University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Addiction Psychiatry

Topics

• Photoreceptor and optogenetics research 20
• Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior 9
• Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research 7
• Memory and Neural Mechanisms 4
• Neural dynamics and brain function 4
• Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 4
• Circadian rhythm and melatonin 2
• Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research 2
• Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior 2
• Neuroscience and Neural Engineering 2
• Plant Molecular Biology Research 2
• Pluripotent Stem Cells Research 2

Most cited

1. Unique functional responses differentially map onto genetic subtypes of dopamine neurons.

   Nature neuroscience · 2023 · 122 citations · Lief Fenno

2. A functional cellular framework for sex and estrous cycle-dependent gene expression and behavior.

   Cell · 2022 · 125 citations · Lief Fenno

3. Sox6 expression distinguishes dorsally and ventrally biased dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra with distinctive properties and embryonic origins.

   Cell reports · 2021 · 73 citations · Lief Fenno

4. Cell-type-specific population dynamics of diverse reward computations.

   Cell · 2022 · 62 citations · Lief Fenno

5. Prefrontal cortical dynorphin peptidergic transmission constrains threat-driven behavioral and network states.

   Neuron · 2024 · 21 citations · Lief Fenno

6. A brain-wide map of descending inputs onto spinal V1 interneurons.

   Neuron · 2025 · 15 citations · Lief Fenno

7. Transcriptional and functional divergence in lateral hypothalamic glutamate neurons projecting to the lateral habenula and ventral tegmental area.