Our selected publications:

2026

• Bijoch L, Wiśniewska J, Szczypkowski P, Pawłowska M, Hajdukiewicz K, Lapkiewicz R, Beroun A.  DRD1 and DRD2 dopamine-sensitive neurons in the central amygdala respond differently to rewarding and aversive stimuli. Translational Psychiatry. 2026; doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-026-04228-7

2025

• Bijoch L, Wiśniewska J, Beroun A.  Synaptic Plasticity of D1 and D2 Types of Neurons in the Central Amygdala After Sucrose and Cocaine Exposure. European Journal of Neuroscience. 2025; doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.70292

2023

• Bijoch L, Klos J, Pękała M, Fiołna K, Kaczmarek L, Beroun A.  Diverse processing of pharmacological and natural rewards by the central amygdala. Cell Reports. 2023; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113036

• Bijoch L, Klos J, Pawlowska M,  Wisniewska J, Legutko D, Szachowicz U, Kaczmarek L, Beroun A. Whole-brain tracking of addictive and natural rewards processing. Translational Psychiatry. 2023; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02318-4 

2021

• Salamian A, Legutko D, Nowicka K, Badyra B, Kaźmierska-Grębowska P, Caban B, Kowalczyk T, Kaczmarek L, Beroun A. Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Activity Promotes Synaptogenesis in the Hippocampus. Cerebral Cortex. 2021; doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhab105

2018

• Beroun A, Nalberczak-Skóra M, Harda Z, Piechota, M Ziółkowska, M Cały, A, Pagano R, Radwanska K. Generation of silent synapses in dentate gyrus correlates with development of alcohol addiction. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2018

2017

• Shukla A, Beroun A, Panopoulou M, Neumann PA, Grant SG, Olive MF, Dong Y, Schlüter OM.  Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors and silent synapses in cocaine-induced place preference. 2017  The EMBO Journal. 36: 458-474.

• Stefaniuk M, Beroun A, Lebitko T, Markina O, Leski S, Meyza K, Grzywacz A, Samochowiec J, Samochowiec A, Radwanska K, Kaczmarek L. Matrix metalloproteinase-9 and synaptic plasticity in the central amygdala in control of alcohol-seeking behavior. Biological Psychiatry. 2017  81: 907-917.

2013

• Suska (Beroun) A, Lee BR, Huang YH, Dong Y, Schlüter OM.  Selective presynaptic enhancement of the prefrontal cortex to nucleus accumbens pathway by cocaine. PNAS. 2013 110: 713-718.

• Lee BR, Ma YY, Huang YH, Wang X, Otaka M, Ishikawa M, Neumann PA, Graziane NM, Brown TE, Suska (Beroun) A, Guo C, Lobo MK, Sesack SR, Wolf ME, Nestler EJ, Shaham Y, Schlüter OM, Dong Y.  Maturation of silent synapses in amygdala-accumbens projection contributes to incubation of cocaine craving. Nature Neuroscience 2013 16: 1644-1651.