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Research Interest

Magnetic Resonance and motivated behaviors
Neural contro of sexual behavior
Neurogenesis and sexual behavior
Sexual behavior and reward

Most Recent Publications

1. Ferreira-Nuño, A.; Young, L.J.; Morales-Otal, A.; Camacho, F.; Díaz, N.F.; Paredes, R.G.; Prado, A.; Cruz-Benites, A. and Portillo, W., Kin affiliation, socio-sexual and mating preference in the female Microtus ochrogaster in a multiple socio-sexual preference test., Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, December 2023; 11, 14

2. Gaytan-Tocaven, L.; Aguila-Moreno, A.; Ortiz, J.; Alcauter, S.; Antonio-Cabrera, E. and Paredes, R.G., Identification of the neural circuits controlling male sexual behavior and sexual motivation by manganese enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI)., Frontier in Behavioral Neuroscience, December 2023; 17, 18 online

3. Castro A.E., Young L.J., Camacho F.J., Paredes R.G., Diaz N.F. and Portillo W. , Effects of mating and social exposure on cell proliferation in the adult male vole (Microtus ochrogaster)., Neural Plasticity, September 2020; 2020 online

4. Grijalva L.E., Miranda M.I. and Paredes R.G., Differential changes in GAP-43 or synaptophysin during appetitive and aversive taste memory formation, Behavioural Brain Research, September 2020; 397 online

5. Marco-Manclus P. Paredes R.G. and Portillo W., Sexual experience with a known male modulates c-Fos expression in response to mating and male pheromone exposure in female mice, Physiology And Behavior, August 2020; 222 online

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1. Ferreira-Nuño, A.; Young, L.J.; Morales-Otal, A.; Camacho, F.; Díaz, N.F.; Paredes, R.G.; Prado, A.; Cruz-Benites, A. and Portillo, W., Kin affiliation, socio-sexual and mating preference in the female Microtus ochrogaster in a multiple socio-sexual preference test., Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, December 2023; 11, 14

2. Gaytan-Tocaven, L.; Aguila-Moreno, A.; Ortiz, J.; Alcauter, S.; Antonio-Cabrera, E. and Paredes, R.G., Identification of the neural circuits controlling male sexual behavior and sexual motivation by manganese enhance magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI)., Frontier in Behavioral Neuroscience, December 2023; 17, 18 online

3. Castro A.E., Young L.J., Camacho F.J., Paredes R.G., Diaz N.F. and Portillo W. , Effects of mating and social exposure on cell proliferation in the adult male vole (Microtus ochrogaster)., Neural Plasticity, September 2020; 2020 online

4. Grijalva L.E., Miranda M.I. and Paredes R.G., Differential changes in GAP-43 or synaptophysin during appetitive and aversive taste memory formation, Behavioural Brain Research, September 2020; 397 online

5. Marco-Manclus P. Paredes R.G. and Portillo W., Sexual experience with a known male modulates c-Fos expression in response to mating and male pheromone exposure in female mice, Physiology And Behavior, August 2020; 222 online

6. Ávila-González D., Young L.J., Camacho FJ., Paredes R.G., Díaz NF and Portillo W. , Culture of neurospheres derived from the neurogenic niches in adult prairie voles, Journal of Visualized Experiments, June 2020 online

7. Ventura-Aquino E. and Paredes R.G, Pheromones and same-sex sexual behavior, Archives of Sexual Behavior, April 2020 online

8. Portillo W, Ortiz MG and Paredes R.G., Repeated paced mating increases the survival of new neurons in the accessory olfactory bulb, Frontiers in Neuroscience, March 2020; 14, 249 online

9. Ventura-Aquino E. and Paredes R.G, Sexual behavior in rodents: where do we go from here?, Hormones And Behavior, February 2020; 118 online

10. Ventura-Aquino, E., Baños-Araujo, J., Fernández-Guasti, A. and Paredes RG., An unknown male increases sexual incentive motivation and partner preference: Further evidence for the Coolidge effect in female rats., Physiology And Behavior, November 2016; 158, 54-59

11. Corona, R., Retana-Marquez, S, Portillo W and Paredes RG, Sexual behavior increases cell proliferation in the rostral migratory stream and promotes the digfferentiation of the new cells into neurons in the accessory olfactory bulb of female rats, Frontiers in Neuroscience, February 2016; 10

12. Antaramian A., González-Gallardo A., García-Ugalde C., Portillo W and Paredes, R.G., Steroid Receptors and Aromatase Gene expression in different brain areas of copulating and sexually sluggish male rats, Journal of sexual medicine, November 2015; 12, 2267-2275

13. Paredes RG, Opioids and sexual reward, Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, December 2014; 121, 124-131 online

14. Huerta, C.; Meza, E.; Morales, T.; Paredes, R.G., and Caba, M, Nursing is rewarding for lactating rabbit does, Behavioural Processes, November 2025; 229 online

15. Ávila-González, D.; Lugo-Baca, J.; Camacho-Barrios, F.; Castro, A.E.; Arzate, D.M.; Paredes-Guerrero, R.; Díaz, N.F.; Portillo, W, Transcriptomic shifts in Microtus ochrogaster neurogenic niches reveal psychiatric-risk pathways engaged by pair-bond formation, Progress in Neurobiology, October 2025; 253 online

