The past decade has produced an explosion in the number and variety of genetic tools
available to neuroscientists, resulting in an unprecedented ability to precisely manipulate …

Modern developments in organic chemistry, molecular biology, virology, and genetics have
opened new, exciting possibilities to better understand physiology and to create innovative …

Homeostatic and hedonic pathways distinctly interact to control food intake. Dysregulations
of circuitries controlling hedonic feeding may disrupt homeostatic mechanisms and lead to …

Women and men can differ in their propensity to take risks and develop impulse control and
addiction disorders. Sexual dimorphisms in behavioral control by the mesolimbic …

Objective: We examined whether pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide
(PACAP) excites proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons via PAC1 receptor mediation and …

Cognitive behaviors, such as episodic memory formation, are complex processes involving
coordinated activity in multiple brain regions. However, much of the research on hormonal …

Canine adenovirus-2 (CAV) is a canine pathogen that has been used in a variety of
applications, from vaccines against more infectious strains of CAV to treatments for …

Designer receptors exclusively activated by designer drugs (DREADDs) modify cellular
activity following administration of the exogenous ligand clozapine-N-oxide (CNO) …

The combination of chemogenetics targeting specific brain cell populations with in vivo
imaging techniques provides scientists with a powerful new tool to study functional neural …

The combination of chemogenetics targeting specific brain cell populations with invivo
imaging techniques provides scientists with a powerful new tool to study functional neural …