Simone Astori

The paper shows low testosterone increases anxiety by altering astrocytic mitochondrial structure and function at the nucleus accumbens blood-brain barrier in rats.

This study shows that reduced glucocorticoid responsiveness to stress causes multiple PTSD-related traits in rats, including fear extinction deficits, small hippocampal volume, and REMS disturbances.

This study shows that Mfn2 in NAc D2-MSNs regulates social dominance and neuronal function, while D1-MSNs show transient effects on competitiveness.

This study shows that higher glutathione levels in the nucleus accumbens predict better sustained performance in reward-incentivized effort tasks and that manipulating GSH levels affects motivation.

A mouse model with impaired mitochondrial pyruvate import shows neuronal hyperexcitability and seizures despite reduced oxidative phosphorylation.