Yann Mineur, MS, PhD
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- Post-doctoral associate
- Yale University School of Medicine (2008)
- PhD
- UMASS Medical School, Neuroscience (Behavioral Neurogenetics) (2004)
- PhD
- University of Paris (2004)
- MS
- University of Paris School of Medicine, Cellular Biology (2000)
- BS
- University of Orléans, Molecular Genetics and Physiology (1999)
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Chemicals and Drugs; Diseases; Psychiatry and Psychology
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0000-0002-8030-6776
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Marina Picciotto, PhD
Sherry McKee, PhD
Alexa Soares, PhD
MacKenzie Peltier, PhD
Wenliang Zhou
Former YSMKelly Cosgrove, PhD
41Publications
2,124Citations
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2025
Noradrenergic inputs to the basolateral amygdala have bidirectional effects on coping behavior and neuronal activity in mice
Soares A, Fai C, Mineur Y, Picciotto M. Noradrenergic inputs to the basolateral amygdala have bidirectional effects on coping behavior and neuronal activity in mice. Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior 2025, 258: 174130. PMID: 41242638, PMCID: PMC12812288, DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2025.174130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe subfornical organ is a nucleus for gut-derived T cells that regulate behaviour
Yoshida T, Nguyen M, Zhang L, Lu B, Zhu B, Murray K, Mineur Y, Zhang C, Xu D, Lin E, Luchsinger J, Bhatta S, Waizman D, Coden M, Ma Y, Israni-Winger K, Russo A, Wang H, Song W, Al Souz J, Zhao H, Craft J, Picciotto M, Grutzendler J, Distasio M, Palm N, Hafler D, Wang A. The subfornical organ is a nucleus for gut-derived T cells that regulate behaviour. Nature 2025, 643: 499-508. PMID: 40437096, PMCID: PMC12768464, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09050-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricSex differences in the microglial response to stress and chronic alcohol exposure in mice
Soares A, Garcia-Rivas V, Fai C, Thomas M, Zheng X, Picciotto M, Mineur Y. Sex differences in the microglial response to stress and chronic alcohol exposure in mice. Biology Of Sex Differences 2025, 16: 19. PMID: 40038827, PMCID: PMC11881309, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-025-00701-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricSpecification of claustro-amygdalar and palaeocortical neurons and circuits
Kaur N, Kovner R, Gulden F, Pletikos M, Andrijevic D, Zhu T, Silbereis J, Shibata M, Shibata A, Liu Y, Ma S, Salla N, de Martin X, Klarić T, Burke M, Franjic D, Cho H, Yuen M, Chatterjee I, Soric P, Esakkimuthu D, Moser M, Santpere G, Mineur Y, Pattabiraman K, Picciotto M, Huang H, Sestan N. Specification of claustro-amygdalar and palaeocortical neurons and circuits. Nature 2025, 638: 469-478. PMID: 39814878, PMCID: PMC11821539, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-08361-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2024
Alcohol drinking is attenuated by PDE4 inhibition but partial microglia depletion is not sufficient to block stress-induced escalation of alcohol intake in female mice
Garcia-Rivas V, Soares A, Thomas M, Na J, Smith A, Picciotto M, Mineur Y. Alcohol drinking is attenuated by PDE4 inhibition but partial microglia depletion is not sufficient to block stress-induced escalation of alcohol intake in female mice. Alcohol 2024, 122: 31-42. PMID: 39725336, PMCID: PMC12661411, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2024.12.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMedial prefrontal cortex acetylcholine signaling mediates the ability to learn an active avoidance response following learned helplessness training
Abdulla Z, Mineur Y, Crouse R, Etherington I, Yousuf H, Na J, Picciotto M. Medial prefrontal cortex acetylcholine signaling mediates the ability to learn an active avoidance response following learned helplessness training. Neuropsychopharmacology 2024, 50: 488-496. PMID: 39362985, PMCID: PMC11631976, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-024-02003-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricThe role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications
Peltier M, Verplaetse T, Altemus M, Zakiniaeiz Y, Ralevski E, Mineur Y, Gueorguieva R, Picciotto M, Cosgrove K, Petrakis I, McKee S. The role of neurosteroids in posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder: A review of 10 years of clinical literature and treatment implications. Frontiers In Neuroendocrinology 2024, 73: 101119. PMID: 38184208, PMCID: PMC11185997, DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2023.101119.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetric
2023
How can I measure brain acetylcholine levels in vivo? Advantages and caveats of commonly used approaches
Mineur Y, Picciotto M. How can I measure brain acetylcholine levels in vivo? Advantages and caveats of commonly used approaches. Journal Of Neurochemistry 2023, 167: 3-15. PMID: 37621094, PMCID: PMC10616967, DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15943.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricDeveloping Researchers with Expertise in Sex as a Biological Variable through SCORE Career Enhancement Core Center Programs
Zakiniaeiz Y, Peltier M, Mineur Y, Gueorguieva R, Picciotto M, Petrakis I, Cosgrove K, McKee S. Developing Researchers with Expertise in Sex as a Biological Variable through SCORE Career Enhancement Core Center Programs. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 32: 852-857. PMID: 37585509, PMCID: PMC10457604, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2023.0015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsPathophysiology of nAChRs: Limbic circuits and related disorders
Mineur Y, Soares A, Etherington I, Abdulla Z, Picciotto M. Pathophysiology of nAChRs: Limbic circuits and related disorders. Pharmacological Research 2023, 191: 106745. PMID: 37011774, DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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