Conducta sexual y platicidad neuronal
LÍNEA DE INVESTIGACIÓN
Estudio del desarrollo y la evolución de centros y redes neurales que reciben información olfativa y están implicados en la regulación de las emociones y el comportamiento social. En particular, el grupo se ha centrado en el estudio de la amígdala, que está alterada en prácticamente todos los trastornos psiquiátricos y del neurodesarrollo.
UBICACIÓN
Departament de Medicina Experimental, Universitat de Lleida / Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida)
Miembros del equipo
INVESTIGADOR PRINCIPAL
- Medina, Loreta
- Desfilis, Ester
MIEMBROS
- Antonio Abellán Rodenas
- Alba González Alonso
- Júlia Freixes Vidal
- Ana Martínez Gómez
Publicaciones recientes
Postnatal plasticity in the olfactory system of the juvenile swine brain
Freixes J, Abdel-Rahman FES, Nebbia R, Medina L, Desfilis E. Postnatal plasticity in the olfactory system of the juvenile swine brain. Brain Struct Funct doi: 10.1007/s00429-025-03008-1
Rudolf Nieuwenhuys (11 June 1927–4 November 2024): a scholarly life
Bakker S, ten Donkelaar HJ, Voogd J, Nicholson C, Bannister LH, Medina L, Desfilis E, Wullimann MF, Meek J, Puelles L, Broere CA, Turner R, Cerliani L, Glasser MF (2025). Rudolf Nieuwenhuys (11 June 1927–4 November 2024): a scholarly life. Brain Struct Funct 230, 90.
Fascinated by brain evolution
Medina, L (2025). Fascinated by brain evolution. Brain Struct Funct 230, 57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-025-02920-w
Expression of Sex-Steroid Receptors and Sex Differences of Otp Glutamatergic Neurons of the Medial Extended Amygdala
González-Alonso A, Morales L, Sanz E, Medina L, Desfilis E (2025). Expression of Sex-Steroid Receptors and Sex Differences of Otp Glutamatergic Neurons of the Medial Extended Amygdala. J Comp Neurol. Apr;533(4):e70047. http://doi: 10.1002/cne.70047.
Cellular Organization and Migration Pathways of the Ventricular-Subventricular Zone in the Juvenile Swine Brain (Sus scrofa domesticus)
Torrijos-Saiz LI, Freixes J, Desfilis E, Medina L, Sawamoto K, García-Verdugo JM, Herranz-Pérez V (2025). Cellular Organization and Migration Pathways of the Ventricular-Subventricular Zone in the Juvenile Swine Brain (Sus scrofa domesticus). J Comp Neurol. Jul;533(7):e70070.
Development of catecholaminergic neurons of Otp-lineage in the medial extended amygdala and related forebrain centers
Morales L, Desfilis E, Medina L (2025). Development of catecholaminergic neurons of Otp-lineage in the medial extended amygdala and related forebrain centers. Front Neuroanat. Mar 19;19:1553952. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2025.1553952.
Neurochemistry and circuit organization of the lateral spiriform nucleus of birds: A uniquely nonmammalian direct pathway component of the basal ganglia
Reiner A, Medina L, Abellan A, Deng Y, Toledo C A, Luksch H, Deng Y, Toledo CAB, Luksch H, Vega-Zuniga T, Riley NB, Hodos W, Karten HJ (2024). Neurochemistry and circuit organization of the lateral spiriform nucleus of birds: A uniquely nonmammalian direct pathway component of the basal ganglia. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 532(5), e25620.
Subpopulations of corticotropin-releasing factor containing neurons and internal circuits in the chicken central extended amygdala
Pross A, Metwalli AH, Abellán A, Desfilis E, Medina L (2024). Subpopulations of corticotropin-releasing factor containing neurons and internal circuits in the chicken central extended amygdala. J Comp Neurol. Feb;532(2):e25569. doi: 10.1002/cne.25569.
Mapping of corticotropin-releasing factor, receptors, and binding protein mRNA in the chicken telencephalon throughout development
Metwalli AH, Pross A, Desfilis E, Abellán A, Medina L (2023). Mapping of corticotropin-releasing factor, receptors, and binding protein mRNA in the chicken telencephalon throughout development. J Comp Neurol. Oct;531(14):1389-1424. doi: 10.1002/cne.25517.
Evolution and Development of Amygdala Subdivisions: Pallial, Subpallial, and Beyond
Medina L, Abellán A, Morales L, Pross A, Metwalli AH, González-Alonso A, Freixes J, Desfilis E (2023). Evolution and Development of Amygdala Subdivisions: Pallial, Subpallial, and Beyond. Brain Behav Evol.;98(1):1-21. doi: 10.1159/000527512.
Adult neurogenesis in the telencephalon of the lizard Podarcis liolepis
González-Granero S, Font E, Desfilis E, Herranz-Pérez V, García-Verdugo JM (2023). Adult neurogenesis in the telencephalon of the lizard Podarcis liolepis. Front Neurosci. Feb 23;17:1125999. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1125999.