Neuronal circuits of reward and aversion
Since the moment we wake up, we are continuously flooded with sensory information of variable relevance. Therefore, our brains evolved to filter information…
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- Brain Circuits and Neuron-glia Adaptations
- Leandro A. Aguiar
Leandro A. Aguiar
- electrophysiology
- reward
- aversion
- syncronization
Graduated in Biology from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE). Master and Doctor in Animal Bioscience also from UFRPE. In the master’s degree, he studied the effects of ionizing radiation on electrophysiological activity, with emphasis on the use of mathematical tools as biomarkers of exposure to ionizing radiation. During his PhD, he studied the process of synchronization between cortical regions during a time task. He was a temporary professor of biophysics at the Federal University of Paraíba. He recently joined the Reward & Aversion Lab, led by Ana João Rodrigues, located at ICVS/School of Medicine, University of Minho. Interested in electrophysiological recordings in awake animals in the nucleus accumbens and laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, amongst other brain regions.
Leandro A. Aguiar
- electrophysiology
- reward
- aversion
- syncronization
Graduated in Biology from the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE). Master and Doctor in Animal Bioscience also from UFRPE. In the master’s degree, he studied the effects of ionizing radiation on electrophysiological activity, with emphasis on the use of mathematical tools as biomarkers of exposure to ionizing radiation. During his PhD, he studied the process of synchronization between cortical regions during a time task. He was a temporary professor of biophysics at the Federal University of Paraíba. He recently joined the Reward & Aversion Lab, led by Ana João Rodrigues, located at ICVS/School of Medicine, University of Minho. Interested in electrophysiological recordings in awake animals in the nucleus accumbens and laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, amongst other brain regions.
Scientific Highlights
[1] H. Lima, I. Lopes, A. Oliveira, E. Costa, L. Aguiar, B. Lindoso, M. Silva, J. Silva, R. Nogueira, Omega-3 effects on electrocorticographic patterns of adult wistar rats exposed to ionizing radiation, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports 26 (2021) 100992. 2
[2] N. Lotfi, T. Feliciano, L. A. Aguiar, T. P. L. Silva, T. T. Carvalho, O. A. Rosso, M. Copelli, F. S. Matias, P. V. Carelli, Statistical complexity is maximized close to criticality in cortical dynamics, Physical Review E 103 (1) (2021) 012415.
[3] L. A. Aguiar, N. A. de Vasconcelos, G. C. Tunes, A. J. Fontenele, R. de Albuquerque Nogueira, M. B. Reyes, P. V. Carelli, Low-cost open hardware system for behavioural experiments simultaneously with electrophysiological recordings, HardwareX 8 (2020) e00132.
[4] T. T. A. Carvalho, A. J. Fontenele, M. Girardi-Schappo, T. Feliciano, L. A. A. Aguiar, T. P. L. Silva, N. A. P. de Vasconcelos, P. V. Carelli, M. Copelli, Subsampled directed-percolation models explain scaling relations experimentally observed in the brain, Frontiers in Neural Circuits 14 (2021) 83.
[5] N. Lotfi, A. J. Fontenele, T. Feliciano, L. A. Aguiar, N. A. de Vasconcelos, C. Soares-Cunha, B. Coimbra, A. J. Rodrigues, N. Sousa, M. Copelli, et al., Signatures of brain criticality unveiled by maximum entropy analysis across cortical states, Physical Review E 102 (1) (2020) 012408.
[6] A. J. Fontenele, N. A. P. de Vasconcelos, T. Feliciano, L. A. A. Aguiar, C. Soares-Cunha, B. Coimbra, L. Dalla Porta, S. Ribeiro, A. J. a. Rodrigues, N. Sousa, P. V. Carelli, M. Copelli, Criticality between cortical states, Phys. Rev. Lett. 122 (2019) 208101.
[7] L. Aguiar, I. Silva, T. Fernandes, R. Nogueira, Long-term correlation of the electrocorticogram as a bioindicator of brain exposure to ionizing radiation, Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research (AHEAD) (2015) 00–00.
[8] T. S. Fernandes, I. A. M. S. Silva, R. B. Moraes, L. A. A. Aguiar, A. Amaral, C. T. Barbosa, R. A. Nogueira, Non-linear dynamics of chromosome condensation induced by colcemid, Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology 56 (2013) 85 – 92.
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School of Medicine,
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Campus de Gualtar
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Portugal
GPS: +41° 33′ 47.33″, -8° 24′ 3.39″
Copyright ©2022 ICVS. All Rights Reserved
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School of Medicine,
University of Minho,
Campus de Gualtar
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Portugal
GPS: +41° 33′ 47.33″, -8° 24′ 3.39″