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Cleiton Lopes Aguiar

@lopesaguiarlab.bsky.social
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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. scholar.google.com.br/citations?use…

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Nicolas Guyon @nicolasguyon.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
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
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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...
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Cleiton Lopes Aguiar @lopesaguiarlab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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 .
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Cleiton Lopes Aguiar @lopesaguiarlab.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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/
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Cleiton Lopes Aguiar @lopesaguiarlab.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
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.
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Cleiton Lopes Aguiar @lopesaguiarlab.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
What tools do you prefer to classify brain states along sleep-wake cycle?
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Cleiton Lopes Aguiar @lopesaguiarlab.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Need recommendations of nice profiles within the field of Neuroscience.
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