Lee, J., Cho, E., & Jo, Y. S. (2026). The medial prefrontal cortex is required for prospective navigation in spatial sequential memory. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 20, 1930201. (link)

Pyeon, G. H., Lim, J., Lee, J., Lee, J., Lee, H. J., & Jo, Y. S. (2026). Noninvasive tFUS stimulation of the parabrachial nucleus suppresses lever pressing during extinction of cocaine self-administration through aversive circuit engagement. Brain Stimulation, 103197. (link)

Lee, H. H., Han, E., & Jo, Y. S. (2026). CGRP inhibition in the PBN shifts defensive strategy from freezing to active avoidance in a platform-based active avoidance paradigm. npj Science of Learning. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , Kong, M. S., Sethi, E., Pyeon, G. H., & Zweifel, L. S. (2026). A neural circuit basis for reward-induced suppression of fear generalization and enhancement of fear extinction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(4), e2522768123. (link)

Pyeon, G. H., Cho, H., Chung, B. M., Choi, J. S., & Jo, Y. S. (2025). Parabrachial CGRP neurons modulate active defensive behavior under a naturalistic threat. Elife, 14, e101523. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , Pyeon, G. H., & Mizumori, S. J. (2024). A role for the midbrain reticular formation in delay-based decision making. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 18, 1481585. (link)

Pyeon, G. H., Kim, J. H., Choi, J. S., & Jo, Y. S. (2024). Activation of CGRP neurons in the parabrachial nucleus suppresses addictive behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(24), e2401929121. (link)

Park, E. H., Jo, Y. S. , Kim, E. J., Park, E. H., Lee, K. J., Rhyu, I. J., ... & Choi, J. S. (2024). Heterogenous effect of early adulthood stress on cognitive aging and synaptic function in the dentate gyrus. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 17, 1344141. (link)

Lee, J., Kim, Y. E., Lim, J., Jo, Y., Lee, H. J., Jo, Y. S. , & Choi, J. S. (2024). Transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation in the infralimbic cortex facilitates extinction of conditioned fear in rats. Brain Stimulation, 17(2), 405-412. (link)

Pyeon, G. H., Lee, J., Jo, Y. S. , & Choi, J. S. (2023). Conditioned flight response in female rats to naturalistic threat is estrous-cycle dependent. Scientific reports, 13(1), 20988. (link)

Yang, S.H.; Yang, E.; Lee, J.; Kim, J.Y.; Yoo, H.; Park, H.S.; Jung, J.T.; Lee, D.; Chun, S.; Jo, Y.S. et al. (2023). Neural mechanism of acute stress regulation by trace aminergic signalling in the lateral habenula in male mice. Nature Communications, 14(1), 2435. (link)

Juarez, B., Kong, M. S., Jo, Y.S. , Elum, J. E., Yee, J. X., Ng-Evans, S., ... & Zweifel, L. S. (2023). Temporal scaling of dopamine neuron firing and dopamine release by distinct ion channels shape behavior. Science Advances, 9(32), eadg8869. (link)

Kim, S.; Kim, S.-W.; Thi Bui, M.A.; Kim, Y.; Kim, M.; Park, J.-C.; Kim, N.-H.; Pyeon, G.H.; Jo, Y. S. ; Jang, J. et al. (2022). SELENBP1 overexpression in the prefrontal cortex underlies negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(51), e2203711119. (link)

Fellinger, L., Jo, Y. S. , Hunker, A. C., Soden, M. E., Elum, J., Juarez, B., & Zweifel, L. S. (2021). A midbrain dynorphin circuit promotes threat generalization. Current Biology, 31(19), 4388-4396. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , Namboodiri, V. M. K., Stuber, G. D., & Zweifel, L. S. (2020). Persistent activation of central amygdala CRF neurons helps drive the immediate fear extinction deficit. Nature Communications, 11(1), 422. (link)

