Hernán G. Méndez

This study identifies a population of nociceptin-expressing neurons in the lateral septum that modulate binge-like alcohol consumption and shows sex-dependent effects of NOP receptor deletion.

This study shows that inhibiting CRF projections from the central amygdala to the lateral hypothalamus reduces binge-like ethanol drinking in male, but not female, mice.

This study examines gene expression changes in the CeA of male and female mice during acute and protracted abstinence from binge drinking, revealing sex-specific differences in gene regulation.