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Michael Z. Leonard

vanderbilt university

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37Paper Count
454Citation Count
Published Papers 22
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Sex and ovarian hormone cycles alter effects of stimulant drugs on mouse dopaminergic signaling
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errChristensen, Brooke A.; Tat, Jennifer; Leonard, Michael Z.; Emerson, Soren D.; Roberts, Shemuel; Holmgren, Eleanor B.; Konomi-Pilkati, Ainoa; Reiley, Hannah B.; Gomez, Devan M.; Zheng, Lin; Yoon, Hye Jean; Lago, Sofia H.; Carr, Abigail L.; Brady, Lillian J.; Chevee, Maxime; Calipari, Erin S.
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Temporal spacing of stimuli as a principle of predictive learning
err2026-02-01
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errLeonard, Michael Z.; Calipari, Erin S.
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Nicotine enhances the ability of cues to control behavior and evoke dopamine release in the dorsolateral striatum
err2025-07-22
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errMichael Z. Leonard; Hannah B. Elam; Hye Jean Yoon; Sofia H. Lago; Megan E. Altemus; Shemuel Roberts; Maxime Chevée; Erin S. Calipari
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A Cocaine-Activated Ensemble Exerts Increased Control Over Behavior While Decreasing in Size
err2025-03-01
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errThibeault, Kimberly C.; Leonard, Michael Z.; Kondev, Veronika; Emerson, Soren D.; Bethi, Rishik; Lopez, Alberto J.; Sens, Jonathon P.; Nabit, Brett P.; Elam, Hannah B.; Winder, Danny G.; Patel, Sachin; Kiraly, Drew D.; Grueter, Brad A.; Calipari, Erin S.
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The Effects of Cocaine Delivery Rate on Neural Dynamics within the Nucleus Accumbens
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errLeonard, Michael Z.; Pilkati, Ainoa Konomi; Thibeault, Kimberly C.; Calipari, Erin S.
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Histone Acetyltransferase KAT2A Mediates Cocaine-Induced Ensemble Formation in the Nucleus Accumbens
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errEmerson, Soren; Bethi, Rishik; Konomi-Pilkati, Ainoa; Christensen, Brooke; Leonard, Michael Z.; Yoon, Hye Jean; Calipari, Erin S.
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D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens core have distinct and valence-independent roles in learning
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err2024-03-01
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errZachry, Jennifer E.; Kutlu, Munir Gunes; Yoon, Hye Jean; Leonard, Michael Z.; Chevee, Maxime; Patel, Dev D.; Gaidici, Anthony; Kondev, Veronika; Thibeault, Kimberly C.; Bethi, Rishik; Tat, Jennifer; Melugin, Patrick R.; Isiktas, Atagun U.; Joffe, Max E.; Cai, Denise J.; Conn, P. Jeffrey; Grueter, Brad A.; Calipari, Erin S.
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The neutral CB1 antagonist AM6527 reduces ethanol seeking, binge-like consumption, reinforcing, and withdrawal effects in male and female mice
err2023-11-25
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errRaghav, Jimit Girish; Kumar, Hritik; Ji, Lipin; Vemuri, Kiran; Makriyannis, Alexandros; Suh, Junghyup; Leonard, Michael Z.; Dang, Vivi; Ty, Chelsea; Marandola, Stephen; Kane, Natalie; Witt, Annika S.; Shaqour, Samar; Miczek, Klaus A.
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Microbial short-chain fatty acids regulate drug seeking and transcriptional control in a model of cocaine seeking
err2023-08-02
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errMeckel, Katherine R.; Simpson, Sierra S.; Godino, Arthur; Peck, Emily G.; Sens, Jonathon P.; Leonard, Michael Z.; George, Olivier; Calipari, Erin S.; Hofford, Rebecca S.; Kiraly, Drew D.
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Task parameters influence operant response variability in mice
err2022-12-27
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errFollman, Emma G.; Chevee, Maxime; Kim, Courtney J.; Johnson, Amy R.; Tat, Jennifer; Leonard, Michael Z.; Calipari, Erin S.
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Excessive alcohol consumption after exposure to two types of chronic social stress: intermittent episodes vs. continuous exposure in C57BL/6J mice with a history of drinking
err2022-08-16
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errMiczek, Klaus A.; Akdilek, Naz; Ferreira, Vania M. M.; Kenneally, Elizabeth; Leonard, Michael Z.; Covington, Herbert E., III
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To fight or not to fight: activation of the mPFC during decision to engage in aggressive behavior after ethanol consumption in a novel murine model
err2022-08-11
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errMiczek, Klaus A.; Akdilek, Naz; Ferreira, Vania M. M.; Leonard, Michael Z.; Marinelli, Lillian R.; Covington, Herbert E., III
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Hypoactive Thalamic Crh plus Cells in a Female Mouse Model of Alcohol Drinking After Social Trauma
err2021-10-01
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errNewman, Emily L.; Covington, Herbert E., III; Leonard, Michael Z.; Burk, Kelly; Miczek, Klaus A.
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Reward sensitivity deficits in a rat model of compulsive eating behavior
err2019-10-17
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errMoore, Catherine F.; Leonard, Michael Z.; Micovic, Nicholas M.; Miczek, Klaus A.; Sabino, Valentina; Cottone, Pietro
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Social defeat stress and escalation of cocaine and alcohol consumption: Focus on CRF
err2018-11-01
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errNewman, Emily L.; Leonard, Michael Z.; Arena, Danielle T.; de Almeida, Rosa M. M.; Miczek, Klaus A.
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Cannabinoid CB1 Discrimination: Effects of Endocannabinoids and Catabolic Enzyme Inhibitors
err2017-12-01
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errLeonard, Michael Z.; Alapafuja, Shakiru O.; Ji, Lipin; Shukla, Vidyanand G.; Liu, Yingpeng; Nikas, Spyros P.; Makriyannis, Alexandros; Bergman, Jack; Kangas, Brian D.
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Escalated cocaine binges in rats: enduring effects of social defeat stress or intra-VTA CRF
err2017-07-18
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errLeonard, Michael Z.; DeBold, Joseph F.; Miczek, Klaus A.
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Novel C-Ring-Hydroxy-Substituted Controlled Deactivation Cannabinergic Analogues
err2016-07-13
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errKulkarni, Shashank; Nikas, Spyros P.; Sharma, Rishi; Jiang, Shan; Paronis, Carol A.; Leonard, Michael Z.; Zhang, Bin; Honrao, Chandrashekhar; Mallipeddi, Srikrishnan; Raghav, Jimit Girish; Benchama, Othman; Jaerbe, Torbjoern U. C.; Bergman, Jack; Makriyannis, Alexandros
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