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Experience-Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in V1 Occurs without Microglial CX3CR1 by Schecter, Rachel W, Maher, Erin E, Welsh, Christina A, Stevens, Beth, Erisir, Alev, Bear, Mark F

“…Brief monocular deprivation (MD) shifts ocular dominance and reduces the density of thalamic synapses in layer 4 of the mouse primary visual cortex (V1). We…”
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Interactions of neuroimmune signaling and glutamate plasticity in addiction by Gipson, Cassandra D, Rawls, Scott, Scofield, Michael D, Siemsen, Benjamin M, Bondy, Emma O, Maher, Erin E

“…Chronic use of drugs of abuse affects neuroimmune signaling; however, there are still many open questions regarding the interactions between neuroimmune…”
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Natural and synthetic estrogens specifically alter nicotine demand and cue-induced nicotine seeking in female rats by Maher, Erin E., Overby, Paula F., Bull, Amanda H., Beckmann, Joshua S., Leyrer-Jackson, Jonna M., Koebele, Stephanie V., Bimonte-Nelson, Heather A., Gipson, Cassandra D.

“…Women have more difficulty maintaining smoking cessation than men, and experience greater withdrawal symptomatology as well as higher prevalence of relapse…”
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3D electron microscopy and volume-based bouton sorting reveal the selectivity of inputs onto geniculate relay cell and interneuron dendrite segments by Maher, Erin E, Briegel, Alex C, Imtiaz, Shahrozia, Fox, Michael A, Golino, Hudson, Erisir, Alev

“…The visual signals evoked at the retinal ganglion cells are modified and modulated by various synaptic inputs that impinge on lateral geniculate nucleus cells…”
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The importance of translationally evaluating steroid hormone contributions to substance use by Maher, Erin E., Strzelecki, Ashley M., Weafer, Jessica J., Gipson, Cassandra D.

“…•Steroid hormones, including estrogen and progesterone, affect drug related behaviors in women.•Synthetic hormones found in oral contraceptives may affect…”
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Oxycodone withdrawal is associated with increased cocaine self-administration and aberrant accumbens glutamate plasticity in rats by Khatri, Shailesh N., Ulangkaya, Hanaa, Maher, Erin E., Sadek, Safiyah, Hong, Mei, Woodcox, Andrea M., Stoops, William W., Gipson, Cassandra D.

“…Individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently use other substances, including cocaine. Opioid withdrawal is associated with increased likelihood of…”
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Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural organization of the taste thalamus of the tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) by Maher, Erin E., Prillaman, McKenzie E., Keskinoz, Elif N., Petry, Heywood M., Erisir, Alev

“…Ventroposterior medialis parvocellularis (VPMP) nucleus of the primate thalamus receives direct input from the nucleus of the solitary tract, whereas the…”
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Synthetic contraceptive hormones occlude the ability of nicotine to reduce ethanol consumption in ovary-intact female rats by Maher, Erin E., White, Ashley M., Craig, Ashley, Khatri, Shailesh, Kendrick, Percell T., Matocha, Mary E., Bondy, Emma O., Pallem, Nikhil, Breakfield, Grace, Botkins, Madison, Sweatt, Olivia, Griffin, William C., Kaplan, Brent, Weafer, Jessica J., Beckmann, Joshua S., Gipson, Cassandra D.

“…Rates of tobacco and alcohol use in women are rising, and women are more vulnerable than men to escalating tobacco and alcohol use. Many women use hormonal…”
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Ovarian Hormones Regulate Nicotine Consumption and Accumbens Glutamatergic Plasticity in Female Rats by Maher, Erin E, Kipp, Zachary A, Leyrer-Jackson, Jonna M, Khatri, Shailesh, Bondy, Emma, Martinez, Genesee J, Beckmann, Joshua S, Hinds, Jr, Terry D, Bimonte-Nelson, Heather A, Gipson, Cassandra D

“…Women report greater cigarette cravings during the menstrual cycle phase with higher circulating levels of 17β-estradiol (E2), which is metabolized to estrone…”
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