Author

Davide Amato

Medical University of South CarolinaORCID 0000-0003-3630-0147Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Neuroscience· 2

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna KruyeriD· 2 shared Ariana AngelisiD· 2 shared Aaron TaniD· 1 shared Connor Waselenko· 1 shared Courtney Powell· 1 shared Jeffrey Parrilla-CarreroiD· 1 shared Lasse BrandtiD· 1 shared Peter W. KalivasiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2021-2026 · peak 1/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 30 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersNeuroscience

Anna KruyerORCID

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

2 papers

Recent·Most cited

NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintApr 28, 2026

Reward Circuit Adaptations After Chronic Antipsychotic Treatment Confer Addiction Vulnerability

Anna Kruyer, Ariana Angelis, Connor Waselenko…·Davide Amato

This study shows chronic antipsychotic treatment increases addiction vulnerability in rats and humans by altering D2-MSN spine morphology and reward-seeking behavior.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.24.720671

ratstatistical model

𝕏 PostBluesky

NeuroscienceMolecular PsychiatryPeer-reviewedAug 4, 2021

Accumbens D2-MSN hyperactivity drives behavioral supersensitivity

Anna Kruyer, Jeffrey Parrilla-Carrero, Courtney Powell…·Davide Amato

This study identifies D2-MSN hyperactivity as a driver of antipsychotic-induced behavioral supersensitivity and its associated symptoms.

36 citations

mouse

𝕏 PostBluesky