Claudia López Lloreda is a freelance science journalist with a focus on neuroscience, mental health and psychology, and she is The Transmitter’s news reporting intern in the fall of 2024. She earned her B.S. in cellular-molecular biology from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, and her Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Her work has appeared in Science, Wired, Undark, Scientific American, Smithsonian Magazine and Science News. She is based in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Claudia López Lloreda
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Synaptic changes shape winning mice into bullies
When a mouse repeatedly defeats its opponents, brain circuits that underlie aggressive behaviors develop more stable connections, helping to ensure continual triumph, a new study shows.
Synaptic changes shape winning mice into bullies
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Claudia López Lloreda
14 October 2024 | 6 min read
Neurotransmitter switch-up helps fan extreme stress into full-blown fear
The flip occurs when certain neurons in the dorsal raphe start to express the chemical GABA instead of glutamate, a new study shows.
Neurotransmitter switch-up helps fan extreme stress into full-blown fear
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Claudia López Lloreda
9 April 2024 | 5 min read
Innovative device records activity from distant brain areas simultaneously
The headset combines calcium imaging and electrode recordings to track both the cerebellum and anterior cingulate cortex as mice socialize.
Innovative device records activity from distant brain areas simultaneously
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Claudia López Lloreda
4 April 2024 | 4 min read
SYNGAP1 findings illuminate links between mutations, intellectual disability
New mouse models join several studies that could point to novel therapeutic approaches.
SYNGAP1 findings illuminate links between mutations, intellectual disability
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Claudia López Lloreda
21 December 2023 | 6 min read
Alterations in circuits characterize six neuropsychiatric conditions
The underlying regional neurobiology of the conditions may differ from person to person.
Alterations in circuits characterize six neuropsychiatric conditions
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Claudia López Lloreda
13 September 2023 | 5 min listen
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