Considering Sex as a Biological Variable Will Be Valuable for Neuroscience Research

Sex, gender, and pain: a review of recent clinical and experimental findings

Fillingim, R. B., King, C. D., Ribeiro-Dasilva, M. C., Rahim-Williams, B., & Riley, J. L. (2009) · The Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2008.12.001 · Cited by 2,766

Prevalence and Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 Sites, United States, 2012

Christensen, D. L., Baio, J., Braun, K. V. N., Bilder, D., Charles, J., Constantino, J. N., Daniels, J., Durkin, M. S., Fitzgerald, R. T., Kurzius-Spencer, M., et al. (2016) · MMWR. Surveillance Summaries · doi:10.15585/mmwr.ss6503a1 · Cited by 1,964

Policy: NIH to balance sex in cell and animal studies

Clayton, J. A., & Collins, F. S. (2014) · Nature · doi:10.1038/509282a · Cited by 1,816

Sex bias in neuroscience and biomedical research

Beery, A. K., & Zucker, I. (2011) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2010.07.002 · Cited by 1,763

NMDAR inhibition-independent antidepressant actions of ketamine metabolites

Zanos, P., Moaddel, R., Morris, P. J., Georgiou, P., Fischell, J., Elmer, G. I., Alkondon, M., Yuan, P., Pribut, H. J., Singh, N. S., et al. (2016) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature17998 · Cited by 1,609

Different immune cells mediate mechanical pain hypersensitivity in male and female mice

Sorge, R. E., Mapplebeck, J. C. S., Rosen, S., Beggs, S., Taves, S., Alexander, J. K., Martin, L. J., Austin, J.-S., Sotocinal, S. G., Chen, D., et al. (2015) · Nature Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nn.4053 · Cited by 1,442

Sex differences in pain and pain inhibition: multiple explanations of a controversial phenomenon

Mogil, J. S. (2012) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn3360 · Cited by 1,065

Strategies and Methods for Research on Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior

Becker, J. B., Arnold, A. P., Berkley, K. J., Blaustein, J. D., Eckel, L. A., Hampson, E., Herman, J. P., Marts, S. A., Sadée, W., Steiner, M. S., et al. (2004) · Endocrinology · doi:10.1210/en.2004-1142 · Cited by 833

The Epidemiology of Trauma, PTSD, and Other Posttrauma Disorders

Breslau, N. (2009) · Trauma, Violence, & Abuse · doi:10.1177/1524838009334448 · Cited by 810

Female mice liberated for inclusion in neuroscience and biomedical research

Prendergast, B. J., Onishi, K. G., & Zucker, I. (2014) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.01.001 · Cited by 788

Sex bias and omission exists in Batten disease research: Systematic review of the use of animal disease models

McShane, A., & Mole, S. (2022) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease · doi:10.1016/j.bbadis.2022.166489 · Cited by 11

Translating genetic and preclinical findings into autism therapies

Chahrour, M. H., Kleiman, R. J., & Manzini, M. C. (2017) · Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience · doi:10.31887/dcns.2017.19.4/cmanzini · Cited by 11

A systematic review of animal models and sex as a variable in itch research

Wheeler, J. J., Allen-Moyer, K. N., Davis, J. M., & Mishra, S. K. (2020) · Itch · doi:10.1097/itx.0000000000000040 · Cited by 10

Deficits in Cerebellum-Dependent Learning and Cerebellar Morphology in Male and Female BTBR Autism Model Mice

Kiffmeyer, E. A., Cosgrove, J. A., Siganos, J. K., Bien, H. E., Vipond, J. E., Vogt, K. R., & Kloth, A. D. (2022) · NeuroSci · doi:10.3390/neurosci3040045 · Cited by 13

Sex differences in spontaneous behavior and cognition in mice using an automated behavior monitoring system

Bernstein, B. J., Kendricks, D. R., Fry, S. A., Wilson, L. R., Koopmans, B., Loos, M., Stevanovic, K. D., & Cushman, J. D. (2024) · Physiology & Behavior · doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114595 · Cited by 10

Cacna1c deficiency in forebrain glutamatergic neurons alters behavior and hippocampal plasticity in female mice

