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Juan A. Varela

Boston College

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Insular cortex corticotropin-releasing factor integrates stress signaling with social decision making.

Nathaniel S. Rieger, Juan A. Varela, Alexandra J. Ng, Lauren E. Granata, Anthony Djerdjaj, Heather C. Brenhouse, John P. Christianson

This study shows that CRF in the insular cortex affects social decision making differently in males and females through sex-specific interactions with CRF1 and CB1 receptors.

Neuropsychopharmacology · Feb 26, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Insular cortex projections to nucleus accumbens core mediate social approach to stressed juvenile rats

Morgan M. Rogers-Carter, Anthony Djerdjaj, Katherine Bates Gribbons, Juan A. Varela, John P. Christianson

The paper investigates the role of insular cortex projections to nucleus accumbens core in mediating social approach to stressed juvenile rats, finding that these projections modulate social behavior.

Journal of Neuroscience · Oct 7, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Insular Cortex Mediates Approach And Avoidance Responses To Social Affective Stimuli

Morgan M. Rogers-Carter, Juan A. Varela, Katherine Bates Gribbons, Anne F. Pierce, Morgan T. McGoey, Maureen Ritchey, John P. Christianson

The paper shows that insular cortex mediates approach and avoidance behaviors in rats responding to stressed conspecifics, with oxytocin playing a key role.

Nature Neuroscience · Jan 26, 2018Peer-reviewedNeuroscience