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Yiru Chen

Washington University in St. LouisORCID 0000-0001-6144-5888Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Alexxai V. KravitziD· 2 shared Chang S XuiD· 1 shared Chantelle L. MurrelliD· 1 shared Florian SchoukrouniD· 1 shared Gargi Chatterjee BasuiD· 1 shared Jacob Hecksher‐SørenseniD· 1 shared Johanna PerensiD· 1 shared Justin G. WangiD· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 23, 2026

Ventral pallidal GABAergic neurons control hedonic feeding and obesity

Justin G. Wang, Chang S Xu, Chantelle L. Murrell…·Alexxai V. Kravitz

This study identifies ventral pallidal GABAergic neurons as a key population controlling hedonic feeding and obesity in mice through optogenetic and ablation experiments.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.18.733195

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintAug 21, 2025

A novel homecage operant task reveals circadian and behavioral dynamics of social motivation in mice

Yiru Chen, Susan E. Maloney, Alexxai V. Kravitz

This paper introduces a homecage operant task to measure social motivation and circadian rhythms in mice, finding that social motivation peaks 2 hours after feeding and is influenced by dopamine D1 and D2 receptors.

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