Research record

Publications

Selected peer-reviewed articles and preprints on pain, sleep, physiology and quantitative neuroscience.

7 publications shown

2026
Co-author

Heart rate and sleep history encode ultradian REM sleep timing

Hao L, Woolley J, Yin Z, Jin X, Stucynski J, Sandoval Ortega RA, Corder G, Chung S, Weber F.

Current Biology · 36, 1422–1434.e5

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2026
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Mimicking opioid analgesia in cortical pain circuits

Oswell CS, Rogers SA, James JG et al., including Sandoval Ortega RA.

Nature · 649, 938–947

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2025
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Anatomical and molecular organization of the nociceptive medial thalamus

Ejoh LL, Sandoval Ortega RA, Wu JWK, Elhiraika A, Mahmood M, Kim K, Li E, Joseph O, Wooldridge LM, Wojick JA, Salimando GJ, Corder G.

bioRxiv · Version 1 · December 9, 2025

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2025
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A nociceptive amygdala-striatal pathway modulating affective-motivational pain

Wojick JA et al., including Sandoval Ortega RA.

Science Advances · 11, eado2837

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2025
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AxoDen: An Algorithm for the Automated Quantification of Axonal Density in Defined Brain Regions

Sandoval Ortega RA, Li E, Joseph O, Dufour PA, Corder G.

eNeuro · 12, ENEURO.0233-24.2025

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2025
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VTA μ-Opioidergic Neurons Facilitate Low Sociability in Protracted Opioid Abstinence

Jo AY, Xie Y, Wooldridge LM, Rogers SA, Kimmey BA, Rodrigues A, Sandoval Ortega RA, Creasy KT, Beier KT, Blendy JA, Corder G.

Journal of Neuroscience · 45, e1154242025

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2024
First author

Interactive effects of pain and arousal state on heart rate and cortical activity in the mouse anterior cingulate and somatosensory cortices

Sandoval Ortega RA, Renard M, Cohen MX, Nevian T.

Neurobiology of Pain · 15, 100157

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