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  1. Disturbance in the wider environment, matters for animal behavior.

    Article • F1000Research, December 2017, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Ajai Vyas, Akshaya Hegde, rupshi mitra

  2. Loss of predator aversion in female rats after Toxoplasma gondii infection is not dependent on ovarian steroids

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  3. Infection of male rats with Toxoplasma gondii induces effort-aversion in a T-maze decision-making task

    Article • Brain Behavior and Immunity, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  4. Mechanisms of Host Behavioral Change in Toxoplasma gondii Rodent Association

    Article • PLoS Pathogens, July 2015, PLOS

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  5. Infection of male rats with Toxoplasma gondii results in enhanced delay aversion and neural changes in the nucleus accumbens core

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, May 2015, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  6. Ventromedial prefrontal cortex stimulation enhances memory and hippocampal neurogenesis in the middle-aged rats

    Article • eLife, March 2015, eLife

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  7. α2u-globulins mediate manipulation of host attractiveness in Toxoplasma gondii–Rattus novergicus association

    Article • The ISME Journal, March 2015, Nature

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  8. Extended epigenotype in aRattus novergicus–Toxoplasma gondiiassociation

    Article • Communicative & Integrative Biology, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  9. Sexual Attractiveness in Male Rats Is Associated with Greater Concentration of Major Urinary Proteins

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, October 2014, Society for the Study of Reproduction

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  10. Toxoplasma gondii infection reduces predator aversion in rats through epigenetic modulation in the host medial amygdala

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  11. Active coping toward predatory stress is associated with lower corticosterone and progesterone plasma levels and decreased methylation in the medial amygdala vasopressin system

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  12. Toxoplasma gondii infection enhances the kairomonal valence of rat urine

    Article • F1000Research, April 2014, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  13. Copulation or sensory cues from the female augment Fos expression in arginine vasopressin neurons of the posterodorsal medial amygdala of male rats

    Article • Frontiers in Zoology, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  14. Kairomonal communication in mice is concentration-dependent with a proportional discrimination threshold

    Article • F1000Research, December 2013, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  15. Kairomonal communication in mice is concentration-dependent with a proportional discrimination threshold

    Article • F1000Research, September 2013, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  16. Infection with Toxoplasma gondii does not elicit predator aversion in male mice nor increase their attractiveness in terms of mate choice

    Article • Parasitology Research, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  17. Parasite-augmented mate choice and reduction in innate fear in rats infected by Toxoplasma gondii

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, December 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  18. Toxoplasma gondiiinfection enhances testicular steroidogenesis in rats

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2012, Wiley

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  19. Toxoplasma gondii infection induces dendritic retraction in basolateral amygdala accompanied by reduced corticosterone secretion

    Article • Disease Models & Mechanisms, October 2012, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  20. Protozoan Parasite Toxoplasma gondii Manipulates Mate Choice in Rats by Enhancing Attractiveness of Males

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2011, PLOS

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  21. Predator Cat Odors Activate Sexual Arousal Pathways in Brains of Toxoplasma gondii Infected Rats

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2011, PLOS

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  22. The effects of toxoplasma infection on rodent behavior are dependent on dose of the stimulus

    Article • Neuroscience, August 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  23. Behavioral changes induced by Toxoplasma infection of rodents are highly specific to aversion of cat odors

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2007, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  24. Prolonged behavioral stress enhances synaptic connectivity in the basolateral amygdala

    Article • Neuroscience, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  25. Chronic-stress induced modulation of different states of anxiety-like behavior in female rats

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, August 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  26. Stress duration modulates the spatiotemporal patterns of spine formation in the basolateral amygdala

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2005, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  27. Modulation of Different States of Anxiety-Like Behavior by Chronic Stress.

    Article • Behavioral Neuroscience, December 2004, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  28. Recovery after chronic stress fails to reverse amygdaloid neuronal hypertrophy and enhanced anxiety-like behavior

    Article • Neuroscience, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas

  29. Effects of chronic stress on dendritic arborization in the central and extended amygdala

    Article • Brain Research, March 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Ajai Vyas