2019
In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird
Lattin CR, Merullo DP, Riters LV, Carson RE. In vivo imaging of D2 receptors and corticosteroids predict behavioural responses to captivity stress in a wild bird. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 10407. PMID: 31320692, PMCID: PMC6639298, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46845-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWild houseMore time feedingWild birdsReceptor bindingIndividual variationBirdsUnderstanding of linksCaptivityPhysiological mechanismsLong-term stressorsTime feedingStress resilienceCaptivity stressPhysiological variationsNeuroendocrine phenotypeBindingPhysiologyBehavioral responsesSubset of individualsStressorsWildlifePhenotypeImportant implicationsIndividual's physiological variationsStress
2017
Estradiol modulates neural response to conspecific and heterospecific song in female house sparrows: An in vivo positron emission tomography study
Lattin CR, Stabile FA, Carson RE. Estradiol modulates neural response to conspecific and heterospecific song in female house sparrows: An in vivo positron emission tomography study. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0182875. PMID: 28832614, PMCID: PMC5568339, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyEmpty implantsNeuronal activityVivo positron emission tomography studiesPositron emission tomography studyBrain glucose metabolismEmission tomography studiesNeural responsesBrain activityNeuronal effectsEstradiol implantsImplant removalHigher estradiolHormone exposureGlucose metabolismBrain regionsEmission tomographyEstradiolTomography studyPET imagingAuditory processingImplantsFemalesAuditory perceptionConspecific song