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Michela Marinelli

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1 Formation of accumbens GluR2-lacking AMPA receptors mediates incubation of cocaine craving. Nature 2008 6.01
2 Leptin receptor signaling in midbrain dopamine neurons regulates feeding. Neuron 2006 5.64
3 The mesopontine rostromedial tegmental nucleus: A structure targeted by the lateral habenula that projects to the ventral tegmental area of Tsai and substantia nigra compacta. J Comp Neurol 2009 2.83
4 Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors are present in nucleus accumbens synapses after prolonged withdrawal from cocaine self-administration but not experimenter-administered cocaine. J Neurosci 2011 1.70
5 Age matters. Eur J Neurosci 2009 1.56
6 Adolescent exposure to methylphenidate alters the activity of rat midbrain dopamine neurons. Biol Psychiatry 2003 1.54
7 Stress and addiction: glucocorticoid receptor in dopaminoceptive neurons facilitates cocaine seeking. Nat Neurosci 2009 1.51
8 Dopamine scales performance in the absence of new learning. Neuron 2006 1.35
9 Group I mGluR activation reverses cocaine-induced accumulation of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in nucleus accumbens synapses via a protein kinase C-dependent mechanism. J Neurosci 2011 1.26
10 Prominent activation of brainstem and pallidal afferents of the ventral tegmental area by cocaine. Neuropsychopharmacology 2007 1.23
11 The role of corticosterone in food deprivation-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in the rat. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2002 1.17
12 Dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area fire faster in adolescent rats than in adults. J Neurophysiol 2012 1.10
13 Fos after single and repeated self-administration of cocaine and saline in the rat: emphasis on the Basal forebrain and recalibration of expression. Neuropsychopharmacology 2010 1.01
14 Persistent increases in cocaine-seeking behavior after acute exposure to cold swim stress. Biol Psychiatry 2010 0.95
15 Adolescents are more vulnerable to cocaine addiction: behavioral and electrophysiological evidence. J Neurosci 2013 0.94
16 Individual differences in dopamine cell neuroadaptations following cocaine self-administration. Biol Psychiatry 2009 0.93
17 The neurosteroid allopregnanolone increases dopamine release and dopaminergic response to morphine in the rat nucleus accumbens. Eur J Neurosci 2002 0.92
18 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants potentiate methylphenidate (Ritalin)-induced gene regulation in the adolescent striatum. Eur J Neurosci 2010 0.90
19 Kalirin-7 mediates cocaine-induced AMPA receptor and spine plasticity, enabling incentive sensitization. J Neurosci 2013 0.88
20 Ethanol and acetaldehyde action on central dopamine systems: mechanisms, modulation, and relationship to stress. Alcohol 2009 0.86
21 Decreased firing frequency of midbrain dopamine neurons in mice lacking mu opioid receptors. Eur J Neurosci 2005 0.85
22 Fluoxetine potentiates methylphenidate-induced gene regulation in addiction-related brain regions: concerns for use of cognitive enhancers? Biol Psychiatry 2009 0.84