# Miriam Melis

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/miriam-melis/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 8,404 |
| Field | Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior |
| h-index | 53 |
| i10-index | 100 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Cagliari |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5045189209 |
| ORCID iD | 0000-0001-9631-8651 |
| Works | 163 |

## Researcher papers

- [Endocannabinoids Mediate Presynaptic Inhibition of Glutamatergic Transmission in Rat Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons through Activation of CB1 Receptors](https://scholariq.org/papers/endocannabinoids-mediate-presynaptic-inhibition-of-glutamatergic-transmission-in/)
- [Cannabinoids activate mesolimbic dopamine neurons by an action on cannabinoid CB1 receptors](https://scholariq.org/papers/cannabinoids-activate-mesolimbic-dopamine-neurons-by-an-action-on-cannabinoid/)
- [The Dopamine Hypothesis of Drug Addiction: Hypodopaminergic State](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-dopamine-hypothesis-of-drug-addiction-hypodopaminergic-state/)
- [Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation Induces 2-Arachidonoyl-Glycerol-Mediated Suppression of Excitation in Dopamine Neurons](https://scholariq.org/papers/prefrontal-cortex-stimulation-induces-2-arachidonoyl-glycerol-mediated/)
- [Sex differences in addictive disorders](https://scholariq.org/papers/sex-differences-in-addictive-disorders/)
- [Cell-specific STORM super-resolution imaging reveals nanoscale organization of cannabinoid signaling](https://scholariq.org/papers/cell-specific-storm-super-resolution-imaging-reveals-nanoscale-organization-of/)
- [Cannabis and the Developing Brain: Insights into Its Long-Lasting Effects](https://scholariq.org/papers/cannabis-and-the-developing-brain-insights-into-its-long-lasting-effects/)
- [Rehabilitating the addicted brain with transcranial magnetic stimulation](https://scholariq.org/papers/rehabilitating-the-addicted-brain-with-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/)
- [Adolescent exposure to cannabinoids induces long-Lasting changes in the response to drugs of abuse of rat midbrain dopamine neurons](https://scholariq.org/papers/adolescent-exposure-to-cannabinoids-induces-long-lasting-changes-in-the-response/)
- [Mesolimbic dopaminergic decline after cannabinoid withdrawal](https://scholariq.org/papers/mesolimbic-dopaminergic-decline-after-cannabinoid-withdrawal/)
- [Acetaldehyde mediates alcohol activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system](https://scholariq.org/papers/acetaldehyde-mediates-alcohol-activation-of-the-mesolimbic-dopamine-system/)

## Researcher topics

- [Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior](https://scholariq.org/topics/neurotransmitter-receptor-influence-on-behavior/)
- [Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/cannabis-and-cannabinoid-research/)
- [Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/neuroscience-and-neuropharmacology-research/)
- [Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling](https://scholariq.org/topics/receptor-mechanisms-and-signaling/)
- [Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study](https://scholariq.org/topics/nicotinic-acetylcholine-receptors-study/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Cagliari](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-cagliari/)

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