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Brandon J. Aragona is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Additional subfields of study in their work include Social Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's work is concentrated on several key topics within neuroscience and behavior, including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Brandon J. Aragona has contributed to various research publications mostly appearing in UNC Libraries, the frequent venue for their work. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "In vivo voltammetric monitoring of catecholamine release in subterritories of the nucleus accumbens shell," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Coordinated Accumbal Dopamine Release and Neural Activity Drive Goal-Directed Behavior," 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Regional specificity in the real-time development of phasic dopamine transmission patterns during acquisition of a cue-cocaine association in rats," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Basolateral Amygdala Modulates Terminal Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens and Conditioned Responding," 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Dopamine and opioid systems interact within the nucleus accumbens to maintain monogamous pair bonds," 2020, UNC Libraries

Their collaborative research includes frequent co-authorships with several scientists, indicative of interdisciplinary work within neurobiology and related fields. These coauthors include:

  • R. Mark Wightman
  • Regina M. Carelli
  • Jeremy J. Day
  • Joseph F. Cheer
  • Michael L. Heien

The body of work by Brandon J. Aragona revolves around the mechanisms underlying neurotransmitter dynamics, neurochemical signaling, and behavioral outcomes, often using experimental models involving dopamine transmission and receptor interactions. Their research contributes to understanding brain function at a molecular level and its impact on behavioral processes and neuropharmacological effects.

Best Publications

  • Mesolimbic dopamine signals the value of work

    Arif A Hamid;Jeffrey R Pettibone;Omar S Mabrouk;Vaughn L Hetrick

  • Nucleus accumbens dopamine differentially mediates the formation and maintenance of monogamous pair bonds.

    Brandon J Aragona;Yan Liu;Y Joy Yu;J Thomas Curtis

  • A critical role for nucleus accumbens dopamine in partner-preference formation in male prairie voles.

    Brandon J. Aragona;Yan Liu;J. Thomas Curtis;Friedrich K. Stephan

  • Phasic dopamine release evoked by abused substances requires cannabinoid receptor activation.

    Joseph F. Cheer;Kate M. Wassum;Leslie A. Sombers;Michael L A V Heien

  • Preferential Enhancement of Dopamine Transmission within the Nucleus Accumbens Shell by Cocaine Is Attributable to a Direct Increase in Phasic Dopamine Release Events

    Brandon J. Aragona;Nathan A. Cleaveland;Garret D. Stuber;Jeremy J. Day

  • Dopamine, oxytocin, and vasopressin receptor binding in the medial prefrontal cortex of monogamous and promiscuous voles

    Michael D. Smeltzer;J. Thomas Curtis;Brandon J. Aragona;Zuoxin Wang

  • Coordinated Accumbal Dopamine Release and Neural Activity Drive Goal-Directed Behavior

    Joseph F. Cheer;Brandon J. Aragona;Michael L.A.V. Heien;Andrew T. Seipel

  • Aversive stimuli differentially modulate real-time dopamine transmission dynamics within the nucleus accumbens core and shell.

    Aneesha Badrinarayan;Seth A. Wescott;Caitlin M. Vander Weele;Benjamin T. Saunders

  • Dopamine release is heterogeneous within microenvironments of the rat nucleus accumbens

    R. Mark Wightman;Michael L A V Heien;Kate M. Wassum;Leslie A. Sombers

  • Neurochemical regulation of pair bonding in male prairie voles.

    Zuoxin Wang;Brandon J. Aragona

  • The prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster): an animal model for behavioral neuroendocrine research on pair bonding.

    Brandon J. Aragona;Zuoxin Wang

  • Cocaine Cues Drive Opposing Context-Dependent Shifts in Reward Processing and Emotional State

    Robert A. Wheeler;Brandon J. Aragona;Katherine A. Fuhrmann;Joshua L. Jones

  • Dopamine regulation of social choice in a monogamous rodent species

    Brandon J Aragona;Zuoxin Wang

  • Regional specificity in the real-time development of phasic dopamine transmission patterns during acquisition of a cue-cocaine association in rats.

    Brandon J. Aragona;Jeremy J. Day;Mitchell F. Roitman;Nathan A. Cleaveland

  • Basolateral Amygdala Modulates Terminal Dopamine Release in the Nucleus Accumbens and Conditioned Responding

    Joshua L. Jones;Jeremy J. Day;Brandon J. Aragona;Robert A. Wheeler

  • Rapid dopamine transmission within the nucleus accumbens: dramatic difference between morphine and oxycodone delivery.

    Caitlin M. Vander Weele;Kirsten A. Porter-Stransky;Omar S. Mabrouk;Vedran Lovic

  • κ-Opioid receptors within the nucleus accumbens shell mediate pair bond maintenance.

    Shanna L. Resendez;Morgan Kuhnmuench;Tarin Krzywosinski;Brandon J. Aragona

  • Nucleus accumbens dopamine mediates amphetamine-induced impairment of social bonding in a monogamous rodent species

    Yan Liu;Brandon J. Aragona;Kimberly A. Young;David M. Dietz;David M. Dietz

  • Social Bonding Decreases the Rewarding Properties of Amphetamine through a Dopamine D1 Receptor-Mediated Mechanism

    Y. Liu;K. A. Young;J. T. Curtis;B. J. Aragona

  • μ-Opioid receptors within subregions of the striatum mediate pair bond formation through parallel yet distinct reward mechanisms.

    Shanna L. Resendez;Mackenzie Dome;Gwen Gormley;Dena Franco

Frequent Co-Authors

Zuoxin Wang
Zuoxin Wang Florida State University
Regina M. Carelli
Regina M. Carelli University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael R. Bruchas
Michael R. Bruchas University of Washington
Joseph F. Cheer
Joseph F. Cheer University of Maryland, Baltimore
Terry E. Robinson
Terry E. Robinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David M. Dietz
David M. Dietz University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Paul E. M. Phillips
Paul E. M. Phillips University of Washington
Anne Z. Murphy
Anne Z. Murphy Georgia State University
Michelle S. Mazei-Robison
Michelle S. Mazei-Robison Michigan State University
Margaret E. Gnegy
Margaret E. Gnegy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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