Evan S. Swanson

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

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

This study shows that low striatal D2 receptor density in male mice predisposes to obesity-like traits through early dopaminergic dysfunction, which is later compensated by brain insulin hypersensitivity.