David W. Self

Molecular Adaptations Underlying Susceptibility and Resistance to Social Defeat in Brain Reward Regions

Vaishnav Krishnan, Ming‐Hu Han, Danielle Graham et al. · Cell · 2007 · 2.3K citations · Full text

Molecular Adaptations, Neurobiological Mechanism, Molecular Neuroscience +9

Essential Role of BDNF in the Mesolimbic Dopamine Pathway in Social Defeat Stress

Olivier Berton, Colleen A. McClung, Ralph Dileone et al. · Science · 2006 · 2.1K citations

Mesolimbic Dopamine Pathway, Social Contact, Psychology +21

Chromatin Remodeling Is a Key Mechanism Underlying Cocaine-Induced Plasticity in Striatum

Arvind Kumar, Kwang-Ho Choi, William Renthal et al. · Neuron · 2005 · 754 citations

Chromatin, Synaptic Plasticity, Psychoactive Drug +10

Expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB in the brain controls sensitivity to cocaine

Max B. Kelz, Jingshan Chen, William A. Carlezon et al. · Nature · 1999 · 639 citations

Molecular Neuroscience, Neurophysiology, Addiction +11

Opiates inhibit neurogenesis in the adult rat hippocampus

Amelia J. Eisch, Michel Barrot, Christina A. Schad et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2000 · 591 citations

Synaptic Plasticity, Substance Abuse, Psychoactive Drug +13