Verginia C. Cuzon Carlson

This study shows that serotonin signaling in the orbitofrontal cortex influences alcohol consumption and aversion-resistant drinking in mice.

This study shows chronic ethanol self-administration in rhesus macaques alters dopamine signaling in the caudate and putamen, with sex-specific differences in release and uptake.

The paper examines how chronic alcohol drinking affects the relationship between gene expression and dopamine regulation in the brain, finding persistent functional changes despite no change in transcript levels.

This study examines sex differences in BNST neuron function in rhesus macaques following chronic alcohol exposure, finding increased excitability and synaptic excitation in both sexes.

The paper examines microcircuit activity in macaque dlPFC using calcium imaging, showing that spontaneous activity is maintained by microcircuit architecture and correlates with cognitive performance.