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John A. Dani is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience, with substantial contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's work spans several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their research topics cover a range of areas centered on neural mechanisms and behavioral regulation. Key themes in John A. Dani's work include:

  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors study
  • Receptor mechanisms and signaling
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Stress responses and cortisol

Their publication record demonstrates engagement with prominent journals and interdisciplinary studies. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Neuropharmacology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Addiction Biology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Among recent papers, several illustrate the scope and focus of their work:

  • "Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and nicotine addiction: A brief introduction," 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • "Midbrain dopaminergic innervation of the hippocampus is sufficient to modulate formation of aversive memories," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Dopaminergic regulation of hippocampal plasticity, learning, and memory," 2023, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • "Activation of a Locus Coeruleus to Dorsal Hippocampus Noradrenergic Circuit Facilitates Associative Learning," 2022, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
  • "Sex differences in VTA GABA transmission and plasticity during opioid withdrawal," 2023, Scientific Reports

John A. Dani has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Kechun Yang
  • Ruthie E. Wittenberg
  • Theodoros Tsetsenis
  • Shannon L. Wolfman
  • Mariella De Biasi

Best Publications

  • A framework for mesencephalic dopamine systems based on predictive Hebbian learning

    PR Montague;P Dayan;TJ Sejnowski

  • Molecular cloning, functional properties, and distribution of rat brain alpha 7: a nicotinic cation channel highly permeable to calcium

    P Seguela;J Wadiche;K Dineley-Miller;JA Dani

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors and Nicotinic Cholinergic Mechanisms of the Central Nervous System

    John A. Dani;Daniel Bertrand

  • Hippocampal synaptic transmission enhanced by low concentrations of nicotine

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  • Nicotine activates and desensitizes midbrain dopamine neurons

    Volodymyr I. Pidoplichko;Mariella DeBiasi;John T. Williams;John A. Dani

  • Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Nicotine Abuse

    John A Dani;Steve Heinemann

  • Endogenous nicotinic cholinergic activity regulates dopamine release in the striatum.

    Fu-Ming Zhou;Yong Liang;John A. Dani

  • Mice Deficient in the α7 Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Lack α-Bungarotoxin Binding Sites and Hippocampal Fast Nicotinic Currents

    Avi Orr-Urtreger;Finn M. Göldner;Mayuko Saeki;Isabel Lorenzo

  • Overview of nicotinic receptors and their roles in the central nervous system.

    John A Dani

  • Calcium modulation and high calcium permeability of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

    Steven Vernino;Mariano Amador;Charles W. Luetje;Jim Patrick

  • Cellular mechanisms of nicotine addiction.

    John A. Dani;Mariella De Biasi

  • Differential desensitization and distribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in midbrain dopamine areas.

    Julian R. A. Wooltorton;Volodymyr I. Pidoplichko;Ron S. Broide;John A. Dani

  • Nicotine addiction and comorbidity with alcohol abuse and mental illness.

    John A Dani;R Adron Harris

  • Cholinergic interneuron characteristics and nicotinic properties in the striatum.

    Fu Ming Zhou;Charles J. Wilson;John A. Dani

  • Reward, Addiction, Withdrawal to Nicotine

    Mariella De Biasi;John A. Dani

  • Timing and Location of Nicotinic Activity Enhances or Depresses Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity

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  • Synaptic Plasticity and Nicotine Addiction

    John A. Dani;Daoyun Ji;Fu-Ming Zhou

  • Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Structure and Function and Response to Nicotine

    John A. Dani

  • Nicotinic Stimulation Produces Multiple Forms of Increased Glutamatergic Synaptic Transmission

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  • Nicotinic Modulation of Glutamate and GABA Synaptic Transmission in Hippocampal Neurons

    Kristofer A. Radcliffe;Janet L. Fisher;Richard A Gray;John A. Dani

  • Nicotinic Cholinergic Synaptic Mechanisms in the Ventral Tegmental Area Contribute to Nicotine Addiction

    Volodymyr I. Pidoplichko;Jun Noguchi;Oluwasanmi O. Areola;Yong Liang

  • Calcium permeability of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor: the single-channel calcium influx is significant

    ER Decker;JA Dani

  • Regulation of synaptic transmission and plasticity by neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

    Bruce E. McKay;Andon N. Placzek;John A. Dani

Frequent Co-Authors

Mariella De Biasi
Mariella De Biasi University of Pennsylvania
Ramiro Salas
Ramiro Salas Baylor College of Medicine
Krešimir Krnjević
Krešimir Krnjević McGill University
David W. Wetter
David W. Wetter University of Utah
Arthur L. Beaudet
Arthur L. Beaudet Baylor College of Medicine
Benjamin R. Arenkiel
Benjamin R. Arenkiel Baylor College of Medicine
Charles J. Wilson
Charles J. Wilson The University of Texas at San Antonio
Rueben A. Gonzales
Rueben A. Gonzales The University of Texas at Austin
J. Michael McIntosh
J. Michael McIntosh University of Utah
Patrick W. Mantyh
Patrick W. Mantyh University of Arizona

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