… Kaelin,3 Heidi EW Day,1 Michael Ollmann,3 Ira Gantz,2 Huda Akil,1 Gregory S. Barsh,3
and Stanley J. Watson1 …

Serotonin (5-HT) neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) are implicated in mediating
learned helplessness (LH) behaviors, such as poor escape responding and expression of …

The mesolimbic reward pathway is implicated in stress-related psychiatric disorders and is a
potential target of plasticity underlying the stress resistance produced by repeated voluntary …

The technique of in situ hybridization with specific ribonucleotide probes was used to determine
the distribution patterns of mRNA encoding the α 1a -, α 1b - and α 1d -adrenoceptor (AR…

The lateral division of the central nucleus of the amygdala (CEAl) and the oval nucleus of
the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BSTov) have been linked closely anatomically and …

We have shown recently that the psychomotor activating effects of amphetamine in the rat
are much greater when this drug is administered in association with environmental novelty …

Predators to rodents and their associated odors are increasingly chosen to study the neural
mechanisms of stress and anxiety. Specifically, predatory odors are believed to elicit …

There is a greater prevalence of neuroinflammatory diseases in females than males.
Microglia, the major immunocompetent cells of the central nervous system, play a key role in …

The dorsal raphe nucleus (DR) has a topographic neuroanatomy consistent with the idea
that different parts of this nucleus subserve different functions. Here we use dual in situ …

We have previously found that healthy aged rats are more likely to suffer profound memory
impairments following a severe bacterial infection than are younger adult rats. Such a …