Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at Medicina from Universidade de São Paulo (1980), master's at Physiology from Universidade de São Paulo (1986) and doctorate at Physiology from Universidade de São Paulo (1988). He is currently full professor at Universidade de São Paulo. Has experience in Physiology, focusing on Physiology of Organs ans Systems, acting on the following subjects: comportamento de defesa, hypothalamus, defensive behavior, hipotalamo and comportamento predatorio. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
Olfactory fear conditioning is a powerful and innovative framework to model intergenerational stress because it allows us to "tag" a stressor in one generation (odor + US) and then follow the tag (odor) in the future offspring at the level of structure (visualize olfactory neurons), function (flow of olfactory information from the periphery into the central nervous system), and genetics...
In this Project we propose a broad series of studies to investigate innate and learned fear responses to predatory threats and to evaluate candidate genes related to aggressive behavior. In the first series of studies, we shall first investigate the neural and molecular mechanisms underlying fear memory to predatory threats, examining: a) the role of cortical circuits and dorsolateral ...
Dr. Caroline Blanchard's visit to our lab will be very helpful to develop ongoing projects in our lab and new proposals to understand the neural basis of defensive aggression. Among the ongoing projects in our laboratory, Dr. Caroline Blanchard will be working in two specific projects, which are part of our FAPESP research grant Neural Basis of Fear and Aggression (Project # 2014/05432-...
The overall aim is to generate breakthrough advances in the neuroscience of anxiety and social behayiours, and the funding to enable them, by bringing together two neuroscientists (Canteras: São Paulo; Lever: Durham) with highly complementary techniques a (AU)
The hypothalamus has a central role in the control of fundamental goal-oriented behaviors, but a clear understanding of its structure-function relations remains incomplete. The gaps in our knowledge are particularly evident for the poorly studied lateral hypothalamic area (LHA). However, a series of recent tract-tracing studies have made substantial inroads in to this relatively unstudi...
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In rodents, subcortical nuclei have been showed as important areas in reproductive and social behaviors. Our group has focused on mapping brain areas involved in aggressive and defensive behaviors in animals exposed to the resident-intruder paradigm. Circuits encompassing amygdalar, hypothalamic and brain stem sites have been outlined as involved in the mediation of aggressive and defe...
Several studies have suggested an involvement of the Periaqueductal gray matter (PAG) in different behaviors that may share a component at motivational level. Previous studies from our lab suggest the existence of similar activation patterns of the lateral PAG (lPAG) in response to innate behaviors underlain by opposite motivational drivers, namely, insect predation and intraspecific de...
It is well known that the spatial location of an individual towards a potential threat determines the nature of the fear response. Depending on the proximity of the threat, an individual may display a freezing, avoidance or a fight response. One form of avoidance that has been recently investigated is the signaled active avoidance (AA). In parallel, our group has investigated a non-inst...
The basolateral nucleus of the amygdala is usually study as the combination of both the lateral nucleus (LA) and basolateral (BLA). The role of BLA and LA in the expression and acquisition of conditioned fear to a painful stimulus has been extensively studied. Experiments conducted in our laboratory confirm that animals with bilateral lesions in the LA show a decrease of innate fear res...
The periaqueductal gray, in particular its dorsolateral part (PAGdl) is known to be critically involved in the organization of innate and contextual fear responses to predatory threats. However, recent findings from our group has shown that PAGdl-lesioned animals exposed to a live predator showed clear fear responses, avoiding the predator and presenting a pattern of cautious exploratio...
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Recent technological advances open up causal investigation and specificity for the fast timescales of natural nervous system communication enabling an unprecedented level of hypothesis-testing precision. To understand how neural circuit activity controls behavior, experimental interventions should be performed with genetic, anatomical and temporal precision. Genetically encoded Ca2+ ind...
It is well known that the spatial location of an individual towards a potential threat determines the nature of the fear response. Depending on the proximity of the threat, an individual may display a freezing, avoidance or a fight response. One form of avoidance that has been recently investigated is the signaled active avoidance (AA) The neural circuits implicated are now being well i...
The dorsal premammillary nucleus (PMd) represents one of the most mobilized sites during social agonistic encounters and provides strong projections to the dorsal part of the periaqueductal gray (dPAG) and the ventral part of the anteromedial thalamic nucleus (AMv). In the present study, we plan to study the role of the PMd and its main targets (i.e., dPAG and AMv) in the innate and con...
In mice chronic social defeat leads to a behavioral and physiological condition that resembles depressive states in human patients, including physiological dysfunction, anhedonia and motivational deficits. Lesions in the dorsal premammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus disrupt behavioral and neuroendocrine responses of animals exposed to one social defeat. In this project, we aim to inv...
