Diego E. Pafundo

NMDA receptor hypofunction on GABAergic interneurons results in input-specific Excitatory/Inhibitory imbalance in pyramidal neurons of medial prefrontal cortex.

This study shows that NMDA receptor hypofunction in GABAergic interneurons causes pathway-specific excitatory/inhibitory imbalance in mPFC pyramidal neurons, affecting only ventral hippocampal inputs.

Independence of Cued and Contextual Components of Fear Conditioning is Gated by the Lateral Habenula

This study shows that the lateral habenula is necessary for forming separate contextual and cued memories in fear conditioning, but not for their recall when combined.

Distinct properties of layer 3 pyramidal neurons from prefrontal and parietal areas of the monkey neocortex

This study compares layer 3 pyramidal neurons in monkey prefrontal and parietal cortex, finding differences in physiology, morphology, and gene expression between the regions.