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Publications

Lai I, Porcu A, Romoli B, Keisler M, Manfredsson FP, Powell SB, DULCIS D (2023) “Nicotine-mediated recruitment of GABAergic neurons to a dopaminergic phenotype attenuates motor deficits in an alpha-synuclein Parkinson’s model” International International Journal of Molecular Science (in press) PDF

 

Porcu A, Nilsson A, Booreddy S, Barnes SA, Welsh DK, DULCIS D (2022) "Seasonal changes in day length induce multisynaptic neurotransmitter switching to regulate hypothalamic network activity and behavior" Science Advances 2;8(35):1-18 PDF

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M.J. McCarthy, J. Gottlieb, R. Gonzalez, C.A. McClung, L. Alloy, S. Cain, D.DULCIS, B. Etain, B. Frey, C. Garbazza, K. Ketchesin, H.J. Lee, C. Marie-Claire, R. Nusslock, A. Porcu, R. Porter, P. Ritter, J. Scott, D. Smith, H. Swartz, G. Murray (2021) “Neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms of circadian rhythm disruption in bipolar disorder” Bipolar Disorders DOI: 10.1111/bdi.13165 PDF

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Z.A. Cope­­, M.K. Kwiatkowski, M.R. Picciotto, Y.S. Mineur, D. DULCIS, J.W. Young (2020) “Converging evidence that short-active photoperiod increases acetylcholine signaling in the hippocampus” Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 20:1173–1183 PDF

 

M.A. Kwiatkowski, Z.A. Cope, L.A. Lavadia, C.J.A. van de Cappelle, D. DULCIS, J.W. Young (2020) “Short-active photoperiod gestation induces psychiatry-relevant behavior in healthy mice but a resiliency to such effects are seen in mice with reduced dopamine transporter expression” Scientific Reports 10:10217 PDF

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A. Iemolo, P. Montilla-Perez, I.C. Lai, Y. Meng, S. Nolan, J. Wen, I. Rusu, D. DULCIS, F. Telese (2020) “A cell type-specific expression map of NCoR1 and SMRT transcriptional co-repressors in the mouse brain” J. Comparative Neurology 528(13):2218-2238 PDF

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N. Prakash, C.J. Stark, M.N. Keisler, L. Luo, A. Der-Avakian, D. DULCIS (2020) “Serotonergic plasticity in the dorsal raphe nucleus characterizes susceptibility and resilience to anhedonia”  J. Neuroscience 40(3):569-584 PDF

 

I. Lai & D.DULCIS (2020) “Nicotine-induced dopamine plasticity: a gateway to neurotransmitter replacement?” Neural Regeneration Research 15(1):73-74 PDF

 

R. Pritchard, H. Chen, B. Romoli, N.C. Spitzer, D.DULCIS (2020) “Photoperiod-induced neurotransmitter plasticity declines with aging: an epigenetic regulation?” J. Comparative Neurology  528(2):199-210 PDF

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B. Romoli, A.F. Lozada, F.P. Manfredsson, T.S. Hnasko, D.K. Berg, D.DULCIS (2019) “Neonatal nicotine exposure primes midbrain neurons to a dopaminergic phenotype and increases adult drug consumption” Biological Psychiatry 86:344-355 PDF

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T.K. Tsang, E.A. Bushong, D. Boassa, J. Hu, B. Romoli, D.DULCIS, C.Y. Su, M.H. Ellisman (2018) “High-quality ultrastructural preservation using cryofixation for 3D electron microscopy of genetically labeled tissues” eLife doi: 10.7554/eLife.35524 PDF

 

J.W. Young, Z. Cope, B. Romoli, E. Schrurs, A. Joosen, D. DULCIS (2018) “Mice with reduced DAT levels recreate seasonal-induced switching between states in bipolar disorder” Neuropsychopharmacology 43:1721-1731 PDF

 

L. Faget, V. Zell, R. Ressler, A. McPherson,  J.H. Yoo, D. DULCIS, T.S. Hnasko (2018) “Opponent control of behavioral reinforcement by inhibitory and excitatory projections from the ventral pallidum” Nature Communications 9(1):849 PDF

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A. Porcu, M. Riddle, D. DULCIS, and D.K. Welsh (2018) “Photoperiod-induced neuroplasticity in the circadian system" Neural Plasticity doi:10.1155/2018/51 47585.PDF

D. DULCIS, G. Lippi, L. Do, C. Stark, D.K. Berg, N.C. Spitzer (2017) “Neurotransmitter switching regulated by miRNAs controls changes in social preference” Neuron 95:1319-1333 PDF

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JP. Kesby, B. Romoli, M.C.G. Marcondes, S. Semenova*, D, DULCIS* (2017) “HIV-1 TAT protein enhances sensitization to methamphetamine by affecting dopaminergic function” Brain, Behavior & Immunity 65:210-221 PDF

 
D. DULCIS (2016) “Neurotransmitter Plasticity” *Guest editor  Special Issue - J. Chemical Neuroanatomy  73:1-42 PDF
 
D. DULCIS (2015) “The ever-changing brain: Clinical implications”  - J. Chemical Neuroanatomy 73:1-2 PDF
 
J.W. Young and D. DULCIS (2015) “Investigating the mechanisms underlying switching between states in bipolar disorder” European J. of Pharmacology 759:151-162. PDF
 
D. DULCIS, P. Jamshidi, S. Leutgeb, and N.C. Spitzer (2013) “Neurotransmitter switching in the adult brain regulates behavior”. Science 340:449-453. PDF
 
D. DULCIS and N.C. Spitzer (2012) “Reserve pool neuron transmitter respecification: novel neuroplasticity”. Developmental Neurobiology 72:465-474. PDF
 
N. Velázquez-Ulloa, N.C. Spitzer, and D. DULCIS (2011) “Contexts for dopamine specification by calcium spike activity in the central nervous system” J. Neuroscience 31: 78-88. PDF
 
D. DULCIS and N.C. Spitzer (2008) “Illumination controls differentiation of dopamine neurons regulating behavior”. Nature 456:195-201. PDF
 
D. DULCIS, R.B. Levine, and J. Ewer (2005) “Role of the neuropeptide CCAP in Drosophila cardiac function”. J. of Neurobiology 64(3):259-74. PDF
 
D. DULCIS and R.B. Levine (2005) “Glutamatergic innervation of the heart initiates retrograde contractions in adult Drosophila melanogaster”. J. of Neuroscience 25(2): 271-280. PDF
 
D. DULCIS and R.B. Levine (2004) “Remodeling of a larval skeletal muscle motoneuron to drive the posterior cardiac pacemaker in the adult moth, Manduca sexta”. J. of Comparative Neurology 478:126-142. PDF
 
D. DULCIS and R.B. Levine (2003) “Innervation of the heart of the adult fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster”. Journal of Comp. Neurology 465:560-578. PDF
 
D. DULCIS, N.T. Davis, and J.G. Hildebrand (2001) “Neuronal control of heart reversal in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta”. J. of Comparative Physiology A 187:837-849. PDF
 
N.T. Davis, D. DULCIS, and J.G. Hildebrand (2001) “Innervation of the Heart and Aorta of Manduca sexta”. J. of Comparative Neurology 440:245-260. PDF
 
D. Boassa and D. DULCIS (1999) “Functional morphology of the dorsal vessel in the adult fly (Diptera, Calliphoridae)”. J. of Morphology 240:15-31. PDF
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