Britahny M. Baskin

Non-invasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation as a Potential Treatment for Repetitive Blast Trauma

This study investigates non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for repetitive blast trauma in mice, finding reduced inflammation and behavioral changes but not all effects.

Validation studies and multi-omics analysis of Zhx2 as a candidate quantitative trait gene underlying brain oxycodone metabolite (oxymorphone) levels and behavior

The paper validates Zhx2 as a quantitative trait gene influencing brain oxymorphone levels and opioid behavior through genetic and multi-omics analyses in mice.

Atp1a2 and Kcnj9 are candidate genes underlying sensitivity to oxycodone-induced locomotor activation and withdrawal-induced anxiety-like behaviors in C57BL/6 substrains

The ultrasonic vocalization (USV) syllable profile during neonatal opioid withdrawal and a kappa opioid receptor component to increased USV emissions in female mice

This study examines USV profiles and kappa opioid receptor involvement in neonatal opioid withdrawal in female mice, finding increased Complex 3 syllables and female-specific KOR system activation.

Anxiety and risk-taking behavior maps onto opioid and alcohol polysubstance consumption patterns in male and female mice

This study examines polysubstance use patterns of alcohol and fentanyl in male and female mice, revealing sex differences and linking behavioral traits to consumption patterns using machine learning.

Socially Integrated Polysubstance (SIP) system: an open-source solution for continuous monitoring of polysubstance fluid intake in group housed mice

The SIP system provides an open-source, cost-effective solution for monitoring polysubstance intake in group-housed mice with high temporal resolution.

The Dynorphin/Kappa Opioid Receptor mediates adverse immunological and behavioral outcomes induced by repetitive blast trauma in male mice

This study shows that repetitive blast trauma in mice increases dynorphin and cytokines, which are reduced by a KOR antagonist, improving behavioral outcomes.

Timing matters: Sex differences in acute and chronic outcomes following repetitive blast mild traumatic brain injury

This study examines sex differences in acute and chronic outcomes of repetitive blast mTBI in mice, finding similar and divergent patterns of cytokine, microbiome, and behavioral changes between sexes.

The striatal heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H mRNA targetome associated with methamphetamine administration and behavior

The paper identifies a dynamic hnRNP H RNA targetome in the striatum that responds to methamphetamine, affecting gene expression and behavior.