Katy Celina Sandoval
@katycelina.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Neuroscience @McMasterU
Oxytocin|Astrocytes|Fiber photometry|Cntnap2|ASD|Behavioural neuroscience
•Knowledge Mobilizer•Mental health advocate•Singer
@UCalgary (MSc)'20 + @UBishops (BSc)‘18 Alumna 🇸🇻 🇨🇦 #LatinxinSTEM #1stGen
Oxytocin|Astrocytes|Fiber photometry|Cntnap2|ASD|Behavioural neuroscience
•Knowledge Mobilizer•Mental health advocate•Singer
@UCalgary (MSc)'20 + @UBishops (BSc)‘18 Alumna 🇸🇻 🇨🇦 #LatinxinSTEM #1stGen
Thank you so much Derya!
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Thank you so much Derya!
Thank you for everything you did to support me at each milestone. It's truly an honour to have been the first PhD from the Choe Lab 🥂 to many more successful PhD defenses 🍾
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Thank you for everything you did to support me at each milestone. It's truly an honour to have been the first PhD from the Choe Lab 🥂 to many more successful PhD defenses 🍾
Thank you for the highlight! 🐭🧠
June 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Thank you for the highlight! 🐭🧠
while both cell types in both sexes were robustly activated during active stress responses (escape) to a looming shadow test. These findings highlight how sex, context, and behavioural strategies shape brain activity to support adaptive responses.
To read more: doi.org/10.1523/ENEU...
To read more: doi.org/10.1523/ENEU...
Calcium Dynamics in Hypothalamic Paraventricular Oxytocin Neurons and Astrocytes Associated with Social and Stress Stimuli
Activation of hypothalamic paraventricular oxytocin (OXTPVN) neurons by social or stress stimuli triggers OXT release to promote social investigation and buffer adverse effects of stress, respectively...
doi.org
May 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
while both cell types in both sexes were robustly activated during active stress responses (escape) to a looming shadow test. These findings highlight how sex, context, and behavioural strategies shape brain activity to support adaptive responses.
To read more: doi.org/10.1523/ENEU...
To read more: doi.org/10.1523/ENEU...
In our latest study, we used dual-colour fiber photometry to simultaneously track oxytocin neurons and astrocytes in the PVN of the hypothalamus of freely behaving mice. We found that female mice showed stronger oxytocin neuron activity during social interaction with unfamiliar female mice
May 15, 2025 at 11:24 PM
In our latest study, we used dual-colour fiber photometry to simultaneously track oxytocin neurons and astrocytes in the PVN of the hypothalamus of freely behaving mice. We found that female mice showed stronger oxytocin neuron activity during social interaction with unfamiliar female mice