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Cleiton Lopes Aguiar

@lopesaguiarlab.bsky.social

Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil. Our lab investigates the mechanisms of memory formation during sleep in normal and pathogical conditions. https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=BJkJ85AAAAAJ&hl=en

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The interpeduncular nucleus blunts the rewarding effect of nicotine Nicotine activates the dopamine reward system to promote consumption and addiction, but the brain has a natural brake to counteract it. Jehl, Ciscato, Vicq, Guyon, et al. identified the interpeduncula...

Super happy to see our new study, on how the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN) regulates nicotine reward, out today in @cp-neuron.bsky.social!

Using #chemogenetics, we @faurelab.bsky.social show that blocking IPN activation enhances VTA responses and increases nicotine's rewarding effect.
#neuroscience

21.04.2025 17:12 — 👍 15    🔁 3    💬 4    📌 0

@jneurochem.bsky.social

18.02.2025 16:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Are you interested in animal models of Parkinson's disease? Then you must read our systematic review! Check this very nice thread made by @prates-rodrigues.bsky.social .

07.02.2025 12:09 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Our laboratory developed a ripple detector plugin for the Open Ephys GUI. Please get in touch if you are interested to try it:
"An open-source, ready-to-use and validated ripple detector plugin for the Open Ephys GUI"
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35905709/

26.01.2025 19:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm searching for possibilities of funding to cover a sabbatical year as visiting professor abroad in 2026. I'm very interested to collaborate with international researchers within the field of sleep and memory. Please let me know if something interesting comes up.

26.01.2025 19:18 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Very interesting! I'll check it! Thanks!

25.01.2025 00:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

What tools do you prefer to classify brain states along sleep-wake cycle?

25.01.2025 00:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Great! Thank you!

24.01.2025 09:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Not yet. Just added! Thanks a lot!

21.01.2025 21:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Many thanks!!!

21.01.2025 20:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wonderful! Thanks a lot!

21.01.2025 20:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Need recommendations of nice profiles within the field of Neuroscience.

20.01.2025 14:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

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