Benjamin Boutrel

The paper develops a machine-learning classifier to identify resilient or vulnerable rats in addiction-like behavior studies, showing high accuracy across different cohorts.

This paper shows that chronic adolescent stress in rats arrests neurobehavioral maturation, leading to persistent impulsive and compulsive behaviors into adulthood.

The paper shows that hypoexcitability of anterior insular cortex neurons in juvenile rats is linked to compulsive behavior, which can be mitigated by chemogenetic activation.

This study shows that oxytocin acts on astrocytes in the central amygdala to promote a positive emotional state, challenging the notion that oxytocin only affects neurons.