Publications

• Neural connectivity of oxytocin receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens and their role in social attachment.
  Horm Behav Volume: 171 Page(s): 105726
  05/01/2025 Authors: Rigney N; Horie K; Guo J-D; Blumenthal SA; Johnson ZV; Young LJ
• Adult sex change leads to extensive forebrain reorganization in clownfish.
  Biol Sex Differ Volume: 15 Page(s): 58
  07/23/2024 Authors: Parker CG; Gruenhagen GW; Hegarty BE; Histed AR; Streelman JT; Rhodes JS; Johnson ZV
• Spatially resolved cell atlas of the teleost telencephalon and deep homology of the vertebrate forebrain.
  Commun Biol Volume: 7 Page(s): 612
  05/21/2024 Authors: Hegarty BE; Gruenhagen GW; Johnson ZV; Baker CM; Streelman JT
• Adult sex change leads to extensive forebrain reorganization in clownfish.
  bioRxiv
  01/30/2024 Authors: Parker CG; Gruenhagen GW; Hegarty BE; Histed AR; Streelman JT; Rhodes JS; Johnson ZV
• Natural variation in oxytocin receptor signaling causes widespread changes in brain transcription: a link to the natural killer gene complex.
  bioRxiv
  10/27/2023 Authors: Boender AJ; Johnson ZV; Gruenhagen GW; Horie K; Hegarty BE; Streelman JT; Walum H; Young LJ
• Cellular profiling of a recently-evolved social behavior in cichlid fishes.
  Nat Commun Volume: 14 Page(s): 4891
  08/14/2023 Authors: Johnson ZV; Hegarty BE; Gruenhagen GW; Lancaster TJ; McGrath PT; Streelman JT
• Spatially resolved cell atlas of the teleost telencephalon and deep homology of the vertebrate forebrain.
  bioRxiv
  07/22/2023 Authors: Hegarty BE; Gruenhagen GW; Johnson ZV; Baker CM; Streelman JT
• Evolutionary diversity as a catalyst for biological discovery.
  Integr Zool Volume: 13 Page(s): 616 - 633
  11/01/2018 Authors: Johnson ZV; Young LJ
• Dynamic corticostriatal activity biases social bonding in monogamous female prairie voles.
  Nature Volume: 546 Page(s): 297 - 301
  06/08/2017 Authors: Amadei EA; Johnson ZV; Jun Kwon Y; Shpiner AC; Saravanan V; Mays WD; Ryan SJ; Walum H; Rainnie DG; Young LJ
• Oxytocin and vasopressin neural networks: Implications for social behavioral diversity and translational neuroscience.
  Neurosci Biobehav Rev Volume: 76 Page(s): 87 - 98
  05/01/2017 Authors: Johnson ZV; Young LJ
• Oxytocin receptors modulate a social salience neural network in male prairie voles.
  Horm Behav Volume: 87 Page(s): 16 - 24
  01/01/2017 Authors: Johnson ZV; Walum H; Xiao Y; Riefkohl PC; Young LJ
• Central oxytocin receptors mediate mating-induced partner preferences and enhance correlated activation across forebrain nuclei in male prairie voles.
  Horm Behav Volume: 79 Page(s): 8 - 17
  03/01/2016 Authors: Johnson ZV; Walum H; Jamal YA; Xiao Y; Keebaugh AC; Inoue K; Young LJ
• Oxytocin in the nucleus accumbens shell reverses CRFR2-evoked passive stress-coping after partner loss in monogamous male prairie voles.
  Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume: 64 Page(s): 66 - 78
  02/01/2016 Authors: Bosch OJ; Dabrowska J; Modi ME; Johnson ZV; Keebaugh AC; Barrett CE; Ahern TH; Guo J; Grinevich V; Rainnie DG
• Oxytocin-dependent consolation behavior in rodents.
  Science Volume: 351 Page(s): 375 - 378
  01/22/2016 Authors: Burkett JP; Andari E; Johnson ZV; Curry DC; de Waal FBM; Young LJ
• Neurobiological mechanisms of social attachment and pair bonding.
  Curr Opin Behav Sci Volume: 3 Page(s): 38 - 44
  06/01/2015 Authors: Johnson ZV; Young LJ