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Matilde Castro

Johns Hopkins UniversityORCID 0000-0001-7498-483XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintMay 14, 2026

The Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Encodes the Motivation to Pursue Ethanol

Matilde Castro, Jingren Gu, Teresa Dong…·Patricia H. Janak

This study investigates how CeA neurons encode motivation for ethanol and natural rewards, finding that neural responses to cues predict engagement and action vigor.

DOI 10.64898/2026.05.11.724330

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NeuroscienceiSciencePeer-reviewedApr 1, 2024

Encoding and context-dependent control of reward consumption within the central nucleus of the amygdala

Kurt M. Fraser, Tabitha H. Kim, Matilde Castro…·Patricia H. Janak

This study investigates how the central amygdala encodes and controls reward consumption in rats, showing that optogenetic stimulation enhances intake of preferred rewards but not less-preferred ones.

11 citations

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