Aylin Gulmez

This study shows that isogenic female mice form stable social hierarchies, with high-ranked females showing greater sociability and different dopamine and glucocorticoid receptor signaling compared to males.

This study shows that dopaminergic activity in the ventral tegmental area shapes social roles and labor division in mouse triads through competitive and cooperative strategies.

The paper shows nicotine inhibits amygdala-projecting dopamine neurons via a VTA-NAc feedback loop, leading to anxiety.

This study shows that dopamine signals in the nucleus accumbens reflect dynamic representation learning during adaptive decision-making in mice.

This study shows that adolescent nicotine exposure disrupts dopamine circuit development, leading to adult vulnerability to nicotine, which can be reversed by restoring dopamine pathway balance.