Adam D. Jackson

Circuit dissection and functional validation of a cross-species emotional biomarker

The paper identifies a cross-species emotional biomarker based on beta-frequency communication between the ventral hippocampus and basolateral amygdala, showing it causally modulates anxiety-related behaviors in mice and correlates with human mood and anxiety.

Imbalance of flight-freeze responses and their cellular correlates in the Nlgn3-/y rat model of autism

The paper examines flight-freeze response imbalances in Nlgn3-/y rats, finding hyperexcitability in periaqueductal grey neurons linked to altered fear behaviors.

Altered dendritic spine function and integration in a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome

This study shows that loss of FMRP in a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome leads to increased single-spine excitation and more multiply-innervated spines, contributing to circuit hyperexcitability.