Amanda Loren Pasqualini

The paper identifies a stress-sensitive N/OFQ-containing neuronal population in the pnVTA and characterizes its functional inputs from the lateral hypothalamus.

This paper develops a genetically encoded sensor, NOPLight, to detect endogenous N/OFQ release with high spatial and temporal resolution in vitro and in vivo.

The paper identifies a specific subset of BLA neurons that regulate alcohol seeking through environmental cue-reward associations, showing their activity is necessary for conditioned responses and memory recall.