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Baran Demir

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0009-0002-8291-8554Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1

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Manhua ZhuiD· 2 shared Talia N. LerneriD· 2 shared Andrew J. Miller-HanseniD· 1 shared Evan S. SwansoniD· 1 shared Jacob A. NadeliD· 1 shared Michelle H. KwoniD· 1 shared Ryan F. KovaleskiiD· 1 shared Sachin PateliD· 1 shared

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Adolescent stress recruits a latent amygdala-dopamine circuit to drive punishment-resistant reward-seeking

Jacob A. Nadel, Evan S. Swanson, Manhua Zhu, Baran Demir, Michelle H. Kwon, Sachin Patel, Talia N. Lerner

This study identifies a novel amygdala-dopamine circuit activated by adolescent stress that drives punishment-resistant reward-seeking behavior in mice.

bioRxiv · Aug 3, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Thalamus orchestrates local acetylcholine-dependent dopamine release in the learning striatum

Andrew J. Miller-Hansen, Manhua Zhu, Ryan F. Kovaleski, Baran Demir, Talia N. Lerner

The paper shows that thalamic input drives acetylcholine-dependent dopamine release in the dorsomedial striatum during learning, but not in the dorsolateral striatum.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience