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Christopher Garcia

University of California, Irvine

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Hippocampal-cingulate dynamics in the human brain link reinforcement-learning and memory

Salman E. Qasim, Fedor E. Panov, Lizbeth Núñez, Ariane E. Rhone, Hiroto Kawasaki, Christopher K. Kovach, Christopher Garcia, Brian J. Dlouhy, Xiaosi Gu, Ignacio Sáez

This study links reinforcement learning computations to memory by showing hippocampal-cingulate dynamics in humans during a gambling task.

bioRxiv · Sep 12, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Toll-like Receptor 4 Contributes to PCOS-like Metabolic and Reproductive Pathogenesis

Kiara Dominique Wiggins, Zena D. Del Mundo, Julio A Ayala Angulo, Nandini Naidu, Angelina Saba, Christopher Garcia, Christy M Nguyen, Naveena S. Ujagar, Jamie-Jean De La Torre, Gabriela De Robles, Angie Rivera, Davina Trinh, Roberto Tinoco, Alexander S. Kauffman, Varykina G. Thackray, , Dequina Nicholas

This study shows that TLR4 deficiency reduces PCOS-like symptoms in a mouse model by improving metabolic and reproductive health and reducing inflammation.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2025 · PreprintImmunology