Loganathan, S., Menegaz, D., Delling, J. P., Eder, M., & Deussing, J. M. (2024) · Translational Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41398-024-03140-2 · Cited by 10

Sex-specific differences in KCC2 localisation and inhibitory synaptic transmission in the rat hippocampus

Wolf, D. C., Sanon, N. T., Cunha, A. O. S., Chen, J., Shaker, T., Elhassan, A.-R., do Nascimento, A. S. F., Cristo, G. D., & Weil, A. G. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-06769-5 · Cited by 11

Methodological shortcomings of preclinical research on chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment

Salazar, V. A. O., & D’Hooge, R. (2023) · Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105198 · Cited by 10

Differential effects of the stress peptides PACAP and CRF on sleep architecture in mice

Foilb, A. R., Taylor-Yeremeeva, E. M., Fritsch, E. L., Ravichandran, C. T., Lezak, K. R., Missig, G., McCullough, K. M., & Carlezon, W. A. (2024) · NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/s44277-024-00003-y · Cited by 8

Sex and sobriety: Human brain structure and function in AUD abstinence

Zabik, N. L., & Blackford, J. U. (2024) · Alcohol · doi:10.1016/j.alcohol.2024.07.003 · Cited by 9

Gephyrin phosphorylation facilitates sexually dimorphic development and function of parvalbumin interneurons in the mouse hippocampus

Campbell, B. F. N., Cruz-Ochoa, N. A., Otomo, K., Lukacsovich, D., Espinosa, P., Abegg, A., Luo, W., Bellone, C., Földy, C., & Tyagarajan, S. K. (2024) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41380-024-02517-5 · Cited by 7

Socioeconomic status and subdivisions of the amygdala and hippocampus in children and adolescents

Hanson, J. L., Adkins, D. J., Nacewicz, B. M., & Barry, K. R. (2026) · Brain and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.braen.2026.100022 · Cited by 11

Endocrine Responses to Sport-Related Brain Injury in Female Athletes: A Narrative Review and a Call for Action

Duffy, D., Elliott-Sale, K. J., Gardner, H., Goldenstein, S. J., & Wideman, L. (2021) · Endocrines · doi:10.3390/endocrines2020010 · Cited by 12

Behavioral Phenotyping in Developmental Neurotoxicology—Simple Approaches Using Unconditioned Behaviors in Rodents

Graham, D. L., Meyer, J. S., & Stanwood, G. D. (2018) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809405-1.00025-0 · Cited by 9

Effects of Biological Sex and Stress Exposure on Ventromedial Prefrontal Regulation of Mood-Related Behaviors

Wallace, T., & Myers, B. (2021) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2021.737960 · Cited by 8

Chronic exposure to methadone impairs memory, induces microgliosis, astrogliosis and neuroinflammation in the hippocampus of adult male rats

Navaei, F., Fathabadi, F. F., Moghaddam, M. H., Fathi, M., Vakili, K. G., Abdollahifar, M., Boroujeni, M. E., Zamani, N., Zamani, N., Norouzian, M., et al. (2022) · Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy · doi:10.1016/j.jchemneu.2022.102139 · Cited by 7

A Short History of the Consideration of Sex Differences in Biomedical Research — Lessons for the In Vitro Community from Animal Models and Human Clinical Trials

Gutleb, H. N. R., & Gutleb, A. C. (2023) · Alternatives to Laboratory Animals · doi:10.1177/02611929231156720 · Cited by 8

Harnessing the Power of Sex Differences: What a Difference Ten Years Did Not MakePreprint

Rechlin, R. K., Splinter, T. F. L., Hodges, T. E., Albert, A., & Galea, L. A. M. (2021) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2021.06.30.450396 · Cited by 8

The Impact of Neonatal Methamphetamine on Spatial Learning and Memory in Adult Female Rats

Petrikova-Hrebickova, I., Ševčíková, M., & Šlamberová, R. (2021) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2021.629585 · Cited by 7

Sex Differences in Predicting Fluid Intelligence of Adolescent Brain from T1-Weighted MRIs

Ranjbar, S., Singleton, K., Curtin, L. A., Massey, S. C., Hawkins-Daarud, A. J., Jackson, P., & Swanson, K. R. (2019) · Lecture notes in computer science · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-31901-4_18 · Cited by 6

