Raquel G. Correia

The paper identifies valence-specific neuronal ensembles in the laterodorsal tegmentum that encode salient stimuli and modulate motivated behavior through optogenetic reactivation.

The paper identifies distinct neuronal ensembles in the nucleus accumbens activated by cocaine and foot shock, showing different functional roles in reward and aversion.

The paper introduces hpGRISZ, a fluorescent biosensor for in vivo imaging of synaptic zinc dynamics, showing high responsiveness and suitability for detecting extracellular zinc release.

The paper shows that D1- and D2-MSNs in the NAc shell encode appetitive and aversive stimuli and their extinction, with D2-MSNs playing a key role in aversive association extinction.

This study shows that activating D2-MSN projections to the ventral pallidum increases anxious-like behavior in mice, linked to reduced GABAergic activity in the VP.

This study shows that D2-MSN projections to the ventral pallidum have opposing effects on motivation depending on the phase of motivated behavior.