Mitchell D. Morningstar

Large-Scale In Vivo Electrophysiology and Dimensionality-Reduction Analysis Reveal Opposing Thalamic and Hippocampal Excitability After Third-Trimester-Equivalent Alcohol Exposure in Mice

The paper uses in vivo electrophysiology and dimensionality reduction to show alcohol exposure reduces firing rates in thalamic neurons but increases hippocampal excitability in mice.

Repeated Binge Alcohol Drinking Leads to Reductions in Corticostriatal Theta Coherence in Female but not Male Mice

This study shows that female mice, but not males, experience reduced corticostriatal theta coherence after repeated binge alcohol drinking.

Connectivity of the neuronal network for contextual fear memory is disrupted in a mouse model of third-trimester binge-like ethanol exposure

The paper investigates how ethanol exposure disrupts neuronal networks involved in fear memory in mice, finding hyperconnectivity in the limbic system and altered Fos+ neuron activity.

Neural basis of cognitive control signals in anterior cingulate cortex during delay discounting

The paper identifies neural signatures of resource-based and resistance-based cognitive control in rats during delay discounting tasks using electrophysiological recordings.

Flexible coding schemes in dorsomedial prefrontal cortex underlie decision-making during delay discounting

This study shows that dmPFC encoding changes with delay duration, reflecting deliberative processes at longer delays and impulsive choices at shorter delays.

Proactive Versus Reactive Control Strategies Differentially Mediate Alcohol Drinking in Wistar and P rats

The paper compares proactive and reactive cognitive control strategies in Wistar and P rats during alcohol-seeking tasks, finding Wistars use proactive control while P rats use reactive control.

Anterior insular cortex firing links initial and sustained encoding during aversion-resistant alcohol consumption

The paper identifies specific firing patterns in anterior insular cortex neurons that correlate with compulsion-like alcohol consumption in rats.