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Nick Petersen

Vanderbilt University

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Sex-specific control of feeding and defensive behaviors by MC3R neurons in the bed nuclei of the stria terminalis

Michelle N. Bedenbaugh, Marie A. Doyle, Caitlyn M. Edwards, Nick Petersen, Dollada Srisai, Sydney Hawkins, Nicholas D. Thomas-Low, Haley N Mendoza-Romero, Jordan A. Brown, Alexander S. Vardy, Danny G. Winder, Richard B. Simerly

This study shows that MC3R neurons in the BST modulate feeding and defensive behaviors, with sex-specific effects on feeding reduction and stress responses.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience