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2025

Activity of CaMKII-expressing neurons in medial prefrontal cortex of male and female Long Evans rats is necessary for encoding odor information and novelty recognition in an odor-based incidental memory test.
Bardnard, I.L., McElroy, D.L., Young, K.M., *Terstege, D.J.*, Glass, A.E., Epp, J.R., Botterill, J.J., Howland, J.G.
Cerebral Cortex 2025;35(8):bhaf203. | PMID: 40751661 | DOI : 10.1093/cercor/bhaf203
An open-source rodent limited bedding and nesting apparatus for chronic early life stress.
O’Neill, O.S.†, *Terstege, D.J.*†, Gill, A.K., Edge-Partington, M., Ramkumar, R., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D.
eNeuro 2025;12(6):ENEURO.0081-25.2025.. | PMID: 40555522 | DOI : 10.1523/ENEURO.0081-25.2025
Impaired parvalbumin interneurons in the retrosplenial cortex as the cause of sex-dependent vulnerability in Alzheimer’s disease.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Ren, Y., Ahn, B.Y., Seo, H., Adigun, K., Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Galea, L.A.M., Sargin, D., Epp, J.R.
Science Advances 2025;11(18):eadt8976. | PMID: 40305608 | DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.adt8976
SSRIs reduce plasma tau and restore dorsal raphe metabolism in Alzheimer's disease.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Jabeen, S., Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Galea, L.A.M., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D.
Alzheimer's and Dementia 2025;21(2):e14579.. | PMID: 39935329 | DOI : 10.1002/alz.14579

2024

Retrosplenial hypometabolism precedes the conversion from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer’s disease.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, Galea, L.A.M., Epp, J.R.
Alzheimer's and Dementia 2024;20(12):8979-8986. | PMID: 39470016 | DOI : 10.1080/19490976.2024.2351478
Running-induced neurogenesis reduces CA1 perineuronal net density without substantial temporal delay.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Goonetilleke, D., Barha, C.K, Epp, J.R.
Molecular Brain 2024;17(1):64. | PMID: 39223568 | DOI : 10.1186/s13041-024-01138-x
Long-term impact of early life stress on serotonin connectivity.
Ramkumar, R., Edge-Partington, M., *Terstege, D.J.*, Adigun, K., Ren, Y., Khan, N.S., Rouhi, N., Jamani, N.F., Tsutsui, M., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D.
Biological Psychiatry 2024;96(4):287-299. | PMID: 38316332 | DOI : 10.1016/j.biopsych.2024.01.024
PAW, a cost-effective and open-source alternative to commercial rodent running wheels.
*Terstege, D.J.**, Epp, J.R.
HardwareX 2024;17(1):e00499. | PMID: 38204596 | DOI : 10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00499

2023

Protocol for the integration of fiber photometry and social behavior in rodent models.
*Terstege, D.J.**, Dawson, M., Jamani, N.F., Tsutsui, M., Epp, J.R., Sargin, D.
Star Protocols 2023;4(4):102689. | PMID: 37979176 | DOI : 10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102689
Parvalbumin as a sex-specific target in Alzheimer’s disease research – A mini-review.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Epp, J.R.
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 2023;153(1):105370. | PMID: 37619647 | DOI : 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105370
Sex-dependent roles of hypocretin/orexin neurons in social behavior.
Dawson, M., *Terstege, D.J.*, Jamani, N., Pavlov, D., Tsutsui, M., Bugescu, R., Epp, J.R., Leinninger, G.M., Sargin, D.
Cell Reports 2023;42(7):112815. | PMID: 37459234 | DOI : 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112815

2022

Network neuroscience untethered: brain-wide immediate early gene expression for the analysis of functional connectivity in freely behaving animals.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Epp, J.R.
Biology 2022;12(1):34. | PMID: 36671727 | DOI : 10.3390/biology12010034
Low intensity repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation modulates brain-wide functional connectivity to promote anti-correlated c-Fos expression.
Moretti, J.†, *Terstege, D.J.*†, Poh, E.Z., Epp, J.R., Rodger, J.
Scientific Reports 2022;12(1):20571. | PMID: 36446821 | DOI : 10.1038/s41598-022-24934-8
Brain-wide neuronal activation and functional connectivity are modulated by prior exposure to repetitive learning episodes.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Durante, I.M., Epp, J.R.
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 2022;16(1):907707. | PMID: 36160680 | DOI : 10.3389/fnbeh.2022.907707
New neurons in old brains: implications of age in the analysis of neurogenesis in post-mortem tissue.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Addo-Osafo, K., Teskey, G.C., Epp, J.R.
Molecular Brain 2022;15(1):38. | PMID: 35501905 | DOI : 10.1186/s13041-022-00926-7
Neurogenesis mediated plasticity is associated with reduced neuronal activity in CA1 during context fear memory retrieval.
Evans, A.†, *Terstege, D.J.*†, Scott, G.A., Tsutsui, M., Epp, J.R.
Scientific Reports 2022;12(1):7016. | PMID: 35488117 | DOI : 10.1038/s41598-022-10947-w
FASTMAP: Open-Source Flexible Atlas Segmentation Tool for Multi-Area Processing of Biological Images.
*Terstege, D.J.*, Oboh, D.O., Epp, J.R.
eNeuro 2022;9(2):ENEURO.0325-21.2022. | PMID: 35228311 | DOI : 10.1523/ENEURO.0325-21.20224

2021

Adult neurogenesis mediated forgetting of multiple types of memory in the rat.
Scott, G.A., *Terstege, D.J.*, Roebuck, A.J., Gorzo, K.A., Vu, A.P., Howland, J.G., Epp, J.R.
Molecular Brain 2021;14(1):97. | PMID: 34174906 | DOI : 10.1186/s13041-021-00808-4
Standardised ginseng extract G115® potentiates the antidepressant-like properties of fluoxetine in the forced swim test.
*Terstege, D.J.*, MacDonald, D.S., Tasker, R.A.
Acta Neuropsychiatrica 2021;33(3):141-147. | PMID: 33478610 | DOI : 10.1017/neu.2021.2

2020

Disrupted neurogenesis in germ-free mice: Effects of age and sex.
Scott, G.A.†, *Terstege, D.J.*†, Vu, A.P.†, Law, S., Evans, A., Epp, J.R.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2020;8(1):407. | PMID: 32548122 | DOI : 10.3389/fcell.2020.00407