Heymann, G., Jo, Y. S. , Reichard, K. L., McFarland, N., Chavkin, C., Palmiter, R. D., ... & Zweifel, L. S. (2020). Synergy of distinct dopamine projection populations in behavioral reinforcement. Neuron, 105(5), 909-920. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , Heymann, G., & Zweifel, L. S. (2018). Dopamine neurons reflect the uncertainty in fear generalization. Neuron, 100(4), 916-925. (link)

Song, M., Jo, Y. S. , Lee, Y. K., & Choi, J. S. (2017). Lesions of the lateral habenula facilitate active avoidance learning and threat extinction. Behavioural brain research, 318, 12-17. (link)

Gore, B. B., Miller, S. M., Jo, Y. S. , Baird, M. A., Hoon, M., Sanford, C. A., ... & Zweifel, L. S. (2017). Roundabout receptor 2 maintains inhibitory control of the adult midbrain. Elife, 6, e23858. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , & Mizumori, S. J. (2016). Prefrontal regulation of neuronal activity in the ventral tegmental area. Cerebral Cortex, 26(10), 4057-4068. (link)

Redila, V., Kinzel, C., Jo, Y. S. , Puryear, C. B., & Mizumori, S. J. (2015). A role for the lateral dorsal tegmentum in memory and decision neural circuitry. Neurobiology of learning and memory, 117, 93-108. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , & Choi, J. S. (2014). Memory retrieval in response to partial cues requires NMDA receptor-dependent neurotransmission in the medial prefrontal cortex. Neurobiology of learning and memory, 109, 20-26. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , Lee, J., & Mizumori, S. J. (2013). Effects of prefrontal cortical inactivation on neural activity in the ventral tegmental area. The Journal of Neuroscience, 33(19), 8159-8171. (link)

Mizumori, S. J., & Jo, Y. S. (2013). Homeostatic regulation of memory systems and adaptive decisions. Hippocampus, 23(11), 1103-1124. (link)

Yoon, K. J., Lee, H. R., Jo, Y. S. , An, K., Jung, S. Y., Jeong, M. W., ... & Kong, Y. Y. (2012). Mind bomb-1 is an essential modulator of long-term memory and synaptic plasticity via the Notch signaling pathway. Molecular brain, 5(1), 40. (link)

Norton, A. B., Jo, Y. S. , Clark, E. W., Taylor, C. A., & Mizumori, S. J. (2011). Independent neural coding of reward and movement by pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus neurons in freely navigating rats. European Journal of Neuroscience, 33(10), 1885-1896. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , & Lee, I. (2010). Disconnection of the hippocampal–perirhinal cortical circuits severely disrupts object–place paired associative memory. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(29), 9850-9858. (link)

Kim, S. C., Jo, Y. S. , Kim, I. H., Kim, H., & Choi, J. S. (2010). Lack of medial prefrontal cortex activation underlies the immediate extinction deficit. The Journal of Neuroscience, 30(3), 832-837. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , & Lee, I. (2010). Perirhinal cortex is necessary for acquiring, but not for retrieving object–place paired association. Learning & Memory, 17(2), 97-103. (link)

Lee, J., Jo, Y. S. , Sung, Y. H., Hwang, I. K., Kim, H., Kim, S. Y., ... & Lee, H. W. (2010). Telomerase deficiency affects normal brain functions in mice. Neurochemical research, 35(2), 211-218. (link)

Kim, I. H., Park, S. K., Hong, S. T., Jo, Y. S. , Kim, E. J., Park, E. H., ... & Kim, H. (2009). Inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate 3-kinase a functions as a scaffold for synaptic Rac signaling. The Journal of Neuroscience, 29(44), 14039-14049. (link)

Jo, Y. S. , Park, E. H., Kim, I. H., Park, S. K., Kim, H., Kim, H. T., & Choi, J. S. (2007). The medial prefrontal cortex is involved in spatial memory retrieval under partial-cue conditions. The Journal of Neuroscience, 27(49), 13567-13578. (link)