Retrosplenial perineuronal nets support hippocampal-cortical coupling and spatial memory recall

Hawthorn, Phoebe, Xiao, Dongsheng, Sullivan, Robert K.P., Burne, Thomas H.J., and Balbi, Matilde (2026). Retrosplenial perineuronal nets support hippocampal-cortical coupling and spatial memory recall. Cell Reports 45 (6) 117440 117440-117440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117440


Of mice, molecules and mental health: establishment of the consortium for preclinical psychiatric research to find solutions to the translational gap

Consortium for Preclinical Psychiatric Research, Hill, Rachel A., Bastawy, Eslam M., Berk, Michael, Brown, Robyn M., Burne, Thomas H., Chesworth, Rose, Clark, Scott R., Clemens, Kelly J., Cui, Xiaoying, Dunn, Ariel L., Eratne, Dhamidhu, Foldi, Claire J., Gatt, Justine M., Gubert, Carolina, Gurvich, Caroline, Hannan, Anthony J., Harms, Lauren, Hill-Yardin, Elisa L., Jaehne, Emily J., Jawahar, Magdalene C., Jones, Nigel C., Kang, Matthew JY, Karl, Tim, Kesby, James P., Kim, Jee Hyun, Lawrence, Andrew J., Cruickshank, Heather, Manning, Elizabeth E. and 17 more (2026). Of mice, molecules and mental health: establishment of the consortium for preclinical psychiatric research to find solutions to the translational gap. Molecular Psychiatry 31 (2) 1167-1170. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-025-03361-x


Suppression of the dorsomedial striatum impairs reversal learning in response to probabilistic uncertainty and disrupts corticostriatal function in mice

Conn, Kyna-Anne, Das, Joyosmita, Alexander, Suzy, Burne, Thomas HJ., and Kesby, James P. (2025). Suppression of the dorsomedial striatum impairs reversal learning in response to probabilistic uncertainty and disrupts corticostriatal function in mice. Neuropharmacology 278 110568 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2025.110568 


Synthetic anti-cocaine nano-vaccine successfully prevents cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion

Madge, Harrison, Alexander, Suzy, Azuar, Armira, Zhang, Jiahui, Koirala, Prashamsa, Burne, Thomas, Toth, Istvan, and Stephenson, Rachel (2024). Synthetic anti-cocaine nano-vaccine successfully prevents cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion. 37th European Peptide Symposium 14th International Peptide Symposium, Florence, Italy, 25-29 August 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.


Polycomb repressive complex 2 is critical for mouse cortical glutamatergic neuron development

Currey, Laura, Mitchell, Benjamin, Al-Khalily, Majd, McElnea, Sarah-Jayne, Kozulin, Peter, Harkins, Danyon, Pelenyi, Alexandra, Fenlon, Laura, Suarez, Rodrigo, Kurniawan, Nyoman D, Burne, Thomas H., Harris, Lachlan, Thor, Stefan, and Piper, Michael (2024). Polycomb repressive complex 2 is critical for mouse cortical glutamatergic neuron development. Cerebral Cortex 34 (7) bhae268 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhae268


The dynamic strategy shifting task: Optimisation of an operant task for assessing cognitive flexibility in rats

Flintoff, Jonathan Martin, Alexander, Suzy, Kesby, James Paul, and Burne, Thomas Henry (2024). The dynamic strategy shifting task: Optimisation of an operant task for assessing cognitive flexibility in rats. Frontiers in Psychiatry 15 1303728 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1303728


Perineuronal nets are associated with decision making under conditions of uncertainty in female but not male mice

Mayne, Phoebe, Das, Joyosmita, Zou, Simin, Sullivan, Robert K.P., and Burne, Thomas H.J. (2024). Perineuronal nets are associated with decision making under conditions of uncertainty in female but not male mice. Behavioural Brain Research 461 114845 114845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2024.114845


Adult vitamin D deficiency and adverse brain outcomes

Mayne, Phoebe, Bradford, Dana, Groves, Natalie J., McGrath, John J., and Burne, Thomas H.J. (2024). Adult vitamin D deficiency and adverse brain outcomes. Feldman and Pike' s vitamin D. Volume one: biochemistry, physiology and diagnostics. Edited by Martin Hewison, Roger Bouillon, Edward Giovannucci, David Goltzman, Mark Meyer, and JoEllen Welsh. London, United Kingdom: Academic Press.975-996.https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-91386-7.00035-0


Antagonism of D2 receptors via raclopride ameliorates amphetamine-induced associative learning deficits in male mice

Conn, Kyna-Anne, Alexander, Suzy, Burne, Thomas H.J., and Kesby, James P. (2023). Antagonism of D2 receptors via raclopride ameliorates amphetamine-induced associative learning deficits in male mice. Behavioural Brain Research 454 114649 114649. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114649


Activity in the dorsomedial striatum underlies serial reversal learning performance under probabilistic uncertainty

