Adam Gordon-Fennell

A cholinergic eligibility trace facilitates amygdala plasticity in flavour avoidance learning

This study shows that cholinergic input from the parabrachial nucleus to the central amygdala supports conditioned flavour avoidance learning by enabling long-timescale plasticity.

Multidimensional control of ingestive behavior by lateral hypothalamic neurotensin neurons

This study identifies the role of lateral hypothalamic neurotensin neurons in regulating ingestive behavior by encoding licking rate and influencing arousal, thermoregulation, and metabolism.

Lateral Hypothalamic Glutamate and GABA Neurons Cooperatively Shape Striatum-Wide Dopamine Dynamics During Consumption

This study shows that LHA GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons independently scale activity during consumption and cooperatively regulate striatal dopamine release in mice.

Rapid fluctuations in histamine associated with intake of nutritive and non-nutritive solutions

This study measures histamine dynamics during feeding in mice and finds rapid fluctuations influenced by solution type and time of day, with regional differences in recovery patterns.

Endogenous opioid dynamics in the dorsal striatum sculpt neural activity to control goal-directed action

This study identifies the role of endogenous dynorphin release in the dorsal striatum in regulating goal-directed behavior through retrograde GPCR inhibition.

An Open-Source Platform for Head-Fixed Operant and Consummatory Behavior

The paper introduces OHRBETS, an open-source platform for head-fixed behavioral experiments in mice, demonstrating operant conditioning and dopamine signaling during reward tasks.