Publications
Original Manuscripts
Upregulation of reward mesolimbic activity and immune response to vaccination: a randomized controlled trial
Lubianiker N., Koren T., Djerasi M., Sirotkin M., Singer N., Jalon I., Lerner A., Sar-el R., Sharon H., Shahar M., Azulay-Debby H., Rolls A. & Hendler T.
Nature Medicine (2026). doi: 10.1038/s41591-025-04140-5
Reward system activation improves recovery from acute myocardial infarction.
Haykin H., Avishai E., Krot. M, Ghiringhelli M., Reshef M., Abboud Y., Melamed S., Merom S., Boshnak N., Azulay-Debby H., Ziv T., Gepstein L. & Rolls A.
Nature Cardiovascular Research (2024). doi: 10.1038/s44161-024-00491-3.
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Insular cortex neurons encode and retrieve specific immune responses.
Koren T., Yifa R., Amer M., Krot M., Boshnak N., Ben-Shaanan T.L., Azulay-Debby H., Zalayat I., Avishai E., Hajjo H., Schiller M., Haykin H., Korin B., Farfara D., Hakim F., Kobiler O., Rosenblum K., Rolls A.
Cell (2021). doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.11.021.
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Optogenetic activation of local colonic sympathetic innervations attenuates colitis by limiting immune cell extravasation. Schiller M., Azulay-Debby H., Boshnak N., Elyahu Y., Korin B., Ben-Shaanan T.L., Koren T., Krot M., Hakim F., Rolls A.
Immunity (2021). doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.04.007.
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Short-term sleep deprivation in mice induces B cell migration to the brain compartment.
Korin B., Avraham S., Azulay-Debby H., Farfara D., Hakim F., Rolls A.
Sleep (2020). doi: 10.1093/sleep/zsz222
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Modulation of anti-tumor immunity by the brain’s reward system.
Ben-Shaana T.L., Schiller M., Azulay-Debby H., Korin B., Boshnak N., Koren T., Krot M., Shakya J., Rahat M., Hakim F. & Rolls A.
Nature Communication (2018). doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-05283-5.
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Mass cytometry analysis of immune cells in the brain.
Korin B. , Dubovik T. , Rolls A.
Nature Protocols (2018). doi: 10.1038/nprot.2017.155
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High-dimensional, single-cell characterization of the brain's immune compartment.
Korin B., Ben-Shaanan T.L., Schiller M., Dubovik T., Azulay-Debby H., Boshnak N., Koren T. & Rolls. A.
Nature Neuroscience (2017). doi: 10.1038/nm.4133
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Activation of the reward system boosts innate and adaptive immunity.
Ben-Shaanan T.L., Azulay-Debby H., Dubovik T., Starosvetsky E., Korin B., Schiller M., Green N., Admon Y., Hakim F., Shen-Orr S. & Rolls A.
Nature Medicine (2016). doi: 10.1038/nm.4133.
Reviews
The neuroimmune response during stress: A physiological perspective.
Haykin H., Rolls A.
Immunity (2022). doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2021.08.023.
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Neuronal regulation of immunity: why, how and where?
Schiller M., Ben-Shaanan T.L., Rolls. A.
Nature review immunology (2021). doi: 10.1038/s41577-020-0387-1.
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Application of Chemogenetics and Optogenetics to Dissect Brain-Immune Interactions.
Korin B., Rolls A.
Methods in Molecular Biology (2018). doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7828-1_11.
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Studying brain-regulation of immunity with optogenetics and chemogenetics; A new experimental platform.
Ben-Shaanan T.L., Schiller M., Rolls A.
Brain Behavior Immunity (2017). doi: 10.1016/j.bbi.2016.11.024.
Perspectives
Immunoception: the insular cortex perspective. Rolls. A.
Cell Molecular Immunology (2023). doi: 10.1038/s41423-023-01051-8.
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Immunoception: Defining brain-regulated immunity. Koren. T, Rolls. A.
Neuron (2022). doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2022.10.016.
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Autoimmunity in neurodegeneration. Krot. M, Rolls. A.
Science (2021). doi: 10.1126/science.abm4739.
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Something Else to Stress about: Perinatal Stress Attenuates CD8+ T Cell Activity in Adults. Avishai. E, Rolls. A.
Immunity (2020). doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2020.03.014.
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