Yanaira Alonso‐Caraballo

Thalamo-accumbal circuit adaptations following extended oxycodone abstinence.

This study examines sex differences in relapse vulnerability after oxycodone abstinence by analyzing neural circuit adaptations in the thalamo-accumbal pathway in male and female rats.

Cocaine sensitization and accumbens shell plasticity depend on biological sex and gonadal hormones in C57BL/6J mice

This study shows that biological sex and gonadal hormones influence cocaine-induced behavioral and neuronal plasticity in mice, with males and females showing distinct responses.

Wideband ratiometric measurement of tonic and phasic dopamine release in the striatum

The paper develops a method to measure dopamine dynamics across multiple timescales using modified FSCV and ratiometric analysis, demonstrating its application in vitro and in vivo.

Corticotropin releasing factor alters the functional diversity of accumbal cholinergic interneurons

This study identifies heterogeneous firing patterns in accumbal cholinergic interneurons and shows they are modulated by corticotropin releasing factor and the estrous cycle.

Prenatal opioid exposure inhibits microglial sculpting of the dopamine system during adolescence

This study shows that prenatal opioid exposure reduces microglial pruning of dopamine D1 receptors in male rats, leading to increased D1R density and impaired extinction of oxycodone-conditioned place preference.

Effects of the estrous cycle and ovarian hormones on cue-triggered motivation and intrinsic excitability of medium spiny neurons in the Nucleus Accumbens of female rats

This study investigates how the estrous cycle and ovarian hormones affect motivation and intrinsic excitability of medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens of female rats, finding cycle- and hormone-dependent effects on food cue motivation and neuronal excitability.