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I. Zoicas

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I. Zoicas — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 17
Works: 39
Citations: 923

Most-cited papers

Brain Oxytocin in Social Fear Conditioning and Its Extinction: Involvement of the Lateral Septum
I. Zoicas, D. Slattery, I. Neumann
2014Neuropsychopharmacology184 citations Open access
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Oxytocin Signaling in the Lateral Septum Prevents Social Fear during Lactation.
R. Menon, Thomas U. Grund, I. Zoicas, Ferdinand Althammer +8 more
2018Current Biology172 citations
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Maternal separation facilitates extinction of social fear in adult male mice.
I. Zoicas, I. Neumann
2016Behavioural Brain Research46 citations
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Neuropeptide S reduces fear and avoidance of con-specifics induced by social fear conditioning and social defeat, respectively.
I. Zoicas, R. Menon, I. Neumann
2016Neuropharmacology44 citations
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Ceramides affect alcohol consumption and depressive‐like and anxiety‐like behavior in a brain region‐ and ceramide species‐specific way in male mice
I. Zoicas, S. E. Huber, L. Kalinichenko, E. Gulbins +2 more
2019Addiction Biology40 citations Open access
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The Role of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors in Social Behavior in Rodents
I. Zoicas, J. Kornhuber
2019International Journal of Molecular Sciences36 citations Open access
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The Role of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors in Social Behavior in Rodents
I. Zoicas, J. Kornhuber
2019International Journal of Molecular Sciences32 citations Open access
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Prenatal androgen receptor activation determines adult alcohol and water drinking in a sex‐specific way
S. E. Huber, I. Zoicas, M. Reichel, C. Mühle +6 more
2018Addiction Biology30 citations Open access
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Anxiety and Depression Are Related to Higher Activity of Sphingolipid Metabolizing Enzymes in the Rat Brain
I. Zoicas, C. Mühle, A. Schmidtner, E. Gulbins +2 more
2020Cells27 citations Open access
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Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Fluoxetine in a SARS-CoV-2 Infection Mouse Model
D. Péricat, S. Leon-Icaza, Marina Sanchez Rico, C. Mühle +18 more
2022International Journal of Molecular Sciences24 citations Open access
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Role of Acid Sphingomyelinase in the Regulation of Social Behavior and Memory
I. Zoicas, M. Reichel, E. Gulbins, J. Kornhuber
2016PLoS ONE24 citations Open access
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Neuropeptide Y reduces expression of social fear via simultaneous activation of Y1 and Y2 receptors
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2019Journal of Psychopharmacology22 citations Open access
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The Forebrain-Specific Overexpression of Acid Sphingomyelinase Induces Depressive-Like Symptoms in Mice
I. Zoicas, F. Schumacher, B. Kleuser, M. Reichel +4 more
2020Cells21 citations Open access
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Neuropeptide Y prolongs non-social memory and differentially affects acquisition, consolidation, and retrieval of non-social and social memory in male mice
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2017Scientific Reports21 citations Open access
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Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) Overexpression and Juvenile Immune Activation Cause Sex-Specific Schizophrenia-Related Psychopathology in Rats
Taygun C Uzuneser, J. Speidel, G. Kogias, An-Li Wang +7 more
2019Frontiers in Psychiatry19 citations Open access
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mRNA Expression of SMPD1 Encoding Acid Sphingomyelinase Decreases upon Antidepressant Treatment
C. Rhein, I. Zoicas, Lena M Marx, S. Zeitler +9 more
2021International Journal of Molecular Sciences18 citations Open access
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Oxytocin blood concentrations in alcohol use disorder: A cross-sectional, longitudinal, and sex-separated study.
B. Lenz, C. Weinland, P. Bach, F. Kiefer +4 more
2021European Neuropsychopharmacology17 citations
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Brain Region-Dependent Effects of Neuropeptide Y on Conditioned Social Fear and Anxiety-Like Behavior in Male Mice
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2021International Journal of Molecular Sciences16 citations Open access
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Neuropeptide Y as Alternative Pharmacotherapy for Antidepressant-Resistant Social Fear
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2020International Journal of Molecular Sciences13 citations Open access
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Social Fear Affects Limbic System Neuronal Activity and Gene Expression
Carina Hamann, Julian Bankmann, Hanna Mora Maza, J. Kornhuber +2 more
