Barbara Juarez

The paper identifies a critical stress exposure period that drives neurophysiological changes in CRF neurons, leading to resilience in mice exposed to repeated social defeat stress.

The paper identifies distinct functional roles of VTA dopamine subpopulations in reward association and motivation using electrophysiology and optogenetics in mice.

The paper introduces ArgiNLS, a nuclear localization signal that improves image segmentation of single-cells by restricting fluorescent proteins to the nucleus, enhancing machine learning-based segmentation.

This study shows that Kv4.3 and BKCa1.1 ion channels regulate dopamine neuron firing and release on different time scales, influencing distinct phases of reinforced behavior in mice.

This study shows that netrin-1 maintains excitatory connectivity in the adult ventral tegmental area, with imbalances affecting behavior.

The paper identifies KOR/Dyn signaling in the midbrain as promoting threat generalization, showing an inverted U relationship between threat intensity and discrimination.

This study uses CRISPR to knock down Kcnq3 in NPY/AgRP neurons, reducing the M-current and increasing neuronal excitability without affecting ingestive behavior but decreasing locomotor activity.