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Mirte De Ceuninck

KU LeuvenORCID 0009-0003-6840-5282Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:rat· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Bram VervlietiD· 2 shared Laura LuyteniD· 2 shared Laura VercammeniD· 2 shared Tom BeckersiD· 2 shared Alba López-MoragaiD· 1 shared Rupert PalmeiD· 1 shared Yana Van der Heyden· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintAug 26, 2026

Pharmacological blockade of opioid receptors in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray does not affect avoidance acquisition or performance in rats

Laura Vercammen, Mirte De Ceuninck, Tom Beckers…·Laura Luyten

This study tests if opioid receptor blockade in the vlPAG affects avoidance learning in rats, finding no significant impairment in acquisition or performance.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.17.692586

ratexperimental assay

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Animal Behavior & CognitionProgress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological PsychiatryPeer-reviewedDec 15, 2025

Differential effects of chronic restraint stress on two active avoidance tasks in rats

Alba López-Moraga, Mirte De Ceuninck, Yana Van der Heyden…·Laura Luyten

This study examines how chronic restraint stress affects two active avoidance tasks in rats, finding impaired acquisition in two-way active avoidance but no effect on platform-mediated avoidance or extinction.

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ratbehavioral assay

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