Publications

Peer-Reviewed Research Papers

  • Kinley BL, Kyne RF, Lawton-Stone TS, Walker DM, and Paul MJ (2021). Long-term consequences of peri-adolescent social isolation on social preference, anxiety-like behaviour, and vasopressin neural circuitry of male and female rats. European Journal of Neuroscience 54(11):7790-7804. DOI: 10.1111/ejn.15520. Link(s): Pubmed
  • Meisel SN, Paul MJ, and Colder CC (2021). Agency, communion, and pubertal status: Separating between- and within-person associations to examine social goals development. Journal of Personality 89(5):1095-1107. DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12638. Link(s): Pubmed
  • Charlton P, Schatz KC, Burke K, Paul MJ, and Dent ML (2019). Sex differences in auditory brainstem response audiograms from vasopressin deficient Brattleboro and wild-type Long Evans rats. PLoS One 14(8): e0222096. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222096. Link(s): Free Full Text
  • Kyne RF, Barrett AR, Brown LM, and Paul MJ (2019). Prepubertal ovarian inhibition of Light/Dark Box exploration and novel object investigation in juvenile Siberian hamsters. Hormones and Behavior DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.07.007. [Epub ahead of print] Link(s): PubMed
  • Schatz KC, Brown LM, Barrett AR, Roth LC, Grinevich V, and Paul MJ (2019). Viral rescue of magnocellular vasopressin cells in adolescent Brattleboro rats ameliorates diabetes insipidus, but not the hypoaroused phenotype. Scientific Reports 9: article number 8243. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44776-1. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Schatz KC, Martin CD, Ishiwari K, George AM, Richards JB, and Paul MJ (2019). Mutation in the vasopressin gene eliminates the sex difference in social reinforcement in adolescent rats. Physiology & Behavior 206:125-133. Link(s): PubMed
  • Surbhi, Schatz KC, Kyne RF, Nelson RJ, and Paul MJ (2019). Photoperiod regulates hypothalamic miR-155 gene expression in female, but not male, Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). Behavioral Neuroscience 133(2):240-246. Link(s): PubMed
  • Schatz KC, Kyne RF, Parmeter SL, and Paul MJ (2018). Investigation of social, affective, and locomotor behavior of adolescent Brattleboro rats reveals a link between vasopressin’s actions on arousal and social behavior. Hormones and Behavior 106:1-9. Link(s): PubMed
  • Paul MJ, Probst CK, Brown LM, and De Vries GJ (2018). Dissociation of puberty and adolescent social development in a seasonally breeding species. Current Biology 28(7):1116-1123. Link(s): PubMed
  • Fields CT, Chassaing B, Paul MJ, Gewirtz AT, and De Vries GJ (2018). Vasopressin deletion is associated with sex-specific shifts in the gut microbiome. Gut Microbes 9(1):13-25. Link(s): PubMed
  • Ruby NF, Fisher N, Patton D, Paul MJ, Fernandez F, and Heller HC (2017). Scheduled feeding restores memory in a rodent model of circadian arrhythmia. Scientific Reports 7(1): article number 6755. Link(s): PubMed
  • Paul MJ, Peters NV, Holder MK, Kim AM, Whylings J, Terranova JI, and De Vries GJ (2016). Atypical social development in vasopressin-deficient Brattleboro rats. eNeuro 0150-15.2016. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Indic P, and Schwartz WJ (2015). Social synchronization of circadian rhythmicity in female mice depends on the number of cohabiting animals. Biology Letters 11(6). Link(s): PubMed
  • Jarjisian SG, Butler MP, Paul MJ, Place NJ, Prendergast BJ, Kriegsfeld LJ, and Zucker I (2015). Dorsomedial hypothalamic lesions counteract decreases in locomotor activity in male Syrian hamsters transferred from long to short day lengths. Journal of Biological Rhythms 30:42-52. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Terranova JI, Probst CK, Peters NV, Murray EK, Ismail NI, Kim AM, Shah CR, and De Vries GJ (2014). Sexually dimorphic role for vasopressin in the development of social play behavior. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 8:58. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Premananda I, and Schwartz WJ (2014). Social forces can impact the circadian clocks of cohabiting hamsters. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281: 20132535. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Leise TL, Indic P, Paul MJ, and Schwartz WJ (2013). Wavelet meets actogram. Journal of Biological Rhythms 28:62-68. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Taylor PVG, Veenema AH, Paul MJ, Bredewold R, Isaacs S, and De Vries GJ (2012). Sexually dimorphic effects of a prenatal immune challenge on social play and vasopressin expression in juvenile rats. Biology of Sex Differences 3:15. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Prendergast BJ, Beery AK, Paul MJ, and Zucker I (2012). Enhancement and suppression of ultradian and circadian rhythms across the female hamster reproductive cycle. Journal of Biological Rhythms 27:246-256. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Indic P, and Schwartz WJ (2011). A role for the habenula in the regulation of locomotor activity cycles. European Journal of Neuroscience 34:478-488. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Tuthill C, Kauffman AS, and Zucker I (2010). Pelage insulation, litter size, and ambient temperature impact maternal energy intake and offspring development during lactation. Physiology and Behavior 100:128-134. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Pyter LM, Freeman DA, Galang J, and Prendergast BJ (2009). Photic and non-photic seasonal cues differentially engage hypothalamic kisspeptin and RFamide-related peptide mRNA expression in Siberian hamsters. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 21:1007-1014. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Galang J, Schwartz WJ, and Prendergast BJ (2009). Intermediate-duration day lengths unmask reproductive responses to non-photic environmental cues. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 296:R1613-R1619. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Beery AK, Paul MJ, Routman DM, and Zucker I (2008). Maternal photoperiodic history affects offspring development in Syrian hamsters. Journal of Biological Rhythms 23:445-455. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Butler MP, Paul MJ, Turner KW, Park JH, Driscoll JR, Kriegsfeld LJ, and Zucker I (2008). Circadian rhythms of photorefractory Siberian hamsters remain responsive to melatonin. Journal of Biological Rhythms 23:160-169. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, George NT, Zucker I, and Butler MP (2007). Photoperiodic and hormonal influences on fur density and regrowth in two hamster species. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 293: R2363-R2369. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Park JH, Paul MJ, Butler MP, Villa P, Burke M, Kim DP, Routman DM, Schoomer EE, and Zucker I (2007). Short duration testosterone infusions maintain male sex behavior in Syrian hamsters. Hormones and Behavior 52: 169-176. Link(s): PubMed
  • Costantini RM, Park JH, Beery AK, Paul MJ, Ko JJ, and Zucker I (2007). Post-castration retention of reproductive behavior and olfactory preferences in male Siberian hamsters:  Role of prior experience. Hormones and Behavior 51: 149-155. Link(s): PubMed
  • Park JH, Kauffman AS, Paul MJ, Butler MP, Beery A, Costantini RM, and Zucker I (2006). Interval timer control of puberty in photoinhibited Siberian hamsters. Journal of Biological Rhythms 21: 373-383. Link(s): PubMed
  • Paul MJ, Park JH, Horton TH, Alvarez MI, Burke MK, Place NJ, and Zucker I (2006). Photoperiodic regulation of compensatory testicular hypertrophy in hamsters. Biology of Reproduction 75: 261-269. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Freeman DA, Park JH, and Dark J (2005). Neuropeptide Y induces torpor-like hypothermia in Siberian hamsters. Brain Research 1055: 83-92. Link(s): PubMed
  • Park JH, Paul MJ, Butler MP, and Zucker I (2005). Binocular interactions in the entrainment and phase shifting of locomotor activity rhythms in Syrian hamsters. Journal of Biological Rhythms 20: 49-59. Link(s): PubMed
  • Paul MJ, Kauffman AS, and Zucker I (2004). Feeding schedule controls circadian timing of daily torpor in SCN-ablated Siberian hamsters. Journal of Biological Rhythms 19: 226-37. Link(s): PubMed
  • Kauffman AS, Paul MJ, and Zucker I (2004). Increased heat loss affects hibernation in golden-mantled ground squirrels. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology 287: R167-73. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Kauffman AS, Paul MJ, Butler MP, and Zucker I (2003). Huddling, locomotor, and nest-building behaviors of furred and furless Siberian hamsters. Physiology and Behavior 79: 247-56. Link(s): PubMed
  • Sheehan T, Paul M, Amaral E, Numan MJ, and Numan M (2001). Evidence that the medial amygdala projects to the anterior/ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei to inhibit maternal behavior in rats. Neuroscience 106: 341-56. Link(s): PubMed

 

 Invited Contributions and Reviews

  • Walker DM, Bell MR, Flores C, Gulley JM, Willing J, and Paul MJ (2017). Adolescence and reward: Making sense of neural and behavioral changes amid the chaos. Journal of Neuroscience 37:10855-10866. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • De Vries GJ, Fields CT, Peters NV, Whylings J, and Paul MJ (2014). Sensitive periods for hormonal programming of the brain. Current Topics in Behavioral Neuroscience 16:79-108. Link(s): PubMed
  • Castillo-Ruiz A, Paul MJ, and Schwartz WJ (2012). In search of a temporal niche: Social interactions. Progress in Brain Research 199:267-280. Link(s): PubMed
  • Paul MJ and Schwartz WJ (2010). Circadian rhythms:  How does a reindeer tell time? (Dispatch) Current Biology 20:R280-R282. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ, Zucker I, and Schwartz WJ (2008). Tracking the seasons: The internal calendars of animals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series B 363: 341-361. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text
  • Paul MJ and Schwartz WJ (2007). On the chronobiology of cohabitation. 72nd Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Symposium: Clocks & Rhythms 72:615-621. Link(s): PubMed, Free Full Text

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