Danny G. Winder

The paper analyzes ethanol drinking patterns in mice using high-resolution fluid meal analysis to identify sex- and housing-dependent behavioral differences and a meal phenotype linked to social dominance.

This study shows that MC3R neurons in the BST modulate feeding and defensive behaviors, with sex-specific effects on feeding reduction and stress responses.

This study compares sex differences in voluntary ethanol consumption and negative affective behaviors in mice starting ethanol intake during adolescence versus adulthood, finding reduced sex differences in adolescent-onset drinkers.

This study develops a group-housed lickometer system to investigate how sex and social housing influence ethanol consumption in mice, revealing sex- and housing-based differences in drinking behavior.

The paper introduces LIQ HD, an open-source device for accurately recording two-bottle drinking behavior in home cages using capacitive sensors, validated for prolonged undisturbed use and microstructure analysis.

This study shows that inhibiting diacylglycerol lipase reduces alcohol consumption in preclinical models and prevents ethanol-induced suppression of GABAergic transmission without causing anxiety or depression.

The paper investigates sex-specific adaptations in prefrontal cortex interneuron physiology in a mouse model of binge drinking, finding sex differences in synaptic changes.

This study shows that chronic intermittent ethanol and acute stress similarly affect BNST CRF neuron activity through noradrenergic signaling, disrupting beta-adrenergic receptor balance.

This study shows that disrupting Gβγ-SNARE interaction in mice leads to impaired gait, nociception, and hippocampal function, highlighting its role in GPCR-mediated presynaptic inhibition.