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Emily N. Hilz

The University of Texas at AustinORCID 0000-0002-1380-4919Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:rat· 3 Assay:behavioral assay· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Hongjoo J. LeeiD· 2 shared Marie‐H. MonfilsiD· 2 shared Aditi Patel· 1 shared Andrea C. GoreiD· 1 shared Cameron Schnurer· 1 shared Dohyun Jun· 1 shared Elena Morales-GrahliD· 1 shared Jahnabi Deka· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintSep 6, 2025

Conditioned orienting predicts preference for, and affective response to, amphetamine after multiple exposures in male rats.

Emily N. Hilz, Elena Morales-Grahl, Aditi Patel…·Hongjoo J. Lee

1 citation

ratbehavioral assay

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Animal Behavior & CognitionHormones and BehaviorPeer-reviewedFeb 8, 2025

Cognitive effects of early life exposure to PCBs: Sex-specific behavioral, hormonal and neuromolecular mechanisms involving the brain dopamine system.

Emily N. Hilz, Cameron Schnurer, Swati Bhamidipati…·Andrea C. Gore

This study investigates sex-specific effects of early life PCB exposure on dopamine-related behaviors and neurochemistry in rats, revealing differences in estradiol and gene expression between males and females.

8 citations

ratbehavioral assay

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NeuroscienceScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedFeb 10, 2023

Patterns of Arc mRNA expression in the rat brain following dual recall of fear- and reward-based socially acquired information

Laura A. Agee, Emily N. Hilz, Dohyun Jun…·Marie‐H. Monfils

This study examines Arc mRNA expression in rat brains after recalling socially acquired food preferences and fear associations, finding no significant differences in Arc expression across key brain regions.

4 citations

ratbulk RNA-seq

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