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Erica M. Ramirez

University of California, IrvineORCID 0009-0002-7596-3592Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Alcino J. SilvaiD· 1 shared Alessandro LuchettiiD· 1 shared Alexandra TzilivakiiD· 1 shared Ananya ChowdhuryiD· 1 shared Christina M. RuiziD· 1 shared Daniel Almeida FilhoiD· 1 shared George KastellakisiD· 1 shared Giselle FernandesiD· 1 shared

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Ventral Pallidum GABA Neuron Inhibition Augments Context-Appropriate Defensive Responses to Learned Threat Cues

Erica M. Ramirez, Maricela X. Martinez, Ryan K. Rokerya, Vanessa Alizo Vera, Christina M. Ruiz, Mitchell R. Farrell, Shreeya A. Walawalkar, Hazael Ramirez-Ramirez, Grace J Kollman, Stephen V. Mahler

This study inhibits VP GABA neurons and finds it increases context-appropriate defensive responses to learned threat cues without affecting memory formation.

Neurobiology of Stress · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

A Locus Coeruleus- dorsal CA1 dopaminergic circuit modulates memory linking

Ananya Chowdhury, Alessandro Luchetti, Giselle Fernandes, Daniel Almeida Filho, George Kastellakis, Alexandra Tzilivaki, Erica M. Ramirez, Mary Y. Tran, Panayiota Poirazi, Alcino J. Silva

The paper identifies a locus coeruleus-dorsal CA1 dopaminergic circuit that modulates memory linking without affecting memory formation.

Neuron · Aug 29, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience