Ronald F. Paletzki

Cholinergic-dependent dopamine signals in mouse dorsomedial striatum are regulated by frontal but not sensory cortices

The paper shows that visual stimuli evoke dopamine in the dorsomedial striatum via cholinergic-dependent mechanisms, driven by frontal cortices rather than sensory cortices.

ATLAS: A rationally designed anterograde transsynaptic tracer

The paper introduces ATLAS, an anterograde transsynaptic tracer based on an antibody-like protein, which enables non-toxic, synaptic, and activity-dependent circuit tracing in vivo and in dissociated cultures.

Excessive Firing of Dyskinesia-Associated Striatal Direct Pathway Neurons is Gated By Dopamine and Excitatory Synaptic Input

The paper investigates how levodopa-induced dyskinesia is linked to increased activity in specific striatal direct pathway medium spiny neurons, driven by dopamine and excitatory inputs.

Symmetry in frontal but not motor and somatosensory cortical projections

The paper compares topographic precision of ipsilateral and contralateral cortical projections in frontal, motor, and somatosensory areas of mice, finding stronger contralateral projections in frontal regions.

Cell-type-specific plasticity shapes neocortical dynamics for motor learning

This study shows that cell-type-specific synaptic plasticity in PT neurons is essential for shaping neocortical dynamics during motor learning.

Cell type-specific variation of somatotopic precision across corticostriatal projections

This study compares somatotopic precision in corticostriatal projections from two cortical cell types, finding IT-type neurons show higher stereotypy than PT-type neurons.