Emily T. Jorgensen

The paper identifies a rare striatal neuron population, Chst9-MSNs, that is critical for opioid reward and distinct from canonical pathways.

The paper functionally characterizes two transcriptionally distinct VTA dopamine neuron subtypes using single nucleus RNA sequencing and AAV-based cell-type-specific analysis.

This study identifies Reelin as a marker of cocaine-activated neuronal ensembles in the rat nucleus accumbens and shows its role in cocaine reward and neuronal excitability.

The paper examines diurnal changes in perineuronal nets and parvalbumin neurons in the rat medial prefrontal cortex, finding increased PNN and PV staining intensity during the dark phase.

This study shows that cocaine memory reactivation reduces PV intensity and alters electrophysiological properties of PV FSIs in the rat medial prefrontal cortex.