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Cortez Gray

University of South Carolina

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Cue-Dependent Fear Learning Drives Nucleus Accumbens Spine Plasticity

Desh Deepak Ratna, Cortez Gray, Eugene Lee, Harris Kiaris, Makenna Hamilton, Tanner Chase Francis

This study shows that cue-dependent fear learning, not foot shock stress alone, drives synaptic plasticity in NAc D2-MSNs by increasing spine density.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Nucleus Accumbens Local Circuit for Cue-Dependent Aversive Learning

Andrew J. Belilos, Cortez Gray, Christie Sanders, Destiny Black, Elizabeth Mays, Christopher T. Richie, Ayesha Sengupta, Holly Sue Hake, Tanner Chase Francis

The paper identifies a nucleus accumbens local circuit where excitatory plasticity and substance P release are essential for cue-dependent aversive learning and recall.

Cell Reports · Nov 22, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience