Garret D. Stuber

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

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

The paper maps whole-brain neural activity during emergence from isoflurane anesthesia in mice and finds selective subcortical activation rather than global cortical reactivation.

This study identifies diverse neuronal subtypes in the rodent ventral pallidum using single-nucleus RNA-seq and shows their non-canonical interregional continuity.

The paper maps whole-brain c-Fos activity to identify distinct neuronal ensembles associated with morphine administration and withdrawal, revealing their spatial and molecular characteristics.

The paper identifies diverse GABAergic neurons in the locus coeruleus (LC) dendritic field that modulate arousal and behaviors through transcriptional, spatial, and functional diversity.

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

This study identifies a brain-wide neural ensemble involved in anesthesia-induced unconsciousness, with the lateral parabrachial nucleus as a central hub.

The paper shows that male ejaculation reduces female sexual motivation by activating specific inhibitory neurons in the medial preoptic area of mice.

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

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.

The paper uses optogenetic stimulation and single-nucleus RNA sequencing to identify input-specific activation patterns of VTA neuronal subpopulations and their immediate early gene programs.

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

This study identifies neurochemical influences on fMRI response polarity in the striatum, showing opioidergic transmission contributes to negative signals while dopaminergic transmission is associated with positive signals.

The paper identifies Neurotensin-expressing neurons in the lateral septum as critical for opioid withdrawal by showing their activation and role in regulating withdrawal behaviors.

This study shows that KOR on VTA neurons, not NAcC neurons, prevents cocaine escalation by blocking the transition to SUD-like behavior.

This study shows that specific BLA neuronal ensembles control valence-specific behavior, with their activity shifting behavioral responses toward appetitive or aversive actions.

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

This study identifies stable, distributed coding of cue value in mouse prefrontal cortex during reward learning.

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

This paper introduces a new Hoxb8FlpO mouse line and intersectional genetics-viral strategy to target and manipulate developmentally defined adult spinal circuits.

The paper investigates the role of PnocBNST neurons in encoding behavioral responses to aversive and rewarding odors in mice using calcium imaging and optogenetics.

The paper shows that vmOFC neurons signal relative reward salience, influencing learning rate through thalamic inputs in mice.

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.

This study identifies an endogenous opioid circuit in mice that regulates appetitive behavior through a dorsal raphe to nucleus accumbens projection.

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 shows that position, direction, and speed in the hippocampus are encoded by overlapping neuronal ensembles in dentate gyrus and CA1, suggesting a distributed neural code rather than single-cell specialization.

The paper identifies heterogeneous habenular neuronal clusters in mice that predict or reflect the selection of distinct defensive behaviors in response to visual threats.

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

This study shows that neurotensin neurons in the central amygdala of mice influence ethanol and sweet fluid consumption through projections to the parabrachial nucleus.