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Samhitha S. Pudipeddi

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0009-0001-1671-6455Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2

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Chase A. Carter· 2 shared Daniel J. ChristoffeliD· 2 shared Jessica J. WalshiD· 2 shared Pierre LlorachiD· 2 shared Matthew T. Weaver· 1 shared

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMar 27, 2026

Brain-wide Activity Mapping Reveals the Somatosensory Cortex as a Sex-Specific Regulator of High-Fat Diet Intake

Chase A. Carter, Matthew T. Weaver, Samhitha S. Pudipeddi…·Daniel J. Christoffel

This study identifies the somatosensory cortex as a sex-specific regulator of high-fat diet intake through brain-wide activity mapping and chemogenetic manipulation in mice.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.24.714062

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedFeb 11, 2026

Divergent Roles of Nucleus Accumbens D1- and D2-MSNs in Regulating Hedonic Feeding

Chase A. Carter, Samhitha S. Pudipeddi, Pierre Llorach…·Daniel J. Christoffel

This study investigates the differential roles of D1- and D2-MSNs in regulating hedonic feeding in male and female mice using optogenetics, chemogenetics, and fiber photometry.

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