Astrocytes enable amygdala neural representations supporting memory - Nature Astrocytes in the basolateral amygdala dynamically track fear state and support fear memory retrieval and extinction.

Congratulations to Olena, Andrew, and the rest of our incredible team! These exciting findings challenge neuron-centric models of fear - take a look!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Friends at #SOBP2025 Don’t miss our Thurs afternoon symposium, A Multidisciplinary Perspective on the Neural Computational Architecture of Fear and Anxiety: From Cell Types to Clinically Relevant Circuits (Dominion North). 🤓

Genetic diversity shapes behavioral outcomes and reveals sex differences in mice exposed to early life stress Understanding how genetic variability shapes responses to environmental and developmental factors is critical for advancing translational neuroscience. However, most preclinical studies rely on inbred...

New Halladay Lab preprint!

Many of us choose isogenic strains tailored to our research questions. But are we missing out when we strip away genetic complexity?

(Yes!)

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Heartfelt thanks to my amazing team for years of work on these studies!

#standupforscience

Hello [bluesky] world.

In other news, I’ve officially moved the Halladay lab to the University of Arizona. Hiring, hiring, hiring!!

More info on pubs/ focus at Halladay-lab.org.

Plz don’t hesitate to contact me here or my site linked above.

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