Discussing recent papers in behavioral neuroscience with a focus on circuit dissection, new behavioral assays, and model characterization
Journal Club Format: the person who picks the paper preps a slide deck of the figures and any background they want to share, then we each take turns presenting a figure.
Anyone interested is welcome to participate!
When: Every 4 weeks on Thursday, 2:00p* (*NOTE NEW day/time!)
Where: HYBRID: Couch 6001B (Medical Campus) and Zoom
Organizer: Susan Maloney (WashU Psychiatry)
Note that individual events are listed on the ONR Calendar.
2022 Schedule
July 8, 2022
Simona Sarafinovska (Dougherty lab, WashU Genetics)
“Social touch-like tactile stimulation activates a tachykinin 1-oxytocin pathway to promote social interactions” Neuron (2022)
August 5, 2022
Susan Maloney (WashU Psychiatry)
“Adolescent sleep shapes social novelty preference in mice” Nature Neuroscience (2022)
September 2, 2022
Susan Maloney (WashU Psychiatry)
“Effects of sex and gonadectomy on social investigation and social recognition in mice” BMC Neuroscience (2015)
September 29, 2022
Katherine McCullough (Dougherty lab, WashU Genetics)
“Responses and functions of dopamine in nucleus accumbens core during social behaviors“ Cell Reports (2022)
October 27, 2022
November 17*, 2022
*NOTE date
December 15*, 2022
*NOTE date
January 19, 2023
