Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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2025 - Present
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology,
Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Recent Publications
Dopamine Neurons That Cotransmit Glutamate, From Synapses to Circuits to Behavior.
Journal Article Front Neural Circuits · 2021 Discovered just over 20 years ago, dopamine neurons have the ability to cotransmit both dopamine and glutamate. Yet, the functional roles of dopamine neuron glutamate cotransmission and their implications for therapeutic use are just emerging. This review ... Full text Link to item CiteDeconstructing 5-HT6 receptor effects on striatal circuit function.
Journal Article Neuroscience · July 23, 2015 Medium spiny neurons (MSNs) constitute 95% of neurons in the dorsal striatum subdivided into direct (striatonigral) and indirect (striatopallidal) pathways. Whereas D1 and D2 receptors and several neuropeptides, including dynorphin and enkephalin, are diff ... Full text Link to item CiteIncreased expression of 5-HT₆ receptors in dorsolateral striatum decreases habitual lever pressing, but does not affect learning acquisition of simple operant tasks in rats.
Journal Article Eur J Neurosci · July 2011 Serotonin-6 (5-HT(6)) receptors are densely expressed in the dorsolateral striatum (DLS), a brain region linked to habits. Medications acting on the serotonergic system, including 5-HT(6) receptors, can diminish habitual and repetitive behaviors associated ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
University of Washington, School of Medicine ·
2013
M.D.