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Publications | 29 |
Citations | 542 |
Cit./Article | 18.7 |
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CAVALCANTE, JUDNEY CLEY; BITTENCOURT, JACKSON CIONI; ELIAS, CAROL FUZETI. Distribution of the neuronal inputs to the ventral premammillary nucleus of male and female rats. Brain Research, v. 1582, p. 77-90, SEP 25 2014. Web of Science Citations: 4. (05/59286-4, 04/13849-5)
KLEIN, MARIANNE ORLANDINI; CRUZ, ALINE DE MELLO; MACHADO, FRANCIELE CORREA; PICOLO, GISELE; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO; FELICIO, LUCIANO FREITAS. Periaqueductal gray mu and kappa opioid receptors determine behavioral selection from maternal to predatory behavior in lactating rats. Behavioural Brain Research, v. 274, p. 62-72, NOV 1 2014. Web of Science Citations: 5. (10/06774-0, 13/01610-7)
CEZARIO, A. F.; RIBEIRO-BARBOSA, E. R.; BALDO, M. V. C.; CANTERAS, N. S.. Hypothalamic sites responding to predator threats - the role of the dorsal premammillary nucleus in unconditioned and conditioned antipredatory defensive behavior. European Journal of Neuroscience, v. 28, n. 5, p. 1003-1015, Sept. 2008. Web of Science Citations: 55. (05/59286-4)
MOTTA, SIMONE C.; GOTO, MARINA; GOUVEIA, FLAVIA V.; BALDO, MARCUS V. C.; CANTERAS, NEWTON S.; SWANSON, LARRY W.. Dissecting the brain's fear system reveals the hypothalamus is critical for responding in subordinate conspecific intruders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, v. 106, n. 12, p. 4870-4875, Mar. 2009. Web of Science Citations: 82. (05/59286-4)
MOTA-ORTIZ, SANDRA REGINA; SUKIKARA, MARCIA HARUMI; BITTENCOURT, JACKSON CIONI; BALDO, MARCUS VINICIUS; ELIAS, CAROL FUZETI; FELICIO, LUCIANO FREITAS; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. The periaqueductal gray as a critical site to mediate reward seeking during predatory hunting. Behavioural Brain Research, v. 226, n. 1, p. 32-40, JAN 1 2012. Web of Science Citations: 16. (04/13849-5)
SUKIKARA, M. H.; CRUZ, A. M.; FELIPPE, E. C. G.; ANSELMO-FRANCI, J. A.; CANTERAS, N. S.; DE OLIVEIRA, C. A.; FELICIO, L. F.. Morphine-Induced Changes in Opioid Sensitivity in Postpartum Females: A Unique Progesterone Response. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, v. 23, n. 11, SI, p. 1134-1138, NOV 2011. Web of Science Citations: 3.
DOS SANTOS, LUCELIA MENDES; BOSCHEN, SUELEN LUCIO; BORTOLANZA, MARIZA; DE OLIVEIRA, WAGNER FERNANDES; FURIGO, ISADORA CLIVATTI; MOTA-ORTIZ, SANDRA REGINA; DA CUNHA, CLAUDIO; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. The role of the ventrolateral caudoputamen in predatory hunting. Physiology & Behavior, v. 105, n. 3, p. 893-898, FEB 1 2012. Web of Science Citations: 4. (05/59286-4)
CRUZ, ALINE DE MELLO; MAIORKA, PAULO C.; CANTERAS, NEWTON S.; SUKIKARA, MARCIA H.; FELICIO, LUCIANO F.. Morphine treatment during pregnancy modulates behavioral selection in lactating rats. Physiology & Behavior, v. 101, n. 1, p. 40-44, AUG 4 2010. Web of Science Citations: 8.
SUKIKARA, MARCIA HARUMI; MOTA-ORTIZ, SANDRA REGINA; BALDO, MARCUS VINICIUS; FELICIO, LUCIANO FREITAS; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. The periaqueductal gray and its potential role in maternal behavior inhibition in response to predatory threats. Behavioural Brain Research, v. 209, n. 2, p. 226-233, JUN 19 2010. Web of Science Citations: 34.
