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Overview

Shelly B. Flagel is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to subfields including Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

Flagel's work covers a range of topics with numerous publications addressing areas such as:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling

Their recent papers demonstrate active involvement in diverse aspects of neuroscience and genetics research. Notable publications include:

  • "Mapping sign-tracking and goal-tracking onto human behaviors," 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Genome-Wide Association Study in 3,173 Outbred Rats Identifies Multiple Loci for Body Weight, Adiposity, and Fasting Glucose," 2020, Obesity
  • "Genetic characterization of outbred Sprague Dawley rats and utility for genome-wide association studies," 2022, PLoS Genetics
  • "The Paraventricular Thalamus as a Critical Node of Motivated Behavior via the Hypothalamic-Thalamic-Striatal Circuit," 2021, Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
  • "Sensitivity to food and cocaine cues are independent traits in a large sample of heterogeneous stock rats," 2021, Scientific Reports

Flagel's frequent co-authors reflect collaboration across genetics and neuroscience disciplines. Key collaborators include:

  • Apurva S. Chitre
  • Abraham A. Palmer
  • Oksana Polesskaya
  • Christopher P. King
  • Alexander Lamparelli

Flagel often publishes in venues associated with neuroscience and genetics research. Common publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • PLoS Genetics
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • A selective role for dopamine in stimulus–reward learning

    Shelly B. Flagel;Jeremy J. Clark;Terry E. Robinson;Leah Mayo

  • Individual differences in the attribution of incentive salience to reward-related cues: Implications for addiction

    Shelly B. Flagel;Huda Akil;Terry E. Robinson

  • Dissociating the predictive and incentive motivational properties of reward-related cues through the study of individual differences.

    Terry E. Robinson;Shelly B. Flagel

  • An animal model of genetic vulnerability to behavioral disinhibition and responsiveness to reward-related cues: implications for addiction.

    Shelly B Flagel;Terry E Robinson;Jeremy J Clark;Sarah M Clinton

  • Quantifying Individual Variation in the Propensity to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues

    Paul J. Meyer;Vedran Lovic;Benjamin T. Saunders;Lindsay M. Yager

  • Differential Regulation of Hippocampal Glucocorticoid Receptors mRNA and Fast Feedback: Relevance to Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

    Isreal Liberzon;J. F. López;S. B. Flagel;D. M. Vázquez

  • Individual differences in the propensity to approach signals vs goals promote different adaptations in the dopamine system of rats

    Shelly B. Flagel;Stanley J. Watson;Terry E. Robinson;Huda Akil

  • Neuroendocrine and Psychophysiologic Responses in PTSD: A Symptom Provocation Study

    Israel Liberzon;James L Abelson;Shelly B Flagel;Jonathan Raz

  • Individual differences in the attribution of incentive salience to a reward-related cue: Influence on cocaine sensitization.

    Shelly B. Flagel;Stanley J. Watson;Huda Akil;Terry E. Robinson

  • A FOOD PREDICTIVE CUE MUST BE ATTRIBUTED WITH INCENTIVE SALIENCE FOR IT TO INDUCE c-FOS mRNA EXPRESSION IN CORTICO-STRIATAL-THALAMIC BRAIN REGIONS

    Shelly B. Flagel;Courtney M. Cameron;Kristen N. Pickup;Stanley J. Watson

  • Variation in the Form of Pavlovian Conditioned Approach Behavior among Outbred Male Sprague-Dawley Rats from Different Vendors and Colonies: Sign-Tracking vs. Goal-Tracking

    Christopher J. Fitzpatrick;Shyam Gopalakrishnan;Elizabeth S. Cogan;Lindsay M. Yager

  • Neurobiological basis of individual variation in stimulus-reward learning

    Shelly B Flagel;Terry E Robinson

  • Persistent Alterations in Cognitive Function and Prefrontal Dopamine D2 Receptors Following Extended, but Not Limited, Access to Self-Administered Cocaine

    Lisa A Briand;Shelly B Flagel;M Julia Garcia-Fuster;Stanley J Watson;Stanley J Watson

  • Antecedents and consequences of drug abuse in rats selectively bred for high and low response to novelty.

    Shelly B. Flagel;Maria Waselus;Sarah M. Clinton;Stanley J. Watson;Stanley J. Watson

  • Effects of tapering neonatal dexamethasone on rat growth, neurodevelopment, and stress response.

    Shelly B. Flagel;Delia M. Vázquez;Stanley J. Watson;Stanley J. Watson;Charles R. Neal

  • Individual variation in the propensity to attribute incentive salience to a food cue: Influence of sex

    Kyle K. Pitchers;Shelly B. Flagel;Elizabeth G. O’Donnell;Leah C. Solberg Woods

  • Individual Variation in the Motivational and Neurobiological Effects of an Opioid Cue

    Lindsay M Yager;Kyle K Pitchers;Shelly B Flagel;Terry E Robinson

  • The role of learning-related dopamine signals in addiction vulnerability.

    Quentin J.M. Huys;Philippe N. Tobler;Gregor Hasler;Shelly B. Flagel;Shelly B. Flagel

  • The paraventricular thalamus is a critical mediator of top-down control of cue-motivated behavior in rats

    Paolo Campus;Ignacio R Covelo;Youngsoo Kim;Aram Parsegian

  • Modelling Individual Differences in the Form of Pavlovian Conditioned Approach Responses: A Dual Learning Systems Approach with Factored Representations

    Florian Lesaint;Olivier Sigaud;Shelly B. Flagel;Shelly B. Flagel;Terry E. Robinson

  • Rats are the smart choice: Rationale for a renewed focus on rats in behavioral genetics

    Clarissa C. Parker;Hao Chen;Shelly B. Flagel;Aron M. Geurts

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry E. Robinson
Terry E. Robinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Huda Akil
Huda Akil University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stanley J. Watson
Stanley J. Watson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Abraham A. Palmer
Abraham A. Palmer University of California, San Diego
Martin Sarter
Martin Sarter University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Paul E. M. Phillips
Paul E. M. Phillips University of Washington
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Ashley N. Gearhardt
Ashley N. Gearhardt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Aron M. Geurts
Aron M. Geurts Medical College of Wisconsin

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