Benjamin Z. S. Weinberg

Predator odor (TMT) exposure potentiates interoceptive sensitivity to alcohol and increases GABAergic gene expression in the anterior insular cortex and nucleus accumbens in male rats

This study shows that predator odor exposure increases sensitivity to alcohol's interoceptive effects and boosts GABAergic gene expression in brain regions linked to stress and addiction.

Exposure to the predator odor TMT induces early and late differential gene expression related to stress and excitatory synaptic function throughout the brain in male rats

This study examines gene expression changes in male rats after TMT exposure, showing early and late molecular adaptations related to stress and excitatory synaptic function.