Sarah A. Stern

The paper shows that insular cortex activity predicts glucose homeostasis by driving anticipatory insulin release and metabolic regulation.

This study identifies leptin receptor-positive neurons in the insula that regulate feeding behavior and body weight through direct interoceptive input.

The paper introduces INGEsT, a behavioral setup for studying ingestive and operant behaviors, demonstrating its use in tracking neural activity during feeding and drinking tasks.

The paper identifies a circuit between the insular cortex and central amygdala that promotes overconsumption by suppressing satiety signals through nitric oxide synthase-1 neurons.

This study identifies stress-responsive neurons in the lateral septum that reduce food intake and body weight through hypothalamic pathways.

This study identifies WT1 as a transcriptional repressor that decreases memory strength and promotes memory flexibility by regulating synaptic plasticity and learning outcomes.

This paper develops a context-induced feeding task to study non-homeostatic feeding in mice and identifies brain regions involved in appetitive conditioning.