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The Central Amygdala as an Integrative Hub for Anxiety and Alcohol Use Disorders by Gilpin, Nicholas W, Herman, Melissa A, Roberto, Marisa

“…Abstract The central amygdala (CeA) plays a central role in physiologic and behavioral responses to fearful stimuli, stressful stimuli, and drug-related…”
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Doctors’ Perceptions of Multiracial Adolescents by Herman, Melissa

“…Perceptions of race influence the way health care is delivered to minority populations, particularly multiracial people. Currently only 11% of American…”
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The center of the emotional universe: Alcohol, stress, and CRF1 amygdala circuitry by Agoglia, Abigail E., Herman, Melissa A.

“…The commonalities between different phases of stress and alcohol use as well as the high comorbidity between alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and anxiety disorders…”
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Glutamatergic Innervation onto Striatal Neurons Potentiates GABAergic Synaptic Output by Paraskevopoulou, Foteini, Herman, Melissa A, Rosenmund, Christian

“…Striatal output pathways are known to play a crucial role in the control of movement. One possible component for shaping the synaptic output of striatal neuron…”
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A Functional Switch in Tonic GABA Currents Alters the Output of Central Amygdala Corticotropin Releasing Factor Receptor-1 Neurons Following Chronic Ethanol Exposure by Herman, Melissa A, Contet, Candice, Roberto, Marisa

“…The corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) system in the central amygdala (CeA) has been implicated in the effects of acute ethanol and the development of…”
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Association between awareness and knowledge of medication-overuse headache with medication-taking behavior among adults with migraine by Bailey, Stacy C, Pack, Allison P, Zuleta, Andrea, Huang, Wei, Herman, Melissa P, Kymes, Steven M, Fiore, Damian, Curran, Yvonne

“…Frequent use of pain relief medications among patients with migraine can result in disease worsening and medication-overuse headache (MOH), a painful and…”
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Extracellular Glutamate Concentration in Hippocampal Slice by Herman, Melissa A, Jahr, Craig E

“…Synaptic glutamate transients resulting from vesicular exocytosis are superimposed on a low baseline concentration of glutamate in the extracellular space…”
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Chronic E-Cigarette Exposure Alters the Human Bronchial Epithelial Proteome by Ghosh, Arunava, Coakley, Raymond C, Mascenik, Teresa, Rowell, Temperance R, Davis, Eric S, Rogers, Keith, Webster, Megan J, Dang, Hong, Herring, Laura E, Sassano, M Flori, Livraghi-Butrico, Alessandra, Van Buren, Scott K, Graves, Lee M, Herman, Melissa A, Randell, Scott H, Alexis, Neil E, Tarran, Robert

“…E-cigarettes vaporize propylene glycol/vegetable glycerin (PG/VG), nicotine, and flavorings. However, the long-term health effects of exposing lungs to vaped…”
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Hypocretin Neurotransmission Within the Central Amygdala Mediates Escalated Cocaine Self-administration and Stress-Induced Reinstatement in Rats by Schmeichel, Brooke E, Herman, Melissa A, Roberto, Marisa, Koob, George F

“…Abstract Background Cocaine addiction is characterized by patterns of compulsive drug-taking, including preoccupation with obtaining cocaine and loss of…”
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Sex differences in corticotropin releasing factor peptide regulation of inhibitory control and excitability in central amygdala corticotropin releasing factor receptor 1-neurons by Agoglia, Abigail E, Tella, Jyoshitha, Herman, Melissa A

“…The central amygdala (CeA) is a critical regulator of emotional behavior that has been implicated in psychiatric illnesses, including anxiety disorders and…”
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Disentangling the Roles of RIM and Munc13 in Synaptic Vesicle Localization and Neurotransmission by Zarebidaki, Fereshteh, Camacho, Marcial, Brockmann, Marisa M, Trimbuch, Thorsten, Herman, Melissa A, Rosenmund, Christian

“…Efficient neurotransmitter release at the presynaptic terminal requires docking of synaptic vesicles to the active zone membrane and formation of…”
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Vesicular glutamate transporter expression level affects synaptic vesicle release probability at hippocampal synapses in culture by Herman, Melissa A, Ackermann, Frauke, Trimbuch, Thorsten, Rosenmund, Christian

“…The vesicular glutamate transporter (VGLUT) plays an essential role in synaptic transmission by filling vesicles with glutamate. At mammalian synapses, VGLUT…”
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Forced to Choose: Some Determinants of Racial Identification in Multiracial Adolescents by Herman, Melissa

“…This paper categorizes multiracial youth (N = 1,496) ages 14 to 19 and compares them with each other and with monoracial youth on identity development…”
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Do You See What I Am? How Observers' Backgrounds Affect Their Perceptions of Multiracial Faces by HERMAN, MELISSA R.

“…Although race is one of the most salient status characteristics in American society, many observers cannot distinguish the racial ancestries of multiracial…”
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Sex differences in basal motivated behavior, chronic ethanol drinking, and amygdala activity in female and male mice by Magee, Sarah N., Sereno, Allison C., Herman, Melissa A.

“…Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health concern that despite its prevalence, lacks a widely-effective treatment due to the complexity of AUD…”
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Sex Differences in the Impact of Electronic Nicotine Vapor on Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor 1 Neurons in the Mouse Ventral Tegmental Area by Zhu, ManHua, Rogers, Neil G, Jahad, Jasmine V, Herman, Melissa A

“…Nicotine engages dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to encode reward and drive the development of nicotine addiction, however how nicotine…”
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Constitutive Increases in Amygdalar Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Drive an Anxious Phenotype by Natividad, Luis A., Buczynski, Matthew W., Herman, Melissa A., Kirson, Dean, Oleata, Christopher S., Irimia, Cristina, Polis, Ilham, Ciccocioppo, Roberto, Roberto, Marisa, Parsons, Loren H.

“…Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) mediates anxiogenic responses by activating CRF type 1 (CRF1) receptors in limbic brain regions. Anxiety is further…”
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Biological intersection of sex, age, and environment in the corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) system and alcohol by Agoglia, Abigail E., Crofton, Elizabeth J., Herman, Melissa A.

“…The neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) is critical in neural circuit function and behavior, particularly in the context of stress, anxiety, and…”
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Novel subunit-specific tonic GABA currents and differential effects of ethanol in the central amygdala of CRF receptor-1 reporter mice by Herman, Melissa A, Contet, Candice, Justice, Nicholas J, Vale, Wylie, Roberto, Marisa

“…The central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) is an important integrative site for the reinforcing effects of drugs of abuse, such as ethanol. Activation of…”
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Calcium-Independent Exo-endocytosis Coupling at Small Central Synapses by Orlando, Marta, Schmitz, Dietmar, Rosenmund, Christian, Herman, Melissa A.

“…At presynaptic terminals, neurotransmitters are released by synaptic vesicle exocytosis at the active zone. In order to maintain efficient neurotransmission…”
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