Marcus L. Basiri

Single cell RNA sequencing reveals how adolescent sex hormones sculpt hypothalamic cell types required for mating behavior.

The paper characterizes PBN neuron subclusters using single-cell RNA sequencing and maps their axonal projections, identifying 21 subclusters and two major ascending pathways.

The paper investigates how pubertal sex hormones regulate transcriptional changes in the medial preoptic area of mice during puberty, revealing sexually dimorphic gene regulatory networks.

The paper identifies PnocBNST neurons in the BNST that encode rapid arousal responses to motivational stimuli and show distinct physiological and behavioral effects.

The paper identifies and spatially defines transcriptionally distinct neuronal cell types in the mouse habenula and shows their conservation with zebrafish.