Isaac Cervantes-Sandoval

A gαq signaling pathway in dopaminergic neurons suppresses memory

This study identifies Gq signaling in dopaminergic neurons as a memory suppressor in Drosophila using aversive conditioning and imaging techniques.

Modeling Post-traumatic memory deficits: Repeated head injury effects on Novelty detection in Drosophila

This study shows that repeated head injuries in Drosophila cause dose-dependent behavioral, cellular, and circuit dysfunctions similar to mammalian TBI, highlighting both vulnerability and resilience in the mushroom body circuit.

Anesthesia-triggered dopaminergic bursts actively induce forgetting: a paradigm shift in understanding cold-shock amnesia

This paper shows that anesthesia triggers dopamine release from specific neurons, which actively causes forgetting, challenging the idea that memory loss is passive.

Accelerated protein retention expansion microscopy using microwave radiation

This paper introduces a microwave-assisted expansion microscopy protocol that significantly reduces processing time while maintaining resolution and expansion efficiency across different organisms.

Slit regulates subcellular-specific targeting of dendrites and axons in the Drosophila brain

This study shows that Slit-mediated repulsion between dendrites and axons in Drosophila mushroom body neurons regulates subcellular-specific targeting and affects learning and memory.

Olfactory sensory preconditioning in Drosophila: role of memory forgetting in gating S1/S2 associations

The paper demonstrates olfactory sensory preconditioning in Drosophila, showing that non-paired odors can be associated through memory forgetting mechanisms, with Rac1 inhibition extending the sensory buffer.