Héctor Bravo-Rivera

This study investigates the role of somatostatin neurotransmission in prefrontal cortical circuits during learning, showing it shapes configural representations and network dynamics related to salient outcomes.

This paper develops two epigenetic clocks for rhesus macaques and finds that early life adversity, specifically infant maltreatment, is associated with epigenetic age acceleration.

The paper shows that vmPFC Dyn neurons suppress defensive behaviors by releasing dynorphin in response to threats and promoting fear-related network states.

The paper identifies an epigenetic signature in rhesus macaques linked to innate fear responses and shows its association with human acoustic startle responses.

This study shows that pre-trauma neural circuit function predicts individual differences in threat response and vulnerability to PTSD-like behaviors in rats.