Mark Thomas Assistant Professor S254 Elliott, (612) 624-4963 tmhomas@umn.edu Education Ph.D., 1998, University of California, Los Angeles

Statement of Interests

Neurobiology of drug-induced plasticity and addiction, behavioral neuroscience, transgenic mice, cellular electrophysiology.

Selected Publications

Thomas, M.J., Beurrier, C., Bonci, A., & Malenka, R.C. (2001). Long-term depression in the nucleus accumbens: A neural correlate of behavioral sensitization to cocaine. Nature Neuroscience, 5, November 2001, DOI: 10.1038/nn757.

Thomas, M.J., Malenka, R.C., & Bonci, A. (2000). Modulation of long-term depression by dopamine in the mesolimbic system. Journal of Neuroscience, 20, 5581-5586.