Julia Lebedeva

Oxytocin facilitates social behavior of female rats via selective modulation of interneurons in the medial prefrontal cortex

This study identifies a circuit in the medial prefrontal cortex where oxytocin modulates interneurons to promote social behavior in female rats, even under physiological stress.

Individual differences drive social hierarchies in male mouse societies

The paper uses long-term tracking of male mice to show that social rank is stable and influenced by individual behaviors, with chasing linked to rank negotiation.

Excitatory neurons in stratum radiatum provide an alternative pathway for excitation flow that escapes perisomatic inhibition

The paper identifies stratum radiatum excitatory neurons (ExNR) as an alternative pathway for excitation in the hippocampus that bypasses perisomatic inhibition.