Alicia Izquierdo, Ph.D.
Titles
Associate Professor, Psychology
Member, Brain Research Institute
Neuroscience GPB Home Area
Contact Information
Email
aizquie@psych.ucla.edu Phone
Work Phone Number:
310-825-3459
Address
Mailing Address:
1285 Franz Hall Box 951563Los Angeles, CA 90095
UNITED STATES
Publications
A selected list of publications:
Hart Evan E, Gerson Julian O, Izquierdo Alicia
Persistent effect of withdrawal from intravenous methamphetamine
self-administration on brain activation and behavioral economic
indices involving an effort cost
Neuropharmacology,
2018; 140:
130-138.
Izquierdo Alicia
Functional Heterogeneity within Rat Orbitofrontal Cortex in Reward
Learning and Decision Making
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2017; 37(44):
10529-10540.
Stolyarova Alexandra, Izquierdo Alicia
Complementary contributions of basolateral amygdala and orbitofrontal
cortex to value learning under uncertainty
eLife,
2017; 6:
.
Hart Evan E, Gerson Julian O, Zoken Yael, Garcia Marisella, Izquierdo Alicia
Anterior cingulate cortex supports effort allocation toward a
qualitatively preferred option
The European journal of neuroscience,
2017;
.
Thompson Andrew B, Gerson Julian, Stolyarova Alexandra, Bugarin Amador, Hart Evan E, Jentsch J David, Izquierdo Alicia
Steep effort discounting of a preferred reward over a freely-available
option in prolonged methamphetamine withdrawal in male rats
Psychopharmacology,
2017;
.
Hart Evan E, Izquierdo Alicia
Basolateral amygdala supports the maintenance of value and effortful
choice of a preferred option
The European journal of neuroscience,
2016;
.
Izquierdo Alicia, Silva Alcino J
Hijacking translation in addiction
eLife,
2016; 5:
.
Hart Evan E, Stolyarova Alexandra, Conoscenti Michael A, Minor Thomas R, Izquierdo Alicia
Rigid patterns of effortful choice behavior after acute stress in
rats
Stress (Amsterdam, Netherlands),
2016;
1-10.
Izquierdo Alicia, Pozos Hilda, Torre Adrianna De La, DeShields Simone, Cevallos James, Rodriguez Jonathan, Stolyarova Alexandra
Sex differences, learning flexibility, and striatal dopamine D1 and D2
following adolescent drug exposure in rats
Behavioural brain research,
2016;
.
Izquierdo A, Brigman J L, Radke A K, Rudebeck P H, Holmes A
The neural basis of reversal learning: An updated perspective
Neuroscience,
2016;
.
Stolyarova Alexandra, Izquierdo Alicia
Distinct patterns of outcome valuation and amygdala-prefrontal cortex
synaptic remodeling in adolescence and adulthood
Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience,
2015; 9:
115.
Thompson Andrew B, Stolyarova Alexandra, Ying Zhe, Zhuang Yumei, Gomez-Pinilla Fernando, Izquierdo Alicia
Methamphetamine blocks exercise effects on Bdnf and Drd2 gene expression in frontal cortex and striatum
Neuropharmacology,
2015;
.
Ochoa Jesus G, Stolyarova Alexandra, Kaur Amandeep, Hart Evan E, Bugarin Amador, Izquierdo Alicia
Post-training depletions of basolateral amygdala serotonin fail to
disrupt discrimination, retention, or reversal learning
Frontiers in neuroscience,
2015; 9:
155.
Wassum Kate M, Izquierdo Alicia
The basolateral amygdala in reward learning and addiction
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews,
2015;
.
Ye Tony, Pozos Hilda, Phillips Tamara J, Izquierdo Alicia
Long-term effects of exposure to methamphetamine in adolescent rats
Drug and alcohol dependence,
2014;
.
Stolyarova Alexandra, O'Dell Steve J, Marshall John F, Izquierdo Alicia
Positive and negative feedback learning and associated dopamine and
serotonin transporter binding after methamphetamine
Behavioural brain research,
2014;
.
Stolyarova Alexandra, Thompson Andrew B, Barrientos Ruth M, Izquierdo Alicia
Reductions in Frontocortical Cytokine Levels are Associated with
Long-Lasting Alterations in Reward Valuation after Methamphetamine
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology,
2014;
.
Izquierdo Alicia, Darling Chelsi, Manos Nic, Pozos Hilda, Kim Charissa, Ostrander Serena, Cazares Victor, Stepp Haley, Rudebeck Peter H
Basolateral amygdala lesions facilitate reward choices after negative
feedback in rats
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2013; 33(9):
4105-9.
Kosheleff Alisa R, Rodriguez Danilo, O'Dell Steve J, Marshall John F, Izquierdo Alicia
Comparison of single-dose and extended methamphetamine administration
on reversal learning in rats
Psychopharmacology,
2012; 224(3):
459-67.
Barkus Chris, Feyder Michael, Graybeal Carolyn, Wright Tara, Wiedholz Lisa, Izquierdo Alicia, Kiselycznyk Carly, Schmitt Wolfram, Sanderson David J, Rawlins J Nicholas P, Saksida Lisa M, Bussey Timothy J, Sprengel Rolf, Bannerman David, Holmes Andrew
Do GluA1 knockout mice exhibit behavioral abnormalities relevant to
the negative or cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia and
schizoaffective disorder?
