Zisis Bimpisidis, PhDBehavioral neuroscientist interested in the mechanisms mediating normal behavior and those compromised in neurological/neuropsychiatric disease.
Division of Molecular Neurosciences (Center for Brain Research)
Position: Research Assistant
Location: Spitalgasse 4
Phone: +43 (0)1 40160-34260
E-Mail: zisis.bimpisidis@meduniwien.ac.at
Research Area
Addiction, Reward, Social Behavior
Research Interests
Astrocytes, Dopamine, Parkinson Disease
Techniques
In vivo microdialysis, genetic-viral models, optogenetics, fiber photometry, disease models, behavioral testing
Selected publications
- Bimpisidis Z, König N, Wallén-Mackenzie ? (2020) Two Different Real-Time Place Preference Paradigms Using Optogenetics within the Ventral Tegmental Area of the Mouse J Vis Exp, (156)
- Bimpisidis Z, König N, Stagkourakis S, Zell V, Vlcek B, Dumas S, Giros B, Broberger C, Hnasko T, Wallén-Mackenzie ? (2019) The NeuroD6 Subtype of VTA Neurons Contributes to Psychostimulant Sensitization and Behavioral Reinforcement eNeuro, 6 (3): ENEURO.0066-19.2019
- Bimpisidis Z, Öberg C, Maslava N, Cenci M, Lundblad C (2017) Differential effects of gaseous versus injectable anesthetics on changes in regional cerebral blood flow and metabolism induced by l -DOPA in a rat model of Parkinson's disease Exp. Neurol., 292: 113-124
- De Luca M, Solinas M, Bimpisidis Z, Goldberg S, Di Chiara G (2012) Cannabinoid facilitation of behavioral and biochemical hedonic taste responses Neuropharmacology, 63 (1): 161-168
- Bimpisidis Z, De Luca M, Pisanu A, Di Chiara G (2012) Lesion of medial prefrontal dopamine terminals abolishes habituation of accumbens shell dopamine responsiveness to taste stimuli Eur J Neurosci, 37 (4): 613-622