Sex differences in head‐fixed voluntary running behavior in C57BL/6J mice

Warner, E. J., & Padmanabhan, K. (2019) · European Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1111/ejn.14654 · Cited by 7

Sex Differences in Metabolite–Immune Circuits of Neuroinflammation

Saminathan, P., Corey, M., Gibbons, A., Rayadurgam, M., Reddy, N., Ramesh, P., & Sharma, S. (2026) · Immunological Reviews · doi:10.1111/imr.70114 · Cited by 8

TRPM8′s Role in the Shift Between Opioid and Cannabinoid Pathways in Electroacupuncture for Inflammatory Pain in Mice

Pham, D.-T., Hsu, R.-M., Sun, M.-F., Huang, C.-C., Chen, Y., & Lin, J. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms252313000 · Cited by 6

Methodological approach: using a within-subjects design in the marble burying assay

Partridge, K. J., Olson, R., & Hillhouse, T. M. (2023) · Behavioural Pharmacology · doi:10.1097/fbp.0000000000000752 · Cited by 6

Naturally occurring low sociality in female rhesus monkeys: A tractable model for autism or not?

Oztan, O., Rosso, L. A. D., Simmons, S. M. V., Nguyen, D. K. K., Talbot, C. F., Capitanio, J. P., Garner, J. P., & Parker, K. J. (2024) · Molecular Autism · doi:10.1186/s13229-024-00588-3 · Cited by 6

Sex and oestrogen receptor β have modest effects on gene expression in the mouse brain posterior cortex

Fels, J. A., Casalena, G., & Manfredi, G. (2020) · Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism · doi:10.1002/edm2.191 · Cited by 5

Residential MRI: Development of A Mobile Anywhere-Everywhere MRI LabPreprint

Deoni, S. C. L., Medeiros, P., Deoni, A. T., Burton, P., Beauchemin, J., D'Sa, V., Boskamp, E., By, S., Mcnulty, C., Mileski, W., et al. (2021) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-1121934/v1 · Cited by 5

Optimism, pessimism and judgement bias in animals: a systematic review and meta-analysisPreprint

Lagisz, M., Zidar, J., Nakagawa, S., Neville, V., Sorato, E., Paul, E. S., Melissa Bateson, B., Mendl, M., & Løvlie, H. (2020) · doi:10.32942/osf.io/a4gkn · Cited by 6

Overestimation of sex differences in psychostimulant activity via comparisons of males and females from different behavioral groupsPreprint

Tigano, A. M., & Job, M. O. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.09.26.615282 · Cited by 6

Sex bias consideration in healthcare machine-learning research: a systematic review in rheumatoid arthritis

Talwar, A., Turner, S., Maw, C., Quayle, G., Watt, T. N., Gohil, S., Duckworth, E., & Ciurtin, C. (2025) · BMJ Open · doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086117 · Cited by 6

Lack of Sex Differences in Psychostimulant-Induced Locomotor Activity When Comparing Rats From the Same Behavioral Groups

Tigano, A. M., & Job, M. O. (2025) · Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science · doi:10.1016/j.bpsgos.2025.100519 · Cited by 5

Combination of MAP6 deficit, maternal separation and MK801 in female mice: A 3-hit animal model of neurodevelopmental disorder with cognitive deficits

Percelay, S., Fréret, T., Turnbull, N., Bouët, V., & Boulouard, M. (2021) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113473 · Cited by 7

Perineuronal nets are associated with decision making under conditions of uncertainty in female but not male mice

Mayne, P., Das, J., Zou, S., Sullivan, R., & Burne, T. H. J. (2024) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2024.114845 · Cited by 5

Knockdown of astrocytic TREM2 in the hippocampus relieves cognitive decline in elderly male mice

Wei, M.-D., Lan, Y.-X., Lu, K., Wang, Y., & Chen, W. (2020) · Behavioural Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2020.112939 · Cited by 5

Sex and estrous cycle affect experience-dependent plasticity in mouse primary visual cortex

Schecter, R. W., Jensen, C. M., & Gavornik, J. P. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0282349 · Cited by 5

Teaching About Sex and Gender in Neuroscience: More Than Meets the “XY”

Casto, K. V., Leininger, E. C., & Tan, T. M. (2022) · Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education · doi:10.59390/azvz2988 · Cited by 5

