2022
Preparatory neurons for building a nest
Iyilikci O, Dietrich MO. Preparatory neurons for building a nest. Neuron 2022, 110: 1283-1285. PMID: 35447098, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.03.023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model
Miletta MC, Iyilikci O, Shanabrough M, Šestan-Peša M, Cammisa A, Zeiss CJ, Dietrich MO, Horvath TL. AgRP neurons control compulsive exercise and survival in an activity-based anorexia model. Nature Metabolism 2020, 2: 1204-1211. PMID: 33106687, DOI: 10.1038/s42255-020-00300-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgRP neuronsActivity-based anorexia modelAgRP neuronal activityVivo fiber photometryFood-restricted miceFood-restricted animalsCompulsive exerciseAnorexia modelHypothalamic agoutiNeuropeptide YExercise volumeFood intakeMouse modelNeuronal activityFiber photometryDaily activationNeuronal circuitsPsychiatric conditionsAnorexia nervosaChemogenetic toolsNeuronsLong-term behavioral impactElevated fat contentVoluntary cessationFat content
2014
Fos Expression in Monoaminergic Cell Groups in Response to Sociosexual Interactions in Male and Female Japanese Quail
Iyilikci O, Baxter S, Balthazart J, Ball G. Fos Expression in Monoaminergic Cell Groups in Response to Sociosexual Interactions in Male and Female Japanese Quail. Behavioral Neuroscience 2014, 128: 48-60. PMID: 24512065, PMCID: PMC3963440, DOI: 10.1037/a0035427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhythmic cloacal sphincter movementsMonoaminergic cell groupsAppetitive sexual behaviorFos expressionCell groupsTyrosine hydroxylaseSexual behaviorTryptophan hydroxylaseFos-immunoreactive cellsDouble-label immunohistochemistryVentral tegmental areaDopaminergic cell groupsMedial preoptic nucleusRaphe pallidusSerotoninergic systemFemale Japanese quailTegmental areaMonoaminergic neurotransmittersDopaminergic systemPreoptic nucleusStria terminalisBed nucleusDifferent cell groupsFos inductionIndolaminergic cells