CRF in BNST influences pain experience and behavior in a gender specific manner
Yu W et al. | Scientific Reports | June 14, 2021LoTRA- a versatile algorithm for analyzing time-series data
Chomiak T et al. | NPJ Parkinson's Disease | November 9, 2021
DGCs' activity predicts auditory decisions after task learning
Shen J et al. | Scientific Reports | July 13, 2021
lVTA Vgat and Vglut2 projections onto dmCINs influence aversive stimuli…
Rizzi G et al. | Cell Reports | March 16, 2021
Genetic identity of taste perceiving neurons
Jarvie BC et al. | Nature Communications | January 11, 2021
Reverse optogenetics of G protein signaling by zebrafish non-visual opsin Opn7b for synchronization of neuronal networks
Opn7b is a non-visual G protein-coupled receptor expressed in zebrafish. Here we find that Opn7b expressed in HEK cells constitutively activates the Gi/o pathway and…
Karapinar R et al. | Nature Communications | July 23, 2021
Dichotomous dopaminergic and noradrenergic neural states mediate distinct aspects of exploitative behavioral states
The balance between exploiting known actions and exploring alternatives is critical for survival and hypothesized to rely on shifts in neuromodulation. We developed a…
Koralek AC et al. | Science Advances | July 23, 2021
Dentate granule cells encode auditory decisions after reinforcement learning in rats
Auditory-cued goal-oriented behaviors requires the participation of cortical and subcortical brain areas, but how neural circuits associate sensory-based decisions with…
Shen J et al. | Scientific Reports | July 13, 2021
Application of optogenetics and in vivo imaging approaches for elucidating the neurobiology of addiction
The neurobiology of addiction has been an intense topic of investigation for more than 50 years. Over this time, technological innovation in methods for studying brain…
Vickstrom CR et al. | Molecular Psychiatry | June 18, 2021
Head-mounted microendoscopic calcium imaging in dorsal premotor cortex of behaving rhesus macaque
Microendoscopic calcium imaging with one-photon miniature microscopes enables unprecedented readout of neural circuit dynamics during active behavior in rodents. In this…
Bollimunta A et al. | Cell Reports | June 15, 2021
Corticotropin-releasing factor neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis exhibit sex-specific pain encoding in mice
The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) plays an emerging role in pain regulation. Pharmacological studies have found that inhibiting corticotropin-releasing…
Yu W et al. | Scientific Reports | June 14, 2021