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1Dopamine, learning and motivationNature Reviews Neuroscience20042,955
2Incubation of cocaine craving after withdrawalNature2001930
3Brain Reward CircuitryNeuron2002831
4Neurobiology of Relapse to Heroin and Cocaine Seeking: A ReviewPharmacological Reviews2002774
5Dopamine Uptake through the Norepinephrine Transporter in Brain Regions with Low Levels of the Dopamine Transporter: Evidence from Knock-Out Mouse LinesJournal of Neuroscience2002557
6Dopamine and reward: The anhedonia hypothesis 30 years onNeurotoxicity Research2008496
7Central amygdala ERK signaling pathway is critical to incubation of cocaine cravingNature Neuroscience2005412
8Roles for nigrostriatal—not just mesocorticolimbic—dopamine in reward and addictionTrends in Neurosciences2009393
9Synergistic interaction between adenosine A2A and glutamate mGlu5 receptors: Implications for striatal neuronal functionProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2002345
10Cocaine Experience Establishes Control of Midbrain Glutamate and Dopamine by Corticotropin-Releasing Factor: A Role in Stress-Induced Relapse to Drug SeekingJournal of Neuroscience2005342
11Adenosine A2A receptors and basal ganglia physiologyProgress in Neurobiology2007336
12Detection of heteromerization of more than two proteins by sequential BRET-FRETNature Methods2008269
13A Single Infusion of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor into the Ventral Tegmental Area Induces Long-Lasting Potentiation of Cocaine Seeking after WithdrawalJournal of Neuroscience2004263
14Ventral medial prefrontal cortex neuronal ensembles mediate context-induced relapse to heroinNature Neuroscience2011258
15Maturation of silent synapses in amygdala-accumbens projection contributes to incubation of cocaine cravingNature Neuroscience2013256
16Forebrain substrates of reward and motivationJournal of Comparative Neurology2005250
17Metabotropic glutamate type 5, dopamine D2 and adenosine A2a receptors form higher‐order oligomers in living cellsJournal of Neurochemistry2009249
18Targeted disruption of cocaine-activated nucleus accumbens neurons prevents context-specific sensitizationNature Neuroscience2009230
19A Role of Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamate in Contextual Cue-Induced Relapse to Heroin SeekingJournal of Neuroscience2004229
20Neuroactive steroids: potential therapeutic use in neurological and psychiatric disordersTrends in Pharmacological Sciences1999192
21Stress-induced relapse to cocaine seeking: roles for the CRF2 receptor and CRF-binding protein in the ventral tegmental area of the ratPsychopharmacology2007191
22Systemic and Central Amygdala Injections of the mGluR2/3 Agonist LY379268 Attenuate the Expression of Incubation of Cocaine CravingBiological Psychiatry2007190
23Deletion of the M5 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor attenuates morphine reinforcement and withdrawal but not morphine analgesiaProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2002180
24Dopamine D2 and Adenosine A2A Receptors Regulate NMDA-Mediated Excitation in Accumbens Neurons Through A2A–D2 Receptor HeteromerizationNeuropsychopharmacology2009174
25Involvement of the Olfactory Tubercle in Cocaine Reward: Intracranial Self-Administration StudiesJournal of Neuroscience2003172
26Basal ganglia circuit loops, dopamine and motivation: A review and enquiryBehavioural Brain Research2015165
27Primary Reinforcing Effects of Nicotine Are Triggered from Multiple Regions Both Inside and Outside the Ventral Tegmental AreaJournal of Neuroscience2006163
28Motivational Effects of Cannabinoids and Opioids on Food Reinforcement Depend on Simultaneous Activation of Cannabinoid and Opioid SystemsNeuropsychopharmacology2005158
29κ-Opioid Receptor Activation Modifies Dopamine Uptake in the Nucleus Accumbens and Opposes the Effects of CocaineJournal of Neuroscience2000154
30Circuit and Synaptic Plasticity Mechanisms of Drug RelapseJournal of Neuroscience2017143
31Functional relevance of neurotransmitter receptor heteromers in the central nervous systemTrends in Neurosciences2007136
32The role of neuroadaptations in relapse to drug seekingNature Neuroscience2005132
33Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking by Hypocretin (Orexin) in the Ventral Tegmental Area: Independence from the Local Corticotropin-Releasing Factor NetworkBiological Psychiatry2009125
34Cocaine-induced CREB phosphorylation in nucleus accumbens of cocaine-sensitized rats is enabled by enhanced activation of extracellular signal-related kinase, but not protein kinase AJournal of Neurochemistry2005123
35Mapping of chemical trigger zones for rewardNeuropharmacology2004119
36Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex Neuronal Ensembles in the Expression of Incubation of Heroin CravingJournal of Neuroscience2012116
37Neurotransmitter receptor heteromers and their integrative role in ‘local modules’: The striatal spine moduleBrain Research Reviews2007112
38Ventral striatal anatomy of locomotor activity induced by cocaine, D-amphetamine, dopamine and D1/D2 agonistsNeuroscience2002111
39The Functional Divide for Primary Reinforcement of D-Amphetamine Lies between the Medial and Lateral Ventral Striatum: Is the Division of the Accumbens Core, Shell, and Olfactory Tubercle Valid?Journal of Neuroscience2005110
40Long-Lasting Incubation of Conditioned Fear in RatsBiological Psychiatry2009108
41Adenosine receptor-mediated modulation of dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens depends on glutamate neurotransmission and N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor stimulationJournal of Neurochemistry2004107
42Cocaine-induced brain activation detected by dynamic manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2007107
43Behavioral, biological, and chemical perspectives on targeting CRF1 receptor antagonists to treat alcoholismDrug and Alcohol Dependence2013100
44Distinct Fos-Expressing Neuronal Ensembles in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Mediate Food Reward and Extinction MemoriesJournal of Neuroscience201699
45A Role for Conditioned Ventral Tegmental Glutamate Release in Cocaine SeekingJournal of Neuroscience200798
46Coordinated Interaction between Hippocampal Sharp-Wave Ripples and Anterior Cingulate Unit ActivityJournal of Neuroscience201697
47Brain temperature fluctuations during physiological and pathological conditionsEuropean Journal of Applied Physiology200793
48Cannabinoid Agonists but not Inhibitors of Endogenous Cannabinoid Transport or Metabolism Enhance the Reinforcing Efficacy of Heroin in RatsNeuropsychopharmacology200592
49Functional Implications of Glutamatergic Projections to the Ventral Tegmental AreaReviews in the Neurosciences200889
50Heterodimeric adenosine receptors: a device to regulate neurotransmitter releaseCellular and Molecular Life Sciences200688