Nicole Rigney

513 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 287 citations indexed

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Nicole Rigney is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicole Rigney has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 287 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Social Psychology, 6 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 5 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Nicole Rigney's work include Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (13 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 papers). Nicole Rigney is often cited by papers focused on Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (13 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (6 papers) and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 papers). Nicole Rigney collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Nicole Rigney's co-authors include Aras Petrulis, Geert J. De Vries, Larry J. Young, Michihiro Mieda, Matthew K. Kirchner, Javier E. Stern, Sumeet Pal Singh, Weizhe Hong, Jidong Guo and Zachary V. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biological Psychiatry and Endocrinology.

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Nicole Rigney

12 papers receiving 283 citations

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Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities

2022 90 citations Nicole Rigney, Geert J. De Vries et al. Endocrinology profile →

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13 of 13 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neural connectivity of oxytocin receptor-expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens and their role in social attachment 2025 ·Hormones and Behavior ·Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Jidong Guo, (unknown), Zachary V. Johnson, Larry J. Young	0
2	Prosocial Helping Behavior: Conceptual Issues and Neural Mechanisms 2025 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Nicole Rigney, Weizhe Hong	2
3	A vasopressin circuit that modulates mouse social investigation and anxiety-like behavior in a sex-specific manner 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Matthew K. Kirchner, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sumeet Pal Singh, (unknown), (unknown), Javier E. Stern, Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	11
4	Modulation of social behavior by distinct vasopressin sources 2023 ·Frontiers in Endocrinology ·Nicole Rigney, Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	21
5	Sex differences in afferents and efferents of vasopressin neurons of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and medial amygdala in mice 2023 ·Hormones and Behavior ·Nicole Rigney, Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	5
6	Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and Social Behavior: From Neural Circuits to Clinical Opportunities breakdown → 2022 ·Endocrinology ·Nicole Rigney, Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis, Larry J. Young	90
7	Knockdown of sexually differentiated vasopressin expression in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis reduces social and sexual behaviour in male, but not female, mice 2021 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	19
8	Reduction in vasopressin cells in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in mice increases anxiety and alters fluid intake 2021 ·Hormones and Behavior ·(unknown), Nicole Rigney, Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	12
9	Removal of vasopressin cells from the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus enhances lipopolysaccharide‐induced sickness behaviour in mice 2020 ·Journal of Neuroendocrinology ·(unknown), Nicole Rigney, Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	6
10	Sex differences in vasopressin 1a receptor regulation of social communication within the lateral habenula and dorsal raphe of mice 2020 ·Hormones and Behavior ·Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Aras Petrulis	23
11	Sex Differences in the Control of Social Investigation and Anxiety by Vasopressin Cells of the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus 2020 ·Neuroendocrinology ·Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	28
12	Sexually dimorphic role of BNST vasopressin cells in sickness and social behavior in male and female mice 2019 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·(unknown), Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	29
13	Sexually Dimorphic Vasopressin Cells Modulate Social Investigation and Communication in Sex-Specific Ways 2019 ·eNeuro ·Nicole Rigney, (unknown), Michihiro Mieda, Geert J. De Vries, Aras Petrulis	41

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