Living without DAT: Loss and compensation of the dopamine transporter gene in sauropsids (birds and reptiles)

Comparative genomics reveals molecular features unique to the songbird lineage

(2014) Morgan Wirthlin et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Calcineurin/NFAT Signaling Represses Genes Vamp1 and Vamp2 via PMCA-Dependent Mechanism during Dopamine Secretion by Pheochromocytoma Cells

(2014) Michalina Kosiorek et al.   PLoS One

Drinking Songs: Alcohol Effects on Learned Song of Zebra Finches

(2014) Christopher R. Olson et al.   PLoS One

Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

(2014) E. D. Jarvis et al.   SCIENCE

Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation

(2014) G. Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

Dopamine modulation of learning and memory in the prefrontal cortex: insights from studies in primates, rodents, and birds

(2014) M. Victoria Puig et al.   Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Genomics analysis of potassium channel genes in songbirds reveals molecular specializations of brain circuits for the maintenance and production of learned vocalizations

(2013) Peter V Lovell et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Digital atlas of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) brain: A high-resolution photo atlas

(2013) Harvey J. Karten et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

JASPAR 2014: an extensively expanded and updated open-access database of transcription factor binding profiles

(2013) Anthony Mathelier et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Dissecting the diversity of midbrain dopamine neurons

(2013) Jochen Roeper   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Mechanisms of dopamine transporter regulation in normal and disease states

(2013) Roxanne A. Vaughan et al.   TRENDS IN PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The role of motivation and reward neural systems in vocal communication in songbirds

(2012) Lauren V. Riters   FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY

Social modulation of learned behavior by dopamine in the basal ganglia: Insights from songbirds

(2012) Arthur Leblois   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-PARIS

The role of the basal ganglia in motivated behavior

(2012) Claudio Da Cunha et al.   REVIEWS IN THE NEUROSCIENCES

The monoamine neurotransmitter disorders: an expanding range of neurological syndromes

(2011) Manju A Kurian et al.   LANCET NEUROLOGY

The genome of the green anole lizard and a comparative analysis with birds and mammals

(2011) Jessica Alföldi et al.   NATURE

The Evolution of Dopamine Systems in Chordates

(2011) Kei Yamamoto et al.   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

An EST resource for tilapia based on 17 normalized libraries and assembly of 116,899 sequence tags

(2010) Bo-Young Lee et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Characterization of the dopaminergic system in the brain of an African cichlid fish, Astatotilapia burtoni

(2010) Lauren A. O'Connell et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Brain expression and song regulation of the cholecystokinin gene in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

(2010) Peter V. Lovell et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

The Songbird Neurogenomics (SoNG) Initiative: community-based tools and strategies for study of brain gene function and evolution

(2008) Kirstin L Replogle et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Organization of the songbird basal ganglia, including area X

(2008) Abigail L. Person et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Crucial roles of MZF-1 in the transcriptional regulation of apomorphine-induced modulation of FGF-2 expression in astrocytic cultures

(2008) Xiaoying Luo et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY

Functional mutations in mouse norepinephrine transporter reduce sensitivity to cocaine inhibition

(2008) Hua Wei et al.   NEUROPHARMACOLOGY