Zoe Donaldson

An innate drive to save a life In mice, two brain regions drive the impulse to revive an unconscious companion

Bit late to the game here, but had a really fun time writing this perspective piece with @neurozoe.bsky.social about a couple of fascinating papers now out in Science. Massive kudos to the Hong and Zhang groups for their work www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

25.02.2025 20:25 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

When you forgot your shorts but you have a poster…. Innovation!

11.12.2024 22:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@neurozoe.bsky.social

11.12.2024 17:27 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A few weeks ago I was asked to write an obituary for my PhD mentor, Larry Young. He was the torchbearer for oxytocin research, a giant in our field. He had a gift for connecting people. His loss has been devastating for many of us. Goodbye Larry.
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17.04.2024 11:06 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Short gif showing a vole climbing over a wall to get to its pair bonded partner

When bonds are lost, this partner-enhanced dopamine eventually erodes, potentially laying the groundwork for forming a new bond. A big thanks to Yulong Li
for generously sharing GRABda sensors! And to the voles who were pros at working to reunite with their partner!

15.01.2024 17:59 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to share our latest work out in Current Bio led by
Dr. Anne Pierce. We found dopamine is required for seeking out social interaction in monogamous voles, and that a pair bonded partner elicits greater accumbal dopamine release than does a stranger. authors.elsevier.com/a/1iPzr3QW8S...

15.01.2024 17:57 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Picture of Deena Walker

Congratulations to this years Beach Award Winner Deena Walker! A fearless scientist, deep thinker, and lover of Neuroendocrinology!

14.11.2023 15:01 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0