Author

Jessica R. Barson

Drexel UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7227-5730Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

Click to filter author papers

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

Click to filter · or open tag

Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:rat· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

Frequent Co-Authors

Breanne E. Pirino· 2 shared Laura L. GiacomettiiD· 2 shared Andrew T. GargiuloiD· 1 shared Anushree N. KarkhanisiD· 1 shared Beverly A.S. ReyesiD· 1 shared Brody A. Carpenter· 1 shared Cydney R. MartiniD· 1 shared Genevieve R. CurtisiD· 1 shared

Activity by Year

2020-2026 · peak 2/yr

Co-Author Collaboration Network

10 top collaborators · 14 mutual co-author links

Click any collaborator node to inspect or filter shared papers

Focal author (center)Selected co-authorORCID co-authorUnlinked name

Curved chords = mutual co-authorship

2 shared papersNeuroscience

Breanne E. Pirino

Mutual co-authors in cluster

Author profile →

4 papers

Recent·Most cited

NeuroscienceNeurosciencePeer-reviewedFeb 18, 2026

Subcellular interactions of neuropeptide Y and corticotropin-releasing factor in the central nucleus of the amygdala in the mouse

Himavarsha Yerraguntla, Joy Onyekachi, Zuzana Nichtová…·Beverly A.S. Reyes

The paper identifies direct synaptic interactions between NPY and CRF in the CeA of mice, suggesting a role for NPY in modulating CRF-containing neurons involved in stress and psychiatric disorders.

2 citations

mouseimaging

𝕏 PostBluesky

NeuroscienceNeurotrauma ReportsPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2026

Depression-like behavior following mild traumatic brain injury in adolescent rats: a role for limbic neuropeptides

Cydney R. Martin, Laura L. Giacometti, Jessica R. Barson, Ramesh Raghupathi

This study investigates depression-like behavior in adolescent rats after mild traumatic brain injury, finding sex-specific effects and changes in limbic neuropeptide expression.

DOI 10.1177/2689288x261426886

ratstatistical model

𝕏 PostBluesky

NeuroscienceAlcoholism Clinical and Experimental ResearchPeer-reviewedJan 2, 2025

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) overexpression in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus alters motivated and affective behavior in female rats

Brody A. Carpenter, Breanne E. Pirino, Malcolm C. Jennings…·Jessica R. Barson

This study shows that overexpressing PACAP-27 in the PVT of female rats reduces ethanol drinking without affecting other behaviors, suggesting potential therapeutic use for alcohol use disorder.

4 citations

ratexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky

NeuroscienceNeuropharmacologyPeer-reviewedOct 1, 2020

Kappa-opioid receptor stimulation in the nucleus accumbens shell: Differential effects across the rostro-caudal axis on dopamine transmission and affective behavior

Breanne E. Pirino, Mary B. Spodnick, Andrew T. Gargiulo…·Anushree N. Karkhanis

This study investigates the differential effects of KOR activation in the rostro-caudal axis of the nucleus accumbens shell on dopamine release and affective behaviors in rats.

41 citations

ratexperimental assay

𝕏 PostBluesky