Robert Philip Ganley

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 a GABAergic pathway from the RVM to the spinal dorsal horn that mediates bilateral antinociception and is involved in pain control.

The paper identifies two functionally distinct serotonergic neuron populations in the hindbrain that have opposing effects on nociception by targeting different spinal regions.