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Monica R. M. Vianna is affiliated with the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science, with a focus on specific subfields such as cell biology, nature and landscape conservation, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, physiology, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
  • Turtle Biology and Conservation
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Among the recent papers authored or coauthored by Monica R. M. Vianna are:

  • Health condition of Chelonia mydas from a foraging area affected by the tailings of a collapsed dam in southeast Brazil, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atrazine and Diuron Effects on Survival, Embryo Development, and Behavior in Larvae and Adult Zebrafish, 2022, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Developmental toxicity of iron oxide nanoparticles with different coatings in zebrafish larvae, 2020, Journal of Nanoparticle Research
  • Free and nanoencapsulated curcumin prevents scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment in adult zebrafish, 2021, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
  • Potential adverse effects of heavy metals on clinical health parameters of Caretta caretta from a nesting area affected by mining tailings in Brazil, 2022, Journal of Trace Elements and Minerals

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Monica R. M. Vianna include:

  • Carla Denise Bonan
  • Rosane Souza da Silva
  • Camila Miguel
  • Amanda Bungi Zaluski
  • Amanda Sayuri Cardoso Ohashi

The scientist's work is often published in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Best Publications

  • BDNF-triggered events in the rat hippocampus are required for both short- and long-term memory formation.

    Mariana Alonso;Monica R.M. Vianna;Amaicha Mara Depino;Tadeu Mello e Souza

  • Two Time Periods of Hippocampal mRNA Synthesis Are Required for Memory Consolidation of Fear-Motivated Learning

    Lionel Muller Igaz;Monica R. M. Vianna;Jorge H. Medina;Ivan Izquierdo

  • Role of Hippocampal Signaling Pathways in Long-Term Memory Formation of a Nonassociative Learning Task in the Rat

    Monica R.M. Vianna;Mariana Alonso;Haydee Viola;Joao Quevedo

  • Separate mechanisms for short- and long-term memory.

    Iván Izquierdo;Jorge H. Medina;Mônica R.M. Vianna;Luciana A. Izquierdo

  • Unpredictable chronic stress model in zebrafish (Danio rerio): behavioral and physiological responses.

    Ângelo L. Piato;Katiucia M. Capiotti;Angélica R. Tamborski;Jean P. Oses

  • Retrieval of memory for fear-motivated training initiates extinction requiring protein synthesis in the rat hippocampus.

    Monica R. M. Vianna;German Szapiro;James L. McGaugh;Jorge H. Medina

  • Quercetin and rutin prevent scopolamine-induced memory impairment in zebrafish.

    S.K. Richetti;M. Blank;K.M. Capiotti;A.L. Piato

  • The ubiquitin-proteasome cascade is required for mammalian long-term memory formation.

    Mariella Lopez-Salon;Mariana Alonso;Monica R. M. Vianna;Haydee Viola

  • The role of NMDA glutamate receptors, PKA, MAPK, and CAMKII in the hippocampus in extinction of conditioned fear.

    German Szapiro;Monica R.M. Vianna;James L. McGaugh;Jorge H. Medina

  • A one-trial inhibitory avoidance task to zebrafish: Rapid acquisition of an NMDA-dependent long-term memory

    Martina Blank;Laura D. Guerim;Reinaldo F. Cordeiro;Monica R.M. Vianna

  • Two time windows of anisomycin-induced amnesia for inhibitory avoidance training in rats: protection from amnesia by pretraining but not pre-exposure to the task apparatus.

    João Quevedo;Monica R.M. Vianna;Rafael Roesler;Fernanda de-Paris

  • Lipid peroxidation in hippocampus early and late after status epilepticus induced by pilocarpine or kainic acid in Wistar rats.

    Felipe Dal-Pizzol;Fábio Klamt;Mônica M.R Vianna;Nadia Schröder

  • Molecular Pharmacological Dissection of Short- and Long-Term Memory

    Luciana A Izquierdo;Daniela M Barros;Monica R M Vianna;Adriana Coitinho

  • Y-Maze memory task in zebrafish (Danio rerio): the role of glutamatergic and cholinergic systems on the acquisition and consolidation periods.

    Giana de Paula Cognato;Josiane Woutheres Bortolotto;Ana R Blazina;Raissa R Christoff

  • Endogenous BDNF is required for long-term memory formation in the rat parietal cortex.

    Mariana Alonso;Pedro Bekinschtein;Martín Cammarota;Monica R.M. Vianna

  • Signaling mechanisms mediating BDNF modulation of memory formation in vivo in the hippocampus.

    Mariana Alonso;Monica R. M. Vianna;Ivan Izquierdo;Jorge H. Medina

  • Endosulfan exposure inhibits brain AChE activity and impairs swimming performance in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Vanessa Maynart Pereira;Josiane Woutheres Bortolotto;Luiza Wilges Kist;Mariana Barbieri de Azevedo

  • Intrahippocampal infusion of the NMDA receptor antagonist AP5 impairs retention of an inhibitory avoidance task: protection from impairment by pretraining or preexposure to the task apparatus.

    Rafael Roesler;Monica Vianna;Marcia K. Sant’ Anna;Carlos Renato Kuyven

  • Pharmacological demonstration of the differential involvement of protein kinase C isoforms in short- and long-term memory formation and retrieval of one-trial avoidance in rats.

    Monica R. M. Vianna;Daniela M. Barros;Tiago Silva;Humberto Choi

  • Brain intraventricular injection of amyloid-β in zebrafish embryo impairs cognition and increases tau phosphorylation, effects reversed by lithium.

    Laura Roesler Nery;Natalia Silva Eltz;Cristiana Hackman;Raphaela Fonseca

  • Short- and long-term memory are differentially affected by metabolic inhibitors given into hippocampus and entorhinal cortex.

    L A Izquierdo;M Vianna;D M Barros;T Mello e Souza

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan Izquierdo
Ivan Izquierdo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Jorge H. Medina
Jorge H. Medina Buenos Aires Institute of Technology
Rafael Roesler
Rafael Roesler Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Daniela M. Barros
Daniela M. Barros Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Martín Cammarota
Martín Cammarota Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Maurício Reis Bogo
Maurício Reis Bogo Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
Lia R. M. Bevilaqua
Lia R. M. Bevilaqua Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
Roger Walz
Roger Walz Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Denis B. Rosemberg
Denis B. Rosemberg Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
James L. McGaugh
James L. McGaugh University of California, Irvine

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