Sasha L. Fulton

This study identifies spinal oxytocin circuits as a conserved mechanism through which affiliative touch reduces pain and enhances well-being in mice and humans.

The paper introduces an automated device for delivering mechanical stimuli to mice, enabling remote testing and integration with brain recordings to study pain mechanisms.

The paper identifies ZBTB7A as a key regulator of MDD-specific chromatin signatures and astrocyte-mediated stress vulnerability in the orbitofrontal cortex.

The paper investigates how stress-induced plasticity in the amygdala and ventral hippocampus differentially supports non-associative defensive behaviors.

The paper identifies dopaminylated proteins in the brain, including γCaMKII, and shows its role in synaptic-to-nuclear signaling and memory formation.

The paper investigates how serotonin modifies histone H3K4me3Q5ser dynamics in the dorsal raphe nucleus under stress and antidepressant exposure, showing its role in gene expression and behavior.

A single enzyme, TGM2, bidirectionally controls H3 monoaminylation dynamics, which, in turn, facilitate neural rhythmicity.

This study shows that H3Q5dop in VTA contributes to heroin-induced transcriptional plasticity and relapse vulnerability during abstinence.