Leora Yetnikoff
Assistant Professor of Psychology
College of Staten Island/ City University of New York
Biography
Leora Yetnikoff is a neuroscientist interested in how neuronal and glial cellular systems work in tandem to modulate brain function, plasticity and behavior. As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the College of Staten Island, City University of New York (CUNY), with a doctoral appointment in Neuroscience at The Graduate Center, CUNY, Leora mentors undergraduate and graduate students in molecular, cellular, neuroanatomical and behavioral laboratory techniques. Leora received her PhD in Neuroscience from McGill University in 2012.
Interests
- Dopamine
- Oligodendrocytes
- Myelin plasticity
- Experience-dependent myelination
- Behavioral neuroscience
Education
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PhD in Integrated Program in Neuroscience, 2012
McGill University
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MSc in Psychiatry, 2007
McGill University
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BA in Psychology, 2005
Concordia University
Publications
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(2021).
Dopamine Neurons That Cotransmit Glutamate, From Synapses to Circuits to Behavior.
Frontiers in Neural Circuits.
(2019).
Early Adolescence Is a Critical Period for the Maturation of Inhibitory Behavior.
Cerebral Cortex.
(2018).
Dopamine Neuron Glutamate Cotransmission Evokes a Delayed Excitation in Lateral Dorsal Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons.
eLife.
(2018).
Substantia Nigra Dopamine Neurons Evoke a Delayed Excitation in Lateral Dorsal Striatal Cholinergic Interneurons via Glutamate Cotransmission.
bioRxiv.
(2017).
Heterogeneity in Dopamine Neuron Synaptic Actions Across the Striatum and Its Relevance for Schizophrenia.
Biological Psychiatry.
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Contact
- leora.yetnikoff@csi.cuny.edu
- 718.982.4070
- 2800 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10314
- Room 018, in the basement of building 6S