Current Publications
2023
1. Mavanji, V., Teske, J. A., Kotz, C. M., & Pellizzer, G. (2023). Changes in sensorimotor cortex oscillatory activity by orexin-A in the ventrolateral preoptic area of the hypothalamus reflect increased muscle tone. Journal of neuroscience research, 10.1002/jnr.25195. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.25195
2022
1. Levine, A. S., Jewett, D. C., Kotz, C. M., & Olszewski, P. K. (2022). Behavioral plasticity: Role of neuropeptides in shaping feeding responses. Appetite, 174, [106031]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106031
2. Mavanji, V., Georgopoulos, A. P., & Kotz, C. M. (2022). Orexin enhances neuronal synchronization in adult rat hypothalamic culture: a model to study hypothalamic function. Journal of neurophysiology, 127(5), 1221-1229. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00041.2022
3. Grebenstein, P. E., Erickson, P., Grace, M., & Kotz, C. M. (2022). Anatabine, Nornicotine, and Anabasine Reduce Weight Gain and Body Fat through Decreases in Food Intake and Increases in Physical Activity. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(3), [481]. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11030481
4. Mattar, P., Uribe-Cerda, S., Pezoa, C., Guarnieri, T., Kotz, C. M., Teske, J. A., Morselli, E., & Perez-Leighton, C. (2022). Brain site-specific regulation of hedonic intake by orexin and DYN peptides: role of the PVN and obesity. Nutritional Neuroscience, 25(5), 1105-1114. https://doi.org/10.1080/1028415x.2020.1840049
5. Mavanji, V., Pomonis, B., & Kotz, C. M. (2022). Orexin, serotonin, and energy balance. WIREs mechanisms of disease, 14(1), e1536. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsbm.1536
