Molly E. Klug

The paper maps transsynaptic circuits of ventral hippocampus neurons projecting to motivational control regions in rats using viral tracing methods.

This study shows that an AGE-rich diet during adolescence impairs memory via hippocampal synaptic deficits and microbiome changes, which can be mitigated by AGE inhibitors.

This study identifies a hippocampal-striatal circuit that regulates impulsive action in male rats, using chemogenetic and fiber photometry approaches.

This study shows that oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular and supraoptic hypothalamic nuclei have opposing effects on food intake, with PVH neurons reducing meal size and SON neurons increasing it.

This study shows that vagus nerve-mediated acetylcholine release in the dorsal hippocampus supports memory function, and its disruption contributes to obesity-induced cognitive impairments.

The paper identifies ventral hippocampus neurons that encode meal-related memories and shows their role in spatial memory and feeding behavior.

This study shows that endotoxemia-induced inflammation without obesity reduces anxiety-like and impulsive behavior but does not impair learning and memory in rats.

The paper introduces ATLAS, an anterograde transsynaptic tracer based on an antibody-like protein, which enables non-toxic, synaptic, and activity-dependent circuit tracing in vivo and in dissociated cultures.

This study shows that a western diet during development impairs memory by disrupting hippocampal acetylcholine signaling, which can be partially reversed with pharmacological intervention.

This study shows that oxytocin signaling in the dorsal hippocampus promotes prosocial eating in rats by enhancing food consumption with familiar conspecifics and facilitating social transmission of food preference.

This study identifies a neural circuit involving the ventral hippocampus and lateral septum that selectively mediates appetitive spatial memory for food or water locations.