Young, Madison K., Conn, Kyna-Anne, Das, Joyosmita, Zou, Simin, Alexander, Suzy, Burne, Thomas H.J., and Kesby, James P. (2023). Activity in the dorsomedial striatum underlies serial reversal learning performance under probabilistic uncertainty. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science 3 (4) 1030-1041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsgos.2022.08.005


Synthetic anti-cocaine nanoaccine successfully prevents cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion

Madge, Harrison Y. R., Alexander, Suzy, Azuar, Armira, Zhang, Jiahui, Koirala, Prashamsa, Burne, Thomas H., Toth, Istvan, and Stephenson, Rachel J. (2023). Synthetic anti-cocaine nanoaccine successfully prevents cocaine-induced hyperlocomotion. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 66 (17) 12407-12419. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00889


Activating the dorsomedial and ventral midbrain projections to the striatum differentially impairs goal-directed action in male mice

Conn, Kyna-Anne, Zou, Simin, Das, Joyosmita, Alexander, Suzy, Burne, Thomas HJ., and Kesby, James P. (2023). Activating the dorsomedial and ventral midbrain projections to the striatum differentially impairs goal-directed action in male mice. Neuropharmacology 234 109550 109550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropharm.2023.109550


Serum sulfate level and Slc13a1 mRNA expression remain unaltered in a mouse model of moderate vitamin D deficiency

Atcheson, Ranita J., Burne, Thomas H. J., and Dawson, Paul A. (2022). Serum sulfate level and Slc13a1 mRNA expression remain unaltered in a mouse model of moderate vitamin D deficiency. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 478 (8) 1771-1777. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11010-022-04634-7


Adult vitamin D deficiency impairs hippocampal-dependent memory and proteins related to synaptic plasticity and metabolism in mice

Groves, Natalie J., Josh, Peter, McGrath, John J., Kurniawan, Nyoman D., and Burne, Thomas H.J. (2022). Adult vitamin D deficiency impairs hippocampal-dependent memory and proteins related to synaptic plasticity and metabolism in mice. Journal of Brain Disorders 3 (1) . https://doi.org/10.36959/524/331


Interaction of developmental vitamin D deficiency and ethanol exposure on maternal metabolism and neonatal gene expression

Sanchez Vega, M., Harris, L., Chong, S., and Burne, T. (2022). Interaction of developmental vitamin D deficiency and ethanol exposure on maternal metabolism and neonatal gene expression. Trends in Developmental Biology 14 33-52.


Impaired spatial memory in adult vitamin D deficient BALB/c mice is associated with reductions in spine density, nitric oxide, and neural nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampus

Al-Amin, Md. Mamun, Sullivan, Robert K. P., Alexander, Suzy, Carter, David A., Bradford, DanaKai, and Burne, Thomas H. J. (2022). Impaired spatial memory in adult vitamin D deficient BALB/c mice is associated with reductions in spine density, nitric oxide, and neural nitric oxide synthase in the hippocampus. AIMS Neuroscience 9 (1) 31-56. https://doi.org/10.3934/Neuroscience.2022004


Treating cognitive impairment in schizophrenia with GLP-1RAs: an overview of their therapeutic potential

Flintoff, Jonathan, Kesby, James P., Siskind, Dan, and Burne, Thomas H. J. (2021). Treating cognitive impairment in schizophrenia with GLP-1RAs: an overview of their therapeutic potential. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs 30 (8) 877-891. https://doi.org/10.1080/13543784.2021.1951702


Elp2 mutations perturb the epitranscriptome and lead to a complex neurodevelopmental phenotype

Kojic, Marija, Gawda, Tomasz, Gaik, Monika, Begg, Alexander, Salerno-Kochan, Anna, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Jones, Alun, Drożdżyk, Katarzyna, Kościelniak, Anna, Chramiec-Głąbik, Andrzej, Hediyeh-Zadeh, Soroor, Kasherman, Maria, Shim, Woo Jun, Sinniah, Enakshi, Genovesi, Laura A., Abrahamsen, Rannvá K., Fenger, Christina D., Madsen, Camilla G., Cohen, Julie S., Fatemi, Ali, Stark, Zornitza, Lunke, Sebastian, Lee, Joy, Hansen, Jonas K., Boxill, Martin F., Keren, Boris, Marey, Isabelle, Saenz, Margarita S., Brown, Kathleen and 11 more (2021). Elp2 mutations perturb the epitranscriptome and lead to a complex neurodevelopmental phenotype. Nature Communications 12 (1) 2678 2678. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22888-5


Vitamin D and schizophrenia: 20 years on

Cui, Xiaoying, McGrath, John J., Burne, Thomas H. J., and Eyles, Darryl W. (2021). Vitamin D and schizophrenia: 20 years on. Molecular Psychiatry 26 (7) 2708-2720. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-021-01025-0


Prenatal vitamin D deficiency and prenatal ethanol exposure as modifiable risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders

Sanchez Vega, Michelle C., Chong, Suyinn, and Burne, Thomas H. J. (2020). Prenatal vitamin D deficiency and prenatal ethanol exposure as modifiable risk factors for neurodevelopmental disorders. SL Nutrition and Metabolism 3 (1) 125 .