Christian Lüscher

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1 Cocaine triggered AMPA receptor redistribution is reversed in vivo by mGluR-dependent long-term depression. Nat Neurosci 2006 3.54
2 GABA neurons of the VTA drive conditioned place aversion. Neuron 2012 2.86
3 Rapid synthesis and synaptic insertion of GluR2 for mGluR-LTD in the ventral tegmental area. Science 2007 2.77
4 Cocaine-evoked synaptic plasticity: persistence in the VTA triggers adaptations in the NAc. Nat Neurosci 2009 2.50
5 Glutamate receptors on dopamine neurons control the persistence of cocaine seeking. Neuron 2008 2.37
6 Bi-directional effects of GABA(B) receptor agonists on the mesolimbic dopamine system. Nat Neurosci 2004 2.30
7 Reversal of cocaine-evoked synaptic potentiation resets drug-induced adaptive behaviour. Nature 2011 2.23
8 Ventral tegmental area GABA projections pause accumbal cholinergic interneurons to enhance associative learning. Nature 2012 2.23
9 Neural bases for addictive properties of benzodiazepines. Nature 2010 2.17
10 Pheromone detection mediated by a V1r vomeronasal receptor. Nat Neurosci 2002 1.85
11 In vivo reprogramming of circuit connectivity in postmitotic neocortical neurons. Nat Neurosci 2013 1.64
12 RGS2 modulates coupling between GABAB receptors and GIRK channels in dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area. Nat Neurosci 2007 1.58
13 Cocaine inverts rules for synaptic plasticity of glutamate transmission in the ventral tegmental area. Nat Neurosci 2011 1.38
14 mGluRs induce a long-term depression in the ventral tegmental area that involves a switch of the subunit composition of AMPA receptors. Eur J Neurosci 2005 1.35
15 Cocaine disinhibits dopamine neurons by potentiation of GABA transmission in the ventral tegmental area. Science 2013 1.29
16 Drug-driven AMPA receptor redistribution mimicked by selective dopamine neuron stimulation. PLoS One 2010 1.17
17 Hooked on benzodiazepines: GABAA receptor subtypes and addiction. Trends Neurosci 2011 1.13
18 Gene cluster lock after pheromone receptor gene choice. EMBO J 2007 1.12
19 Desensitization of mu-opioid receptor-evoked potassium currents: initiation at the receptor, expression at the effector. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002 1.10
20 In utero exposure to cocaine delays postnatal synaptic maturation of glutamatergic transmission in the VTA. Nat Neurosci 2011 1.09
21 Cocaine-evoked synaptic plasticity: a key to addiction? Nat Neurosci 2008 1.07
22 Methamphetamine-evoked depression of GABA(B) receptor signaling in GABA neurons of the VTA. Neuron 2012 1.01
23 Absence and rescue of morphine withdrawal in GIRK/Kir3 knock-out mice. J Neurosci 2008 0.99
24 Projection of the Grüneberg ganglion to the mouse olfactory bulb. Eur J Neurosci 2006 0.99
25 Two distinct forms of desensitization of G-protein coupled inwardly rectifying potassium currents evoked by alkaloid and peptide mu-opioid receptor agonists. Mol Cell Neurosci 2003 0.97
26 beta-Arrestin2, interacting with phosphodiesterase 4, regulates synaptic release probability and presynaptic inhibition by opioids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005 0.96
27 Synaptic plasticity and addiction: learning mechanisms gone awry. Neuropharmacology 2011 0.96
28 Expression of cocaine-evoked synaptic plasticity by GluN3A-containing NMDA receptors. Neuron 2013 0.95
29 Endogenous RGS proteins enhance acute desensitization of GABA(B) receptor-activated GIRK currents in HEK-293T cells. Pflugers Arch 2004 0.91
30 Addictive drugs modulate GIRK-channel signaling by regulating RGS proteins. Trends Pharmacol Sci 2008 0.89
31 Morphine- and CaMKII-dependent enhancement of GIRK channel signaling in hippocampal neurons. J Neurosci 2010 0.88
32 Drug-evoked synaptic plasticity: beyond metaplasticity. Curr Opin Neurobiol 2013 0.84
33 Firing modes of dopamine neurons drive bidirectional GIRK channel plasticity. J Neurosci 2014 0.82
34 Drug-evoked plasticity: do addictive drugs reopen a critical period of postnatal synaptic development? Front Mol Neurosci 2012 0.82
35 Bi-directional effect of increasing doses of baclofen on reinforcement learning. Front Behav Neurosci 2011 0.81
36 Is there a way to curb benzodiazepine addiction? Swiss Med Wkly 2011 0.81
37 Applications of two-photon microscopy in the neurosciences. Front Biosci 2005 0.79
38 Effects of the cell type-specific ablation of the cAMP-responsive transcription factor in noradrenergic neurons on locus coeruleus firing and withdrawal behavior after chronic exposure to morphine. J Neurochem 2010 0.78
39 Dominique Muller (1956–2015). Neuron 2015 0.77
40 Addiction: the dark side of learning. Pediatr Res 2008 0.77
41 [Non-invasive brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease]. Rev Med Suisse 2015 0.75
42 Retinal Input Directs the Recruitment of Inhibitory Interneurons into Thalamic Visual Circuits. Neuron 2014 0.75
43 [Addiction represents the dark side of Learning]. Rev Med Suisse 2014 0.75
44 [Shining light on translational research in deep brain stimulation]. Rev Med Suisse 2015 0.75
45 [Deep brain stimulation: new targets and new indications]. Rev Med Suisse 2015 0.75
46 [Optogenetic reversal of cocaine-evoked synaptic potentiation normalizes behavioural sensitization]. Med Sci (Paris) 2012 0.75
47 Mimicking synaptic effects of addictive drugs with selective dopamine neuron stimulation. Channels (Austin) 2011 0.75