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Alberto J. López

Vanderbilt UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3149-2138Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Synchrony between midbrain gene transcription and dopamine terminal regulation is modulated by chronic alcohol drinking

Zahra Z. Farahbakhsh, Katherine M. Holleran, Jonathon P. Sens, Steve C. Fordahl, Madelyn I. Mauterer, Alberto J. López, Verginia C. Cuzon Carlson, Drew D. Kiraly, Kathleen A. Grant, Sara R. Jones, Cody A. Siciliano

The paper examines how chronic alcohol drinking affects the relationship between gene expression and dopamine regulation in the brain, finding persistent functional changes despite no change in transcript levels.

Nature Communications · Feb 24, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Serotonin Modulates an Inhibitory Input to the Central Amygdala from the Ventral Periaqueductal Gray

Olivia J. Hon, Jeffrey F. DiBerto, Christopher M. Mazzone, Jonathan A. Sugam, Daniel W. Bloodgood, J. Andrew Hardaway, Mariya Husain, Alexis M. Kendra, Nora M. McCall, Alberto J. López, Thomas L. Kash, Emily G. Lowery‐Gionta

This study identifies a serotonin-modulated GABAergic pathway from the vPAG to the CeA that enhances fear learning through 5HT2C receptor activation.

Neuropsychopharmacology · Aug 23, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

An optimized procedure for robust volitional drug intake in mice

Alberto J. López, Amy R. Johnson, Ansley J. Kunnath, Allison D. Morris, Jennifer E. Zachry, Kimberly C. Thibeault, Munir Gunes Kutlu, Cody A. Siciliano, Erin S. Calipari

This paper introduces a novel mouse self-administration procedure that improves volitional drug intake and eliminates sex bias in inclusion criteria.

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · Jul 13, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Epigenetic regulation of the circadian gene Per1 in the hippocampus mediates age-related changes in memory and synaptic plasticity

Janine L. Kwapis, Yasaman Alaghband, Enikö A. Kramár, Alberto J. López, Annie Vogel Ciernia, André O. White, Guanhua Shu, Diane Rhee, Christina M. Michael, Emilie Montellier, Yu Liu, Christophe N. Magnan, Paolo Sassone‐Corsi, Pierre Baldi, Dina P. Matheos, Marcelo A. Wood

This study shows that HDAC3 restricts long-term memory and synaptic plasticity in aging hippocampus by repressing Per1, a circadian gene, without affecting circadian rhythms.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2018 · PreprintNeuroscience