Publications
2026
Lovell, Tiffini N., et al. "Differential Effects of Psilocybin Derivatives on Fentanyl-Induced Conditioned Place Preference in Male and Female Mice." Journal of Psychopharmacology, 2026.
Synaptic plasticity in cocaine-seeking ensembles of the nucleus accumbens core
Flom LT, Hodgins SL, Gutierrez Erives G, Russelavage JM, Hyken SM, Zhang Z, Vaaga CE, Bobadilla AC. Synaptic plasticity in cocaine-seeking ensembles of the nucleus accumbens core. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2026 May 2.
2025
Litif CG, Flom LT, Sandum KL, Hodgins SL, Vaccaro L, Stitzel JA, Ungerleider N, Mannino MC, Gigley JP, Schoborg TA, Bobadilla AC. Corticostriatal cocaine-seeking ensembles are defined by differing gene expression from sucrose-seeking ensembles using a within-subject dual self-administration and seeking mouse model. Addict Neurosci. 2025 Dec;17:100242.
Characterization of neuronal ensembles in a model of dual reward conditioned place preference
Flom, Levi T., et al. "Characterization of Neuronal Ensembles in a Model of Dual Reward Conditioned Place Preference." bioRxiv, 15 June 2025, https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.11.659163. Preprint.
Functional and Structural Plasticity in Cocaine-Seeking Ensembles of the Nucleus Accumbens Core
Flom, Levi T., et al. "Functional and Structural Plasticity in Cocaine-Seeking Ensembles of the Nucleus Accumbens Core." bioRxiv, 15 Oct. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.15.682633. Preprint.
2024
Differential genetic expression within reward-specific ensembles in mice
Litif, Carl G., et al. "Differential Genetic Expression Within Reward-Specific Ensembles in Mice." bioRxiv, 8 Feb. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.02.565378. Preprint.
2021
Drug Self-Administration in Head-Restrained Mice for Simultaneous Multiphoton Imaging
Vollmer, Doncheck, Grant, Winston, Romanova, Bowen, Siegler, Bobadilla, Trujillo-Pisanty, Kalivas, Otis. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, in press 2021
Circuit Selectivity in Drug Versus Natural Reward Seeking Behaviors
Nall, Heinsbroek, Nentwig, Kalivas, Bobadilla. Journal of Neurochemistry, 157(5):1450-1472, 2021
2020
Chioma, Kruyer, Bobadilla, Angelis, Ellison, Hodebourg, Scofield, Kalivas. Biological Psychiatry, 89(10):947-958, 2020
Cocaine and Sucrose Rewards Recruit Different Seeking Ensembles in the Nucleus Accumbens Core
Bobadilla, Dereschewitz, Vaccaro, Heinsbroek, Scofield, Kalivas. Molecular Psychiatry, 25:3150–3163, 2020
Opposing Regulation of Cocaine Seeking by Glutamate and Encephalin Neurons in the Ventral Pallidum
Heinsbroek, Bobadilla, Dereschewitz, Assali, Chalhoub, Cowan, Kalivas. Cell Reports, 30(6):2018-2027.e3, 2020
2019
Understanding Addiction Using Animal Models
Kuhn, Kalivas, Bobadilla. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 13:262, 2019
Garcia-Keller, Neuhofer, Bobadilla, Spencer, Chioma, Monforton, Kalivas. Biological Psychiatry, 86(5):377-387, 2019
Transient Synaptic Potentiation in Nucleus Accumbens Shell During Refraining From Cocaine Seeking
Roberts-Wolfe, Heinsbroek, Spencer, Bobadilla, Smith, Kalivas. Addiction Biology, e12759, 2019
2018
Roberts-Wolfe, Bobadilla, Heinsbroek, Neuhofer, Kalivas. Journal of Neuroscience, 38(32):7100-7107, 2018
Accumbens Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Transmission Inhibits Cocaine Seeking
Bobadilla, Garcia-Keller, Chareunsouk, Hyde, Medina Camacho, Heinsbroek, Kalivas. Addiction Biology, 24(5):860-873, 2018
2017
Drouin, Bobadilla, Tassin. Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology, 625-646, 2017
Corticostriatal Plasticity, Neuronal Ensembles and Regulation of Drug-Seeking Behavior
Bobadilla, Heinsbroek, Gipson, Griffin, Fowler, Kenny, Kalivas. Progress in Brain Research, 235:93-112, 2017
HDAC5 and NPAS4 Regulate Cocaine Addiction-Relevant Behaviors
Taniguchi, Carreira, Cooper, Bobadilla, Heinsbroek, Koike, Larson, Balmuth, Hughes, Penrod, Kumar, Smith, Guzman, Takahashi, Kim, Self, Kalivas, Lin, Cowan. Neuron, 96(1):130-144.e6, 2017
Accumbens Mechanisms for Cued Sucrose-Seeking
Bobadilla, Garcia-Keller, Heinsbroek, Scofield, Chareunsouk, Monforton, Kalivas. Neuropsychopharmacology, 42(12):2377-2386, 2017
2016
Loss of Plasticity in the D2-Accumbens Pallidal Pathway Promotes Cocaine Seeking
Heinsbroek, Neuhofer, Griffin, Siegel, Bobadilla, Kupchik, Kalivas. Journal of Neuroscience, 37(4):757-767, 2016
Glutamatergic Mechanisms of Comorbidity Between Acute Stress and Cocaine Self-Administration
Garcia-Keller, Kupchik, Gipson, Brown, Spencer, Bollati, Esparza, Roberts-Wolfe, Heinsbroek, Bobadilla, Cancela, Kalivas. Molecular Psychiatry, 21(8):1063-9, 2016
2014
Repeated Exposure to MDMA Triggers Long-Term Plasticity of Noradrenergic and Serotonergic Neurons
Lanteri, Doucet, Hernandez-Vallejo, Godeheu, Bobadilla, Salomon, Lanfumey, Tassin. Molecular Psychiatry, 19(7):823-33, 2014
2013
Doucet, Bobadilla, Houades, Lanteri, Godeheu, Lanfumey, Sara, Tassin. Biological Psychiatry, 74(2):90-8, 2013