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Tatyana D. Sotnikova

Tatyana D. Sotnikova

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
14671
World Ranking
5865
National Ranking
298

Overview

Tatyana D. Sotnikova is affiliated with the Italian Institute of Technology in Italy. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader areas, Sotnikova's work focuses on subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Sensory Systems, Neurology, and Pharmacology.

Their scientific interests cover multiple main topics, such as:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Phosphodiesterase function and regulation

Sotnikova has contributed to various publication venues, with the most frequent being European Neuropsychopharmacology, UNC Libraries, Neuropharmacology, Biomolecules, and the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Sotnikova include:

  • Enhanced Dopamine Transmission and Hyperactivity in the Dopamine Transporter Heterozygous Mice Lacking the D3 Dopamine Receptor, 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Increased dopamine transmission and adult neurogenesis in trace amine-associated receptor 5 (TAAR5) knockout mice, 2020, Neuropharmacology
  • Inhibition of PDE10A in a New Rat Model of Severe Dopamine Depletion Suggests New Approach to Non-Dopamine Parkinson's Disease Therapy, 2022, Biomolecules
  • P.065 Trace amine-associated receptor 5 (TAAR5) transmits innate olfactory information into limbic brain areas and modulates emotional behaviours, 2020, European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • P.0248 Role of trace amine-associated receptor 5 (taar5) in the regulation of dopamine transmission and adult neurogenesis, 2021, European Neuropsychopharmacology

Their frequent coauthors include Raul R. Gainetdinov, Evgeniya V. Efimova, Alena A. Kozlova, Kristina A. Antonova, and Natalia Merkulyeva.

Best Publications

  • Direct generation of functional dopaminergic neurons from mouse and human fibroblasts

    Massimiliano Caiazzo;Maria Teresa Dell’Anno;Elena Dvoretskova;Dejan Lazarevic;Dejan Lazarevic

  • An Akt/β-Arrestin 2/PP2A Signaling Complex Mediates Dopaminergic Neurotransmission and Behavior

    Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Tatyana D. Sotnikova;Sébastien Marion;Robert J. Lefkowitz

  • Lithium antagonizes dopamine-dependent behaviors mediated by an AKT/glycogen synthase kinase 3 signaling cascade

    Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Tatyana D. Sotnikova;Wei-Dong Yao;Lisa Kockeritz

  • Tryptophan hydroxylase-2 controls brain serotonin synthesis.

    Xiaodong Zhang;Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Tatyana D. Sotnikova;Raul R. Gainetdinov

  • Loss-of-function mutation in tryptophan hydroxylase-2 identified in unipolar major depression.

    Xiaodong Zhang;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Tatyana D. Sotnikova

  • Conditional calcineurin knockout mice exhibit multiple abnormal behaviors related to schizophrenia

    Tsuyoshi Miyakawa;Lorene M. Leiter;David J. Gerber;Raul R. Gainetdinov

  • Food Reward in the Absence of Taste Receptor Signaling

    Ivan E. de Araujo;Albino J. Oliveira-Maia;Albino J. Oliveira-Maia;Tatyana D. Sotnikova;Raul R. Gainetdinov

  • Role of GSK3β in behavioral abnormalities induced by serotonin deficiency

    Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Xiaodong Zhang;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Tatyana D. Sotnikova

  • A β-arrestin 2 Signaling Complex Mediates Lithium Action on Behavior

    Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Sébastien Marion;Ramona M. Rodriguiz;Ivan O. Medvedev

  • Dopamine supersensitivity correlates with D2High states, implying many paths to psychosis

    Philip Seeman;David Weinshenker;Remi Quirion;Lalit K. Srivastava

  • Identification of PSD-95 as a Regulator of Dopamine-Mediated Synaptic and Behavioral Plasticity

    Wei-Dong Yao;Raul R Gainetdinov;Margaret I Arbuckle;Tatyana D Sotnikova

  • Dopaminergic Control of Sleep–Wake States

    Kafui Dzirasa;Sidarta Ribeiro;Rui Costa;Rui Costa;Lucas M. Santos

  • TAAR1 activation modulates monoaminergic neurotransmission, preventing hyperdopaminergic and hypoglutamatergic activity.

    Florent G. Revel;Jean-Luc Moreau;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Amyaouch Bradaia

  • Hyperactivity, elevated dopaminergic transmission, and response to amphetamine in M1 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-deficient mice.

    David J. Gerber;Tatyana D. Sotnikova;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Shu Ying Huang

  • Rapid alterations in corticostriatal ensemble coordination during acute dopamine-dependent motor dysfunction

    Rui M. Costa;Rui M. Costa;Shih Chieh Lin;Tatyana D D. Sotnikova;Michel Cyr

  • Regulation of Akt Signaling by D2 and D3 Dopamine Receptors In Vivo

    Jean-Martin Beaulieu;Emanuele Tirotta;Tatyana D. Sotnikova;Bernard Masri

  • Mice Deficient for the Vesicular Acetylcholine Transporter Are Myasthenic and Have Deficits in Object and Social Recognition

    Vania F. Prado;Cristina Martins-Silva;Braulio M. de Castro;Ricardo F. Lima

  • Dopaminergic supersensitivity in G protein-coupled receptor kinase 6-deficient mice.

    Raul R Gainetdinov;Laura M Bohn;Laura M Bohn;Tatyana D Sotnikova;Tatyana D Sotnikova;Michel Cyr;Michel Cyr

  • Social Context-Dependent Singing-Regulated Dopamine

    Aya Sasaki;Tatyana D. Sotnikova;Raul R. Gainetdinov;Erich D. Jarvis

  • Enhanced Rewarding Properties of Morphine, but not Cocaine, in βarrestin-2 Knock-Out Mice

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  • Increased amphetamine-induced hyperactivity and reward in mice overexpressing the dopamine transporter

    Ali Salahpour;Amy J. Ramsey;Ivan O. Medvedev;Brian Kile

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean-Martin Beaulieu
Jean-Martin Beaulieu University of Toronto
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis Duke University
Rui M. Costa
Rui M. Costa Columbia University
William C. Wetsel
William C. Wetsel Duke University
Sara R. Jones
Sara R. Jones Wake Forest University
Redford B. Williams
Redford B. Williams Duke University
Ramona M. Rodriguiz
Ramona M. Rodriguiz Duke University
Thomas S. Kilduff
Thomas S. Kilduff SRI International
Stefano Gustincich
Stefano Gustincich Italian Institute of Technology

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