Laura A. DeNardo

University of California, Los Angeles — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

19h-index2.6kcitations48works3.32yr avg
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Research Topics

Memory and Neural Mechanisms(22), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(21), Neural dynamics and brain function(12), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(11), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms(8)

Publications48 total

Early adversity potentiates prefrontal–amygdala communication through CRH <sup>+</sup> glutamatergic neurons
2025
Sex and Stress Govern the Function and Innervation of a Basolateral Amygdala to Nucleus Accumbens Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone/GABA-Expressing Projection
Journal of Neuroscience·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Dopaminergic projections to the prefrontal cortex are critical for rapid threat avoidance learning
Current Biology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Long‐Term Memory Engrams From Development to Adulthood
Hippocampus·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Prefrontal cortex development and its implications in mental illness
Neuropsychopharmacology·2025· 16 citedOpen Access
Directed cell-type recruitment during consolidation of a remote memory
2025Open Access
Developmental changes in brain-wide fear memory networks
Neurobiology of Learning and Memory·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Developmentally distinct architectures in top–down pathways controlling threat avoidance
Nature Neuroscience·2025· 8 cited
Transformations in prefrontal ensemble activity underlying rapid threat avoidance learning
Current Biology·2025· 7 citedOpen Access
A cell type-specific mechanism driving the rapid antidepressant effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Microglia regulate nucleus accumbens synaptic development and circuit function underlying threat avoidance behaviors
2025Open Access
Microglia regulate nucleus accumbens synaptic development and circuit function underlying threat avoidance behaviors
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Sex-and Stress-Dependent Plasticity of a Corticotropin Releasing Hormone / GABA Projection from the Basolateral Amygdala to Nucleus Accumbens that Mediates Reward Behaviors
2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Transformations in prefrontal ensemble activity underlying rapid threat avoidance learning
2024· 5 citedOpen Access
Hypothalamic neurons that mirror aggression
Cell·2024Open Access
Dopaminergic projections to the prefrontal cortex are critical for rapid threat avoidance learning
2024· 5 citedOpen Access
A developmental brain-wide screen identifies retrosplenial cortex as a key player in the emergence of persistent memory
2024· 3 citedOpen Access
The Role of Prefrontal Ensembles in Memory Across Time: Time-Dependent Transformations of Prefrontal Memory Ensembles
Advances in neurobiology·2024· 4 cited
Developmentally distinct architectures in top-down circuits
2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Brain-Wide Projections and Differential Encoding of Prefrontal Neuronal Classes Underlying Learned and Innate Threat Avoidance
Journal of Neuroscience·2023· 35 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Scott A. Wilke(13), Liqun Luo(12), Michael W. Gongwer(10), Benita Jin(9), Zachary Zeidler(9), Christopher Gabriel(8), Caitlin M Goodpaster(8), Cassandra B. Klune(7), Anirvan Ghosh(6), Alexander S. Enos(5), Meelan Shari(5), Drew Friedmann(4), Adrienne Q. Kashay(4), Molly Delaney(4), Jovian Cheung(4), Rita Chen(4), Tanya Gupta(4), Cindy D. Liu(3), William E. Allen(3), Eliza L. Adams(3)