FURIGO, I. C.; DE OLIVEIRA, W. F.; DE OLIVEIRA, A. R.; COMOLI, E.; BALDO, M. V. C.; MOTA-ORTIZ, S. R.; CANTERAS, N. S.. THE ROLE OF THE SUPERIOR COLLICULUS IN PREDATORY HUNTING. Neuroscience, v. 165, n. 1, p. 1-15, JAN 13 2010. Web of Science Citations: 20. (05/59286-4)
DONATO, JR., JOSE; CAVALCANTE, JUDNEY CLEY; SILVA, RENATA JULIANA; TEIXEIRA, ALINE STAVIN; BITTENCOURT, JACKSON CIONI; ELIAS, CAROL FUZETI. Male and female odors induce Fos expression in chemically defined neuronal population. Physiology & Behavior, v. 99, n. 1, p. 67-77, JAN 2010. Web of Science Citations: 31. (04/13849-5)
CARVALHO-NETTO, EDUARDO F.; MARTINEZ, RAQUEL C. R.; BALDO, MARCUS VINICIUS C.; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. Evidence for the thalamic targets of the medial hypothalamic defensive system mediating emotional memory to predatory threats. NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY, v. 93, n. 4, p. 479-486, MAY 2010. Web of Science Citations: 16. (05/59286-4)
PEDROSA, ROGERIO G.; DONATO, JR., JOSE; PIRES, IVANIR S.; TIRAPEGUI, JULIO. Leucine supplementation favors liver protein status but does not reduce body fat in rats during 1 week of food restriction. APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM, v. 35, n. 2, p. 180-183, APR 2010. Web of Science Citations: 9.
MIRANDA-PAIVA‚ C.M.; CANTERAS‚ N.S.; SUKIKARA‚ M.H.; NASELLO‚ A.G.; MACKOWIAK‚ I.I.; FELICIO‚ L.F.. Periaqueductal gray cholecystokinin infusions block morphine-induced disruption of maternal behavior. Peptides, v. 28, n. 3, p. 657-662, 2007.
BIAZOLI‚ C.E.; GOTO‚ M.; CAMPOS‚ A.M.P.; CANTERAS‚ N.S.. The supragenual nucleus: a putative relay station for ascending vestibular signs to head direction cells. Brain Research, v. 1094, n. 1, p. 138-148, 2006.
FATURI, C. B.; RANGEL, JR., M. J.; BALDO, M. V. C.; CANTERAS, N. S.. Functional mapping of the circuits involved in the expression of contextual fear responses in socially defeated animals. Brain Structure & Function, v. 219, n. 3, p. 931-946, MAY 2014. Web of Science Citations: 7. (11/02425-3)
DONATO, JR., JOSE; SILVA, RENATA J.; SITA, LUCIANE V.; LEE, SYANN; LEE, CHARLOTTE; LACCHINI, SILVIA; BITTENCOURT, JACKSON C.; FRANCI, CELSO R.; CANTERAS, NEWTON S.; ELIAS, CAROL F.. The Ventral Premammillary Nucleus Links Fasting-Induced Changes in Leptin Levels and Coordinated Luteinizing Hormone Secretion. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, v. 29, n. 16, p. 5240-5250, APR 22 2009. Web of Science Citations: 68. (04/09638-9, 05/59286-4, 04/13849-5)
MOTA-ORTIZ, SANDRA REGINA; SUKIKARA, MARCIA HARUMI; FELICIO, LUCIANO FREITAS; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. Afferent Connections to the Rostrolateral Part of the Periaqueductal Gray: A Critical Region Influencing the Motivation Drive to Hunt and Forage. NEURAL PLASTICITY, 2009. Web of Science Citations: 18. (05/59286-4)
DO MONTE, FABRICIO H. M.; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO; FERNANDES, DANIEL; ASSREUY, JAMIL; CAROBREZ, ANTONIO P.. New Perspectives on beta-Adrenergic Mediation of Innate and Learned Fear Responses to Predator Odor. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, v. 28, n. 49, p. 13296-13302, DEC 3 2008. Web of Science Citations: 41. (05/59286-4)
MOTTA, SIMONE C.; GUIMARAES, CIBELE CARLA; FURIGO, ISADORA CLIVATTI; SUKIKARA, MARCIA HARUMI; BALDO, MARCUS V. C.; LONSTEIN, JOSEPH S.; CANTERAS, NEWTON S.. Ventral premammillary nucleus as a critical sensory relay to the maternal aggression network. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. 110, n. 35, p. 14438-14443, AUG 27 2013. Web of Science Citations: 12. (11/02425-3, 05/59286-4)
VIELLARD, JULIETTE; BALDO, MARCUS VINICIUS C.; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. Testing conditions in shock-based contextual fear conditioning influence both the behavioral responses and the activation of circuits potentially involved in contextual avoidance. Behavioural Brain Research, v. 315, p. 123-129, DEC 15 2016. Web of Science Citations: 0. (14/05432-9)
MOTTA, SIMONE C.; CAROBREZ, ANTONIO P.; CANTERAS, NEWTON S.. The periaqueductal gray and primal emotional processing critical to influence complex defensive responses, fear learning and reward seeking. NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS, v. 76, n. A, p. 39-47, MAY 2017. Web of Science Citations: 2. (14/05432-9)
CANTERAS, NEWTON S.; PAVESI, ELOISA; CAROBREZ, ANTONIO P.. Olfactory instruction for fear: neural system analysis. FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE, v. 9, AUG 6 2015. Web of Science Citations: 6. (14/05432-9)
SITA, LUCIANE VALERIA; DINIZ, GIOVANNE BARONI; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO; XAVIER, GILBERTO FERNANDO; BITTENCOURT, JACKSON CIONI. Effect of intrahippocampal administration of anti-melanin-concentrating hormone on spatial food-seeking behavior in rats. Peptides, v. 76, p. 130-138, FEB 2016. Web of Science Citations: 2. (04/13849-5)
MOTTA, SIMONE CRISTINA; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. Restraint stress and social defeat: What they have in common. Physiology & Behavior, v. 146, n. SI, p. 105-110, JUL 1 2015. Web of Science Citations: 5. (14/05432-9, 10/05905-3)
MARTINEZ, R. C.; CARVALHO-NETTO, E. F.; RIBEIRO-BARBOSA, E. R.; BALDO, M. V. C.; CANTERAS, N. S.. AMYGDALAR ROLES DURING EXPOSURE TO A LIVE PREDATOR AND TO A PREDATOR-ASSOCIATED CONTEXT. Neuroscience, v. 172, p. 314-328, JAN 13 2011. Web of Science Citations: 40. (05/59286-4)
CANTERAS‚ N.S.; GOTO‚ M.. Fos-like immunoreactivity in the periaqueductal gray of rats exposed to a natural predator. Neuroreport, v. 10, n. 2, p. 413, 1999.
