Marina R. Picciotto

Research.com Recognitions

• 2019 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
• 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• 2012 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Best Publications

• Acetylcholine receptors containing the β2 subunit are involved in the reinforcing properties of nicotine

  Marina R. Picciotto;Marina R. Picciotto;Michele Zoli;Roberto Rimondini;Clément Léna

  1642
  Citations

• Acetylcholine as a neuromodulator: cholinergic signaling shapes nervous system function and behavior

  Marina R. Picciotto;Michael J. Higley;Yann S. Mineur

  1506
  Citations

• Ghrelin modulates the activity and synaptic input organization of midbrain dopamine neurons while promoting appetite

  Alfonso Abizaid;Zhong-Wu Liu;Zane Bruce Andrews;Marya Shanabrough

  1150
  Citations

• Guidelines on nicotine dose selection for in vivo research

  Shannon G. Matta;David J. Balfour;Neal L. Benowitz;R. Thomas Boyd

  944
  Citations

• Expression of the transcription factor ΔFosB in the brain controls sensitivity to cocaine

  Max B. Kelz;Jingshan Chen;William A. Carlezon;William A. Carlezon;Kim Whisler

  835
  Citations

• Abnormal avoidance learning in mice lacking functional high-affinity nicotine receptor in the brain.

  Marina R. Picciotto;Michele Zoli;Clement Léna;Alain Bessis

  791
  Citations

• Effect of nicotine and nicotinic receptors on anxiety and depression.

  Marina R. Picciotto;Darlene H. Brunzell;Barbara J. Caldarone

  608
  Citations

• Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

  Yann S. Mineur;Alfonso Abizaid;Yan Rao;Ramiro Salas

  524
  Citations

• It is not “either/or”: Activation and desensitization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors both contribute to behaviors related to nicotine addiction and mood

  Marina R. Picciotto;Nii A. Addy;Yann S. Mineur;Darlene H. Brunzell

  515
  Citations

• Identification of Four Classes of Brain Nicotinic Receptors Using β2 Mutant Mice

  Michele Zoli;Clément Léna;Marina R. Picciotto;Marina R. Picciotto;Jean-Pierre Changeux

  510
  Citations

• Mutant mice and neuroscience: Recommendations concerning genetic background

  Alcino J. Silva;Elizabeth M. Simpson;Joseph S. Takahashi;Hans Peter Lipp

  455
  Citations

• Nicotinic Receptors in the Brain: Links between Molecular Biology and Behavior

  Marina R Picciotto;Barbara J Caldarone;Sarah L King;Venetia Zachariou

  445
  Citations

• Cholinergic signaling in the hippocampus regulates social stress resilience and anxiety- and depression-like behavior.

  Yann S. Mineur;Adetokunbo Obayemi;Mattis B. Wigestrand;Gianna M. Fote

  436
  Citations

• Brain nicotinic receptors: structure and regulation, role in learning and reinforcement.

  Jean-Pierre Changeux;Daniel Bertrand;Pierre-Jean Corringer;Stanislas Dehaene

  414
  Citations

• Phosphorylation of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator.

  M.R. Picciotto;J.A. Cohn;G Bertuzzi;P Greengard

  404
  Citations

• Localization of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in human bile duct epithelial cells

  Jonathan A. Cohn;Theresa V. Strong;Marina R. Picciotto;Angus C. Nairn

  402
  Citations

• Sex differences in stress-related alcohol use.

  MacKenzie R. Peltier;Terril L. Verplaetse;Yann S. Mineur;Ismene L. Petrakis

  393
  Citations

• Nicotine as a modulator of behavior: beyond the inverted U.

  Marina R Picciotto

  349
  Citations

• Nicotine receptors and depression: revisiting and revising the cholinergic hypothesis.

  Yann S. Mineur;Marina R. Picciotto

  348
  Citations

• Varenicline Reduces Alcohol Self-Administration in Heavy-Drinking Smokers

  Sherry A. McKee;Emily L.R. Harrison;Stephanie S. O'Malley;Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin

  336
  Citations

• Neuronal systems underlying behaviors related to nicotine addiction: neural circuits and molecular genetics.

  Marina R. Picciotto;William A. Corrigall

  330
  Citations