Author name: Kristen Hartman

Jin H, Li M, Jeong E, Castro-Martinez F, Zuker CS (2024) A body–brain circuit that regulates body inflammatory responses. Nature 630(8017):695-703. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07469-y PMID: 38692285 Objective: To show that a peripheral immune insult strongly activates the body–brain axis to regulate immune responses. Summary: Using Anti-DBH-SAP, the authors demonstrate that pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines communicate with […]

Barioni NO, Beduschi RS, da Silva AV, Martins MG, Almeida-Francia CCD, Rodrigues SA, López DE, Gómez-Nieto R, Horta-Júnior JAC (2024) The role of the ventral nucleus of the trapezoid body in the auditory prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex. Hearing Research 450:109070. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2024.109070 PMID: 38972084 Objective: To study the acoustic startle response through

Nishioka M, Hata T (2024) Cholinergic interneurons in the dorsal striatum play an important role in the acquisition of duration memory. Eur J Neurosci 59(11):3061-3073. doi: 10.1111/ejn.16337 PMID: 38576223 Objective: To investigate duration-memory formation in the dorsal striatum. Summary: Rats were sufficiently trained using a peak-interval 20s procedure and then infused with anti-choline acetyltransferase–saporin into

Nodal FR, Leach ND, Keating P, Dahmen JC, Zhao D, King AJ, Bajo VM (2024) Neural processing in the primary auditory cortex following cholinergic lesions of the basal forebrain in ferrets. Hear Res 447:109025. doi: 10.1016/j.heares.2024.109025 PMID: 38733712 Objective: To explore whether behavioral deficits are associated with changes in the response properties of cortical neurons,

Nirogi R, Jayarajan P, Benade V, Abraham R, Goyal VK (2024) Hits and misses with animal models of narcolepsy and the implications for drug discovery. Expert Opin Drug Discov 19(6):755-768. doi: 10.1080/17460441.2024.2354293 PMID: 38747534 Objective: To review the usage of Orexin-B-SAP treated rats in the development of drug candidates for the treatment of narcolepsy. Summary:

Loften A (2024) Cholinergic modulation of dopamine-related effects of ethanol in the rat. Univ Gothenburg Thesis. Objective: To explore the role of acetylcholine and cholinergic interneurons (CIN) in ethanol-induced dopamine (DA) release and in the reinforcing effects of ethanol. Summary: The author’s thesis supports an important role of accumbal CIN in ethanol ́s DA releasing