Stress Circuitry and Regulation | The neurobiology of stress

Shoshani-Haye K, Friedlander G, Golani O, Almeida-Correa S, Shemesh Y, Chen A.
Prenatal stress induces transient developmental alterations in distinct GABAergic populations and leads to long-lasting behavioral abnormalities. Neurobiology of Stress. doi: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2025.100749.

Choham Sudre

PhD student

Choham is a neuroscientist investigating how inter-individual variability influences responses to chronic stress and classical antidepressants.

Anpilov S, Shemesh Y, Benjamin A, Biagini T, Umanski D, Zur Y, Sztainberg Y, Richter-Levin A, Forkosh O, Chen A.
Group Social Dynamics in a Seminatural Setup Reflect the Adaptive Value of Aggression in Male Mice. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. doi:10.1016/j.bpsgos.2024.100399.

Roni Weinfeld

Master student

Roni is interested in exploring the relationship between the genetics of stress-related disorders and oligodendrocytes and the implications of this connection on complex behavior.

April 28, 2024

Group social dynamics in a semi-natural setup reveal an adaptive value for aggression in male mice.

Environmental enrichment and oxytocin knockout show opposite effect on aggression and hierarchy structure in male mice.

May 8, 2024

Semi-natural setups can contribute to a more complete understanding of dominance and aggression in mice.

Checkout our latest review in Current Opinion in Neurobiology.

Yehonatan Zur

PhD student

Yehonatan is passionate about exploring the interplay between metabolism and stress-induced psychopathologies and behaviors. He earned his BSc in biochemical engineering, followed by his MSc in tissue engineering at the Technion.

Shemesh Y, Benjamin A, Shoshani-Haye K, Yizhar O, Chen A.
Studying dominance and aggression requires ethologically relevant paradigms. Current opinion in neurobiology. doi: 10.1016/j.conb.2024.102879.

Lopez JP, Chen A.
Neuropsychiatric research in 2023: mechanisms of stress and therapies. The Lancet Neurology. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00469-6.