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Dopamine neurons do not constitute an obligatory stage in the final common path for the evaluation and pursuit of brain stimulation reward.

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PLoS One. 2020;15(6):e0226722 Authors: Trujillo-Pisanty I, Conover K, Solis P, Palacios D, Shizgal P

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The priming effect of food persists following blockade of dopamine receptors.

Author(s): Evangelista C, Hantson A, Shams WM, Almey A, Pileggi M, Voisard JR, Boulos V, Al-Qadri Y, Gonzalez Cautela BV, Zhou FX, Duchemin J, Habrich ...

Eur J Neurosci. 2019 Jul 27;: Authors: Evangelista C, Hantson A, Shams WM, Almey A, Pileggi M, Voisard JR, Boulos V, Al-Qadri Y, Gonzalez Cautela BV, Zhou FX, Duchemin J, Habrich A, Tito N, Koumro...

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Learning to use past evidence in a sophisticated world model.

Author(s): Ahilan S, Solomon RB, Breton YA, Conover K, Niyogi RK, Shizgal P, Dayan P

PLoS Comput Biol. 2019 Jun 24;15(6):e1007093 Authors: Ahilan S, Solomon RB, Breton YA, Conover K, Niyogi RK, Shizgal P, Dayan P

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Ventral Midbrain NMDA Receptor Blockade: From Enhanced Reward and Dopamine Inactivation.

Author(s): Hernandez G, Cossette MP, Shizgal P, Rompré PP

Front Behav Neurosci. 2016;10:161 Authors: Hernandez G, Cossette MP, Shizgal P, Rompré PP

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Valuation of opportunity costs by rats working for rewarding electrical brain stimulation.

Author(s): Solomon RB, Conover K, Shizgal P

PLoS One. 2017;12(8):e0182120 Authors: Solomon RB, Conover K, Shizgal P

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17β-estradiol locally increases phasic dopamine release in the dorsal striatum.

Author(s): Shams WM, Cossette MP, Shizgal P, Brake WG

Neurosci Lett. 2018 02 05;665:29-32 Authors: Shams WM, Cossette MP, Shizgal P, Brake WG

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Some work and some play: microscopic and macroscopic approaches to labor and leisure.

Author(s): Niyogi RK, Shizgal P, Dayan P

PLoS Comput Biol. 2014 Dec;10(12):e1003894 Authors: Niyogi RK, Shizgal P, Dayan P

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Robust optical fiber patch-cords for in vivo optogenetic experiments in rats.

Author(s): Trujillo-Pisanty I, Sanio C, Chaudhri N, Shizgal P

MethodsX. 2015;2:263-71 Authors: Trujillo-Pisanty I, Sanio C, Chaudhri N, Shizgal P

Article GUID: 26150997
The neural substrates for the rewarding and dopamine-releasing effects of medial forebrain bundle stimulation have partially discrepant frequency responses.

Author(s): Cossette MP, Conover K, Shizgal P

Behav Brain Res. 2016 Jan 15;297:345-58 Authors: Cossette MP, Conover K, Shizgal P

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The Effects of Electrical and Optical Stimulation of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons on Rat 50-kHz Ultrasonic Vocalizations.

Author(s): Scardochio T, Trujillo-Pisanty I, Conover K, Shizgal P, Clarke PB

Front Behav Neurosci. 2015;9:331 Authors: Scardochio T, Trujillo-Pisanty I, Conover K, Shizgal P, Clarke PB

Article GUID: 26696851
Title:Robust optical fiber patch-cords for in vivo optogenetic experiments in rats.
Authors:Trujillo-Pisanty I,  Sanio C,  Chaudhri N,  Shizgal P
Link:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26150997?dopt=Abstract
Category:MethodsX
PMID:26150997
Dept Affiliation: CSBN
1 Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology (CSBN)/Groupe de recherche en neurobiologie comportementale, Department of Psychology. Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Science Pavilion, room #244, H4B 1R6 Montréal, QC, Canada.

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Robust optical fiber patch-cords for in vivo optogenetic experiments in rats.

MethodsX. 2015;2:263-71

Authors: Trujillo-Pisanty I, Sanio C, Chaudhri N, Shizgal P

Abstract

In vivo optogenetic experiments commonly employ long lengths of optical fiber to connect the light source (commonly a laser) to the optical fiber implants in the brain. Commercially available patch cords are expensive and break easily. Researchers have developed methods to build these cables in house for in vivo experiments with rodents [1-4]. However, the half-life of those patch cords is greatly reduced when they are used with behaving rats, which are strong enough to break the delicate cable tip and to bite through the optical fiber and furcation tubing. Based on [3] we have strengthened the patch-cord tip that connects to the optical implant, and we have incorporated multiple layers of shielding to produce more robust and resistant cladding. Here, we illustrate how to build these patch cords with FC or M3 connectors. However, the design can be adapted for use with other common optical-fiber connectors. We have saved time and money by using this design in our optical self-stimulation experiments with rats, which are commonly several months long and last four to eleven hours per session. The main advantages are: •Long half-life.•Resistant to moderate rodent bites.•Suitable for long in vivo optogenetic experiments with large rodents.

PMID: 26150997 [PubMed]