Huiling Wang

Characterization of nucleus accumbens dopamine dynamics during positive and negative operant reinforcement in rats

This study examines dopamine dynamics in the nucleus accumbens during positive and negative reinforcement in rats, finding distinct patterns for different reinforcer types and availability.

Chronic delivery of buprenorphine during abstinence decreases incubation of heroin seeking and neuronal activation in medial prefrontal cortex and striatum in male and female rats

This study shows chronic buprenorphine reduces heroin seeking incubation and decreases neuronal activation in specific brain regions in rats.

Ventral Tegmental Area GABA, glutamate, and glutamate-GABA neurons are heterogenous in their electrophysiological and pharmacological properties

The paper identifies electrophysiological and pharmacological differences among VTA glutamate, glutamate-GABA, and GABA neurons using a double transgenic mouse model.

Reproducible abnormalities of functional gradient reliably predict clinical and cognitive symptoms in schizophrenia

The paper identifies reproducible functional gradient abnormalities in schizophrenia that correlate with clinical and cognitive symptom severity using resting-state fMRI data.