graduation at Ciências Biológicas - Bacharelado from Universidade de São Paulo (2001), graduation at Ciências Biológicas - Licenciatura from Universidade de São Paulo (2001), master's at Psychology from Universidade de São Paulo (2004) and doctorate at Psychology from Universidade de São Paulo (2006). Has experience in Morphology, focusing on Anatomy, acting on the following subjects: comportamento exploratório, rato, amigdala, labirinto em cruz-elevado and luminosidade. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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An important model for studying aversive learning is the two-way active avoidance model in which the learning is evaluated by the number of avoidance responses that occur in anticipation of the aversive stimulus (footshock). An important data is that there is a substantial number of animals (around 20%) that do not learning this task. Those animals failed in avoidance the aversive stimulu…
The two-way active avoidance is an animal model of aversive learning, in which we can observe two distinct subpopulations of animals, the good and the poor performers. It has been suggested that there is a correlation between the aversive system and the anxiety levels, then the aim of this work is to elucidate whether there are previous differences between the level of fear and anxiety in…
The aggressiveness is a heterogeneous behavior that has many facets and can be related to violence, impulsivity, irritability and hostility. The commonly applied treatment is the use of several medications. However, some individuals exhibit refractory aggression, considered a problem of public order whose only treatment recommended by competent organs and health inspectors is the realizat…
Human aggression is a complex behavior that involves several physiological and social factors. It has a high prevalence in individuals suffering from neuropsychiatric disorders and is one of the most important comorbidities resulting in patient institutionalization. Many brain structures are related to the control of aggressive behavior, nonetheless the hyper-activation of the amygdala an…
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