Linda Rinaman

This study shows that disrupting gut-sensing vagal afferents or noradrenergic inputs to the vlBNST increases passive avoidance memory retrieval in rats.

This paper develops a Gcg-Cre rat model to study GLP1-expressing cells in the brain and periphery, finding that homozygous rats show reduced Gcg mRNA and GLP1 protein, and chemogenetic activation suppresses food intake.

This study shows that blocking ghrelin receptor signaling in fasted male rats restores conditioned passive avoidance behavior and increases neural circuit activation in specific brain regions.

This study identifies a hypothalamic-brainstem pathway involving PPG neurons in stress-induced anxiety-like behaviours and hypophagia, with sex-dependent effects.

This study examines how sex and metabolic state affect passive avoidance memory in rats, finding that PrRP+ noradrenergic neurons and their connections to vlBNST are involved in memory expression and modulated by metabolic state.

The paper investigates GLP1R-mediated GABAergic projections from the alBST to the PVN and their role in modulating HPA axis activity through synaptic circuit effects.

The paper shows that central and peripheral GLP-1 systems independently suppress eating, and PPGNTS neuron activation addsitively enhances this effect with GLP-1 agonists.

The paper shows that burst activation of VTA dopamine neurons leads to prolonged dopamine availability in brain regions, mediated by Rho-mediated dopamine transporter internalization.