Rutgers University-New Brunswick · GeneticsMaternal Behavior and Brain Circuitry Lab
Gleb P Shumyatsky · New Brunswick, New Jersey
Research Focus
Dr. Gleb Shumyatsky's lab at Rutgers focuses on understanding how maternal behaviors are influenced by specific brain circuits, particularly during the transition to motherhood. The research explores how changes in the brain affect the way mothers respond to stress and threats, which is crucial for the well-being of both mothers and their children. Through cutting-edge techniques, they aim to uncover the genetic and synaptic mechanisms that link brain circuitry to maternal care behaviors.
maternal behaviorcorticolimbic circuitssynaptic mechanismsneuroplasticitytranscriptional regulation
Research Aims
3AIM 01Identify neuron populations in brain regions responsible for maternal care and threat responses postpartum.
AIM 02Define the synaptic mechanisms behind maternal behaviors in the postpartum state.
AIM 03Examine transcription of candidate genes in corticolimbic circuits during motherhood.
Skills the Lab Values
genetic technologiesneural circuit dissectionelectrophysiologychemogeneticsoptogeneticsmouse modelsviral vector injectiontransgenic mouse developmentbehavioral analysis
Output against the department
Publications31bottom 5% of dept.246th of 259
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Citations2.5kbottom 12% of dept.228th of 259
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