Myelination of axons corresponds with faster transmission speed in the prefrontal cortex of developing male rats

S McDougall, WV Riad, A Silva-Gotay, ER Tavares… - eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Myelination of prefrontal circuits during adolescence is thought to lead to enhanced cognitive
processing and improved behavioral control. However, while standard neuroimaging …

Alcohol drinking during early adolescence activates microglial cells and increases frontolimbic Interleukin-1 beta and Toll-like receptor 4 gene expression, with …

A Silva-Gotay, J Davis, ER Tavares, HN Richardson - Neuropharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Adolescent drinking is risky because neural circuits in the frontal lobes are undergoing
maturational processes important for cognitive function and behavioral control in adulthood. …

[HTML][HTML] Shortening time for access to alcohol drives up front-loading behavior, bringing consumption in male rats to the level of females

A Flores-Bonilla, B De Oliveira, A Silva-Gotay… - Biology of sex …, 2021 - Springer
Background Incentives to promote drinking (“happy hour”) can encourage faster rates of
alcohol consumption, especially in women. Sex differences in drinking dynamics may underlie …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in the effect of alcohol drinking on myelinated axons in the anterior cingulate cortex of adolescent rats

ER Tavares, A Silva-Gotay, W Vargas Riad, L Bengston… - Brain sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cognitive deficits associated with teenage drinking may be due to disrupted myelination of
prefrontal circuits. To better understand how alcohol affects myelination, male and female …

Sex Differences in Myelin Deficits and Neuroinflammatory Responses to Adolescent Drinking in Rats

A Silva-Gotay - 2022 - scholarworks.umass.edu
Alcohol binge drinking during adolescence is associated with higher risk of developing
alcohol use disorders later in life. Alcohol can lead to decreased white matter volume, myelin …

SHORTENING TIME FOR ALCOHOL ACCESS DRIVES UP FRONT-LOADING BEHAVIOR, BRINGING CONSUMPTION IN MALE RATS TO THE LEVEL OF FEMALES

A Flores-Bonilla, B De Oliveira, A Silva-Gotay, K Lucier… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Alcohol can have more detrimental effects on mental health in women, even when intake is
comparable or higher in men. This may relate to a differential pattern of drinking, eg, how …

Sex Specific Electrophysiology of Aromatase Neurons in the Medial Amygdala

MH Correia - 2019 - scholarworks.umass.edu
The medial amygdala (MeA) is a central node in the interwoven circuits that regulate social
behavior based on pheromones. Aromatase-expressing (arom+) neurons in the MeA are key …

How Do Adult Songbirds Learn New Sounds? Using Neuromodulators to Probe the Function of the Auditory Association Cortex

M Macedo-Lima - 2020 - scholarworks.umass.edu
The ability to associate sounds and outcomes is vital in the life history of many species.
Animals constantly assess the soundscape for cues associated with threats, competitors, allies, …

Effects of adolescent alcohol binge drinking on prefrontal myelin

WM Vargas-Rodriguez - 2016 - scholarworks.umass.edu
… Jesse McClure, and Andrea Silva-Gotay for their feedback, help, and support. They are lab
mates and friends. I am also very thankful for all the undergraduate students that worked with …

[PDF][PDF] Frank Andre Guridy. 2010. Forging Diaspora: Afro-Cubans and African Americans in a World of Empire and Jim Crow. Chapel Hill: The University of North …

JRH Garcia - Caribbean Studies, 2013 - redalyc.org
… of Empire and Jim Crow, Frank Andre Guridy looks at the complexities of the relationships
between Afro-Cuban organizations and their counterparts in the United States in the period …