Tethered and battery-powered devices that interface with neural tissues can restrict natural
motions and prevent social interactions in animal models, thereby limiting the utility of these …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous, behaviorally defined
neurodevelopmental disorder. Over the past two decades, the prevalence of autism …

Gut bacteria influence brain functions and metabolism. We investigated whether this
influence can be mediated by direct sensing of bacterial cell wall components by brain …

Currently, there are no medications that effectively treat the core symptoms of Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD). We recently found that the bacterial species Lactobacillus (L.) …

How does the brain maintain fear within an adaptive range? We found that the insular cortex
acts as a state-dependent regulator of fear that is necessary to establish an equilibrium …

In humans, traumatic social experiences can contribute to psychiatric disorders. It is
suggested that social trauma impairs brain reward function such that social behaviour is no …

INTRODUCTION Neuromodulators, such as dopamine, norepinephrine, or serotonin, exert
powerful control over neural circuit dynamics that give rise to diverse neural function and …

Social behaviors are among the most important motivated behaviors. How dopamine (DA),
a" reward" signal, releases during social behaviors has been a topic of interest for decades …

Advanced imaging methods now allow cell-type-specific recording of neural activity across
the mammalian brain, potentially enabling the exploration of how brain-wide dynamical …

Optogenetics has revolutionized the experimental interrogation of neural circuits and holds
promise for the treatment of neurological disorders. It is limited, however, because visible …