Dennis R. Sparta

3.5k citations

36 papers · 2.7k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 21

Behavioral Neuroscience top 1%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 5
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
- Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 13
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 10
- Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 6
- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 6
Cognitive Neuroscience top 2%
- Memory and Neural Mechanisms 11
- Neural dynamics and brain function 6
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 2%
Biological Psychiatry top 5%
Molecular Biology
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 8

Co-authors: Garret D. Stuber Alice M. Stamatakis Joshua H. Jennings Randall L. Ung Antonello Bonci Todd E. Thiele Kristen E. Pleil Thomas L. Kash
Cited by: Behavioral Neuroscience Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience Cognitive Neuroscience
Partner nations: United States Denmark Spain

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Dennis R. Sparta

35 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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2013 Distinct extended amygdala circuits for divergent motivational states
2011 Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens facilitates reward seeking

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1	Binge ethanol consumption can be attenuated by systemic administration of minocycline and is associated with enhanced neuroinflammation in the central amygdala Sean Schrank,Joshua P Sevigny,Nurleyna Yunus,K. Vetter,Oscar A. Aguilar,Vivek Ily,Mikaela Valchinova,Alexandra T. Keinath,Dennis R. Sparta	2024	1
2	Cartography of Serotonergic Circuits Dennis R. Sparta,Garret D. Stuber	2014	11
3	Inhibition of projections from the basolateral amygdala to the entorhinal cortex disrupts the acquisition of contextual fear Dennis R. Sparta,Jim Smithuis,Alice M. Stamatakis,Joshua H. Jennings,Pranish A. Kantak,Randall L. Ung,Garret D. Stuber	2014	57
4	Distinct extended amygdala circuits for divergent motivational statesbreakdown → Joshua H. Jennings,Dennis R. Sparta,Alice M. Stamatakis,Randall L. Ung,Kristen E. Pleil,Thomas L. Kash,Garret D. Stuber	2013	534
5	Optogenetic strategies to investigate neural circuitry engaged by stress Dennis R. Sparta,Joshua H. Jennings,Randall L. Ung,Garret D. Stuber	2013	58
6	Amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis circuitry: Implications for addiction-related behaviors Alice M. Stamatakis,Dennis R. Sparta,Joshua H. Jennings,Zoé A. McElligott,Heather Decot,Garret D. Stuber	2013	107
7	Excitatory transmission from the amygdala to nucleus accumbens facilitates reward seekingbreakdown → Garret D. Stuber,Dennis R. Sparta,Alice M. Stamatakis,Wieke A. van Leeuwen,Juanita E. Hardjoprajitno,Saemi Cho,Kay M. Tye,Kimberly A. Kempadoo,Feng Zhang,Karl Deisseroth,Antonello Bonci	2011	636
8	Motivation for Alcohol Becomes Resistant to Quinine Adulteration After 3 to 4 Months of Intermittent Alcohol Self‐Administration F. Woodward Hopf,Shao-Ju Chang,Dennis R. Sparta,M. Scott Bowers,Antonello Bonci	2010	145
9	Strain Specific Synaptic Modifications on Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons After Ethanol Exposure Matthew J. Wanat,Dennis R. Sparta,F. Woodward Hopf,M. Scott Bowers,Miriam Melis,Antonello Bonci	2009	37
10	The Alcohol Deprivation Effect in C57BL/6J Mice is Observed Using Operant Self‐Administration Procedures and is Modulated by CRF‐1 Receptor Signaling Dennis R. Sparta,Frank M. Ferraro,Jon R. Fee,Darin J. Knapp,George R. Breese,Todd E. Thiele	2008	35
11	Effects of Food Availability and Administration of Orexigenic and Anorectic Agents on Elevated Ethanol Drinking Associated With Drinking in the Dark Procedures Angela M. Lyons,Emily G. Lowery,Dennis R. Sparta,Todd E. Thiele	2008	64
12	Corticotropin releasing factor-1 receptor antagonist, CP-154,526, blocks the expression of ethanol-induced behavioral sensitization in DBA/2J mice Jon R. Fee,Dennis R. Sparta,Mitchell J. Picker,Todd E. Thiele	2007	19
13	Blockade of the Corticotropin Releasing Factor Type 1 Receptor Attenuates Elevated Ethanol Drinking Associated With Drinking in the Dark Procedures Dennis R. Sparta,Angela M. Sparrow,Emily G. Lowery,Jon R. Fee,Darin J. Knapp,Todd E. Thiele	2007	89
14	Increased Consumption but Not Operant Self‐administration of Ethanol in Mice Lacking the RIIβ Subunit of Protein Kinase A Frank M. Ferraro,Dennis R. Sparta,Darin J. Knapp,George R. Breese,Todd E. Thiele	2006	15
15	Involvement of protein kinase A in ethanol-induced locomotor activity and sensitization Jon R. Fee,Darin J. Knapp,Dennis R. Sparta,George R. Breese,Mitchell J. Picker,Todd E. Thiele	2006	9
16	Peripheral and Central Administration of a Selective Neuropeptide Y Y1 Receptor Antagonist Suppresses Ethanol Intake by C57BL/6J Mice Dennis R. Sparta,Jon R. Fee,Dayna M. Hayes,Darin J. Knapp,Douglas J. MacNeil,Todd E. Thiele	2004	29
17	Predictors of High Ethanol Consumption in RIIβ Knock‐Out Mice: Assessment of Anxiety and Ethanol‐Induced Sedation Jon R. Fee,Dennis R. Sparta,Darin J. Knapp,George R. Breese,Mitchell J. Picker,Todd E. Thiele	2004	38
18	A role for neuropeptide Y in neurobiological responses to ethanol and drugs of abuse Todd E. Thiele,Dennis R. Sparta,Dayna M. Hayes,Jon R. Fee	2004	43
19	Alcoholism and obesity: overlapping neuropeptide pathways? Todd E. Thiele,Montserrat Navarro,Dennis R. Sparta,Jon R. Fee,Darin J. Knapp,Inmaculada Cubero	2003	69
20	Lever conditioned stimulus–directed autoshaping induced by saccharin–ethanol unconditioned stimulus solution: effects of ethanol concentration and trial spacing Arthur Tomie,Eugene D. Festa,Dennis R. Sparta,Larissa A. Pohorecky	2003	21

About Dennis R. Sparta

Dennis R. Sparta is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 36 papers that have together received 2.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (13 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (11 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (8 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (6 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (6 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (6 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (406 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.8k citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (1.2k citations). Dennis R. Sparta has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Garret D. Stuber, Alice M. Stamatakis, Joshua H. Jennings, Randall L. Ung, Antonello Bonci, Todd E. Thiele, Kristen E. Pleil, Thomas L. Kash, Jon R. Fee and Kay M. Tye.

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