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Overview

Denis Paré is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with particular emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Other subfields include Social Psychology, Electrochemistry, and Sensory Systems.

Their work explores many topics within neuroscience, including:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Denis Paré has contributed to numerous articles published in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • Neuron

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Different Multidimensional Representations across the Amygdalo-Prefrontal Network during an Approach-Avoidance Task (2020, Neuron)
  • Gamma Oscillations in the Basolateral Amygdala: Localization, Microcircuitry, and Behavioral Correlates (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • The amygdala mediates the facilitating influence of emotions on memory through multiple interacting mechanisms (2023, Neurobiology of Stress)
  • Human anterior insula signals salience and deviations from expectations via bursts of beta oscillations (2022, Journal of Neurophysiology)
  • Optogenetic study of central medial and paraventricular thalamic projections to the basolateral amygdala (2021, Journal of Neurophysiology)

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of their scientific contributions. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Drew B. Headley
  • Mohammad M. Herzallah
  • Alon Amir
  • Pinelopi Kyriazi
  • Satish S. Nair

The body of work represented by Denis Paré reflects a focus on understanding complex neural circuits, especially those involved in emotion, memory, and brain oscillations, integrating methods such as optogenetics and electrophysiological recordings.

Best Publications

  • The high-conductance state of neocortical neurons in vivo.

    Alain Destexhe;Michael Rudolph;Denis Paré

  • Plastic Synaptic Networks of the Amygdala for the Acquisition, Expression, and Extinction of Conditioned Fear

    Hans-Christian Pape;Denis Pare

  • Stimulation of medial prefrontal cortex decreases the responsiveness of central amygdala output neurons.

    Gregory J. Quirk;Ekaterina Likhtik;Joe Guillaume Pelletier;Denis Paré

  • New vistas on amygdala networks in conditioned fear.

    Denis Paré;Gregory J. Quirk;Joseph E. Ledoux

  • Of dreaming and wakefulness.

    R. R. Llinás;Denis Pare

  • Neuronal activities in brain-stem cholinergic nuclei related to tonic activation processes in thalamocortical systems

    M. Steriade;Subimal Datta;D. Paré;G. Oakson

  • AMYGDALA MICROCIRCUITS CONTROLLING LEARNED FEAR

    Sevil Duvarci;Denis Pare

  • Impact of Network Activity on the Integrative Properties of Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons In Vivo

    Alain Destexhe;Denis Paré

  • Amygdala intercalated neurons are required for expression of fear extinction

    Ekaterina Likhtik;Daniela Popa;John Apergis-Schoute;George A. Fidacaro

  • Fast oscillations (20-40 Hz) in thalamocortical systems and their potentiation by mesopontine cholinergic nuclei in the cat.

    M Steriade;R C Dossi;D Paré;G Oakson

  • Impact of Spontaneous Synaptic Activity on the Resting Properties of Cat Neocortical Pyramidal Neurons In Vivo

    Denis Paré;Eric Shink;Hélène Gaudreau;Alain Destexhe

  • Prefrontal Control of the Amygdala

    Ekaterina Likhtik;Joe Guillaume Pelletier;Rony Paz;Denis Paré

  • Synaptic correlates of fear extinction in the amygdala

    Taiju Amano;Cagri T Unal;Denis Paré

  • An Inhibitory Interface Gates Impulse Traffic between the Input and Output Stations of the Amygdala

    Sébastien Royer;Marzia Martina;Denis Paré

  • Conservation of total synaptic weight through balanced synaptic depression and potentiation.

    Sébastien Royer;Denis Paré

  • Amygdala oscillations and the consolidation of emotional memories

    Denis Paré;Dawn R. Collins;Joe Guillaume Pelletier

  • Projections of cholinergic and non-cholinergic neurons of the brainstem core to relay and associational thalamic nuclei in the cat and macaque monkey

    M. Steriade;Denis Pare;A. Parent;Y. Smith

  • Neuronal correlates of fear in the lateral amygdala: multiple extracellular recordings in conscious cats.

    Denis Paré;Dawn R. Collins

  • Coherent amygdalocortical theta promotes fear memory consolidation during paradoxical sleep

    Daniela Popa;Sevil Duvarci;Andrei T. Popescu;Clément Léna

  • Role of the basolateral amygdala in memory consolidation.

    Denis Paré

Frequent Co-Authors

Mircea Steriade
Mircea Steriade Université Laval
Yoland Smith
Yoland Smith Emory University
Eric J. Lang
Eric J. Lang New York University
Alain Destexhe
Alain Destexhe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
André Parent
André Parent Université Laval
Rony Paz
Rony Paz Weizmann Institute of Science
Martin Deschênes
Martin Deschênes Université Laval
Gregory J. Quirk
Gregory J. Quirk University of Puerto Rico
Rodolfo R. Llinás
Rodolfo R. Llinás New York University
Subimal Datta
Subimal Datta University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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