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Ventral Pallidum GABA Neuron Inhibition Augments Context-Appropriate Defensive Responses to Learned Threat Cues.

Erica M Ramirez, Maricela X Martinez, Ryan K Rokerya, Vanessa Alizo Vera, Christina M Ruiz, Mitchell R Farrell, Shreeya A Walawalkar, Grace J Kollman, Stephen V Mahler

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Erica M RamirezDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-7596-3592
Maricela X MartinezDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9540-2437
Ryan K RokeryaDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Vanessa Alizo VeraDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4561-2495
Christina M RuizDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Mitchell R FarrellDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Shreeya A WalawalkarDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Grace J KollmanDepartment of Neurosciences, University of California, 9375 Gilman Dr, San Diego, CA 92161, USA.
Stephen V MahlerDepartment of Neurobiology & Behavior, University of California, Irvine. 1203 McGaugh Hall, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8698-0905

Funding

Impact of Cannabinoid Across the Lifespan (ICAL)P50DA044118 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Christine M Gall · 2018 to 2026
$18.2M
Dynamic epigenomic landscape of opioid abuse following early-life adversityU01DA053826 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Tallie Z. Baram, CHRISTIE D FOWLER · 2022 to 2026
$3.4M
Ventral Pallidum Circuits Underlying Preclinical Models of Opioid AddictionR01DA055849 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Stephen Vincent Mahler · 2023 to 2026
$1.4M
On circuit mechanisms of reward behaviors after early-life adversityR01MH132680 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI BARAM, TALLIE Z., CHEN, YUNCAI · 2023 to 2024
$1.3M
Persistent Impacts of Adolescent THC on Microglial Function and Opioid Addiction RiskF99NS141399 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI MARTINEZ, MARICELA XOCHIL · 2024 to 2025
$94k
NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA044118NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA055849NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA053826NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH132680NINDS NIH HHS F99 NS141399
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ventral pallidum (VP) is embedded within the brain circuits controlling motivated behavior, which are heavily implicated in addiction and other psychiatric disorders. Prior work showed that VP GABAergic neurons (VP

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Aversive MotivationDefensive TreadingFear ConditioningLateral HabenulaRats

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PMID40909614
PMCPMC12407979

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