Julia M. Johnson

Gestational day 12 moderate prenatal alcohol exposure produces sex-specific social impairments and attenuates prelimbic excitability and amygdala-cortex modulation of adult social behavior.

This study shows that moderate prenatal alcohol exposure on gestational day 12 causes sex-specific social impairments in adulthood and alters neural circuits involved in social behavior.

Increased Ethanol Intake is Associated with Social Anxiety in Offspring Exposed to Ethanol on Gestational Day 12

This study shows that prenatal ethanol exposure affects social anxiety and ethanol intake differently in male and female offspring, with high social anxiety linked to increased ethanol consumption.

Adolescent forced swim stress increases social anxiety-like behaviors and alters the dynorphin/kappa opioid receptor system in the basolateral amygdala of males

This study shows that adolescent forced swim stress increases social anxiety-like behaviors and alters KOR function in the BLA of male rats, but not adults or females.