Publications

Harnett MT, Bernier BE, Ahn KC, Morikawa H (2009). Burst timing-dependent plasticity of NMDA receptor-mediated transmission in dopamine neurons. Neuron 62:826-838. PubMed

Theile JW, Morikawa H, Gonzales RA, Morrisett RA (2009). Role of 5-HT2C receptors in Ca2+-dependent ethanol potentiation of GABA release onto ventral tegmental area dopamine neurons. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 329:625-633. PubMed

Sullivan MA, Chen H, Morikawa H (2008). Recurrent inhibitory network among striatal cholinergic interneurons. J Neurosci 28:8682-8690. PubMed

Theile JW, Morikawa H, Gonzales RA, Morrisett RA (2008). Ethanol enhances GABAergic transmission onto dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area of the rat. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32:1040-1048. PubMed

Cui G, Bernier BE, Harnett MT, Morikawa H (2007). Differential regulation of action potential- and metabotropic glutamate receptor-induced Ca2+ signals by inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate in dopamine neurons. J Neurosci 27(17): 4776-85. PubMed

Ponomarev I, Maiya R, Harnett MT, Schafer GL, Ryabinin AE, Blednov YA, Morikawa H, Boehm SL II, Homanics GE, Berman A, Lodowski KH, Bergeson SE, Harris RA (2006). Transcriptional signatures of cellular plasticity in mice lacking the α1 subunit of GABAA receptors. J Neurosci 26: 5673-5683. PubMed

Okamoto T, Harnett MT, Morikawa H (2006). Hyperpolarization-activated cation current (Ih) is an ethanol target in dopamine neurons of mice. J Neurophysiol 95: 619-626. PubMed

Cui G, Okamoto T, Morikawa H (2004). Spontaneous opening of T-type Ca2+ channels contributes to the irregular firing of dopamine neurons in neonatal rats. J Neurosci 24: 11079-11087. PubMed

Paladini CA, Robinson S, Morikawa H, Williams JT, Palmiter RD (2003). Dopamine controls the firing pattern of dopamine neurons via a network feedback mechanism. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100:2866-2871. PubMed

Morikawa H, Khodakhah K, Williams JT (2003). Two intracellular pathways mediate mGluR-induced Ca2+ mobilization in dopamine neurons. J Neurosci 23:149-157. PubMed

Paladini CA, Fiorillo CD, Morikawa H, Williams JT (2001). Amphetamine selectively blocks inhibitory glutamate transmission in dopamine neurons. Nat Neurosci 4:275-81. PubMed

Morikawa H, Manzoni OJ, Crabbe JC, Williams JT (2000). Regulation of central synaptic transmission by 5-HT1B auto- and heteroreceptors. Mol Pharmacol 58:1271-1278. PubMed

Morikawa H, Imani F, Khodakhah K, Williams JT (2000). Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate-evoked responses in midbrain dopamine neurons. J Neurosci 20:RC103. PubMed