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Mingyuan Song

Kennedy Krieger Institute

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Isabellah Nikitah· 2 shared Maya M. OpendakiD· 2 shared Anne George· 1 shared Cesar Medina· 1 shared Dana E. Cobb-LewisiD· 1 shared Elaina RegieriD· 1 shared Emily Amsden· 1 shared Emily Tesone· 1 shared

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Bile acid signaling as a therapeutically tractable pathway linking early caregiving adversity to social behavior

Cesar Medina, Pragney Deme, Vishal Win, Isabellah Nikitah, Isaac McKie, Mingyuan Song, Maria Raudales, Elaina Regier, Emily Amsden, Pranali Bendale, Norman J. Haughey, Maya M. Opendak

This study identifies bile acid signaling as a pathway linking early caregiving adversity to social behavior, showing that CDCA supplementation can rescue social deficits in a rat model.

bioRxiv · Aug 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

The lateral habenula integrates age and experience to promote social transitions in developing rats

Dana E. Cobb-Lewis, Anne George, Shannon Hu, Katherine Packard, Mingyuan Song, Isabellah Nikitah, Oliver Nguyen-Lopez, Emily Tesone, Jhanay Rowden, Julie Wang, Maya M. Opendak

This study shows that the lateral habenula in developing rats integrates age and experience to influence social behavior under threat, with early caregiving adversity disrupting its function and social approach behavior.

Cell Reports · Aug 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience