Closed-loop recruitment of striatal interneurons prevents compulsive-like grooming behaviors

SL Mondragón-González, C Schreiweis… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Compulsive behaviors have been associated with striatal hyperactivity. Parvalbumin-
positive striatal interneurons (PVIs) in the striatum play a crucial role in regulating striatal …

Optogenetic inhibition of indirect pathway neurons in the dorsomedial striatum reduces excessive grooming in Sapap3-knockout mice

KI Ramírez-Armenta, H Alatriste-León… - …, 2022 - nature.com
Excessive grooming of Sapap3-KO mice has been used as a model of obsessive-
compulsive disorder (OCD). Previous studies suggest that dysregulation of cortico-striatal …

Hyperactivity of indirect pathway-projecting spiny projection neurons promotes compulsive behavior

SC Piantadosi, EE Manning, BL Chamberlain… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Compulsive behaviors are a hallmark symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Striatal hyperactivity has been linked to compulsive behavior generation in correlative …

[HTML][HTML] Striatal ensemble activity in an innate naturalistic behavior

S Minkowicz, MA Mathews, FH Mou, H Yoon, SN Freda… - BioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Self-grooming is an innate, naturalistic behavior found in a wide variety of organisms. The
control of rodent grooming has been shown to be mediated by the dorsolateral striatum …

Ketamine increases activity of a fronto-striatal projection that regulates compulsive behavior in SAPAP3 knockout mice

GL Davis, AR Minerva, A Lario, LD Simmler… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), characterized by intrusive thoughts
(obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions), is associated with dysfunction in fronto …

Differential effects of deep brain stimulation of the internal capsule and the striatum on excessive grooming in Sapap3 mutant mice

CM Pinhal, BJG van den Boom… - Biological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for patients with
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that do not respond to conventional therapies …

Hyperactivity of indirect pathway-projecting spiny projection neurons drives compulsive behavior

SC Piantadosi, EE Manning, BL Chamberlain, J Hyde… - BioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Compulsive behaviors are a hallmark symptom of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
Striatal hyperactivity has been linked to compulsive behavior generation in correlative …

Optogenetic stimulation of lateral orbitofronto-striatal pathway suppresses compulsive behaviors

E Burguière, P Monteiro, G Feng, AM Graybiel - Science, 2013 - science.org
Dysfunctions in frontostriatal brain circuits have been implicated in neuropsychiatric
disorders, including those characterized by the presence of repetitive behaviors. We …

Projection-specific deficits in synaptic transmission in adult Sapap3-knockout mice

LC Hadjas, MM Schartner, J Cand, MC Creed… - …, 2020 - nature.com
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a circuit disorder involving corticostriatal
projections, which play a role in motor control. The Sapap3-knockout (KO) mouse is a …

Disruption of prepulse inhibition is associated with compulsive behavior severity and nucleus accumbens dopamine receptor changes in Sapap3 knockout mice

EE Manning, AY Wang, LM Saikali, AS Winner… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with disruption of sensorimotor gating,
which may contribute to difficulties inhibiting intrusive thoughts and compulsive rituals …