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Stephanie Schimmer

Heidelberg University

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Oxytocin facilitates social behavior of female rats via selective modulation of interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex

Stephanie Schimmer, Alan Kania, Arthur Lefèvre, Konstantinos Afordakos, Kai-Yi Wang, Julia Lebedeva, Andrei V. Rozov, Androniki Raftogianni, Rishika Tiwari, Shai Netser, Ana Zovko, Huma Shaheen, Jonas Schimmer, Ryan Patwell, Clémence Denis, , Valery Grinevich

This study identifies a circuit in the medial prefrontal cortex where oxytocin modulates interneurons to promote social behavior in female rats, even under physiological stress.

Nature Communications · Feb 20, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Impaired oxytocin signaling in the central amygdala in rats with chronic heart failure

Ferdinand Althammer, Ranjan K. Roy, Matthew K. Kirchner, Elba Campos‐Lira, Stephanie Schimmer, Alexandre Charlet, Valery Grinevich, Javier Eduardo Stern

This study investigates changes in the oxytocinergic circuit in the central amygdala of rats with chronic heart failure, finding impaired OT release and receptor function.

bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience