Tawan T. A. Carvalho

This study shows that cocaine-induced changes in cholinergic projections from the LDT to the NAc bidirectionally affect cocaine's reinforcing effects.

The paper shows that D1- and D2-MSNs in the NAc shell encode appetitive and aversive stimuli and their extinction, with D2-MSNs playing a key role in aversive association extinction.

This study examines how D1- and D2-neurons in the nucleus accumbens encode positive and aversive associations during Pavlovian conditioning, showing dynamic changes in their activity.

This paper develops a theory showing that E/I synaptic balance, asynchronous irregular firing, and power-law neuronal avalanches can coexist in a network with specific adaptation mechanisms.