Neural Circuit Transitions Supporting Developmentally Specific Social Behavior

NC Ferrara, A Che, B Briones… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Environmentally appropriate social behavior is critical for survival across the lifespan. To
support this flexible behavior, the brain must rapidly perform numerous computations taking …

[HTML][HTML] Maturation of amygdala inputs regulate shifts in social and fear behaviors: a substrate for developmental effects of stress

NC Ferrara, S Trask, JA Rosenkranz - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stress can negatively impact brain function and behaviors across the lifespan. However,
stressors during adolescence have particularly harmful effects on brain maturation, and on …

Neuronal diversity of the amygdala and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis

A Beyeler, J Dabrowska - Handbook of behavioral neuroscience, 2020 - Elsevier
The amygdala complex is a diverse group of more than 13 nuclei, segregated in five major
groups: the basolateral (BLA), central (CeA), medial (MeA), cortical (CoA), and basomedial …

Dietary zinc supplementation rescues fear-based learning and synaptic function in the Tbr1+/− mouse model of autism spectrum disorders

K Lee, Y Jung, Y Vyas, I Skelton, WC Abraham… - Molecular autism, 2022 - Springer
Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder
characterised by a dyad of behavioural symptoms—social and communication deficits and …

Dysregulation of behavioral and autonomic responses to emotional and social stimuli following bidirectional pharmacological manipulation of the basolateral …

C Elorette, BL Aguilar, V Novak, PA Forcelli… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
The amygdala is a key component of the neural circuits mediating the processing and
response to emotionally salient stimuli. Amygdala lesions dysregulate social interactions …

Developmental differences in amygdala projection neuron activation associated with isolation-driven changes in social preference

NC Ferrara, S Trask, A Ritger, M Padival… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by brain maturation and changes in
social engagement. Changes in the social environment influence social behaviors …

Volumetric and microstructural abnormalities of the amygdala in focal epilepsy with varied levels of SUDEP risk

A Legouhy, LA Allen, SB Vos, JFA Oliveira… - Epilepsy Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the mechanisms of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) are not yet well
understood, generalised-or focal-to-bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (TCS) are a major risk …

The impact of social defeat on basomedial amygdala neuronal activity in adult male rats

AC Ritger, CP Stickling, NC Ferrara - Behavioural Brain Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Social stressors negatively impact social function, and this is mediated by the amygdala
across species. Social defeat stress is an ethologically relevant social stressor in adult male …

Activation patterns in male and female forebrain circuitries during food consumption under novelty

EM Greiner, ME Witt, SJ Moran… - Brain Structure and …, 2024 - Springer
The influence of novelty on feeding behavior is significant and can override both
homeostatic and hedonic drives due to the uncertainty of potential danger. Previous work …

Lasting effects of ketamine and isoflurane administration on anxiety-and panic-like behavioral responses in Wistar rats

MTT Chírico, MR Guedes, LG Vieira, TO Reis… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
In clinical and laboratory practice, the use of anesthetics is essential in order to perform
surgeries. Anesthetics, besides causing sedation and muscle relaxation, promote several …