Carl Duncan Spencer

This study identifies distinct roles of calbindin-expressing and non-expressing midbrain dopaminergic neurons in locomotion and motor learning through genetic ablation and chemogenetic approaches.

The paper maps the efferent projections of dopaminergic zona incerta neurons in mice, revealing their connectivity to motor-related brain regions and similarities to GABAergic ZI cells.

This study identifies MCH target sites in the lateral septum and shows MCH inhibits LS cells via GABAA receptor activation mediated by protein kinase C.

This study investigates how MCH regulates dopamine release in the VTA by directly inhibiting dopaminergic cells and modulating local microcircuit activity.