Summary of journal club

Cellular mechanism underlying lateral habenula hyperactivation in acute and early-life stress models

Study establishing role of extrahypothalamic corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) signalling in the lateral habenula (LHb)

Effects of Constitutive and Acute Connexin 36 Deficiency on Brain-Wide Susceptibility to PTZ-Induced Neuronal Hyperactivity

A study to understand the reciprocal interactions between Connexin-36 (Cx-36) and seizure-like neural activity in zebrafish on a brain-wide scale.

The potential role of spreading depolarization in epilepsy seizure initiation

Spreading depolarization was shown to initiate epileptic discharges via studying low-Mg2+ model of seizure.

Distinct components in anhedonia and its implementation in mouse model

New study developing the operant task which discriminates appetitive and motivational pleasure in mice.