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Gorica D. Petrovich

Gorica D. Petrovich

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Neuroscience

D-Index
31
Citations
7710
World Ranking
9560
National Ranking
4041

Overview

Gorica D. Petrovich is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and specializes in neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, and behavioral neuroscience. Their research spans experimental and cognitive psychology as well as cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience, with 35 publications addressing several interconnected disciplines. Key areas of study include sleep and wakefulness research, regulation of appetite and obesity, circadian rhythm and melatonin, memory and neural mechanisms, stress responses and cortisol, as well as sleep and related disorders and eating disorders and behaviors.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Gorica D. Petrovich include the following:

  • Hedonic Eating: Sex Differences and Characterization of Orexin Activation and Signaling, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Medial Prefrontal Cortex Neural Plasticity, Orexin Receptor 1 Signaling, and Connectivity with the Lateral Hypothalamus Are Necessary in Cue-Potentiated Feeding, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • The effects of novelty on food consumption in male and female rats, 2020, Physiology & Behavior
  • The Function of Paraventricular Thalamic Circuitry in Adaptive Control of Feeding Behavior, 2021, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Sex differences in activation of extra-hypothalamic forebrain areas during hedonic eating, 2022, Brain Structure and Function

Frequent collaborators in Gorica D. Petrovich's research include Eliza M. Greiner, Laura Buczek, Jennifer Migliaccio, Sara E. Keefer, and Rebecca Shteyn.

The scientist often publishes in journals such as Brain Structure and Function, Physiology & Behavior, Research Square, Neuroscience, and the Journal of Neuroscience.

Gorica D. Petrovich's work integrates several main topics including:

  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Sleep and Related Disorders
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors

Best Publications

  • What is the amygdala

    Larry W. Swanson;Gorica D. Petrovich

  • Topography of projections from amygdala to bed nuclei of the stria terminalis.

    Hong-Wei Dong;Gorica D Petrovich;Larry W Swanson

  • Combinatorial amygdalar inputs to hippocampal domains and hypothalamic behavior systems

    Gorica D Petrovich;Newton S Canteras;Larry W Swanson

  • Basic organization of projections from the oval and fusiform nuclei of the bed nuclei of the stria terminalis in adult rat brain.

    Hong-Wei Dong;Gorica D. Petrovich;Alan G. Watts;Larry W. Swanson

  • Projections from the lateral part of the central amygdalar nucleus to the postulated fear conditioning circuit

    G.D Petrovich;L.W Swanson

  • Stress exposure, food intake and emotional state

    Yvonne M. Ulrich-Lai;Stephanie Fulton;Mark Wilson;Gorica Petrovich

  • Amygdalo-hypothalamic circuit allows learned cues to override satiety and promote eating.

    Gorica D. Petrovich;Barry Setlow;Peter C. Holland;Michela Gallagher

  • Amygdalar and Prefrontal Pathways to the Lateral Hypothalamus Are Activated by a Learned Cue That Stimulates Eating

    Gorica D. Petrovich;Peter C. Holland;Michela Gallagher

  • A neural systems analysis of the potentiation of feeding by conditioned stimuli.

    Peter C. Holland;Gorica D. Petrovich

  • Organization of connections between the amygdala, medial prefrontal cortex, and lateral hypothalamus: a single and double retrograde tracing study in rats

    Christina J. Reppucci;Gorica D. Petrovich

  • Medial Prefrontal Cortex Is Necessary for an Appetitive Contextual Conditioned Stimulus to Promote Eating in Sated Rats

    Gorica D. Petrovich;Cali A. Ross;Peter C. Holland;Michela Gallagher

  • The effects of amygdala lesions on conditioned stimulus-potentiated eating in rats.

    Peter C Holland;Gorica D Petrovich;Michela Gallagher

  • Organization of projections from the juxtacapsular nucleus of the BST: a PHAL study in the rat

    H.-W Dong;G.D Petrovich;L.W Swanson

  • Forebrain networks and the control of feeding by environmental learned cues.

    Gorica D. Petrovich

  • Learned contextual cue potentiates eating in rats.

    Gorica D. Petrovich;Cali A. Ross;Michela Gallagher;Peter C. Holland

  • Role of Amygdalo-Nigral Circuitry in Conditioning of a Visual Stimulus Paired with Food

    Hongjoo Joanne Lee;Frank Groshek;Gorica D. Petrovich;Joseph P. Cantalini

  • Central, But Not Basolateral, Amygdala Is Critical for Control of Feeding by Aversive Learned Cues

    Gorica D. Petrovich;Cali A. Ross;Pari Mody;Peter C. Holland

  • Control of food consumption by learned cues: a forebrain-hypothalamic network.

    Gorica D. Petrovich;Michela Gallagher

  • Amygdala subsystems and control of feeding behavior by learned cues.

    Gorica D. Petrovich;Michela Gallagher

  • Lateral Hypothalamus as a Motivation-Cognition Interface in the Control of Feeding Behavior.

    Gorica D. Petrovich

Frequent Co-Authors

Michela Gallagher
Michela Gallagher Johns Hopkins University
Larry W. Swanson
Larry W. Swanson University of Southern California
Peter C. Holland
Peter C. Holland Johns Hopkins University
Hong-Wei Dong
Hong-Wei Dong University of Southern California
Newton S. Canteras
Newton S. Canteras Universidade de São Paulo
Richard F. Thompson
Richard F. Thompson University of Southern California
Barry Setlow
Barry Setlow University of Florida
Alan G. Watts
Alan G. Watts University of Southern California
Linda Rinaman
Linda Rinaman Florida State University

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