Lights, fiber, action! A primer on in vivo fiber photometry
Fiber photometry is a key technique for characterizing brain-behavior relationships in vivo.
Initially, it was primarily used to report calcium dynamics as a proxy for neural activity via …
Initially, it was primarily used to report calcium dynamics as a proxy for neural activity via …
Hypothalamic control of innate social behaviors
Sexual, parental, and aggressive behaviors are central to the reproductive success of
individuals and species survival and thus are supported by hardwired neural circuits. The …
individuals and species survival and thus are supported by hardwired neural circuits. The …
Causal evidence of a line attractor encoding an affective state
Continuous attractors are an emergent property of neural population dynamics that have
been hypothesized to encode continuous variables such as head direction and eye …
been hypothesized to encode continuous variables such as head direction and eye …
Sexually dimorphic oxytocin circuits drive intragroup social conflict and aggression in wild house mice
In nature, both males and females engage in competitive aggressive interactions to resolve
social conflicts, yet the behavioral principles guiding such interactions and their underlying …
social conflicts, yet the behavioral principles guiding such interactions and their underlying …
A hypothalamic-amygdala circuit underlying sexually dimorphic aggression
Male animals often display higher levels of aggression than females. However, the neural
circuitry mechanisms underlying this sexually dimorphic aggression remain elusive. Here …
circuitry mechanisms underlying this sexually dimorphic aggression remain elusive. Here …
[HTML][HTML] Sleep dysfunction mediates the relationship between hypothalamic-insula connectivity and anxiety-depression symptom severity bidirectionally in young …
Background The hypothalamus plays a crucial role in regulating sleep-wake cycle and
motivated behavior. Sleep disturbance is associated with impairment in cognitive and …
motivated behavior. Sleep disturbance is associated with impairment in cognitive and …
Art therapy and neuroscience: evidence, limits, and myths
CE Strang - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The evidence base for the effectiveness of art therapy continues to grow, even as a
mechanistic understanding of how art therapy works remains limited. One promising avenue …
mechanistic understanding of how art therapy works remains limited. One promising avenue …
A small population of stress-responsive neurons in the hypothalamus-habenula circuit mediates development of depression-like behavior in mice
Z Zheng, Y Liu, R Mu, X Guo, Y Feng, C Guo, L Yang… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Accumulating evidence has shown that various brain functions are associated with
experience-activated neuronal ensembles. However, whether such neuronal ensembles are …
experience-activated neuronal ensembles. However, whether such neuronal ensembles are …
[HTML][HTML] Estrogen Receptor β in the Lateral Septum Mediates Estrogen Regulation of Social Anxiety-like Behavior in Male Mice
K Hasunuma, T Murakawa, S Takenawa, K Mitsui… - Neuroscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 17β-estradiol (E2) regulates various forms of social behavior through the activation
of two types of estrogen receptors, ERα and ERβ. The lateral septum (LS) is thought to be …
of two types of estrogen receptors, ERα and ERβ. The lateral septum (LS) is thought to be …
Sex differences in androgen receptor, estrogen receptor alpha, and c-Fos co-expression with corticotropin releasing factor expressing neurons in restrained adult mice
Gonadal hormone actions through androgen receptor (AR) and estrogen receptor alpha
(ERα) regulate sex differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responsivity and …
(ERα) regulate sex differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responsivity and …