Lucy G. Anderson

Cholinergic-dependent dopamine signals in mouse dorsomedial striatum are regulated by frontal but not sensory cortices

The paper shows that visual stimuli evoke dopamine in the dorsomedial striatum via cholinergic-dependent mechanisms, driven by frontal cortices rather than sensory cortices.

Early life adversity increases striatal dopamine D1 receptor density and promotes social alcohol drinking in mice, especially males

This study shows early life adversity increases striatal dopamine D1 receptor density and promotes social alcohol drinking in mice, especially males, with receptor downregulation after alcohol exposure negating these differences.

D2 autoreceptors gate vulnerability to cocaine use disorder

This study investigates how D2 autoreceptors influence vulnerability to cocaine use disorder by using cell-type-specific genetic manipulations in mice.

Slow synaptic plasticity from the hippocampus underlies gradual mapping and fragmentation of novel spaces by grid cells

The paper shows that slow hippocampus-to-entorhinal plasticity underlies gradual grid cell map formation and fragmentation in novel environments through longitudinal imaging and modeling.

Mitonuclear interactions affect locomotor activity and sleep in Drosophila melanogaster

This study shows that mtDNA variation and mitonuclear interactions influence locomotor activity and sleep in Drosophila melanogaster, with sex-specific effects.