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PTEN in somatostatin neurons regulates fear and anxiety and is required for inhibitory synaptic connectivity within central amygdala
Holford, T. W., Letourneau, K. N., Von-Walter, C., Moncaleano, D., Loomis, C. L., & Bolton, M. M. (2025). PTEN in somatostatin neurons regulates fear and anxiety and is required for inhibitory synaptic connectivity within central amygdala. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 19.
Direct interoceptive input to the insular cortex shapes learned feeding behavior
Zhao, Z., Xu, B., Anthony, S., Subramanian, S., Granger, B., Von-Walter, C., Mizrachi, E., Kidd, M., Srigiriraju, A., McKie, I., Li, Z., Bolton, M. M., Berto, S., & Stern, S. A. (2025). Direct interoceptive input to the insular cortex shapes learned feeding behavior (p. 2025.05.13.653896). bioRxiv.
INGEsT: An Open-Source Behavioral Setup for Studying Self-motivated Ingestive Behavior and Learned Operant Behavior
Zhao, Z., Xu, B., Loomis, C. L., Anthony, S. A., McKie, I., Srigiriraju, A., Bolton, M., & Stern, S. A. (2024). INGEsT: An Open-Source Behavioral Setup for Studying Self-motivated Ingestive Behavior and Learned Operant Behavior (p. 2024.03.10.584229). bioRxiv.
Screening Morphological Characteristics of Large Populations of Synaptic Vesicle Clouds and Active Zones from 3D EM Data
Thomas, C. I., Anderson, J. R., Bolton, M., & Kamasawa, N. (2023). Screening Morphological Characteristics of Large Populations of Synaptic Vesicle Clouds and Active Zones from 3D EM Data. Microscopy and Microanalysis: The Official Journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada, 29(29 Suppl 1), 1084–1085.
Amygdala Intercalated Cells: Gate Keepers and Conveyors of Internal State to the Circuits of Emotion.
Asede, D., Doddapaneni, D., & Bolton, M. M. (2022). Amygdala Intercalated Cells: Gate Keepers and Conveyors of Internal State to the Circuits of Emotion. Journal of Neuroscience, 42(49), 9098–9109.
Neuromodulatory control of inhibitory network arborization in the developing postnatal neocortex.
Steinecke, A., Bolton, M. M., & Taniguchi, H. (2022). Neuromodulatory control of inhibitory network arborization in the developing postnatal neocortex. Science Advances, 8(10), eabe7192.
Deletion of ErbB4 Disrupts Synaptic Transmission and Long-Term Potentiation of Thalamic Input to Amygdalar Medial Paracapsular Intercalated Cells
Asede, D., Okoh, J., Ali, S., Doddapaneni, D., Bolton, M.M. (2021). Deletion of ErbB4 Disrupts Synaptic Transmission and Long-Term Potentiation of Thalamic Input to Amygdalar Medial Paracapsular Intercalated Cells. Front Synaptic Neurosci. 13, 697110.
Apical intercalated cell cluster: A distinct sensory regulator in the amygdala
Asede, D.*, Doddapaneni, D.*, Chavez, A., Okoh, J., Ali, S., Von-Walter, C., Bolton, M.M. (2021) Apical intercalated cell cluster: A distinct sensory regulator in the amygdala. Cell Reports 35, 7, 109151.
Autonomous Purkinje cell activation instructs bidirectional motor learning through evoked dendritic calcium signaling
Bonnan, A., Rowan, M.M.J., Baker, C.A., Bolton, M.M., Christie, J.M. (2021). Autonomous Purkinje cell activation instructs bidirectional motor learning through evoked dendritic calcium signaling. Nature Communications 12, 2153.
Deletion of NRXN1α impairs long-range and local connectivity in amygdala fear circuit.
Asede, D., Joseph, A., and Bolton, M.M. (2020). Deletion of NRXN1α impairs long-range and local connectivity in amygdala fear circuit. Translational Psychiatry 10, 1–13.
Low-threshold spiking interneurons perform feedback inhibition in the lateral amygdala
Ünal, Ç.T., Ünal, B., and Bolton, M.M. (2020). Low-threshold spiking interneurons perform feedback inhibition in the lateral amygdala. Brain Struct Funct 225, 909–923.
Regional Specialization of Pyramidal Neuron Morphology and Physiology in the Tree Shrew Neocortex
Parra, A., Baker, C.A., and Bolton, M.M. (2019). Regional Specialization of Pyramidal Neuron Morphology and Physiology in the Tree Shrew Neocortex. Cerebral Cortex, 1-18.
Cellular resolution circuit mapping with temporal-focused excitation of soma-targeted channelrhodopsin.
Baker, C.A., Elyada, Y.M., Parra, A., and Bolton, M.M. (2016). Cellular resolution circuit mapping with temporal-focused excitation of soma-targeted channelrhodopsin. Elife 5, e14193.
New modules are added to vibrissal premotor circuitry with the emergence of exploratory whisking.
Takatoh, J., Nelson, A., Zhou, X., Bolton, M.M., Ehlers, M.D., Arenkiel, B.R., Mooney, R., and Wang, F. (2013). New modules are added to vibrissal premotor circuitry with the emergence of exploratory whisking. Neuron 77, 346–360.
Composite Primary Neuronal High-Content Screening Assay for Huntington’s Disease Incorporating Non-Cell-Autonomous Interactions.
Kaltenbach, L.S., Bolton, M.M., Shah, B., Kanju, P.M., Lewis, G.M., Turmel, G.J., Whaley, J.C., Trask, O.J., and Lo, D.C. (2010). Composite Primary Neuronal High-Content Screening Assay for Huntington’s Disease Incorporating Non-Cell-Autonomous Interactions. J Biomol Screen 15, 806–819.
Look who is weaving the neural web: glial control of synapse formation.
Bolton, M.M., and Eroglu, C. (2009). Look who is weaving the neural web: glial control of synapse formation. Curr. Opin. Neurobiol. 19, 491–497.
Dysregulation of the mesoprefrontal dopamine circuit mediates an early-life stress-induced synaptic imbalance in the prefrontal cortex.
Oh, W. C., Rodríguez, G., Asede, D., Jung, K., Hwang, I.-W., Ogelman, R., Bolton, M. M., & Kwon, H.-B. (2021). Dysregulation of the mesoprefrontal dopamine circuit mediates an early-life stress-induced synaptic imbalance in the prefrontal cortex. Cell Reports, 35(5), 109074.
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