Annaliese K. Beery

Acute partner loss enhances social motivation and nucleus accumbens dopamine release in prairie voles

This study shows that losing a partner increases social motivation and dopamine release in prairie voles, indicating rapid adaptation in reward circuits following social loss.

Neurochemical imaging reveals changes in dopamine dynamics with photoperiod in a seasonally social vole species

The paper uses near-infrared catecholamine nanosensors to study dopamine dynamics in meadow voles under different photoperiods, finding increased dopamine release and responsiveness in social voles.

Oxytocin receptor absence reduces selectivity in peer relationships and alters neurochemical release dynamics in prairie voles

This study shows that oxytocin receptor absence in prairie voles impairs peer relationship formation, stability, and reward, with reduced oxytocin release in the nucleus accumbens.

Oxytocin receptor controls promiscuity and development in prairie voles

This study shows that the oxytocin receptor regulates specific aspects of pair bonding and promiscuity in prairie voles by controlling gene expression and neural mechanisms.

High-throughput evolution of near-infrared oxytocin nanosensors enables oxytocin imaging in mice and prairie voles

The paper develops a high-throughput method to evolve near-infrared oxytocin nanosensors for live imaging of oxytocin release in mice and prairie voles.

Social selectivity and social motivation in voles

The paper examines social selectivity and motivation in voles, showing sex differences in social behavior and linking oxytocin receptor signaling to prosocial and aggressive behaviors.