Florence P. Varodayan

This study identifies PSTN Crh neurons as a key driver of alcohol drinking escalation in dependence, showing their role shifts from inhibitory to stimulatory with dependence.

This study shows that ethanol drinking sex-dependently affects IL-1β signaling and cognitive function in the medial prefrontal cortex of mice, with females showing greater neuroprotection.

This paper shows that adolescent voluntary alcohol exposure in mice and rats does not reliably increase adult alcohol consumption across multiple models and labs.

This study shows that extended oxycodone self-administration in rats leads to escalated drug use and dysregulation of KOR-mediated GABAergic signaling in the CeA, with distinct neuroadaptive effects compared to other drugs.