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María M. Diehl

University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusORCID 0000-0002-7370-6106Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:rat· 3 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1

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Gregory J. QuirkiD· 2 shared Anthony Burgos-RoblesiD· 1 shared Cassandra Kramer· 1 shared Christian Bravo-RiveraiD· 1 shared Ciorana Roman-Ortiz· 1 shared Fabiola N Gonzalez-Diaz· 1 shared Gabriel Rojas-BoweiD· 1 shared Halle Ness· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionFrontiers in Behavioral NeurosciencePeer-reviewedAug 17, 2026

Rats use darting as a strategy to navigate between reward and safety during platform-mediated active avoidance under different social contexts.

Karissa Payne, Shannon Ruble, Halle Ness…·María M. Diehl

This study examines darting behavior in rats during the PMA task, finding that social context influences darting frequency, speed, and location, suggesting it is a learned navigation strategy.

DOI 10.3389/fnbeh.2026.1887899

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedOct 15, 2020

Divergent projections of the prelimbic cortex bidirectionally regulate active avoidance

María M. Diehl, Jorge M. Iravedra-García, Jonathan Morán-Sierra…·Gregory J. Quirk

This study shows that PL cortex projections to VS and BLA bidirectionally regulate active avoidance behavior in rats.

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedMay 31, 2018

Active avoidance requires inhibitory signaling in the rodent prelimbic prefrontal cortex

María M. Diehl, Christian Bravo-Rivera, Jose Rodríguez-Romaguera…·Gregory J. Quirk

The paper investigates the role of inhibitory signaling in the rodent prelimbic prefrontal cortex during active avoidance behavior, finding that inhibitory responses are critical for initiating avoidance.

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