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Control of the activity of midbrain dopaminergic neurons by the nucleus incertus of the rat - anatomy, physiology and function.

2019/33/B/NZ4/03127

Keywords:

dopamine ventral tegmental area substantia nigra pars compacta nucleus incertus reward and motivation system

Descriptors:

  • NZ4_009:
  • NZ4_007:

Panel:

NZ4 - Biology of tissues, organs and organisms: morphology and functions of animal's and human's systems, organs and organisms, experimental medicine, basics of neurology

Host institution :

Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Wydział Biologii

woj. małopolskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr hab. Tomasz Jakub Błasiak 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 6

Call: OPUS 17 - announced on 2019-03-15

Amount awarded: 1 414 110 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2020-03-09

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2024-09-08

Project duration:: 54 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project settled

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (5)
  1. Bi-directional communication between pontine nucleus incertus and the medial septum is carried out by electrophysiologically distinct neuronal populations
    Authors:
    Aleksandra Trenk, Magdalena Walczak, Agata Szlaga, Kamil Pradel, Anna Blasiak, Tomasz Blasiak
    Academic press:
    Journal of Neuroscience (rok: 2022, ), Wydawca: Society for Neuroscience
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0230-21.2022 - link to the publication
  2. Functional Neuroanatomy of the Rat Nucleus Incertus-Medial Septum Tract: Implications for the Cell-Specific Control of the Septohippocampal Pathway
    Authors:
    Agata Szlaga, Patryk Sambak, Aleksandra Trenk, Anna Gugula, Caitlin E. Singleton, Gniewosz Drwiega, Tomasz Blasiak, Sherie Ma, Andrew Gundlach, Anna Blasiak
    Academic press:
    Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience (rok: 2022, tom: 16, strony: 836116), Wydawca: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3389/fncel.2022.836116 - link to the publication
  3. Brain state-dependent responses of midbrain dopaminergic neurons to footshock under urethane anaesthesia
    Authors:
    Gabriela Izowit, Magdalena Walczak, Gniewosz Drwięga, Wojciech Solecki, Tomasz Błasiak
    Academic press:
    European Journal of Neuroscience (rok: 2024, tom: 59, strony: 1536-1557), Wydawca: Wiley
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1111/ejn.16252 - link to the publication
  4. Superior Colliculus Controls the Activity of the Rostromedial Tegmental Nuclei in an Asymmetrical Manner
    Authors:
    Kamil Pradel, Gniewosz Drwięga, Tomasz Błasiak
    Academic press:
    Journal of Neuroscience (rok: 2021, tom: 41, strony: 4006-4022), Wydawca: Society for Neuroscience
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1556-20.2021 - link to the publication
  5. Superior colliculus controls the activity of the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area in an asymmetrical manner
    Authors:
    Kamil Pradel, Adrian Tymorek, Martyna Marzec, Lukasz Chrobok, Wojciech Solecki, Tomasz Błasiak
    Status:
    Accepted for publication