Profesor
Laboratorio de Neurobiología de Sistemas
Investigador del Instituto Médico Howard Hughes
Silla Wylie Vale
LA JOLLA—Researchers at the Salk Institute and colleagues have discovered the molecule in the brain responsible for associating good or bad feelings with a memory. Their discovery, published in Nature on July 20, 2022, paves the way for a better understanding of why some people are more likely to retain negative emotions than positive ones—as can occur with anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Read More »
LA JOLLA—If you’re reaching for the last piece of pizza at a party and see another hand going for it at the same time, your next move probably depends both on how you feel and whom the hand belongs to. Your little sister—you might go ahead and grab the pizza. Your boss—you’re probably more likely to step back and give up the slice. But if you’re hungry and feeling particularly confident, you might go for it. Read More »
BS, Ciencias Cerebrales y Cognitivas, con especialización en Biología, Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts
Doctorado en Neurociencia, Universidad de California en San Francisco
