Ruchira Sharma

The paper uses spatial transcriptomics to identify brain regions enriched for ASD and schizophrenia genes in mice, finding the thalamus, cortex, and hippocampus as key areas.

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.

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.