Irena Pigulevskiy

This study shows that reducing LINE-1 RNA in hippocampal neurons increases their firing capacity and expands neuronal ensembles, improving spatial memory but reducing pattern separation.

This study shows that high estrogen levels during the proestrus phase increase binge drinking in female mice via rapid nongenomic signaling at estrogen receptor alpha in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.

This study examines the postnatal maturation of striatal cholinergic interneurons and their interaction with dopamine release in mice, showing age-related changes in activity and neurotransmission.

The paper shows that mTOR suppresses autophagy in the striatum during postnatal development, with autophagic flux reaching adult levels by P28.