Leandro A. A. Aguiar

The paper identifies distinct neuronal ensembles in the nucleus accumbens activated by cocaine and foot shock, showing different functional roles in reward and aversion.

This study shows that cocaine-induced changes in cholinergic projections from the LDT to the NAc bidirectionally affect cocaine's reinforcing effects.

The paper shows that the cerebral cortex operates near a critical phase transition in spiking variability, with critical exponents distinct from mean-field directed percolation.