Cameron L. Woodard

A Novel Cortico-Striatal NREM Sleep Rhythm in Mice and Non-Human Primates

The paper identifies a novel 5-10 Hz cortico-striatal NREM sleep rhythm in mice and non-human primates that supports learning and performance gains through enhanced cortico-striatal interactions.

Effect of chronic upregulation of endocannabinoid signaling in vivo with JZL184 on striatal synaptic plasticity and motor learning in YAC128 Huntington disease mice

This study shows that JZL184 improves motor learning and striatal plasticity in YAC128 HD mice by increasing 2-AG levels, suggesting endocannabinoid modulation as a potential therapeutic target for HD.

Impaired refinement of kinematic variability in Huntington disease mice on an automated home-cage forelimb motor task

This paper introduces an automated behavioural testing system to assess motor learning in Huntington disease mice and identifies impaired kinematic variability modulation as a specific deficit.