Fabricio Do Monte

Fabricio Do Monte serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

His research focuses on neural circuit mechanisms underlying emotional memories, with particular emphasis on the interplay between fear and reward memory systems:

• Neural balancing of fear/reward-seeking behavioral responses
• Time-dependent reorganization of emotional memories
• Circuits mediating innate fear responses to predator cues

Utilizing multidisciplinary approaches in rat models—including optogenetics, in vivo electrophysiology, pharmacology, and neuroimaging—his work bridges basic neuroscience with clinical applications for anxiety and addiction disorders. The research demonstrates how maladaptive memory retrieval contributes to psychiatric conditions and identifies potential therapeutic targets.

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The Do Monte Lab operates as a dedicated neuroscience research unit investigating how fear and reward memory systems interact to generate adaptive behaviors, with explicit focus on translational applications for treating anxiety disorders and substance abuse through circuit-level interventions.