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Natalie Paredes

University of California, Los Angeles

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Dopamine projections to the basolateral amygdala enable reward prediction

Kathia Ramírez-Armenta, Christina Feng, Andrea Martinez, Jalen E Andrade, Jasmine Quach, Natalie Paredes, Ana C. Sias, Nicholas K. Griffin, Melissa J. Sharpe, Kate M. Wassum

This study shows that dopamine projections from the ventral tegmental area to the basolateral amygdala support reward prediction and influence decision-making and learning in rats.

bioRxiv · Jun 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Striatal cell-type-specific encoding stability and reorganization for goal-directed behavior and habit

Melissa Malvaez, Alvina Liang, Baila S. Hall, Jacqueline R. Giovanniello, Natalie Paredes, Jorge A. González, Garrett J. Blair, Ana C. Sias, Michael D. Murphy, Wanyi Guo, Alicia Wang, Malika Singh, Nicholas K. Griffin, Samuel P. Bridges, Anna J. Wiener, , Kate M. Wassum

The paper tracks and manipulates striatal neuron activity during goal-directed learning and habit formation, finding D1+ neurons maintain stable action representations while A2A+ neurons show transient or slow reorganization.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

A dual-pathway architecture enables chronic stress to disrupt agency and promote habit formation

Jacqueline R. Giovanniello, Natalie Paredes, Anna J. Wiener, Kathia Ramírez-Armenta, Chukwuebuka Oragwam, Hanniel O. Uwadia, Abigail L. Yu, Kayla Y. Lim, Jenna S. Pimenta, Gabriela E. Vilchez, Gift Nnamdi, Alicia Wang, Megha Sehgal, Fernando MCV Reis, Ana C. Sias, , Kate M. Wassum

This study identifies a dual amygdala-striatal pathway architecture by which chronic stress disrupts agency and promotes habit formation in mice.

bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience