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Allen P. F. Chen

Stanford MedicineORCID 0000-0002-6990-7044Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 28, 2026

Local control of dopamine release in nucleus accumbens gates opioid withdrawal aversion

Matthew B. Pomrenze, Jason Tucciarone, Gavin C. Touponse…·Robert C. Malenka

The paper identifies Tshz1 neurons in the nucleus accumbens as critical for withdrawal aversion by modulating dopamine release and mGluR8 activity, offering a new therapeutic target for opioid use disorder.

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NeuroscienceNaturePeer-reviewedNov 25, 2024

Striatal integration of inverse dopamine and serotonin signals gates learning

Daniel F. Cardozo Pinto, Matthew B. Pomrenze, Michaela Y. Guo…·Robert C. Malenka

This study shows that integrating inverse dopamine and serotonin signals in the striatum is essential for associative learning.

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