| Transient neuronal inhibition reveals opposing roles of indirect and direct pathways in sensitization SM Ferguson, D Eskenazi, M Ishikawa, MJ Wanat, PEM Phillips, Y Dong, ... Nature neuroscience 14 (1), 22-24, 2011 | 482 | 2011 |
| Chronic microsensors for longitudinal, subsecond dopamine detection in behaving animals JJ Clark, SG Sandberg, MJ Wanat, JO Gan, EA Horne, AS Hart, CA Akers, ... Nature methods 7 (2), 126-129, 2010 | 401 | 2010 |
| Severe stress switches CRF action in the nucleus accumbens from appetitive to aversive JC Lemos, MJ Wanat, JS Smith, BAS Reyes, NG Hollon, ... Nature 490 (7420), 402-406, 2012 | 348 | 2012 |
| Corticotropin‐releasing factor increases mouse ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron firing through a protein kinase C‐dependent enhancement of Ih MJ Wanat, FW Hopf, GD Stuber, PEM Phillips, A Bonci The Journal of physiology 586 (8), 2157-2170, 2008 | 295 | 2008 |
| Dopamine signaling in the nucleus accumbens of animals self-administering drugs of abuse I Willuhn, MJ Wanat, JJ Clark, PEM Phillips Behavioral neuroscience of drug addiction, 29-71, 2010 | 251 | 2010 |
| Formation, spectroscopic characterization, and application of sulfhydryl-terminated alkanethiol monolayers for the chemical attachment of DNA onto gold surfaces EA Smith, MJ Wanat, Y Cheng, SVP Barreira, AG Frutos, RM Corn Langmuir 17 (8), 2502-2507, 2001 | 240 | 2001 |
| Phasic dopamine release in appetitive behaviors and drug addiction MJ Wanat, I Willuhn, JJ Clark, PEM Phillips Current drug abuse reviews 2 (2), 195-213, 2009 | 213 | 2009 |
| Phasic dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens in response to pro-social 50 kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats I Willuhn, A Tose, MJ Wanat, AS Hart, NG Hollon, PEM Phillips, ... Journal of Neuroscience 34 (32), 10616-10623, 2014 | 159 | 2014 |
| CRF acts in the midbrain to attenuate accumbens dopamine release to rewards but not their predictors MJ Wanat, A Bonci, PEM Phillips Nature neuroscience 16 (4), 383-385, 2013 | 139 | 2013 |
| Lack of GPR88 enhances medium spiny neuron activity and alters motor-and cue-dependent behaviors A Quintana, E Sanz, W Wang, GP Storey, AD Güler, MJ Wanat, BA Roller, ... Nature neuroscience 15 (11), 1547-1555, 2012 | 126 | 2012 |
| Delays conferred by escalating costs modulate dopamine release to rewards but not their predictors MJ Wanat, CM Kuhnen, PEM Phillips Journal of Neuroscience 30 (36), 12020-12027, 2010 | 120 | 2010 |
| A basal ganglia circuit sufficient to guide birdsong learning L Xiao, G Chattree, FG Oscos, M Cao, MJ Wanat, TF Roberts Neuron 98 (1), 208-221. e5, 2018 | 117 | 2018 |
| Phasic dopamine transmission reflects initiation vigor and exerted effort in an action-and region-specific manner D Ko, MJ Wanat Journal of Neuroscience 36 (7), 2202-2211, 2016 | 76 | 2016 |
| Balanced NMDA receptor activity in dopamine D1 receptor (D1R)-and D2R-expressing medium spiny neurons is required for amphetamine sensitization LR Beutler, MJ Wanat, A Quintana, E Sanz, NS Bamford, LS Zweifel, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (10), 4206-4211, 2011 | 76 | 2011 |
| Ventral tegmental area afferents and drug-dependent behaviors I Oliva, MJ Wanat Frontiers in psychiatry 7, 30, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |
| Ventral tegmental area astrocytes orchestrate avoidance and approach behavior JA Gomez, JM Perkins, GM Beaudoin, NB Cook, SA Quraishi, EA Szoeke, ... Nature communications 10 (1), 1455, 2019 | 64 | 2019 |
| Attenuating GABAA receptor signaling in dopamine neurons selectively enhances reward learning and alters risk preference in mice JG Parker, MJ Wanat, ME Soden, K Ahmad, LS Zweifel, NS Bamford, ... Journal of Neuroscience 31 (47), 17103-17112, 2011 | 63 | 2011 |
| Strain specific synaptic modifications on ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons after ethanol exposure MJ Wanat, DR Sparta, FW Hopf, MS Bowers, M Melis, A Bonci Biological psychiatry 65 (8), 646-653, 2009 | 59 | 2009 |
| Cocaine increases dopaminergic neuron and motor activity via midbrain α1 adrenergic signaling RB Goertz, MJ Wanat, JA Gomez, ZJ Brown, PEM Phillips, CA Paladini Neuropsychopharmacology 40 (5), 1151-1162, 2015 | 56 | 2015 |
| Pattern of dopamine signaling during aversive events predicts active avoidance learning CE Stelly, GC Haug, KM Fonzi, MA Garcia, SC Tritley, AP Magnon, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (27), 13641-13650, 2019 | 55 | 2019 |
