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Leticia Ramı́rez-Lugo

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoORCID 0000-0003-1708-3511Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:rat· 2

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Elizabeth Illescas-HuertaiD· 2 shared Francisco Sotres-BayóniD· 2 shared Rodrigo O. SierraiD· 2 shared Axel R Bolanos· 1 shared Jorge Alberto QuillfeldtiD· 1 shared

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NeuroscienceJournal of Neuroscience ResearchPeer-reviewedAug 1, 2026

A selective cortico-limbic network organizes behavior during reward seeking under threat

Rodrigo O. Sierra, Leticia Ramı́rez-Lugo, Elizabeth Illescas-Huerta…·Francisco Sotres-Bayón

This study identifies a selective cortico-limbic network involved in resolving motivational conflict during reward seeking under threat by inactivating brain regions in rats.

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NeuroscienceFrontiers in NeurosciencePeer-reviewedMay 4, 2021

Conflict-mediated tasks for studying the act of facing threats in pursuit of rewards

Elizabeth Illescas-Huerta, Leticia Ramı́rez-Lugo, Rodrigo O. Sierra…·Francisco Sotres-Bayón

This paper develops three conflict-mediated tasks to study how rats balance threats and rewards, finding that low-dose diazepam facilitates reward-seeking despite threats.

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