Nicholas Spitzer

Distinguished Professor

University of California, San Diego

United States

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Nicholas Spitzer is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California San Diego, USA. His research focuses on neurotransmitter plasticity, the implications of drug abuse for mental health, and the effects of environmental factors on neuronal identity. Recent articles explore topics including generalized fear mechanisms, bioelectronic medicine, and the intersection of neurobiology with cancer research.

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Swetha Godavarthi

Research Assistant Professor

University of Pittsburgh

UNITED STATES

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Silvia Vilares Conde

Universidade de Aveiro

PORTUGAL

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Byungkook Lim

Assistant Professor

University of California, San Diego

UNITED STATES

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Davide Dulcis

Principal Investigator/Associate professor

University of California, San Diego

UNITED STATES

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Hormone-switching islet cells: parallels to transmitter-switching neurons

Drugs of abuse drive neurotransmitter plasticity that alters behavior: implications for mental health

Lynn T. Landmesser (1943–2024)

How the brain produces generalized fear

Embryonic exposure to environmental factors drives transmitter switching in the neonatal mouse cortex causing autistic-like adult behavior

Postsynaptic receptors regulate presynaptic transmitter stability through transsynaptic bridges.

Generalized fear after acute stress is caused by change in neuronal cotransmitter identity

Bioelectronic Medicine: a multidisciplinary roadmap from biophysics to precision therapies.

Breast cancer cell-secreted miR-199b-5p hijacks neurometabolic coupling to promote brain metastasis

Viral vector-mediated transgene delivery with novel recombinase systems for targeting neuronal populations defined by multiple features

Drug-induced change in transmitter identity is a shared mechanism generating cognitive deficits

Decoding Neurotransmitter Switching: The Road Forward

Decoding Neurotransmitter Switching: The Road Forward.

Exercise enhances motor skill learning by neurotransmitter switching in the adult midbrain

Mechanism for neurotransmitter-receptor matching

Photoperiod-induced neurotransmitter plasticity declines with aging: An epigenetic regulation?

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Swetha Godavarthi

Silvia Vilares Conde

Byungkook Lim

Davide Dulcis

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