Recent Faculty Publications

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Gestational stress disrupts dopamine and oxytocin signaling in the postpartum reward system of rats: implications for mood, motivation and mothering Benedetta Leuner Achikam Haim, Christopher Albin-Brooks, Holly Brothers, Michaela Breach, Benedetta Leuner Behavioral Neuroscience 2025
Hormonal contraceptives during adolescence impact the female brain and behavior in a rat model Kathryn Lenz, Benedetta Leuner Rachel A. Gilfarb, Sanjana Ranade, Marissa Smail, Lynde Wangler, Meredith Stewart, Abhishek Rajesh, Kathryn M. Lenz, Benedetta Leuner Behavioral Neuroscience 2025
Hormonal contraceptives in adolescence impact the neuroimmune environment of the medial prefrontal cortex and hippocampus in female rats Kathryn Lenz, Benedetta Leuner Rachel A. Gilfarb, Sanjana Ranade, Elizabeth Dybas, Abigail Biddle, Meredith Stewart, Abhishek Rajesh, Benedetta Leuner, Kathryn M. Lenz Behavioral Neuroscience 2025
Peripartum buprenorphine and oxycodone exposure impair maternal behavior and increase neuroinflammation in new mother rats Kathryn Lenz, Benedetta Leuner Courtney N. Dye, Aliyah I. Webb, Madison P. Fankhauser, Jordyn J. Singleton, Aravind Kalathil, Amanda Ringland, Benedetta Leuner, Kathryn M. Lenz Behavioral Neuroscience 2025
Beyond Birth Control: The Neuroscience of Hormonal Contraceptives Benedetta Leuner Jesse M. Lacasse, Carina Heller, Sarah Kheloui, Nafissa Ismail, Ami P. Raval, Kristen M. Schuh, Natalie C. Tronson, Benedetta Leuner Behavioral Neuroscience 2024
Microglia depletion facilitates the display of maternal behavior and alters activation of the maternal brain network in nulliparous female rats Kathryn Lenz, Benedetta Leuner Courtney N. Dye, Dominic Franceschelli, Benedetta Leuner, Kathryn M. Lenz Behavioral Neuroscience 2023
Immune System Alterations and Postpartum Mental Illness: Evidence From Basic and Clinical Research Kathryn Lenz, Benedetta Leuner Courtney N. Dye, Kathryn M. Lenz, Benedetta Leuner Behavioral Neuroscience 2022