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Matthew R. Burns

University of FloridaORCID 0000-0002-9309-7723Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Barry SetlowiD· 2 shared Charles J. FrazieriD· 2 shared Jennifer L. BizoniD· 2 shared Mojdeh FarajiiD· 2 shared Alexa-Rae Wheeler· 1 shared Azin Behnood‐RodiD· 1 shared Brandon M Hellbusch· 1 shared Caesar M. HernandeziD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron activity mediates multi-valent outcomes during decision making under risk of punishment

Wonn S. Pyon, Omar A. Viera-Resto, Mojdeh Faraji, Shelby L. Blaes, Caitlin A. Orsini, Max S Gotlin, Christos Raptis, Carolina Cruz-Wegener, Azin Behnood‐Rod, Brandon M Hellbusch, S Joseph, Jacob Barrett, Hannah M. Holik, Sarthak M. Singhal, Matthew R. Burns, , Barry Setlow

This study investigates how VTA dopamine neuron activity influences decision-making under risk of punishment in rats, finding that their activity scales with punishment probability and intensity and causally affects subsequent choices.

bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Dissociable, species-specific impact of Aβ on static and dynamic functional connectomes

Matteo M. Grudny, Nicholas Rodriguez, Thomas J. Murdy, Zachary D Simon, Quan Vo, Wen Li, Matthew R. Burns, Damon G. Lamb, Catherine Cook Kaczorowski, Paramita Chakrabarty, Marcelo Febo

This paper examines how beta-amyloid affects static and dynamic functional connectomes in mice and humans, finding species-specific differences in network stability and dynamics.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Optogenetic inhibition reveals distinct contributions of medial prefrontal cortex to intertemporal choice in young and aged rats

Mojdeh Faraji, Caesar M. Hernandez, Alexa-Rae Wheeler, Todd J Sahagian, Scott W. Harden, Charles J. Frazier, Matthew R. Burns, Barry Setlow, Jennifer L. Bizon

This study uses optogenetic inhibition to examine how medial prefrontal cortex influences intertemporal choice in young and aged rats, finding age-specific effects on reward preference.

Cerebral Cortex · Oct 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience