Publications

Moschak, TM & Sloand, T. & Carelli, RM. (2023). Prelimbic Cortex Activity during a Distress Tolerance Task Predicts Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Male, But Not Female Rats. The Journal of Neuroscience. 43. JN-RM. 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1718-22.2022.

Moschak TM, Carelli RM(2021) An opposing role for prelimbic cortical projections to the nucleus accumbens core in incubation of craving for cocaine versus water. Drug Alcohol Depend 228: 109033.

Moschak TM (2021) Prefrontal–Limbic Connectivity in Depressive Behavior: Sex as a Critical Factor. Biol Psych 90:e9-e10.

Moschak TM, Carelli RM (2021) A sex-dependent role for the prelimbic cortex in impulsive action both before and following early cocaine abstinence. Neuropsychopharmacology 46: 1565-1573

Sackett DA, Moschak TM, Carelli RM (2020) Nucleus accumbens shell dopamine mediates outcome value, but not predicted value, in a magnitude decision-making task. Eur J Neurosci, 51:1526-1538s.

Sackett DA, Moschak TM, Carelli RM (2019) Prelimbic cortical neurons track preferred reward value and reflect impulsive choice during delay discounting behavior. J Neurosci 39:3108-3118.

Moschak TM, Wang X, Carelli RM (2018) A neuronal ensemble in the rostral agranular insula tracks cocaine-induced devaluation of natural reward and predicts cocaine seeking. J Neurosci 38:8463-8472.

West EA, Moschak TM, Carelli RM (2018) Distinct Functional Microcircuits in the Nucleus Accumbens Underlying Goal-Directed Decision-Making. In: Goal-Directed Decision Making pp. 199-219. Academic Press.

Moschak TM, Terry DR, Daughters SB, Carelli RM (2018) Low distress tolerance predicts heightened drug seeking and taking after extended abstinence from cocaine self‐administration. Addict Biol 23: 130-141.

Moschak TM, Carelli RM (2017) Impulsive rats exhibit blunted dopamine release dynamics during a delay discounting task independent of cocaine history. eNeuro 4: 0119-17.2017

Moschak TM, Carelli RM (2014) Going for broke: dopamine influences risky choice. Neuron 84: 4-6.

Moschak TM, Mitchell SH (2014) Partial inactivation of nucleus accumbens core decreases delay discounting in rats without affecting sensitivity to delay or magnitude. Behav Brain Res 268: 159-168.

Tipps ME, Moschak TM, Mitchell SH (2014) Behavioral disinhibition in mice bred for high drinking in the dark (HDID) and HS controls increases following ethanol. Drug Alcohol Depend 136: 149-152.

Moschak TM, Mitchell SH (2013) Sensitivity to reinforcer delay predicts ethanol's suppressant effects, but itself is unaffected by ethanol. Drug Alcohol Depend 132: 22-28.

Moschak TM, Stang KA, Mitchell SH (2013) Mice bred for severity of acute alcohol withdrawal respond differently in a Go/No‐Go task.  Alc Clin Exp Res 37: 1483-1490.

Helms CM, McCracken AD, Heichman SL, Moschak TM (2013) Ovarian hormones and the heterogeneous receptor mechanisms mediating the discriminative stimulus effects of ethanol in female rats. Behav Pharmacol 24: 95-104.

Moschak TM, Mitchell, SH (2012) Acute ethanol administration and reinforcer magnitude reduction both reduce responding and increase response latency in a Go/No-Go task.  Alc Clin Exp Res 36: 1803 - 1810.

Moschak TM, Stang KA, Phillips TJ, Mitchell SH (2012) Behavioral inhibition in mice bred for high vs. low levels of methamphetamine consumption or sensitization.  Psychopharmacology 222: 353-365.

Cincotta SL, Yorek MS, Moschak TM, Lewis SR, Rodefer JS (2008).  Selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists: potential therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders with cognitive dysfunction.  Curr Opin Investig Drugs 9: 47-56.