COMOLI‚ E.; RIBEIRO-BARBOSA‚ ER; CANTERAS‚ N.S.. Predatory hunting and exposure to a live predator induce opposite patterns of Fos immunoreactivity in the PAG. Behavioural Brain Research, v. 138, n. 1, p. 17-28, 2003.
DONATO, JR., J.; LEE, C.; RATRA, D. V.; FRANCI, C. R.; CANTERAS, N. S.; ELIAS, C. F.. LESIONS OF THE VENTRAL PREMAMMILLARY NUCLEUS DISRUPT THE DYNAMIC CHANGES IN KISS1 AND GNRH EXPRESSION CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PROESTRUS-ESTRUS TRANSITION. Neuroscience, v. 241, p. 67-79, JUN 25 2013. Web of Science Citations: 21. (05/59286-4)
LIMA, FERNANDO F. B.; SITA, LUCIANE V.; OLIVEIRA, AMANDA R.; COSTA, HELDER C.; DA SILVA, JOELCIMAR M.; MORTARA, RENATO A.; HAEMMERLE, CARLOS A. S.; XAVIER, GILBERTO F.; CANTERAS, NEWTON S.; BITTENCOURT, JACKSON C.. Hypothalamic melanin-concentrating hormone projections to the septo-hippocampal complex in the rat. Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, v. 47, p. 1-14, JAN 2013. Web of Science Citations: 11. (07/56975-9, 04/13849-5)
SANDRA MARIA LIMA RIBEIRO; ZIRLENE ADRIANA DOS SANTOS; RENATA JULIANA DA SILVA; ELIANA LOUZADA; JOSÉ DONATO JUNIOR; JULIO TIRAPEGUI. Leptina: aspectos sobre o balanço energético, exercício físico e amenorréia do esforço. Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, v. 51, n. 1, p. 11-24, Fev. 2007.
KOBAN‚ M.; SITA‚ L.V.; LE‚ W.W.; HOFFMAN‚ G.E.. Sleep deprivation of rats: the hyperphagic response is real. Sleep, v. 31, n. 7, p. 927, 2008. (06/06289-9)
HAN, WENFEI; TELLEZ, LUIS A.; RANGEL, JR., MIGUEL J.; MOTTA, SIMONE C.; ZHANG, XIAOBING; PEREZ, ISAAC O.; CANTERAS, NEWTON S.; SHAMMAH-LAGNADO, SARA J.; VAN DEN POL, ANTHONY N.; DE ARAUJO, IVAN E.. Integrated Control of Predatory Hunting by the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala. Cell, v. 168, n. 1-2, p. 311+, JAN 12 2017. Web of Science Citations: 19. (14/26742-6, 12/24679-0)
XAVIER DE LIMA, MIGUEL ANTONIO; BALDO, MARCUS VINICIUS C.; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. A role for the anteromedial thalamic nucleus in the acquisition of contextual fear memory to predatory threats. Brain Structure & Function, v. 222, n. 1, p. 113-129, JAN 2017. Web of Science Citations: 3. (14/05432-9, 13/04802-4)
BINDI, RICARDO PASSONI; BALDO, MARCUS VINICIUS C.; CANTERAS, NEWTON SABINO. Roles of the anterior basolateral amygdalar nucleus during exposure to a live predator and to a predator-associated context. Behavioural Brain Research, v. 342, p. 51-56, APR 16 2018. Web of Science Citations: 0. (14/05432-9, 15/00620-4)