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Peer-reviewed research articles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tachykinin-1-expressing parasubthalamic nucleus neurons are necessary for odorant-induced appetite suppression.\u00a0<\/strong>Kaegi ZE, Carter ME<\/u>.\u00a0Physiology and Behavior. <\/em>292:114836 (2025). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Activation of oxytocinergic neurons enhances torpor in mice.\u00a0<\/strong>Hare MT, Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0Swoap SJ.\u00a0Journal of Comparative Physiology\u00a0<\/em>194:95-104 (2023). PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Molecular and anatomical characterization of parabrachial neurons and their axonal projections.\u00a0<\/strong>Pauli JL, Chen JY, Basiri ML, Park S, Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0Sanz E, McKnight GS, Stuber GD, Palmiter RD. eLife<\/em>\u00a011:e81868 (2023). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A discrete parasubthalamic nucleus subpopulation plays a critical role in appetite suppression.\u00a0<\/strong>Kim JH, Kromm GH, Barnhill OK, Sperber J, Heuer LB, Loomis S, Newman MC, Han K, Gulamali FF, Legan TB, Jensen KE, Funderburk SC, Krashes MJ, Carter ME<\/u>. eLife <\/em>11:e75470\u00a0(2022). PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Hypothalamic neurons that regulate feeding can influence sleep\/wake states based on homeostatic need.\u00a0<\/strong>Goldstein N, Levine BJ, Loy KA, Duke WL, Meyerson OS, Jamnik AA, Carter ME<\/u>. Current Biology <\/em>28(33):3736-3747 (2018). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Identification of discrete, intermingled hypocretin neuronal populations.\u00a0<\/strong>Iyer M, Essner RA, Klingenberg B, Carter ME<\/u>. Journal of Comparative Neurology<\/em> 526(18):2937-2954 (2018). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

AgRP neurons can increase food intake during conditions of appetite suppression and inhibit anorexigenic parabrachial neurons.\u00a0<\/strong>Essner RA, Smith AG, Jamnik AA, Ryba AR, Trutner ZD, Carter ME<\/u>. Journal of Neuroscience<\/em> 37(36):8678-8687 (2017). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Review articles, perspectives, and book chapters<\/strong><\/p>\n

The parasubthalamic nucleus.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>.\u00a0Current Biology<\/em> 35(10):R365-367 (2025). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Associative learning: A mechanism for conditioned taste aversion.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>.\u00a0Current Biology<\/em> 35(8):R300-302 (2025). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Homeostasis.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>. (2024)\u00a0In\u00a0<\/em>Kirby ED, Glenn MJ, Sandstom NJ, Williams CL (Eds.): Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience<\/span> Houston, TX: OpenStax.org. PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Neuroethology: Regulation of pre-sleep behaviors.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>.\u00a0Current Biology<\/em> 32(4):R160-162 (2022). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A circuit perspective on narcolepsy.\u00a0<\/strong>Adamantidis AR, Schmidt MH, Carter ME<\/u>, Burdakov D, Peyron C, Scammell TE. Sleep<\/em> 43:5 (2020). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

POMC neurons in heat: A link between warm temperatures and appetite suppression.\u00a0<\/strong>Vicent MA, Mook CL, Carter ME<\/u>. PLoS Biology<\/em> 16(5):e2006188 (2018).\u00a0<\/span>PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Understanding how discrete populations of hypothalamic neurons orchestrate complicated behavioral states.\u00a0<\/strong>Graebner AK, Iyer M, Carter ME<\/u>. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience 9:111 (2015). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Selected articles from work prior to 2013 (before Williams College)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parabrachial calcitonin gene-related peptide neurons mediate conditioned taste aversion.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>, Han S, Palmiter RD. Journal of Neuroscience\u00a0<\/em>35(11):4582-4586\u00a0(2015). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Antagonistic interplay between hypocretin and leptin in the lateral hypothalamus regulates stress responses.\u00a0<\/strong>Bonnavion P, Jackson AC, Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0<\/em>de Lecea L. Nature Communications<\/em>\u00a06:6266 (2015). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Genetic identification of a neural circuit that suppresses appetite.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0Soden ME, Zweifel LS, Palmiter RD. Nature\u00a0<\/em>503(7474):111-114\u00a0(2013). PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mechanism for hypocretin-mediated sleep-to-wake transitions.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0<\/em>Brill J, Bonnavion P, Huguenard JR, Huerta R, de Lecea L. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences\u00a0<\/em>109(39):E2635-2644 (2012). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Optogenetic disruption of sleep continuity impairs memory consolidation. <\/strong>Rolls A, Colas D, Adamantidis A, Carter ME<\/u>, <\/em>Lanre-Amos T, Heller HC, de Lecea L. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em> 108(32):13305-13310 (2011). PDF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Development of echolocation and communication vocalizations in the big brown bat, Eptesicus fuscus<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong>Monroy JA, <\/span><\/span>Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0<\/em>Miller KE, Covey E.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Journal of Comparative Physiology<\/em>\u00a0197:459-467 (2011). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuning arousal with optogenetic modulation of locus coeruleus neurons.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0<\/em>Yizhard O, Chikahisa S, Nguyen H, Adamantidis A, Nishino S, Deisseroth K, de Lecea L. Nature Neuroscience<\/em> 13(12):1526-1533 (2010). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Sleep homeostasis modulates hypocretin-mediated sleep-to-wake transitions.\u00a0<\/strong>Carter ME<\/u>,\u00a0<\/em>Adamantidis A, Ohtsu H, Deisseroth K, de Lecea L. Journal of Neuroscience<\/em>\u00a029(35):10939-10949 (2009). PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peer-reviewed research articles Tachykinin-1-expressing parasubthalamic nucleus neurons are necessary for odorant-induced appetite suppression.\u00a0Kaegi ZE, Carter ME.\u00a0Physiology and Behavior. 292:114836 (2025). PDF Activation of oxytocinergic neurons enhances torpor in mice.\u00a0Hare MT, Carter ME,\u00a0Swoap SJ.\u00a0Journal of Comparative Physiology\u00a0194:95-104 (2023). PDF Molecular and anatomical characterization of parabrachial neurons and their axonal projections.\u00a0Pauli JL, Chen JY, Basiri ML, Park […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1485,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1485"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":101,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":426,"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions\/426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/mc10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}