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Léon Tremblay is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research spans multiple domains within neuroscience, medicine, and psychology, contributing broadly to the understanding of neurological disorders and neuropharmacology.

Their research output includes a significant focus on neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neurological disorders and treatments, and Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments. Additional research topics encompass botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, as well as core areas of neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Léon Tremblay's recent publications demonstrate active investigation in these areas with the following papers:

  • "Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Lesions Underlying Parkinsonian Neuropsychiatric Signs" (2021), published in Movement Disorders
  • "Ventral striatum supports Methylphenidate therapeutic effects on impulsive choices expressed in temporal discounting task" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Limbic Serotonergic Plasticity Contributes to the Compensation of Apathy in Early Parkinson's Disease" (2022), published in Movement Disorders
  • "Multiple Facets and Roles of Na+-K+-ClCotransport: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications" (2020), published in Physiology
  • "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment retunes emotional valence in primate ventral striatum" (2021), published in Neuropsychopharmacology

The frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include Élise Météreau, Sophie Lancelot, Véronique Sgambato-Faure, Yosuke Saga, and Justine Debatisse. These collaborations suggest a network of scientific partnerships supporting a multidisciplinary approach to neurological research.

The venues where Léon Tremblay most commonly publishes are:

  • Movement Disorders
  • Scientific Reports
  • Physiology
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Neurotherapeutics

Their primary fields of study are Neuroscience, Medicine, and Psychology, with subfields focused on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, and Molecular Biology. This expertise enables their contribution to understanding complex brain functions and neurological disease mechanisms.

Best Publications

  • Relative reward preference in primate orbitofrontal cortex

    Léon Tremblay;Wolfram Schultz;Wolfram Schultz

  • Reward Processing in Primate Orbitofrontal Cortex and Basal Ganglia

    Wolfram Schultz;Léon Tremblay;Jeffrey R. Hollerman

  • The cerebellum communicates with the basal ganglia.

    Eiji Hoshi;Eiji Hoshi;Léon Tremblay;Jean Féger;Peter L Carras

  • Abnormal spontaneous activity of globus pallidus neurons in monkeys with MPTP-induced parkinsonism.

    Michel Filion;Le´on Tremblay

  • Non-motor dopamine withdrawal syndrome after surgery for Parkinson's disease: predictors and underlying mesolimbic denervation

    Stéphane Thobois;Claire Ardouin;Claire Ardouin;Eugénie Lhommée;Eugénie Lhommée;Hélène Klinger;Hélène Klinger

  • Influence of Reward Expectation on Behavior-Related Neuronal Activity in Primate Striatum

    Jeffrey R. Hollerman;Léon Tremblay;Wolfram Schultz

  • Abnormal influences of passive limb movement on the activity of globus pallidus neurons in parkinsonian monkeys

    Michel Filion;Léon Tremblay;Paul J. Bédard

  • Reward prediction in primate basal ganglia and frontal cortex

    Wolfram Schultz;Léon Tremblay;Jeffrey R Hollerman

  • Reward-related neuronal activity during go-nogo task performance in primate orbitofrontal cortex.

    Léon Tremblay;Wolfram Schultz

  • Modifications of Reward Expectation-Related Neuronal Activity During Learning in Primate Striatum

    Léon Tremblay;Jeffrey R. Hollerman;Wolfram Schultz

  • Changes in behavior-related neuronal activity in the striatum during learning

    Wolfram Schultz;Léon Tremblay;Jeffrey R. Hollerman

  • Motor control in basal ganglia circuits using fMRI and brain atlas approaches

    Stéphane Lehéricy;Eric Bardinet;Leon Tremblay;Pierre Francois Van De Moortele

  • Effects of dopamine agonists on the spontaneous activity of globus pallidus neurons in monkeys with MPTP-induced parkinsonism

    Michel Filion;Le´on Tremblay;Paul J. Be´dard

  • Involvement of basal ganglia and orbitofrontal cortex in goal-directed behavior.

    Jeffrey R. Hollerman;Leon Tremblay;Wolfram Schultz

  • Behavioural disorders induced by external globus pallidus dysfunction in primates II. Anatomical study

    Chantal François;David Grabli;Kevin McCairn;Caroline Jan

  • The prominent role of serotonergic degeneration in apathy, anxiety and depression in de novo Parkinson's disease.

    Audrey Maillet;Audrey Maillet;Paul Krack;Paul Krack;Eugénie Lhommée;Eugénie Lhommée;Elise Météreau;Elise Météreau

  • Modifications of reward expectation-related neuronal activity during learning in primate orbitofrontal cortex.

    Léon Tremblay;Wolfram Schultz

  • Selective Dysfunction of Basal Ganglia Subterritories: From Movement to Behavioral Disorders

    Léon Tremblay;Yulia Worbe;Stéphane Thobois;Stéphane Thobois;Véronique Sgambato-Faure

  • Behavioural disorders induced by external globus pallidus dysfunction in primates: I. Behavioural study.

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  • Distinct structural changes underpin clinical phenotypes in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome

    Yulia Worbe;Yulia Worbe;Emilie Gerardin;Andreas Hartmann;Andreas Hartmann;Romain Valabrégue

  • Thalamic Neuronal Activity in Dopamine-Depleted Primates: Evidence for a Loss of Functional Segregation within Basal Ganglia Circuits

    Mathias Pessiglione;Dominique Guehl;Anne-Sophie Rolland;Chantal François

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Féger
Jean Féger Grenoble Alpes University
Chantal François
Chantal François Sorbonne University
Emmanuel Broussolle
Emmanuel Broussolle Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Wolfram Schultz
Wolfram Schultz University of Cambridge
Etienne C. Hirsch
Etienne C. Hirsch Sorbonne University
Mathias Pessiglione
Mathias Pessiglione Université Paris Cité
Stéphane Thobois
Stéphane Thobois Hospices Civils de Lyon
Jérôme Yelnik
Jérôme Yelnik Sorbonne University
Nicolas Costes
Nicolas Costes Grenoble Alpes University
Paul Krack
Paul Krack University of Bern

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