Alice Sanson
@alicesanson.bsky.social
PhD student at the University of Regensburg. Curious about the maternal brain alterations in conditions of neglect with a special love for the Nucleus Accumbens 🧠
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Alice Sanson
@alicesanson.bsky.social
· May 26
Interested in the adaptations of the maternal brain?
If you missed them, check out our recent works on the Nucleus Accumbens and the role of neuropeptides in maternal behavior! 🐁🧠 And stay tuned, more is on the way 🙋♀️
1) doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
2) doi.org/10.1101/2024...
@agmaternal.bsky.social
If you missed them, check out our recent works on the Nucleus Accumbens and the role of neuropeptides in maternal behavior! 🐁🧠 And stay tuned, more is on the way 🙋♀️
1) doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
2) doi.org/10.1101/2024...
@agmaternal.bsky.social
Reposted by Alice Sanson
June 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Reposted by Alice Sanson
Our Lab’s five years of work is out! www.cell.com/cell-reports...
🥳 Vasopressin (AVP) excites BNST neurons via oxytocin receptor (and not V1aR or V1bR)
🔬AVP excites CRF-BNST and OTR-BNST neurons
🧠 AVP inputs from SCN and SON excite BNST via OTR
🐁 OTR-BNST neurons reduce anxious arousal in male rats
🥳 Vasopressin (AVP) excites BNST neurons via oxytocin receptor (and not V1aR or V1bR)
🔬AVP excites CRF-BNST and OTR-BNST neurons
🧠 AVP inputs from SCN and SON excite BNST via OTR
🐁 OTR-BNST neurons reduce anxious arousal in male rats
Vasopressin and oxytocin excite BNST neurons via oxytocin receptors, which reduce anxious arousal
AVP and OT regulate essential physiological functions. Francesconi and Olivera-Pasilio
et al., demonstrate that AVP and OT inputs excite the BNST via OTR. The OTR-expressing
BNST neurons reduce anxiou...
www.cell.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Our Lab’s five years of work is out! www.cell.com/cell-reports...
🥳 Vasopressin (AVP) excites BNST neurons via oxytocin receptor (and not V1aR or V1bR)
🔬AVP excites CRF-BNST and OTR-BNST neurons
🧠 AVP inputs from SCN and SON excite BNST via OTR
🐁 OTR-BNST neurons reduce anxious arousal in male rats
🥳 Vasopressin (AVP) excites BNST neurons via oxytocin receptor (and not V1aR or V1bR)
🔬AVP excites CRF-BNST and OTR-BNST neurons
🧠 AVP inputs from SCN and SON excite BNST via OTR
🐁 OTR-BNST neurons reduce anxious arousal in male rats
Interested in the adaptations of the maternal brain?
If you missed them, check out our recent works on the Nucleus Accumbens and the role of neuropeptides in maternal behavior! 🐁🧠 And stay tuned, more is on the way 🙋♀️
1) doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
2) doi.org/10.1101/2024...
@agmaternal.bsky.social
If you missed them, check out our recent works on the Nucleus Accumbens and the role of neuropeptides in maternal behavior! 🐁🧠 And stay tuned, more is on the way 🙋♀️
1) doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
2) doi.org/10.1101/2024...
@agmaternal.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Interested in the adaptations of the maternal brain?
If you missed them, check out our recent works on the Nucleus Accumbens and the role of neuropeptides in maternal behavior! 🐁🧠 And stay tuned, more is on the way 🙋♀️
1) doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
2) doi.org/10.1101/2024...
@agmaternal.bsky.social
If you missed them, check out our recent works on the Nucleus Accumbens and the role of neuropeptides in maternal behavior! 🐁🧠 And stay tuned, more is on the way 🙋♀️
1) doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
2) doi.org/10.1101/2024...
@agmaternal.bsky.social
Reposted by Alice Sanson
My second attempt at #painting.
Scotland scenery again, this time the photo was taken near Glenmoriston.
Acrylic on paper, about 2.5hrs of work.
#art #artist #landscape #acrylicpainting
Scotland scenery again, this time the photo was taken near Glenmoriston.
Acrylic on paper, about 2.5hrs of work.
