The lab studies the effects of early life adversity on brain development, cognition, and motivated behavior in males and females.
Publications
Nota MHC*, Nicolas S*, Dohm-Hansen S, Harris EP, Foley T, O’Leary OF, Nolan YM
Brain Medicine, issue 5, pp. 52-66
Mineralocorticoid receptor knockout alters hippocampal CA2 neurons to become like those in CA1
Erin P Harris, Başak Kandemir, Stephanie M Jones, Georgia M Alexander, James M Ward, TianYuan Wang, Stephanie Proaño, Xin Xu, Serena M Dudek
Communications Biology, vol. 8(1), 2025, p. 1037
Sex differences in central endozepine expression and regulation of appetite
Geisler CE, Applebey SV, Chichura KS, Pelletier CM, Belser DL, Hu J, Harris EP, Levine CM, Parent MB, Bangasser DA, Doyle RP, Hayes MR
Physiology & Behavior , 2025
Sarah V Applebey, Allison G Xiao, Erin P Harris, Caleb Levine, Drew L Belser, Caroline E Geisler, Marise B Parent, Debra A Bangasser, Richard C Crist, Benjamin C Reiner, Matthew R Hayes
Biological Psychiatry, 2025
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Media
Brain.wav Podcast
The Center for Behavioral Neursocience at Georgia State University sponsors the Institute on Neuroscience (ION), a summer research program for high school students. In 2025, the Bangasser Lab had the pleasure of hosting two exceptional ION students. On...
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Dana Foundation Virtual Panel: Careers in Science Communication & Science Writing
I was invited to speak on a panel hosted by the Dana Foundation Career Network in Neuroscience & Society on careers in science commnication and science writing. Fellow speakers included Jared Boyce and Dr. Gertrude Nonterah. Thank you to the Dana Found... (Link)
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2022 Brain Awareness Video Contest
For the 2022 Brain Awareness Video Contest, members of the Dudek lab created this video "I Can See Clearly Now, The Brain is Gone: Tissue Clearing as a Tool To Visualize Neuronal Projections and Pathways." Our video was selected for the top 10 of the ...
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