A case report of spinal dural arteriovenous fistula: origins, determinants, and consequences of abnormal vascular malformations

Zakhary, S. M., Hoehmann, C. L., Cuoco, J. A., Hitscherich, K. J., Alam, H., & Torres, G. (2017) · Radiology Case Reports · doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2017.03.007 · Cited by 5

Limitations of grouping subjects based on biological sex (males versus females) and a new approach: insights from intra-nucleus accumbens core dopamine-induced psychostimulant activityPreprint

Job, M. O. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.10.22.619725 · Cited by 5

Acute physical exercise enhances memory persistence in female rats

Sigaran, G. J., Lima, K. R., das Neves, B.-H. S., Soares, M. D. S., Carriço, M. R. S., Roehrs, R., & Mello‐Carpes, P. B. (2024) · Brain Research · doi:10.1016/j.brainres.2024.148760 · Cited by 4

Sub-chronic stress exerts partially distinct behavioral and epigenetic effects in male and female mice

Domanico, M., Stevens, S., Wainston, I., Khoo, E., McCall, C., Swack, B. D., & Sachs, B. D. (2025) · Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1649660 · Cited by 3

Five questions on improving diversity, equity and inclusion in UK bioscience research or “How can UK bioscience be changed so that those from marginalised groups can thrive?”

Cox, A. L., & Mole, S. (2024) · BBA Advances · doi:10.1016/j.bbadva.2024.100114 · Cited by 4

Neuroprotective effects of naringenin on nicotine-induced anxiety and depression: Involvement of monoaminergic systems, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation on male rats

Haidary, M., Samadi, Y., Rezai, Z., Sadaqat, A., Ahmadi, M. A., Gholami, J., Mohammadi, M. M., & Shojae, M. T. (2025) · Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug Discovery · doi:10.1016/j.crphar.2025.100242 · Cited by 4

A More Female-Characterized Resting-State Brain: Graph Similarity Analyses of Sex Influence on the Human Brain Intrinsic Functional Network

Li, L., Cui, Z., & Wang, L. (2022) · Brain Topography · doi:10.1007/s10548-022-00900-5 · Cited by 3

Saccharin aversion learning in male and female laboratory rats

Nakajima, S., & Li, M. (2024) · Learning and Motivation · doi:10.1016/j.lmot.2024.102019 · Cited by 3

A sexually dimorphic signature of activity-dependent BDNF signaling on the intrinsic excitability of pyramidal neurons in the prefrontal cortex

Ma, K., Zhang, D., McDaniel, K., Webb, M., Newton, S. S., Lee, F. S., & Qin, L. (2024) · Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fncel.2024.1496930 · Cited by 3

Cyclosorus Terminans Extract Alleviates Neuroinflammation in Insulin Resistant Rats

Oo, T. T., Pratchayasakul, W., Chattipakorn, K., Siri‐Angkul, N., Choovuthayakorn, J., Charumporn, T., Ongnok, B., Arunsak, B., Chunchai, T., Kongkaew, A., et al. (2023) · Molecular Neurobiology · doi:10.1007/s12035-023-03883-x · Cited by 3

Conditioned overconsumption is dependent on reinforcer type in lean, but not obese, mice

Lewis-Sanders, D., Bullich, S., Olvera, M.-J., Vo, J., Hwang, Y.-S., Mizrachi, E., & Stern, S. A. (2024) · Appetite · doi:10.1016/j.appet.2024.107355 · Cited by 3

Brain-Generated 17β-Estradiol Modulates Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity in the Primary Auditory Cortex of Adult Male Rats.