#art #artist #landscape #acrylicpainting
April 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
My second attempt at #painting.
Scotland scenery again, this time the photo was taken near Glenmoriston.
Acrylic on paper, about 2.5hrs of work.
#art #artist #landscape #acrylicpainting
Scotland scenery again, this time the photo was taken near Glenmoriston.
Acrylic on paper, about 2.5hrs of work.
#art #artist #landscape #acrylicpainting
Reposted by Alice Sanson
Very happy to share that the last data from my PhD is now available as a preprint! Huge thanks to @olibosch.bsky.social @alicesanson.bsky.social and all my former colleagues for their support throughout this journey.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
February 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Very happy to share that the last data from my PhD is now available as a preprint! Huge thanks to @olibosch.bsky.social @alicesanson.bsky.social and all my former colleagues for their support throughout this journey.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Congratulations to my former colleague @luisadema.bsky.social for this amazing and important work! ✨
Long-term offspring loss in lactating rats: Neurobiological and emotional consequences in a novel animal model https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.17.634946v1
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Congratulations to my former colleague @luisadema.bsky.social for this amazing and important work! ✨
Reposted by Alice Sanson
May I present to you: Dr. rer. nat. Alice Sanson 👩🏼🎓 @alicesanson.bsky.social who defended her excellent PhD thesis with flying colors 🎉 #ProudPI @agmaternal.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
May I present to you: Dr. rer. nat. Alice Sanson 👩🏼🎓 @alicesanson.bsky.social who defended her excellent PhD thesis with flying colors 🎉 #ProudPI @agmaternal.bsky.social
Reposted by Alice Sanson
Our maternal group has now a Bluesky account
@agmaternal.bsky.social
Follow us for news and updates on our science!
@alicesanson.bsky.social @sarasheibani.bsky.social
@agmaternal.bsky.social
Follow us for news and updates on our science!
@alicesanson.bsky.social @sarasheibani.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Our maternal group has now a Bluesky account
@agmaternal.bsky.social
Follow us for news and updates on our science!
@alicesanson.bsky.social @sarasheibani.bsky.social
@agmaternal.bsky.social
Follow us for news and updates on our science!
@alicesanson.bsky.social @sarasheibani.bsky.social
Reposted by Alice Sanson
New open access paper out in Neuropharmacology!
@alicesanson.bsky.social shares another piece of the puzzle about the role of the #CRF and #oxytocin systems in the nucleus accumbens shell (NacSh) in the postpartum period. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
@alicesanson.bsky.social shares another piece of the puzzle about the role of the #CRF and #oxytocin systems in the nucleus accumbens shell (NacSh) in the postpartum period. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
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doi.org
December 17, 2024 at 9:05 AM
New open access paper out in Neuropharmacology!
@alicesanson.bsky.social shares another piece of the puzzle about the role of the #CRF and #oxytocin systems in the nucleus accumbens shell (NacSh) in the postpartum period. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
@alicesanson.bsky.social shares another piece of the puzzle about the role of the #CRF and #oxytocin systems in the nucleus accumbens shell (NacSh) in the postpartum period. You can read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
Reposted by Alice Sanson
Long story about the nucleus accumbens in short:
- Infusion of CRF, UCN3 or oxytocin antagonist in the shell impaired maternal aggression
- Oxytocin release increased during maternal aggression
👇🧵👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Infusion of CRF, UCN3 or oxytocin antagonist in the shell impaired maternal aggression
- Oxytocin release increased during maternal aggression
👇🧵👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Pup defence in lactating rats: The underlying neuropeptide signalling and their interactions in the nucleus accumbens shell
Maternal aggression is a core feature of rodent maternal behaviour to defend their offspring from potential threats and is modulated by corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and oxytocin (OXT) systems ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 30, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Long story about the nucleus accumbens in short:
- Infusion of CRF, UCN3 or oxytocin antagonist in the shell impaired maternal aggression
- Oxytocin release increased during maternal aggression
👇🧵👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
- Infusion of CRF, UCN3 or oxytocin antagonist in the shell impaired maternal aggression
- Oxytocin release increased during maternal aggression
👇🧵👇
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...