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Overview

J. Wayne Aldridge is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, with a primary focus on neuroscience and related subfields including molecular biology and physiology. Aldridge's work also extends into environmental and marine sciences, particularly oceanography, global and planetary change, and ecology.

Their recent publications demonstrate a broad interdisciplinary approach, covering topics from molecular signaling and metabolism to marine ecosystem responses. Notable papers include:

  • Impacts of Acclimation in Warm-Low pH Conditions on the Physiology of the Sea Urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma and Carryover Effects for Juvenile Offspring, 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Neurons of the Ventral Tegmental Area Encode Individual Differences in Motivational "Wanting" for Reward Cues, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • DIETARY PROTEIN RESTRICTION IN AGED MALE MICE REDUCES MARKERS OF SASP IN ADIPOSE TISSUE, 2024, Innovation in Aging
  • Low protein-induced-FGF-21 signaling remodels adipose tissue on reduced markers of senescence during aging, 2025, GeroScience

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Karen M. Young, Yvann Batamack, Prasanna K. Vaddi, Christopher D. Morrison, and Cristal M. Hill, each appearing in multiple coauthored works.

Aldridge's research topics emphasize adipose tissue and metabolism, ocean acidification effects and responses, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, coral and marine ecosystems, neurotransmitter receptor influences on behavior, receptor mechanisms and signaling, as well as stress responses and cortisol regulation.

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Publication venues frequented by Aldridge include Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal of Neuroscience, Innovation in Aging, and GeroScience, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work.

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Innovation in Aging
  • GeroScience

The main fields of study associated with Aldridge's work are primarily in neuroscience, supported by molecular biology and physiology. This diverse expertise supports a research profile that intersects biological mechanisms underlying health, behavior, and environmental adaptation.

  • Neuroscience

  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Oceanography
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Ecology

Best Publications

  • Dissecting components of reward: 'liking', 'wanting', and learning.

    Kent C Berridge;Terry E Robinson;J Wayne Aldridge

  • Ventral pallidum roles in reward and motivation.

    Kyle S. Smith;Amy J. Tindell;J. Wayne Aldridge;Kent C. Berridge

  • Hyperdopaminergic mutant mice have higher "wanting" but not "liking" for sweet rewards.

    Susana Peciña;Barbara Cagniard;Kent C. Berridge;J. Wayne Aldridge

  • Disentangling pleasure from incentive salience and learning signals in brain reward circuitry

    Kyle S. Smith;Kent C. Berridge;J. Wayne Aldridge

  • Sequential super-stereotypy of an instinctive fixed action pattern in hyper-dopaminergic mutant mice: a model of obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette's

    Kent C Berridge;J Wayne Aldridge;Kimberly R Houchard;Kimberly R Houchard;Xiaoxi Zhuang

  • Coding of Serial Order by Neostriatal Neurons: A “Natural Action” Approach to Movement Sequence

    J. Wayne Aldridge;Kent C. Berridge

  • Ventral Pallidum Firing Codes Hedonic Reward: When a Bad Taste Turns Good

    Amy J. Tindell;Kyle Stephen Smith;Susana Peciña;Kent C Berridge

  • Persistent neurochemical and behavioral abnormalities in adulthood despite early iron supplementation for perinatal iron deficiency anemia in rats.

    Barbara T. Felt;John L. Beard;Timothy Schallert;Jie Shao

  • Analyzing grooming microstructure in neurobehavioral experiments.

    Allan V Kalueff;Allan V Kalueff;J Wayne Aldridge;Justin L LaPorte;Dennis L Murphy

  • A Neural Computational Model of Incentive Salience

    Jun Zhang;Kent C. Berridge;Amy J. Tindell;Kyle S. Smith;Kyle S. Smith

  • Ventral pallidal neurons code incentive motivation: amplification by mesolimbic sensitization and amphetamine.

    Amy J. Tindell;Kent C. Berridge;Jun Zhang;Susana Peciña

  • Ventral Pallidal Representation of Pavlovian Cues and Reward: Population and Rate Codes

    Amy J. Tindell;Kent C. Berridge;J. Wayne Aldridge

  • Dynamic Computation of Incentive Salience: “Wanting” What Was Never “Liked”

    Amy J. Tindell;Karen S. Smith;Kent C. Berridge;J. Wayne Aldridge

  • DECISION UTILITY, THE BRAIN, AND PURSUIT OF HEDONIC GOALS.

    Kent C. Berridge;J. Wayne Aldridge

  • Feline subthalamic nucleus neurons contain glutamate-like but not GABA-like or glycine-like immunoreactivity.

    Roger L. Albin;J. Wayne Aldridge;Anne B. Young;Sid Gilman

  • Super-stereotypy I: enhancement of a complex movement sequence by systemic dopamine D1 agonists.

    Kent C. Berridge;J. Wayne Aldridge

  • Neuronal activity in the striatum and pallidum of primates related to the execution of externally cued reaching movements.

    Dieter Jaeger;Sid Gilman;J. Wayne Aldridge

  • Basal ganglia neural mechanisms of natural movement sequences.

    J. Wayne Aldridge;Kent C. Berridge;Alyssa R. Rosen

  • Neuronal Coding of Serial Order: Syntax of Grooming in the Neostriatum

    J. Wayne Aldridge;Kent C. Berridge;Mark Herman;Lee Zimmer

  • Primate basal ganglia activity in a precued reaching task : preparation for movement

    Dieter Jaeger;Sid Gilman;J. Wayne Aldridge

Frequent Co-Authors

Kent C. Berridge
Kent C. Berridge University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Terry E. Robinson
Terry E. Robinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Dieter Jaeger
Dieter Jaeger Emory University
Xiaoxi Zhuang
Xiaoxi Zhuang University of Chicago
Allan V. Kalueff
Allan V. Kalueff Ural Federal University
Anne B. Young
Anne B. Young Harvard University
Parag G. Patil
Parag G. Patil University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Timothy J Schallert
Timothy J Schallert The University of Texas at Austin

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