Léa Décarie-Spain

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 670 citations indexed

About

Léa Décarie-Spain is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Behavioral Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Léa Décarie-Spain has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 670 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 6 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 6 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Léa Décarie-Spain's work include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (9 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers). Léa Décarie-Spain is often cited by papers focused on Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (9 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (6 papers). Léa Décarie-Spain collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Léa Décarie-Spain's co-authors include Stephanie Fulton, Bruno P. Guiard, Xavier Fioramonti, Shingo Nakajima, Scott E. Kanoski, Cécile Hryhorczuk, Thierry Alquier, Sandeep Sharma, Emily E. Noble and Linda Tsan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Biological Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Léa Décarie-Spain

21 papers receiving 663 citations

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The menace of obesity to depression and anxiety prevalence

2021 222 citations Stephanie Fulton, Léa Décarie-Spain et al. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Separate orexigenic hippocampal ensembles shape dietary choice by enhancing contextual memory and motivation 2025 ·Nature Metabolism ·(unknown), Arashdeep Singh, Alan de Araujo, Molly McDougle, (unknown), Léa Décarie-Spain, Scott E. Kanoski, Guillaume de Lartigue	5
2	Oxytocin neurons in the paraventricular and supraoptic hypothalamic nuclei bidirectionally modulate food intake 2025 ·Molecular Metabolism ·(unknown), Clarissa M. Liu, Anna Hayes, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Léa Décarie-Spain, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Scott E. Kanoski	0
3	Hippocampus Oxytocin Signaling Promotes Prosocial Eating in Rats 2024 ·Biological Psychiatry ·(unknown), Clarissa M. Liu, Anna Hayes, (unknown), Grace Schwartz, (unknown), Léa Décarie-Spain, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruth I. Wood, Scott E. Kanoski	4
4	Western diet consumption impairs memory function via dysregulated hippocampus acetylcholine signaling 2024 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·Anna Hayes, (unknown), (unknown), Shan Sun, (unknown), Linda Tsan, (unknown), Keshav S. Subramanian, Cindy Gu, (unknown), Arun Ahuja, (unknown), Léa Décarie-Spain, Anthony A. Fodor, Scott E. Kanoski	12
5	Hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone neurons integrate food-motivated appetitive and consummatory processes in rats 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Keshav S. Subramanian, (unknown), Anna Hayes, Léa Décarie-Spain, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Denis Burdakov, Emily E. Noble, Lindsey A. Schier, Scott E. Kanoski	23
6	Amylin Modulates a Ventral Tegmental Area–to–Medial Prefrontal Cortex Circuit to Suppress Food Intake and Impulsive Food-Directed Behavior 2023 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Caroline E. Geisler, Léa Décarie-Spain, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jon F. Davis, Heath D. Schmidt, Mitchell F. Roitman, Scott E. Kanoski, Matthew R. Hayes	9
7	The gut-brain axis and cognitive control: A role for the vagus nerve 2023 ·Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Léa Décarie-Spain, Anna Hayes, (unknown), Scott E. Kanoski	40
8	Longitudinal Evidence of a Vicious Cycle Between Nucleus Accumbens Microstructure and Childhood Weight Gain 2022 ·Journal of Adolescent Health ·Kristina M. Rapuano, (unknown), Arielle Baskin–Sommers, Léa Décarie-Spain, Sandeep Sharma, Stephanie Fulton, B.J. Casey, Richard Watts	14
9	Ventral hippocampus-lateral septum circuitry promotes foraging-related memory 2022 ·Cell Reports ·Léa Décarie-Spain, Clarissa M. Liu, (unknown), Keshav S. Subramanian, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andrea N. Suarez, Emily E. Noble, (unknown), Alyssa M. Cortella, Joel D. Hahn, Elizabeth A. Davis, Scott E. Kanoski	18
10	Schizophrenia-associated SAP97 mutations increase glutamatergic synapse strength in the dentate gyrus and impair contextual episodic memory in rats 2022 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Linda Tsan, Elizabeth A. Davis, (unknown), Léa Décarie-Spain, Anastasiia Sadybekov, (unknown), Vsevolod Katritch, Scott E. Kanoski, Bruce E. Herring	14
11	Western Diet Consumption During Development: Setting the Stage for Neurocognitive Dysfunction 2021 ·Frontiers in Neuroscience ·Linda Tsan, Léa Décarie-Spain, Emily E. Noble, Scott E. Kanoski	53
12	Prolonged saturated, but not monounsaturated, high-fat feeding provokes anxiodepressive-like behaviors in female mice despite similar metabolic consequences 2021 ·Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health ·Léa Décarie-Spain, Cécile Hryhorczuk, David Lau, (unknown), Alexandre Fisette, Stephanie Fulton	2
13	The menace of obesity to depression and anxiety prevalence breakdown → 2021 ·Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism ·Stephanie Fulton, Léa Décarie-Spain, Xavier Fioramonti, Bruno P. Guiard, Shingo Nakajima	222
14	Ghrelin and Glucagon-Like Peptide-1: A Gut-Brain Axis Battle for Food Reward 2021 ·Nutrients ·Léa Décarie-Spain, Scott E. Kanoski	21
15	Energy Compensation Following a Supervised Exercise Intervention in Women Living With Overweight/Obesity Is Accompanied by an Early and Sustained Decrease in Non-structured Physical Activity 2019 ·Frontiers in Physiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Gilles Lamothe, Graham Finlayson, John E. Blundell, Léa Décarie-Spain, (unknown), Éric Doucet	17
16	GLP-1/dexamethasone inhibits food reward without inducing mood and memory deficits in mice 2019 ·Neuropharmacology ·Léa Décarie-Spain, Alexandre Fisette, (unknown), Bin Yang, Richard D. DiMarchi, Matthias H. Tschöp, Brian Finan, Stephanie Fulton, Christoffer Clemmensen	20
17	Nucleus accumbens inflammation mediates anxiodepressive behavior and compulsive sucrose seeking elicited by saturated dietary fat 2018 ·Molecular Metabolism ·Léa Décarie-Spain, Sandeep Sharma, Cécile Hryhorczuk, (unknown), Philip Barker, Nathalie Arbour, Thierry Alquier, Stephanie Fulton	76
18	Oleic Acid in the Ventral Tegmental Area Inhibits Feeding, Food Reward, and Dopamine Tone 2017 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Cécile Hryhorczuk, Zhenyu Sheng, Léa Décarie-Spain, (unknown), Charles Ducrot, Louis‐Éric Trudeau, Vanessa H. Routh, Thierry Alquier, Stephanie Fulton	22
19	Saturated high-fat feeding independent of obesity alters hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis function but not anxiety-like behaviour 2017 ·Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Cécile Hryhorczuk, Léa Décarie-Spain, Sandeep Sharma, Caroline Daneault, Christine Des Rosiers, Thierry Alquier, Stephanie Fulton	38
20	Dopamine signalling adaptations by prolonged high-fat feeding 2016 ·Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences ·Léa Décarie-Spain, Cécile Hryhorczuk, Stephanie Fulton	24

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