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Class of 2006
Name
Lemos Cunha, Catarina
E-Mail
clemos.catarina@gmail.com
Master Degree
Biology, Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum (Germany)
About the PhD
Field of Research
Neurobiology
Thesis Title
The inhibitory circuitry of the lateral amygdala in mammals
Supervisor(s)
Prof Dr Joseph LeDoux, Prof Dr Antonio Amorim
University
Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
Laboratory
Center for Neural Science, New York University, USA
Date of Thesis Defence
2013-03-04
After the PhD (Current Situation)
Position
Post Doc
Institution
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University, NY
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City
Stony Brook, NY
Country
USA

Relevant Publications
GABA(C) Receptors in the Lateral Amygdala: A Possible Novel Target for the Treatment of Fear and Anxiety Disorders?
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Antagonism of lateral amygdala alpha1-adrenergic receptors facilitates fear conditioning and long-term potentiation.
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Probing the function of neuronal populations: combining micromirror-based optogenetic photostimulation with voltage-sensitive dye imaging.
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Direct functional innervation of dorsolateral striatum spiny projection neurons by the amygdala
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Subcellular functional analysis of direct pathway striatal spiny projection neurons in patch versus matrix compartments of the dorsal striatum
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Improved expression of halorhodopsin for light-induced silencing of neuronal activity.

Zhao S, Cunha C, Zhang F, Liu Q, Gloss B, Deisseroth K, Augustine GJ, Feng G.

Brain Cell Biol. 2008 Aug;36(1-4):141-54. Epub 2008 Oct 17.
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Improved expression of halorhodopsin for light-induced silencing of neuronal activity: S. ZHAO1, C. CUNHA1, F. ZHANG3, Q. LIU2, B. GLOSS2, K. DEISSEROTH3, G. AUGUSTINE1, *G. FENG1; 2008-S-112358-SfN
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