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Margarida Cunha-Macedo

University of Minho

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Valence-specific ensembles in the laterodorsal tegmentum encode salient stimuli and modulate motivated behavior

E Teixeira, Ricardo Bastos-Gonçalves, LAA Aguiar, Lea Royon, Ana Clara Faria, R Jungmann, Daniela Vilasboas‐Campos, Margarida Cunha-Macedo, Ana Verónica Domingues, Carina Soares‐Cunha, Raquel G. Correia, SP Fernandez, Jacques Barik, Ana João Rodrigues, Bárbara Coimbra

The paper identifies valence-specific neuronal ensembles in the laterodorsal tegmentum that encode salient stimuli and modulate motivated behavior through optogenetic reactivation.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Dissociable neuronal substrates for positive and negative valence stimuli in the nucleus accumbens

Raquel G. Correia, Ana Verónica Domingues, Leandro A. A. Aguiar, Margarida Cunha-Macedo, Daniela Vilasboas‐Campos, Natacha Vieitas‐Gaspar, R. Jungmann, Eduardo Teixeira, Bárbara Coimbra, Ana João Rodrigues, Carina Soares‐Cunha

The paper identifies distinct neuronal ensembles in the nucleus accumbens activated by cocaine and foot shock, showing different functional roles in reward and aversion.

bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience