Christian R. Burgess

This study shows that FICD modulates dopamine receptor dynamics in neurons, affecting motivated behavior in Drosophila, C. elegans, and mice.

The paper investigates NE release during seizures in a Dravet Syndrome mouse model, finding inhibited LC-NE neuron activity but increased NE release in downstream regions.

This study shows seizures impair REM sleep by disrupting cholinergic neurons in the pedunculopontine nucleus in a mouse model of Dravet Syndrome.

This study shows that MCH neurons and dopamine systems in the nucleus accumbens interact bidirectionally during food-motivated learning and consumption.

This study identifies dopamine's role in devaluing reward memories through experimental and computational methods, showing its necessity for mediated devaluation and hedonic evaluation reduction.

This study shows that MCH projections to the nucleus accumbens enhance food reward value without inducing feeding or REM sleep, with sex differences observed.

This study investigates the role of preoptic glutamatergic neurons in REM sleep regulation, finding they suppress REMs and disrupt sleep homeostasis when activated.

This study investigates how striatal dopamine signaling changes during skilled motor learning in mice, finding that dopamine dynamics shift with learning and vary across striatal subregions.

The paper shows that inhibiting VTA dopamine neurons during reward cue presentation prevents sign-tracking behavior, confirming dopamine's role in encoding incentive value.

This study investigates the role of striatal dopamine in regulating sleep states and cataplexy using a murine model of narcolepsy.

The paper tracks POR neuron responses in mice during learning to show how neurons encode cues in specific reward and locomotion contexts.