Michelle C. Buccini

This study shows unilateral striatal deep brain stimulation improves cognitive control similarly to bilateral stimulation in rodents, matching human findings and highlighting potential clinical benefits.

This study shows that optogenetic stimulation of mPFC axons, not midSTR neurons, enhances cognitive control in a rodent Set-Shift task, suggesting mPFC axons are key drivers of DBS therapeutic effects.

This study uses Bayesian Optimization to find optimal DBS parameters in rats for improving cognitive control, showing consistent effects across acute and chronic settings.

This study examines sex differences in BNST CRF signaling during phasic and sustained fear in mice, finding sex-specific effects on fear responses and suggesting implications for anxiety treatment.

This study examines how chronic alcohol consumption affects behavior in mice during different predator threat tasks, revealing sex-specific changes in stress coping responses.