William J. Giardino

The paper identifies a distinct subpopulation of ovBNST neurons expressing Vipr2 that drives food intake and is activated by food restriction.

This study investigates the role of Hcrt receptor signaling in CRF neurons on alcohol drinking, anxiety, and BNST excitability, revealing sex-specific effects.

This study shows that early life stress increases alcohol sensitivity in females and reduces sedation in males, promoting alcohol escalation, and impairs social behavior in female mice with alcohol exposure.

The paper investigates how the Edinger-Westphal nucleus's ghrelin receptor signaling influences binge alcohol consumption differently in male and female mice.

This study investigates how VTA-GABAergic neurons change their activity across sleep/wake states and in response to stimuli, showing distinct correlations with cortical oscillations compared to dopaminergic neurons.