Neuropharmacology,
2012; 62(3):
1263-72.
Izquierdo Alicia, Carlos Kathleen, Ostrander Serena, Rodriguez Danilo, McCall-Craddolph Aaron, Yagnik Gargey, Zhou Feimeng
Impaired reward learning and intact motivation after serotonin
depletion in rats
Behavioural brain research,
2012; 233(2):
494-9.
Izquierdo Alicia, Jentsch J David
Reversal learning as a measure of impulsive and compulsive behavior in
addictions
Psychopharmacology,
2012; 219(2):
607-20.
Izquierdo Alicia, Belcher Annabelle M
Rodent models of adaptive decision making
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.),
2012; 829(3):
85-101.
Kosheleff Alisa R, Grimes Millie, O'Dell Steve J, Marshall John F, Izquierdo Alicia
Work aversion and associated changes in dopamine and serotonin
transporter after methamphetamine exposure in rats
Psychopharmacology,
2012; 219(2):
411-20.
Ostrander Serena, Cazares Victor A, Kim Charissa, Cheung Shauna, Gonzalez Isabel, Izquierdo Alicia
Orbitofrontal cortex and basolateral amygdala lesions result in
suboptimal and dissociable reward choices on cue-guided effort in
rats
Behavioral neuroscience,
2011; 125(3):
350-9.
Izquierdo Alicia, Murray Elisabeth A
Functional interaction of medial mediodorsal thalamic nucleus but not
nucleus accumbens with amygdala and orbital prefrontal cortex is
essential for adaptive response selection after reinforcer
devaluation
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2010; 30(2):
661-9.
Brigman Jonathan L, Mathur Poonam, Harvey-White Judith, Izquierdo Alicia, Saksida Lisa M, Bussey Timothy J, Fox Stephanie, Deneris Evan, Murphy Dennis L, Holmes Andrew
Pharmacological or genetic inactivation of the serotonin transporter
improves reversal learning in mice
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991),
2010; 20(8):
1955-63.
Izquierdo Alicia, Belcher Annabelle M, Scott Lori, Cazares Victor A, Chen Jack, O'Dell Steven J, Malvaez Melissa, Wu Tiffany, Marshall John F
Reversal-specific learning impairments after a binge regimen of
methamphetamine in rats: possible involvement of striatal dopamine
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology,
2010; 35(2):
505-14.
Chudasama Yogita, Izquierdo Alicia, Murray Elisabeth A
Distinct contributions of the amygdala and hippocampus to fear
expression
The European journal of neuroscience,
2009; 30(12):
2327-37.
Izquierdo Alicia, Newman Timothy K, Higley J Dee, Murray Elisabeth A
Genetic modulation of cognitive flexibility and socioemotional
behavior in rhesus monkeys
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,
2007; 104(35):
14128-33.
Wellman C L, Izquierdo A, Garrett J E, Martin K P, Carroll J, Millstein R, Lesch K-P, Murphy D L, Holmes A
Impaired stress-coping and fear extinction and abnormal corticolimbic
morphology in serotonin transporter knock-out mice
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2007; 27(3):
684-91.
Murray Elisabeth A, Izquierdo Alicia
Orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala contributions to affect and action
in primates
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences,
2007; 1121(8):
273-96.
Izquierdo Alicia, Murray Elisabeth A
Selective bilateral amygdala lesions in rhesus monkeys fail to disrupt
object reversal learning
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2007; 27(5):
1054-62.
Izquierdo Alicia, Wellman Cara L, Holmes Andrew
Brief uncontrollable stress causes dendritic retraction in infralimbic
cortex and resistance to fear extinction in mice
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2006; 26(21):
5733-8.
Izquierdo Alicia, Wiedholz Lisa M, Millstein Rachel A, Yang Rebecca J, Bussey Timothy J, Saksida Lisa M, Holmes Andrew
Genetic and dopaminergic modulation of reversal learning in a
touchscreen-based operant procedure for mice
Behavioural brain research,
2006; 171(2):
181-8.
Izquierdo Alicia, Suda Robin K, Murray Elisabeth A
Comparison of the effects of bilateral orbital prefrontal cortex
lesions and amygdala lesions on emotional responses in rhesus monkeys
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2005; 25(37):
8534-42.
Izquierdo Alicia, Murray Elisabeth A
Opposing effects of amygdala and orbital prefrontal cortex lesions on
the extinction of instrumental responding in macaque monkeys
The European journal of neuroscience,
2005; 22(9):
2341-6.
Izquierdo Alicia, Suda Robin K, Murray Elisabeth A
Bilateral orbital prefrontal cortex lesions in rhesus monkeys disrupt
choices guided by both reward value and reward contingency
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2004; 24(34):
7540-8.
Izquierdo Alicia, Murray Elisabeth A
Combined unilateral lesions of the amygdala and orbital prefrontal
cortex impair affective processing in rhesus monkeys
Journal of neurophysiology,
2004; 91(5):
2023-39.
Baxter M G, Parker A, Lindner C C, Izquierdo A D, Murray E A
Control of response selection by reinforcer value requires interaction
of amygdala and orbital prefrontal cortex
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience,
2000; 20(11):
4311-9.
Boothe R G, Louden T, Aiyer A, Izquierdo A, Drews C, Lambert S R
Visual outcome after contact lens and intraocular lens correction of
neonatal monocular aphakia in monkeys
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science,
2000; 41(1):
110-9.