Manhua Zhu

This study identifies a novel amygdala-dopamine circuit activated by adolescent stress that drives punishment-resistant reward-seeking behavior in mice.

The paper shows that thalamic input drives acetylcholine-dependent dopamine release in the dorsomedial striatum during learning, but not in the dorsolateral striatum.

The paper examines sex differences in how nicotine vapor affects CRF1 neurons in the mouse VTA, revealing sex- and exposure-dependent changes in neuronal activity and inhibition.

The paper identifies inhibitory inputs to SNc dopaminergic neurons and shows that striosomal inputs can produce pause-rebound firing independently of excitatory input.