Publications

2023

• Sardar, H., Goldstein-Piekarski, A. N., & Giardino, W. J. Amygdala neurocircuitry at the interface between emotional regulation and narcolepsy with cataplexy. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 17, 535. [Link]

2022

• Ma, Y., & Giardino, W. J. (2022). Neural circuit mechanisms of the cholecystokinin (CCK) neuropeptide system in addiction. Addiction Neuroscience, 100024. [Link]

2021

• Pomrenze, M. B., Walker, L. C., & Giardino, W. J. (2021). Gray areas: Neuropeptide circuits linking the Edinger-Westphal and Dorsal Raphe nuclei in addiction. Neuropharmacology, 108769. [Link]

• Parrington BA, Giardino WJ. Zooming into the lab: Perspectives on maintaining undergraduate biological research through computationally-adapted remote learning in times of crisis. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. 2021 Mar 31;22(1):22.1.84. [Link]

• Giardino WJ, Pomrenze MB. Extended Amygdala Neuropeptide Circuitry of Emotional Arousal: Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed Nuclei of Stria Terminalis. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience. 2021 Feb 9;15:613025. [Link]

• Kawai M, Schneider L, Linkovski O, Jordan, Karna R, Pirog S, Cotto I, Buck C, Giardino WJ, O'Hara R. High-resolution spectral sleep analysis reveals a novel association between slow oscillations and memory retention in elderly adults. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 2021 Jan 11;12:540424. [Link]

2018

• Giardino WJ, Eban-Rothschild A, Christoffel DJ, Li S-B, Malenka RC, de Lecea L. Parallel circuits from the bed nuclei of stria terminalis to the lateral hypothalamus drive opposing emotional states. Nature Neuroscience. 2018 Aug;21(8):1084-1095. [Link]

2017

• Giardino WJ, Rodriguez ED, Smith ML, Ford MM, Galili D, Mitchell SH, Chen A, Ryabinin AE. Control of chronic excessive alcohol drinking by genetic manipulation of the Edinger-Westphal nucleus urocortin-1 neuropeptide system. Translational Psychiatry. 2017 Jan 31;7(1):e1021. [Link]

2015

• Giardino WJ, de Lecea L. Resting easy with a novel sleep regulator. eLife. 2015 Dec 10;4. pii: e12093. [Link]

2014

• Giardino WJ, de Lecea L. Hypocretin (orexin) neuromodulation of stress and reward pathways. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2014 Jul 19;29C:103-108. [Link]

2013

• Giardino WJ, Ryabinin AE. CRF1 receptor signaling regulates food and fluid intake in the drinking-in-the-dark model of binge alcohol consumption. Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. 2013 Jul;37(7):1161-107. [Link]

2012

• Giardino WJ, Cote DM, Li J, Ryabinin AE. Characterization of genetic differences within the centrally-projecting Edinger-Westphal nucleus of C57BL/6J and DBA/2J mice by expression profiling. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 2012;6(5). [Link]

• Giardino WJ, Mark GP, Stenzel-Poore MP, Ryabinin AE. Dissociation of corticotropin releasing factor receptor subtype involvement in sensitivity to locomotor effects of methamphetamine and cocaine. Psychopharmacology. 2012 Feb;219(4):1055-63. [Link]

• Giardino WJ, Ryabinin AE. Corticotropin-releasing factor: innocent until proven guilty. Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 2012 Jan;13(1):70. [Link]

2011

• Giardino WJ, Cocking DL, Kaur S, Cunningham CL, Ryabinin AE. Urocortin-1 within the Centrally-Projecting Edinger-Westphal Nucleus is Critical for Ethanol Preference. PLoS One. 2011;6(10):e26997. [Link]

• Giardino WJ, Pastor R, Anacker AMJ, Spangler E, Cote DM, Li J, Stenzel-Poore M, Phillips TJ, Ryabinin AE. Dissection of corticotropin-releasing factor system involvement in locomotor sensitivity to methamphetamine. Genes, Brain and Behavior. 2011 Feb;10(1):78-89. [Link]