Research | Christopher A Zimmerman, PhD

A neural mechanism for learning from delayed postingestive feedback

Zimmerman CA, Pan-Vazquez A, Wu B, Keppler EF, Guthman EM, Fetcho RN, Bolkan SS, McMannon B, Lee J, Hoag AT, Lynch LA, Janarthanan SR, López Luna JF, Bondy AG, Falkner AL, Wang SSH, Witten IB

A gut-to-brain signal of fluid osmolarity controls thirst satiation

Zimmerman CA, Huey EL, Ahn JS, Beutler LR, Tan CL, Kosar S, Bai L, Chen Y, Corpuz TV, Madisen L, Zeng H, Knight ZA

The forebrain thirst circuit drives drinking through negative reinforcement

Leib DE, Zimmerman CA, Poormoghaddam A, Huey EL, Ahn JS, Lin YC, Tan CL, Chen Y, Knight ZA

Thirst neurons anticipate the homeostatic consequences of eating and drinking

Zimmerman CA, Lin YC, Leib DE, Guo L, Huey EL, Daly GE, Chen Y, Knight ZA