This is a collection of published manuscripts, including peer-reviewed and those listed on BioArxiv as preprints while they undergo the peer review process. All of these manuscripts and publications include direct download links to PDF documents.

Brandon L. Roberts and Ilia N. Karatsoreos. Circadian desynchronization disrupts physiological rhythms in prefrontal cortex pyramidal neurons in mice. Scientific Reports, 2023. DOI: 1038/s41598-023-35898-8

Brandon L. Roberts, Eric Kim, Katherine Tennant, Sarah Lindsley, and Paul Kievit. Fibroblast growth factor -1 activates neurons in the arcuate nucleus and dorsal vagal complex. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021. DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.772909

Brandon L. Roberts and Ilia Karatsoreos. Brain-body responses to chronic stress: a brief review. Faculty Reviews, 2021. 10:83. DOI: 10.12703/r/10-83

Brandon L. Roberts, Baylin J. Bennett, Camdin M. Bennett, Julie M. Carroll, Louise S. Dalbøge, Colin Hall, Wafa Hassouneh, Kristy M. Heppner, Melissa A. Kirigiti, Sarah R. Lindsley, Katherine G. Tennant, Cadence A. True, Andrew Whittle, Anitra C. Wolf, Charles T. Roberts, Jr., Mads Tang-Christensen, Mark W. Sleeman, Michael A. Cowley, Kevin L. Grove, Paul Kievit. Reelin is modulated by diet-induced obesity and has direct actions on arcuate proopiomelanocortin neurons. Molecular Metabolism, 2019. S2212-8778 (19)30147-4.

Brandon L. Roberts, Camdin M. Bennett, Julie M. Carroll, Sarah R. Lindsley, and Paul Kievit. Early overnutrition alters synaptic signaling and induces leptin resistance in arcuate proopiomelanocortin neurons. Physiology & Behavior, 2019. 206: 166-174.

Brandon L. Roberts, Mingyan Zhu, Huan Zhao, Crystal Dillon, and Suzanne M. Appleyard. High glucose increases action potential firing of catecholamine neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract by increasing spontaneous glutamate inputs. American Journal of Physiology, 2017. 313(3):R229-R239.

Brandon L. Roberts*, Ran Ji Cui*, Huan Zhao, Mingyan Zhu, and Suzanne M. Appleyard. Serotonin activates catecholamine neurons in the Solitary Tract Nucleus by increasing spontaneous glutamate inputs. Journal of Neuroscience, 2012. 32(46):p. 16530-8. *Co-primary, contributed equally

Ran Ji Cui, Brandon L. Roberts, Huan Zhao, Michael C. Andresen, and Suzanne M. Appleyard, Opioids inhibit visceral afferent activation of catecholamine neurons in the solitary tract nucleus. Neuroscience, 2012. 2222:181-190. 

Ai-Jun Li, Michael F. Wiater, Marjolein T. Oostrom, Bethany R. Smith, Qing Wang, Thu T. Dinh, Brandon L. Roberts, Heiko T. Jansen and Sue Ritter. Leptin-sensitive neurons in the arcuate nuclei contribute to endogenous feeding rhythms. American Journal of Physiology, 2012. 302(11):R1313-26