2022International Journal of Molecular Sciences12 citations Open access
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Effects of conditioned social fear on ethanol drinking and vice-versa in male mice
J. Kornhuber, S. E. Huber, I. Zoicas
2019Psychopharmacology12 citations
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Development of Comorbid Depression after Social Fear Conditioning in Mice and Its Effects on Brain Sphingolipid Metabolism
I. Zoicas, C. Mühle, F. Schumacher, B. Kleuser +1 more
2023Cells11 citations Open access
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Social Fear Memory Requires Two Stages of Protein Synthesis in Mice
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2020International Journal of Molecular Sciences11 citations Open access
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Neuropeptide Y Reduces Social Fear in Male Mice: Involvement of Y1 and Y2 Receptors in the Dorsolateral Septum and Central Amygdala
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2021International Journal of Molecular Sciences10 citations Open access
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Pharmacological modulation of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 and 7 impairs extinction of social fear in a time‐point‐dependent manner
D. Slattery, I. Neumann, P. Flor, I. Zoicas
2017Behavioural Brain Research10 citations
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Neuropeptide Y prolongs non-social memory in a brain region- and receptor-specific way in male mice.
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2020Neuropharmacology9 citations
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Sitagliptin as a therapeutic approach for social anxiety disorder: the role of DPP4 and NPY in modulating social fear and comorbid depressive-like behavior in mice
I. Zoicas, C. Mühle, S. von Hörsten, Anne-Christine Plank +1 more
2025Neuropsychopharmacology7 citations Open access
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Acid Sphingomyelinase Is a Modulator of Contextual Fear
I. Zoicas, J. Kornhuber
2022International Journal of Molecular Sciences6 citations Open access
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors enhance memory retention via neuropeptide Y.
I. Zoicas, S. von Hörsten, Anne-Christine Plank, Johannes Kornhuber
2025European Journal of Pharmacology5 citations Open access
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Antiviral and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Fluoxetine in a SARS-CoV-2 Infection Mouse Model
D. Péricat, S. Leon-Icaza, M. Sánchez-Rico, C. Mühle +18 more
2023European psychiatry5 citations Open access
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Brain acid sphingomyelinase controls addiction-related behaviours in a sex-specific way.
L. Kalinichenko, I. Zoicas, Anne-Marie Bienia, Clara Bühner +13 more
2025Neurobiology of Disease4 citations Open access
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Sphingolipids in Emotional Well‐Being
L. Kalinichenko, I. Zoicas, C. Mühle, J. Kornhuber +1 more
2026Journal of Neurochemistry3 citations Open access
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Valence-dependent effects of neuropeptide Y on the expression of conditioned fear and anxiety-like behavior: Involvement of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis.
J. Kornhuber, I. Zoicas
2024Neuropharmacology3 citations Open access
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Brain Region-Specific Expression Levels of Synuclein Genes in an Acid Sphingomyelinase Knockout Mouse Model: Correlation with Depression-/Anxiety-Like Behavior and Locomotor Activity in the Absence of Genotypic Variation
Razvan-Marius Brazdis, I. Zoicas, J. Kornhuber, C. Mühle
2024International Journal of Molecular Sciences3 citations Open access
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Elevated Oxytocin Receptor Blood Concentrations Predict Higher Risk for, More, and Earlier 24-Month Hospital Readmissions after In-Patient Detoxification in Males with Alcohol Use Disorder
C. Mühle, M. Mazza, C. Weinland, Claudia von Zimmermann +6 more
2022International Journal of Molecular Sciences3 citations Open access
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Targeting treatment-resistant social anxiety with sitagliptin: effects on social fear and comorbid depressive-like behavior in a preclinical model.
I. Zoicas, J. Kornhuber
2025Neuropharmacology2 citations Open access
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Loss of Bassoon in telencephalic excitatory neurons stabilizes non-aversive memories and strengthens aversive associations in social and non-social contexts.
I. Zoicas, Burcu Sucu, Johannes Kornhuber, Anna Fejtová
2026Neurobiology of Disease1 citations Open access
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Early treatment with vildagliptin and linagliptin reduces social fear and prevents the onset of comorbid depression in a mouse model of social anxiety disorder.
I. Zoicas, Johannes Kornhuber
2025Neuropharmacology1 citations Open access
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Physical contact is essential for effective social buffering of social fear in mice
Elif Salur, Xian-Hui Li, Esther Asan, I. Zoicas +1 more
2026Scientific Reports0 citations Open access
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