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Yvar van Mourik

Amsterdam Neuroscience

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Anterior insula activity during alcohol and social reward self-administration and choice in male and female rats

Yvar van Mourik, Dustin Schetters, Ilse Bassie, Mohamad El Samadi, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Taco J. De Vries, Nathan J. Marchant

This study investigates how anterior insula cortex activity relates to alcohol and social reward choice in rats, finding that increased aIC activity correlates with decision bias towards alcohol.

Journal of Neuroscience · Mar 2, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Dual Role of LH-GABA Neurons in Encoding Alcohol Reward and Aversive Memories

Isis Alonso-Lozares, Dustin Schetters, Yvar van Mourik, Allison J. McDonald, Taco J. De Vries, Nathan J. Marchant

This study investigates the role of LH-GABA neurons in encoding both alcohol reward and aversive memories, revealing their involvement in learning and conflict between appetitive and aversive outcomes.

Journal of Neuroscience · Oct 24, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Lateral hypothalamic GABAergic neurons encode alcohol memories.

Isis Alonso-Lozares, Pelle Wilbers, Lina Asperl, Sem Teijsse, Charlotte van der Neut, Dustin Schetters, Yvar van Mourik, Allison J. McDonald, Tim S. Heistek, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Taco J. De Vries, Nathan J. Marchant

This study investigates how lateral hypothalamic GABAergic neurons encode and express alcohol-related memories through behavioral experiments and optogenetic manipulation.

Current Biology · Feb 28, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Role of anterior insula cortex in context-induced relapse of nicotine-seeking

Hussein Ghareh, Isis Alonso-Lozares, Dustin Schetters, Rae J. Herman, Tim S. Heistek, Yvar van Mourik, Philip Jean-Richard-dit-Bressel, Gerald Zernig, Huibert D. Mansvelder, Taco J. De Vries, Nathan J. Marchant

This study identifies the anterior insula cortex's role in context-induced relapse to nicotine-seeking using a rodent model and chemogenetic inhibition.

eLife · May 10, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

From stress to depression: Development of extracellular matrix-dependent cognitive impairment following social stress

Maija-Kreetta Koskinen, Yvar van Mourik, August Benjamin Smit, Danai Riga, Sabine Spijker

This study investigates how social stress leads to cognitive impairment and affective disturbances in rats, revealing distinct phases of hippocampal extracellular matrix remodeling associated with different aspects of depression.

Scientific Reports · Oct 14, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience