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Cara L. Wellman is an active researcher affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their work primarily explores intersections within psychology and neuroscience, with a focus on social psychology and various neuroscience subfields including molecular, behavioral, cognitive, and cellular aspects. Their research also covers multiple topics related to behavior, neuroendocrine regulation, stress responses, and gut microbiota.

Their recent research contributions include studies published in several peer-reviewed journals, reflecting a multidisciplinary scope. Notable recent papers by or associated with Wellman are:

  • The call of the wild: using non-model systems to investigate microbiome-behaviour relationships, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Impaired cognitive flexibility and heightened urgency are associated with increased alcohol consumption in rodent models of excessive drinking, 2021, Addiction Biology
  • Maternal stress and the maternal microbiome have sex-specific effects on offspring development and aggressive behavior in Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus), 2022, Hormones and Behavior
  • Maternal antibiotics disrupt microbiome, behavior, and temperature regulation in unexposed infant mice, 2022, Developmental Psychobiology
  • The ontogeny of personality: Repeatability of social and escape behaviors across developmental stages in Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus), 2021, Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Wellman frequently collaborates with other researchers in related fields. The most frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Gregory E. Demas
  • Jessica A. Cusick
  • Emanuela De Falco
  • Shelby White
  • Mitchell D. Morningstar

Their findings have appeared across various scientific publication venues such as:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Hormones and Behavior
  • Addiction Biology
  • Developmental Psychobiology
  • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology

Key scientific topics addressed in Wellman's work encompass:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Primate behavior and ecology
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Infant health and development

Best Publications

  • Chronic stress alters dendritic morphology in rat medial prefrontal cortex

    Susan C. Cook;Cara L. Wellman

  • Dendritic reorganization in pyramidal neurons in medial prefrontal cortex after chronic corticosterone administration

    Cara L. Wellman

  • Stress-induced prefrontal reorganization and executive dysfunction in rodents

    Andrew Holmes;Cara L. Wellman

  • Brief uncontrollable stress causes dendritic retraction in infralimbic cortex and resistance to fear extinction in mice.

    Alicia Izquierdo;Cara L. Wellman;Andrew Holmes

  • Mild, Short-term Stress Alters Dendritic Morphology in Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Sarah M. Brown;Shannon Henning;Cara L. Wellman

  • Impaired Stress-Coping and Fear Extinction and Abnormal Corticolimbic Morphology in Serotonin Transporter Knock-Out Mice

    C. L. Wellman;A. Izquierdo;J. E. Garrett;K. P. Martin

  • Characteristics of BDNF-induced weight loss

    Mary Ann Pelleymounter;Mary Jane Cullen;Cara L. Wellman

  • Chronic stress impairs recall of extinction of conditioned fear.

    Angela D. Miracle;Michael F. Brace;Kellie D. Huyck;Samantha A. Singler

  • Strain differences in stress responsivity are associated with divergent amygdala gene expression and glutamate-mediated neuronal excitability

    Khyobeni Mozhui;Rose Marie Karlsson;Thomas L. Kash;Jessica Ihne

  • Chronic stress effects on dendritic morphology in medial prefrontal cortex: sex differences and estrogen dependence.

    Joy E. Garrett;Cara L. Wellman

  • Differential Effects of Stress on Microglial Cell Activation in Male and Female Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Justin L. Bollinger;Christine M. Bergeon Burns;Cara L. Wellman

  • Chronic stress-induced hippocampal dendritic retraction requires CA3 NMDA receptors

    Kimberly M. Christian;Angela D. Miracle;Cara L. Wellman;Kazu Nakazawa

  • NMDA Receptor Blockade Alters Stress-Induced Dendritic Remodeling in Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Kathryn P. Martin;Cara L. Wellman

  • Chronic stress alters neural activity in medial prefrontal cortex during retrieval of extinction.

    Aaron A. Wilber;Adam G. Walker;Christopher J. Southwood;Mollee R. Farrell

  • Daily injections alter spine density in rat medial prefrontal cortex.

    Laura M. Seib;Cara L. Wellman

  • Monoamine oxidase A and A/B knockout mice display autistic-like features

    Marco Bortolato;Sean C. Godar;Loai Alzghoul;Junlin Zhang

  • Genetic Strain Differences in Learned Fear Inhibition Associated with Variation in Neuroendocrine, Autonomic, and Amygdala Dendritic Phenotypes

    Marguerite C Camp;Kathryn P MacPherson;Lauren Lederle;Carolyn Graybeal

  • Behavioral stress alters corticolimbic microglia in a sex- and brain region-specific manner

    Justin L. Bollinger;Kaitlyn E. Collins;Rushi Patel;Cara L. Wellman

  • Social deficits and perseverative behaviors, but not overt aggression, in MAO-A hypomorphic mice.

    Marco Bortolato;Kevin Chen;Sean C Godar;Gao Chen

  • Enhanced extinction of aversive memories by high-frequency stimulation of the rat infralimbic cortex.

    Mouna Maroun;Alexandra Kavushansky;Andrew Holmes;Cara Wellman

  • Fear extinction deficits following acute stress associate with increased spine density and dendritic retraction in basolateral amygdala neurons

    Mouna Maroun;Pericles J. Ioannides;Krista L. Bergman;Alexandra Kavushansky

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale R. Sengelaub
Dale R. Sengelaub Indiana University
Marco Bortolato
Marco Bortolato University of Florida
George V. Rebec
George V. Rebec Indiana University
Preston E. Garraghty
Preston E. Garraghty Indiana University
Thomas L. Kash
Thomas L. Kash University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Danny G. Winder
Danny G. Winder Vanderbilt University
Debra A. Bangasser
Debra A. Bangasser Georgia State University
Ahmad R. Hariri
Ahmad R. Hariri Duke University
Ryan Bogdan
Ryan Bogdan Washington University in St. Louis
Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center

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