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Maria M. Ortiz-Juza

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillORCID 0000-0002-8124-5995Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Jose Rodríguez-RomagueraiD· 2 shared Nicolas C. PégardiD· 2 shared Alapika JatkariD· 1 shared Ambika Bhatt· 1 shared Andrew J. BelilosiD· 1 shared Ayden L RingiD· 1 shared Donna GilleskieiD· 1 shared Garret D. StuberiD· 1 shared

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Pupil responses to social stimuli are associated with adaptive behaviors across the first 24 months of life

Rebecca Grzadzinski, Raymond S. Carpenter, Josh Rutsohn, Alapika Jatkar, Kattia Mata, Ambika Bhatt, Maria M. Ortiz-Juza, Madison R. Dennehey, Donna Gilleskie, Jed T. Elison, Nicolas C. Pégard, Jose Rodríguez-Romaguera

This study links pupil responses to social stimuli with adaptive behaviors in infants aged 6-24 months using SESAMI and pupillometry.

Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders · Aug 1, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology

Prepronociceptin-expressing neurons in the extended amygdala signal darting away from an aversive odor

Randall L. Ung, Maria M. Ortiz-Juza, Vincent R. Curtis, Rizk Alghorazi, Geronimo Velazquez-Hernandez, Ayden L Ring, Ruben A. Garcia-Reyes, Garret D. Stuber, Pengcheng Zhou, Hiroyuki Kato, Nicolas C. Pégard, Jose Rodríguez-Romaguera

The paper investigates the role of PnocBNST neurons in encoding behavioral responses to aversive and rewarding odors in mice using calcium imaging and optogenetics.

bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience

Inhibitory ultrapotent chemogenetics activate dopamine D1 receptor-expressing medium spiny neurons

Stephanie C. Gantz, Maria M. Ortiz-Juza, Andrew J. Belilos, Khaled Moussawi

The paper shows that inhibitory chemogenetics using PSAM4-GlyR may activate D1-MSNs instead of inhibiting them, highlighting issues with using chloride conductances for neuronal inhibition.

eLife · Apr 6, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience