Michael Z. Leonard

D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens core have distinct and valence-independent roles in learning

Jennifer E. Zachry, Munir Gunes Kutlu, Hye Jean Yoon et al. · Neuron · 2023 · 65 citations · Full text

Synaptic Plasticity, Cognitive Science, Valence-independent Roles +13

Comparisons of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Anandamide on a Battery of Cognition-Related Behavior in Nonhuman Primates

Brian D. Kangas, Michael Z. Leonard, Vidya Shukla et al. · Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics · 2016 · 39 citations · Full text

Escalated cocaine “binges” in rats: enduring effects of social defeat stress or intra-VTA CRF

Michael Z. Leonard, Joseph F. DeBold, Klaus A. Miczek · Psychopharmacology · 2017 · 29 citations · Full text

Substance Abuse, Behavioral Sciences, Substance Use +15

Novel C-Ring-Hydroxy-Substituted Controlled Deactivation Cannabinergic Analogues

Shashank Kulkarni, Spyros P. Nikas, Rishi Sharma et al. · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 2016 · 28 citations · Full text

Cannabis Use, Molecular Pharmacology, Medicinal Chemistry +13

Translational models of adaptive and excessive fighting: an emerging role for neural circuits in pathological aggression

Herbert E. Covington, Emily L. Newman, Michael Z. Leonard et al. · F1000Research · 2019 · 27 citations · Full text