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Quirk, Gregory J.

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keywords	optogenetics
overview	My research focuses on the neural circuits of fear regulation, using rodent and human models of fear conditioning, extinction, and active avoidance. My lab uses a variety of experimental techniques including multichannel unit recording, optogenetics, immunocytochemistry, electrical stimulation, and computational modeling. We focus on how the prefrontal cortex influences fear-related activity in the amygdala, thalamus and striatum. This work is applicable to PTSD and OCD, and is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. My lab has been in Puerto Rico for 18 years and consists of approximately 14 students, post-docs, and technicians, from the U.S., Puerto Rico, and other parts of Latin America. My long-term goal is to promote neuroscience research and training in Latin America.

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My research focuses on the neural circuits of fear regulation, using rodent and human models of fear conditioning, extinction, and active avoidance. My lab uses a variety of experimental techniques including multichannel unit recording, optogenetics, immunocytochemistry, electrical stimulation, and computational modeling. We focus on how the prefrontal cortex influences fear-related activity in the amygdala, thalamus and striatum. This work is applicable to PTSD and OCD, and is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. My lab has been in Puerto Rico for 18 years and consists of approximately 14 students, post-docs, and technicians, from the U.S., Puerto Rico, and other parts of Latin America. My long-term goal is to promote neuroscience research and training in Latin America.

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Academic Article	A temporal shift in the circuits mediating retrieval of fear memory.
Academic Article	Revisiting the role of infralimbic cortex in fear extinction with optogenetics.
Academic Article	Active avoidance requires inhibitory signaling in the rodent prelimbic prefrontal cortex.
Academic Article	Divergent projections of the prelimbic cortex bidirectionally regulate active avoidance.
Grant	Prefrontal amygdala interactions in fear conditioning

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