Women have increased vulnerability to PTSD and anxiety disorders compared to men.
Understanding the neurobiological underpinnings of these disorders is critical for identifying …

Over the last 15 years, the field of neuroscience has evolved toward recognizing the critical
role of astroglia in shaping neuronal synaptic activity and along with the pre-and …

Alcohol intake remains controlled in a majority of users but becomes “compulsive,” ie,
continues despite adverse consequences, in a minority who develop alcohol addiction …

Motor skill learning requires the activity of the dorsal striatum, with a differential global
implication of the dorsomedial and dorsolateral territories. We investigate here whether and …

The prefrontal cortex, particularly its medial subregions (mPFC), mediates critical functions
such as executive control, behavioral inhibition, and memory formation, with relevance for …

Fear conditioning is encoded by strengthening synaptic connections between the neurons
activated by a conditioned stimulus (CS) and those activated by an unconditioned stimulus …

The mapping of neural circuits activated during behavior down to individual neurons is
crucial for decoding how the brain processes information. Technologies allowing activity …

The rodent medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is anatomically divided into cingulate (Cg1),
prelimbic (PrL), and infralimbic (IL) subareas. The left and right mPFC (L and RmPFC) …

Cued threat conditioning is the most common preclinical model for emotional memory, which
is dysregulated in anxiety disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder. Though women are …

The mechanism by which acute pain or itch information at the periphery is processed in the
primary somatosensory cortex (S1) remains unclear. To elucidate this, we used a viral …