Zachary Pierce-Messick
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Pierce-Messick Z, Shipman M, Desilets G, Corbit L
Nat Protoc
. 2024 Oct;
20(2):518-538.
PMID: 39443709
Goal-directed behaviors allow animals to act to satisfy needs and desires. The outcome devaluation task is an effective method for identifying goal-directed behaviors and distinguishing these from other types of...
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Pierce-Messick Z, Corbit L
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry
. 2021 Mar;
110:110294.
PMID: 33662535
Obesity has reached alarming rates worldwide. Although many people attempt to control weight by modifying their food-related behaviours, this typically only has short-term effects and most dieters regain the weight...
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Pratt W, Vaca-Tricerri R, Blanchard A, Hopkins T, Ilesanmi A, Pierce-Messick Z, et al.
Behav Brain Res
. 2021 Jan;
403:113139.
PMID: 33497748
Serotonin signaling influences satiety and motivation through known actions in the hindbrain and hypothalamus. Recently, we reported that some classes of serotonin receptors also modulate food intake through actions in...
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Pierce-Messick Z, Pratt W
Neuroreport
. 2020 Nov;
31(18):1283-1288.
PMID: 33165198
Neuropeptides and peptide hormones affect food-directed motivation, in part, through actions on brain regions associated with reward processing. For instance, previous reports have shown that stimulating glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptors...
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Pratt W, Lin P, Pierce-Messick Z, Ilesanmi A, Clissold K
Behav Brain Res
. 2017 Jan;
323:15-23.
PMID: 28115218
Although serotonin (5-HT) signaling is known to regulate food intake and energy homeostasis, the roles of the 5-HT receptor in feeding processes have been elusive. 5-HT receptors are found throughout...
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Pratt W, Clissold K, Lin P, Cain A, Ciesinski A, Hopkins T, et al.
Brain Res
. 2016 Jul;
1648(Pt A):54-68.
PMID: 27431937
Central serotonin (5-HT) pathways are known to influence feeding and other ingestive behaviors. Although the ventral tegmentum is important for promoting the seeking and consumption of food and drugs of...