Soutar, C. N., Grenier, P., Patel, A. V., Kabitsis, P. P., Olmstead, M., Bailey, C. D. C., & Dringenberg, H. C. (2021) · Cerebral Cortex · doi:10.1093/cercor/bhab345 · Cited by 2

Employing biological sex as a primary variable can restrict our understanding of behavioral diversity (and sex differences) in psychostimulant activityPreprint

Yao, G., & Job, M. O. (2024) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2024.11.06.622330 · Cited by 3

Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury on the Orexin/Hypocretin System

Somach, R. T., Lim, M. M., & Cohen, A. S. (2025) · Neurotrauma Reports · doi:10.1089/neur.2024.0111 · Cited by 2

Researchers' sex/gender identity influences how sex/gender question is investigated in neuroscience: an example from an OHBM meeting

Picó‐Pérez, M., Marco, E. Á., Thurston, L. T., Ambrosi, V., Genon, S., Bryant, K., Martínez, A. B., Ciccia, L., & Kaiser, A. (2024) · Brain Structure and Function · doi:10.1007/s00429-023-02750-8 · Cited by 3

Sex-Specific Oral Health: A Narrative Review of Hormonal Influences and Disease Patterns

Holtkamp, A., Wolf, T. G., Beuer, F., & Naumann, M. (2026) · Dentistry Journal · doi:10.3390/dj14030147 · Cited by 4

Representation of women in neuropsychology research prior to the COVID-19 pandemic

Prieto, S., Bangen, K. J., Riegler, K. E., Kim, S. H., Mahmood, Z., Kaseda, E. T., Ellison, R. L., & Sullivan‐Baca, E. (2024) · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/13803395.2024.2335109 · Cited by 2

Gene-dosage- and sex-dependent differences in the prodromal-Like phase of the F344tgHD rat model for Huntington disease

Ratz, V., Habermeyer, J., Moceri, S., Harrer, J., Schmitz, C., & von Hörsten, S. (2024) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2024.1354977 · Cited by 2

Designing and Teaching Courses on Sex, Gender, and the Brain: Two Implementations in the Undergraduate Classroom

Tan, T. M., & Leininger, E. C. (2024) · Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education · doi:10.59390/fzwh1820 · Cited by 2

Generating single-sex litters: development of CRISPR-Cas9 genetic tools to produce all-male offspringPreprint

Douglas, C., Maciulyte, V., Zohren, J., Snell, D. M., Ojarikre, O. A., Ellis, P. J. I., & Turner, J. M. A. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.09.07.285536 · Cited by 2

Kmt2c/Mll3 Haploinsufficiency Causes Autism-like Behavioral Deficits in Mice

Ma, K., Webb, M., Hayder, H., & Qin, L. (2025) · Biomolecules · doi:10.3390/biom15111547 · Cited by 1

The hologenome in brain health and disease

Dooling, S. W., & Costa‐Mattioli, M. (2025) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2025.10.039 · Cited by 2

Medial prefrontal Cortex, dopamine and glutamate modulation in regulating Reward-Seeking and frustration responses

Lima, C. A. D. O., Mendonça, P. D. S., Crispim, J. G., da Silva, R. L., Silva, R. C., Alcântara, L. F. D. M., Duarte, F. S., Rego, M. J. D. M., Pitta, M. G. D. R., Pereira, M. C., et al. (2026) · Neuroscience Letters · doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2026.138506 · Cited by 2

Sensitive windows, sensitive outcomes: Early or late-postnatal maternal separation differentially impacts puberty and behavior

Balakrishnan, A., Ganguly, P., Roy, S., & Brenhouse, H. C. (2026) · Neurobiology of Stress · doi:10.1016/j.ynstr.2026.100819 · Cited by 1

Sex Differences in Head-fixed Running BehaviorPreprint

Warner, E. J., & Padmanabhan, K. (2019) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/585000 · Cited by 1

Neuron-specific epigenetic repression of Cdk5 impairs hippocampal-dependent memory in male and female micePreprint

Rodríguez-Acevedo, K. L., Winter, J. J., Alvarez, M. I., Sase, A., Czarnecki, K. S., & Heller, E. A. (2026) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2026.04.08.716689 · Cited by 1

A sex-balanced longitudinal developmental task-free fMRI rat datasetPreprint

McLoone, D., Breen, A., McParland, C., Harkin, A., & Kelly, C. A. M. (2026) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.64898/2026.06.04.730202 · Cited by 1

Sex-specific gut microbiota modulation of aversive conditioning and basolateral amygdala dendritic spine densityPreprint

Geary, C. G., Wilk, V. C., Barton, K. L., Jefferson, P. O., Binder, T., Bhutani, V., Baker, C. L., Fernando‐Peiris, A. J., Mousley, A., Rozental, S. F. A., et al. (2020) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2020.07.21.213116

