2 shared Anjali Baratham· 1 shared Gabriel Garza· 1 shared Luis A. NatividadiD· 1 shared Meera Asokan· 1 shared

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Cocaine-Enhanced Enkephalin Gates Plasticity of Distinct Striatal Synapses and Facilitates Cue-Induced Cocaine-Seeking During Abstinence

Kanako Matsumura, Polina N. Lyuboslavsky, Amélia Nicot, Bailey C. Remmers, Mia Smith, In Bae Choi, Gabriel Garza, Anjali Baratham, Lauren K. Dobbs

This study shows that cocaine abstinence increases enkephalin in D2-MSNs, reducing GABA release to VP neurons and promoting cocaine seeking.

bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

C57 and DBA mouse strains express distinct cocaine avoidance phenotypes in an operant runway independent of differences in striatal dynorphin-enkephalin balance

Bailey C. Remmers, In Bae Choi, Kanako Matsumura, Amélia Nicot, Sydney Cox, Lauren K. Dobbs

The paper tests if striatal dynorphin-enkephalin balance affects cocaine avoidance in mice, finding no significant strain differences or enkephalin necessity.

Psychopharmacology · Feb 7, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Striatal enkephalin supports maintenance of conditioned cocaine reward during extinction

Kanako Matsumura, In Bae Choi, Meera Asokan, Nathan N. Le, Luis A. Natividad, Lauren K. Dobbs

This study shows that striatal enkephalin is not required for cocaine reward acquisition but is necessary for maintaining the learned association during extinction.

bioRxiv · Feb 23, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience