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W. Scott Young is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has a research focus centered on neuroscience and psychology. Their work spans several subfields, including social psychology, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Memory and neural mechanisms
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Infant health and development
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Human-animal interaction studies

They have contributed extensively to the understanding of oxytocin's role in the central nervous system and its behavioral effects. Some of their notable recent papers are:

  • "Astrocytes mediate the effect of oxytocin in the central amygdala on neuronal activity and affective states in rodents" (2021, Nature Neuroscience)
  • "Characterization of Oxytocin Receptor Expression Within Various Neuronal Populations of the Mouse Dorsal Hippocampus" (2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience)
  • "Oxytocin Facilitates Allomaternal Behavior under Stress in Laboratory Mice" (2022, eNeuro)
  • "Inducing Partner Preference in Mice by Chemogenetic Stimulation of CA2 Hippocampal Subfield" (2020, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience)
  • "Simultaneous Knockouts of the Oxytocin and Vasopressin 1b Receptors in Hippocampal CA2 Impair Social Memory" (2023, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with W. Scott Young include:

  • June Song
  • Heon-Jin Lee
  • Adi Cymerblit-Sabba
  • Sarah K. Williams
  • Steven A. Siegelbaum

The scientist often publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Neuroscience, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, eNeuro, and Cell Reports.

Best Publications

  • Oxytocin: the Great Facilitator of Life

    Heon-Jin Lee;Abbe H. Macbeth;Jerome H. Pagani;W. Scott Young

  • Distribution of striatonigral and striatopallidal peptidergic neurons in both patch and matrix compartments: an in situ hybridization histochemistry and fluorescent retrograde tracing study

    Charles R. Gerfen;W. Scott Young

  • A new method for receptor autoradiography: [3H]opioid receptors in rat brain.

    W. Scott Young;Michael J. Kuhar

  • Mesencephalic dopamine neurons regulate the expression of neuropeptide mRNAs in the rat forebrain

    W S Young;T I Bonner;M R Brann

  • Differentiation of delta and mu opiate receptor localizations by light microscopic autoradiography

    R. R. Goodman;S. H. Snyder;M. J. Kuhar;W. S. Young

  • A deletion truncating the gonadotropin-releasing hormone gene is responsible for hypogonadism in the hpg mouse

    Anthony J. Mason;Joel S. Hayflick;R. T. Zoeller;W. S. Young

  • A central nervous system defect in biosynthesis of corticotropin-releasing hormone is associated with susceptibility to streptococcal cell wall-induced arthritis in Lewis rats.

    E M Sternberg;W S Young;R Bernardini;A E Calogero

  • Dopamine differentially regulates dynorphin, substance P, and enkephalin expression in striatal neurons: in situ hybridization histochemical analysis

    CR Gerfen;JF McGinty;d Ws Young

  • Vasopressin: behavioral roles of an "original" neuropeptide.

    Heather K. Caldwell;Heon-Jin Lee;Abbe H. Macbeth;W. Scott Young

  • Noradrenergic alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptors: light microscopic autoradiographic localization

    rd W S Young;M J Kuhar

  • Vasopressin V1b receptor knockout reduces aggressive behavior in male mice.

    S. R. Wersinger;Edward I. Ginns;A-M O'Carroll;S. J. Lolait

  • Mammary-derived signals activate programmed cell death during the first stage of mammary gland involution

    Minglin Li;Xiuwen Liu;Gertraud Robinson;Ud Bar-Peled

  • Huntington's disease gene (IT15) is widely expressed in human and rat tissues.

    S.-H. Li;G. Schilling;W.S. Young;X.-. Li

  • Quantitative in situ hybridization histochemistry reveals increased levels of corticotropin-releasing factor mRNA after adrenalectomy in rats.

    W. Scott Young;Éva Mezey;Ruth E. Siegel

  • Autoradiographic localization of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in rat brainstem

    JK Wamsley;Lewis;d Ws Young;MJ Kuhar

  • Extrapituitary expression of the rat V1b vasopressin receptor gene.

    Stephen J Lolait;Anne-Marie O'Carroll;LC Mahan;C Felder

  • Distribution of cells containing mRNAs encoding substance P and neurokinin B in the rat central nervous system

    Marjorie K. Warden;W. Scott Young

  • Oxytocin Enhances Social Recognition by Modulating Cortical Control of Early Olfactory Processing

    Lars Lennart Oettl;Namasivayam Ravi;Miriam Schneider;Max F. Scheller

  • Vasopressin, oxytocin, dynorphin, enkephalin and corticotrophin‐releasing factor mRNA stimulation in the rat.

    S L Lightman;W S Young

  • Deficiency in mouse oxytocin prevents milk ejection, but not fertility or parturition.

    W. Scott Young;Emily Shepard;Janet Amico;Lothar Hennighausen

  • Autoradiographic localisation of benzodiazepine receptors in the brains of humans and animals

    W. Scott Young;Michael J. Kuhar

  • Immunohistochemical localization of enkephalin in rat forebrain.

    James K. Wamsley;W. Scott Young;Michael J. Kuhar

  • Opioid Receptors Undergo Axonal Flow

    WS Young;JK Wamsley;MA Zarbin;MJ Kuhar

  • Neurotensin receptor localization by light microscopic autoradiography in rat brain

    W. Scott Young;Michael J. Kuhar

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael J. Kuhar
Michael J. Kuhar Emory University
Valery Grinevich
Valery Grinevich Heidelberg University
Lothar Hennighausen
Lothar Hennighausen National Institutes of Health
Jacqueline N. Crawley
Jacqueline N. Crawley University of California, Davis
Shihua Li
Shihua Li Southeast University
Tom I. Bonner
Tom I. Bonner National Institutes of Health
Errol B. De Souza
Errol B. De Souza National Institute on Drug Abuse
Randy J. Nelson
Randy J. Nelson West Virginia University
Edward I. Ginns
Edward I. Ginns University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
D. Caroline Blanchard
D. Caroline Blanchard University of Hawaii at Manoa

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