Efeitos da duração do estresse crônico por contenção sobre a aprendizagem espacial e comportamentos de ratos Sprague-Dawley machos e fêmeas

Pansarim, V. (2021) · doi:10.11606/d.59.2021.tde-10062021-154249

Sex and the human brain: Moving beyond the binary

Joel, D. (2023) · Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-88534-8.00055-9

Protocol for an open label pilot study of intranasal oxytocin for methamphetamine withdrawal in women (mOXY trial)Preprint

Arunogiri, S., Catchlove, S. J., Bove, E., McKetin, R., Manning, V., Bedi, G., & Lubman, D. I. (2024) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-4428433/v1

The Exclusion Problem in Preclinical Studies: A Case of Epistemic Injustice?

Raut, T. (2024) · Social Epistemology · doi:10.1080/02691728.2024.2400082

Investigating Sex Bias in Machine Learning Research: A Systematic Review in Rheumatoid ArthritisPreprint

Talwar, A., Turner, S., Maw, C., Quayle, G., Watt, T. N., Gohil, S., Duckworth, E., & Ciurtin, C. (2024) · medRxiv · doi:10.1101/2024.10.15.24315519

Keep sex as a biological variable: Don’t let NIH upheaval turn back the clock on scientific rigor

Shansky, R. M. (2025) · The Transmitter · doi:10.53053/axbc3945

Embedding Virtual Reality Technologies as an Early Career Neuroscience Research Training Methodology Advancing Medical Research

Neuwirth, L. S., & Ros, M. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-96-2952-7_12

Introduction

Sullivan‐Baca, E., & Ellison, R. L. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-87228-0_1

Cell replacement in the degenerating cerebellum: a historical essay of discovery

Triarhou, L. C. (2025) · Journal of Neurology · doi:10.1007/s00415-025-13492-4

Sex-specific interhemispheric brain oscillation asymmetries in an ADHD rat model.

de Lara, M. V. S., Muller, G. C., Caus, L. B., Marques, D. M., Almeida, A. S., Alves, C. B., Martins, B. C., Calcagnotto, M., & Porciuncula, L. D. O. (2025) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.11.042

Carlo Martinotti (1859–1918) of Montiglio d’Asti and His Cortical Interneuron from Historical and Modern Perspectives

Triarhou, L. C. (2026) · The Neuroscientist · doi:10.1177/10738584251408778

Stand-on ride-on power mobility devices for children with cerebral palsy: pilot study protocol for waitlist-control pre-post biomechanical changes

Cesar, G. M., Mochida, L. Y., Flanagan, K., McDonald, K., Xu, J., Depto-Hoffman, D., & Aceros, J. C. (2026) · Frontiers in Pediatrics · doi:10.3389/fped.2026.1761608

Motivational Subdomains in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Heuristic Circuit Framework for Translational Validation

Trupiano, M. X., McCarthy, D. M., & Bhide, P. G. (2026) · Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging · doi:10.1016/j.bpsc.2026.03.006

Effects of Sex Differences on Conditioned Fear Extinction and Safety Learning in C57BL/6J Mice

Liu, Z., Pan, H., Lei, H., & Sun, X. (2026) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci16030336

Validation d'un modèle murin de schizophrénie pour améliorer la recherche de nouveaux traitements : approche psychopharmacologique, en imagerie et en électrophysiologie

Percelay, S. (2021) · theses.fr (ABES) · doi:10.70675/b6aa9b28z005fz4a8bz960dz3e55a52b2b59

Involvement of the Primary Auditory Cortex-Basolateral Amygdala Circuit in Altered Conditioned Fear Memory Retrieval Following Electromagnetic Field Exposure in Mice

Cui, Z., Shi, L., Yang, M., Chang, C., Jin, S., Hao, Y., Zhao, X., Lu, Y., Li, Y., & Zuo, H. (2026) · Journal of Integrative Neuroscience · doi:10.31083/jin48640

Impact of sex on heroin intravenous self-administration by heterogeneous stock rats

Taffe, M. A., Mehl, S. L., Rahman, S. R. M. U., & Grant, Y. (2026) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-026-07100-0 · Cited by 1

Nucleus accumbens medial shell D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons signal the valence of conditioned stimuli in a sex-dependent manner

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