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Natacha Vieitas‐Gaspar

University of MinhoORCID 0000-0002-6503-0046Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:mouse· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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Dissociable neuronal substrates for positive and negative valence stimuli in the nucleus accumbens

Raquel G. Correia, Ana Verónica Domingues, Leandro A. A. Aguiar, Margarida Cunha-Macedo, Daniela Vilasboas‐Campos, Natacha Vieitas‐Gaspar, R. Jungmann, Eduardo Teixeira, Bárbara Coimbra, Ana João Rodrigues, Carina Soares‐Cunha

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

bioRxiv · Jan 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Nucleus accumbens neurons dynamically encode positive and aversive associative learning

Catarina Deseyve, Ana Verónica Domingues, Tawan T. A. Carvalho, Natacha Vieitas‐Gaspar, Luísa Pinto, Nuno Sousa, Bárbara Coimbra, Ana João Rodrigues, Carina Soares‐Cunha

This study examines how D1- and D2-neurons in the nucleus accumbens encode positive and aversive associations during Pavlovian conditioning, showing dynamic changes in their activity.

bioRxiv · Apr 21, 2023 · PreprintNeuroscience

Involvement of nucleus accumbens D2-MSN projections to the ventral pallidum in anxious-like behavior

Raquel G. Correia, Ana Verónica Domingues, Bárbara Coimbra, Natacha Vieitas‐Gaspar, Nuno Sousa, Luísa Pinto, Ana João Rodrigues, Carina Soares‐Cunha

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.

bioRxiv · May 23, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

Distinct role of nucleus accumbens D2-MSN projections to ventral pallidum in different phases of motivated behavior

Carina Soares‐Cunha, Ana Verónica Domingues, Raquel G. Correia, Bárbara Coimbra, Natacha Vieitas‐Gaspar, Nivaldo A. P. de Vasconcelos, Luísa Pinto, Nuno Sousa, Ana João Rodrigues

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

Cell Reports · Feb 1, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience