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Sam Z. Bacharach

Monell Chemical Senses Center

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:electronic health records· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:rat· 1

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Amanda Bacherer· 1 shared Amber L. AlhadeffiD· 1 shared Catherine A. StapfiD· 1 shared David Alexander MartiniD· 1 shared Donna J. CaluiD· 1 shared Fangmiao SuniD· 1 shared Heather M. Schneps· 1 shared Joseph F. CheeriD· 1 shared

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A hypothalamic circuit links hunger to mesolimbic dopamine to drive feeding

Sam Z. Bacharach, Katherine A Zappetti, Laryssa de Oliveira Coutinho, Amanda Bacherer, Joseph I Wahba, Heather M. Schneps, Zhong-Wu Liu, Marcelo O. Dietrich, Amber L. Alhadeff

The paper identifies a hypothalamic-midbrain circuit where AgRP neurons modulate mesolimbic dopamine to drive feeding behavior in response to hunger.

bioRxiv · Sep 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Decreased ventral tegmental area CB1R signaling reduces sign-tracking and shifts cue-outcome dynamics in rat nucleus accumbens

Sam Z. Bacharach, David Alexander Martin, Catherine A. Stapf, Fangmiao Sun, Yulong Li, Joseph F. Cheer, Donna J. Calu

This study shows that reducing CB1R signaling in the VTA decreases sign-tracking behavior and alters cue-outcome dopamine dynamics in the NAc of rats.

Journal of Neuroscience · May 19, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience