Alan Jung Park

Prelimbic corticopontine neurons gate extinction learning

This study identifies a mechanism by which prelimbic corticopontine neurons gate extinction learning through mitochondria-dependent post-tetanic potentiation.

Input-specific bi-directional regulation of CA3 pyramidal cell excitability: its implications in sequence learningn

The paper investigates how CA3 pyramidal cell excitability is regulated by mossy fiber and perforant pathway inputs, showing their role in sequence learning through bidirectional regulation of excitability and synaptic plasticity.

Ventral tegmental area GABA neurons mediate stress-induced anhedonia.

This study shows that VTA GABA neurons drive NAc oscillations during stress, which are necessary and sufficient for stress-induced anhedonia.

Selective role of the translin/trax RNase complex in hippocampal synaptic plasticity

The paper shows that translin/trax is required for a specific form of hippocampal synaptic plasticity dependent on postsynaptic PKA, but not for presynaptic PKA-dependent plasticity.