Education

PhD
West Virginia University

BS
Duke University

Research

Dr. McDonald is no longer accepting students.

Publications

• McDonald AJ, Duque A. (2022) Specific neuronal subpopulations in the amygdala of macaque monkeys express high levels of nonphosphorylated neurofilaments. Brain Res. 1777:147767.
• McDonald AJ. (2021) Expression of the type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1R) in CCK-immunoreactive axon terminals in the basolateral amygdala of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta). Neurosci Lett. 745:135503.
• McDonald AJ. (2021) Immunohistochemical identification of interneuronal subpopulations in the basolateral amygdala of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta). Neuroscience. 455:113-127.
• McDonald AJ, Mott DD. (2021) Neuronal localization of m1 muscarinic receptor immunoreactivity in the monkey basolateral amygdala. J Comp Neurol. 529:2450-2463.
• McDonald AJ, Mascagni F. (2021) Specific neuronal subpopulations in the rat basolateral amygdala express high levels of nonphosphorylated neurofilaments. J Comp Neurol. 529:3292-3312.
• McDonald AJ. (2020) Functional neuroanatomy of the basolateral amygdala: neurons, neurotransmitters, and circuits. In: Handbook of amygdala structure and function, (Urban JH, Rosenkranz JA, eds), pp. 1-38. San Diego: Academic Press.
• Wilson MA, McDonald AJ. (2020) The amygdalar opioid system. In: Handbook of amygdala structure and function, (Urban JH, Rosenkranz JA, eds), pp. 161-212. San Diego: Academic Press.
• McDonald AJ, Augustine JR. (2020) Nonpyramidal neurons in the primate basolateral amygdala: A Golgi study in the baboon (Papio cynocephalus) and long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis). J Comp Neurol. 528:772-786.
• McDonald AJ, Jones GC, Mott DD. (2019) Diverse glutamatergic inputs target spines expressing M1 muscarinic receptors in the basolateral amygdala: An ultrastructural analysis. Brain Res. 1722:146349.
• McDonald AJ, Mascagni F. (2019) Cholecystokinin immunoreactive neurons in the basolateral amygdala of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta). J Comp Neurol. 527:2694-2702.
• McDonald AJ, Hamilton PG, Barnstable CJ. (2018) Perineuronal nets labeled by monoclonal antibody VC1.1 ensheathe interneurons expressing parvalbumin and calbindin in the rat amygdala. Brain Struct Funct. 223:1133-1148.
• Fajardo-Serrano A, Liu L, Mott DD, McDonald AJ. (2017) Evidence for M(2) muscarinic receptor modulation of axon terminals and dendrites in the rodent basolateral amygdala: An ultrastructural and electrophysiological analysis. Neuroscience. 357:349-362.
• McDonald AJ, Mott DD (2017) Functional neuroanatomy of amygdalohippocampal interconnections and their role in learning and memory. J Neurosci Res. 95:797-820.
• Muller JF, Mascagni F, Zaric V, Mott DD, McDonald AJ. (2016) Localization of the M2 muscarinic cholinergic receptor in dendrites, cholinergic terminals, and on cholinergic terminals in the rat basolateral amygdala: An ultrastructural analysis. J Comp Neurol. 524:2400-2417.
• Chakrabarti M, McDonald AJ, Will Reed J, Moss MA, Das BC, Ray SK. (2016) Molecular Signaling Mechanisms of Natural and Synthetic Retinoids for Inhibition of Pathogenesis in Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 50:335-352.

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