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Laxmi Iyer

Henry M. Jackson FoundationORCID 0000-0001-9218-4481Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Emily PetrusiD· 2 shared Alan P. KoretskyiD· 1 shared Brian M. CoxiD· 1 shared Catherine M. Davis· 1 shared Emily H. Thomas· 1 shared Fereshteh S. NugentiD· 1 shared Hannah SmithiD· 1 shared Kory R. JohnsoniD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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NeuroscienceCommunications BiologyPeer-reviewedJun 16, 2026

Neuroanatomical and behavioral characterization of corticotropin releasing factor-expressing lateral Habenula neurons in mice

William J. Flerlage, Shawn Gouty, Emily H. Thomas…·Fereshteh S. Nugent

This study identifies a novel population of CRF-expressing lateral habenula neurons in mice and characterizes their sex-specific behavioral and electrophysiological properties.

DOI 10.1038/s42003-026-10490-8

mouseexperimental assay

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintNov 19, 2024

Post-Critical Period Transcriptional and Physiological Adaptations of Thalamocortical Connections after Sensory Loss

Laxmi Iyer, Kory R. Johnson, Sean Collier…·Emily Petrus

This study investigates transcriptional and physiological changes in thalamocortical connections after unilateral whisker denervation, finding increased synaptic activity and gene expression related to glutamate receptors.

DOI 10.1101/2024.11.19.624130

mousebulk RNA-seq

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NeurosciencePhysiologyPeer-reviewedMay 1, 2024

Sex-dependent effects of angiotensin type 2 receptor expressing medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) interneurons in fear extinction learning

Hannah Smith, Zhe Yu, Laxmi Iyer, Paul J. Marvar

This study investigates the role of mPFC-AT2R-expressing neurons in fear extinction learning, finding sex-dependent effects on extinction and exploratory behavior.

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