16. Mier-Quesada, Z.; Gaytán-Tocaven, L.; Prado, A. and Paredes, R. G, Micro and Macro Structural Brain Plastic Changes Induced by Sexual Experience in Male Rats, Plos One, October 2025 online

17. Bedos, M.; Sánchez-Nuñez, M.; Castro, A.E. and Paredes, R.G, Mating-induced neurogenesis and cell proliferation in male rats depend on opioid signaling, PLoS Neglected and Tropical Diseases, September 2025, 19 online

18. Sánchez-Alfonso, A.; Gaytán-Tocavén, L.; Alcantara-Quintana, L.E.; Paredes, R.G. and Ruiz-Aguilar, C, Characterization and In Vivo Evaluation of Phosphate-Based Glass/TiO2 for Skull Prosthetic Application, IRBM, May 2025; 46, 10 online

19. Bedos, M.; Ponce, E.; Corona, R. and Paredes R.G., Kisspeptin participates in the positive reward state induced by paced mating and modulates sexual receptivity and paced mating behavior in female rats., Hormones and Behavior, January 2025 online

20. Avila‑Gonzalez, D.; Romero‑Morales, I.; Caro, L.; Martinez‑Juarez, A.; Young, L.J.; Camacho‑Barrios, F.; Martinez‑Alarcon, O.; Castro, A.E.; Paredes, R.G.; Diaz, N.F. Portillo, W., Increased proliferation and neuronal fate in prairie vole brain progenitor cells cultured in vitro: effects by social exposure and sexual dimorphism., Biology of Sex Differences, November 2023; 14, 28 online

21. Mier-Quesada, Z.; Portillo, W. and Paredes, R.G., Behavioral evidence of the functional interaction between the main and accessory olfactory system suggests a large olfactory system with a high plastic capability. , Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, October 2023; 17, 13 online

22. Ventura-Aquino, E. and Paredes, R.G., Being friendly: paced mating for the study of physiological, behavioral, and neuroplastic changes induced by sexual behavior in females. , Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, September 2023; 17, 13 online

23. Huerta, C.; Meza E.; Caba-Flores, M.D.; Morales, T.; Paredes, R.G. and Caba, M. , Activation of the central but not the medial and cortical amygdala during anticipation for daily nursing in the rabbit., Brain Research, June 2023; 1809(148341), 7 online

24. Marco-Manclus, P.; Ávila-González, D.; Paredes R.G. and Portillo, W., Sexual experience in female mice involves synaptophysin-related plasticity in the accessory olfactory bulb, Physiology And Behavior, December 2022; 244(113649) online

25. Castro, A.E; Dominguez-Ordoñez, R; Young, L.J; Camacho, F.J; Avila-González, D; Paredes, R.G; Díaz, N.F. and Portillo, W., Pair-bonding and social experience modulate new neurons survival in adult male and female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, September 2022 online

26. Aguilar-Moreno, A; Ortiz, J; Concha, L; Alcauter, S. and Paredes, R.G., Brain circuits activated by female sexual behavior evaluated by manganese enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, Plos One, August 2022 online

27. Ruiz-Aguilar, C; Gaytan-Tocaven, L. and Paredes, R.G. , In vivo evaluation of tricalcium phosphate scaffold for cranial prosthesis application., Materials Chemistry and Physics, May 2022; 283(125993) online

28. Huerta, C; Paredes, R.G.; Morales, T; Caba-Flores, M.D.; Meza E. and Caba, M. , Rabbits can be conditioned in a food-induced place preference paradigm. , Brain Research, April 2022; 1781(147815) online

29. Lehtimaki, J.; Ventura-Aquino, E.; Chu, Xi.; Paredes, R.G. and Agmo, A., Sexual Incentive Motivation and Copulatory Behavior in Male Rats Treated With the Adrenergic a2-Adrenoceptor Agonists Tasipimidine and Fadolmidine: Implications for Treatment of Premature Ejaculation., Journal of sexual medicine, November 2021; 18, 1677-1689

30. Valera-Marin, G.; Young, L.J.; Camacho, F.; Paredes, R.G.; Rodriguez, V.M.; Díaz, N.F. and Portillo, W., Raised without a father: monoparental care effects over development, sexual behavior, sexual reward, and pair bonding in prairie voles, Behavioural Brain Research, November 2021; 408(113264) online

31. López-Gutiérrez, M.F.; García-Tabuenca, Z.; Ortiz, J.J.; Camacho, F.J.; Young, L.J.; Paredes, R.G.; Diaz, N.F.; Portillo, W. and Alcauter, S, Brain functional networks associated with social bonding in monogamous voles, Elife, January 2021 online

32. López-Gutiérrez MF, Ortiz JJ, Camacho FJ, Young LJ, Paredes R, Diaz NF, Portillo W and Alcauter S, , Social bonding induces changes in brain functional connectivity in male and female monogamous voles: a longitudinal fMRI study, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience , December 2019

33. Portillo, W and Paredes R.G., Motivational drive in non-copulating and socially monogamous mammals, Frontier in Behavioral Neuroscience, October 2019; 13(238) online

34. Bedos M., Antaraminan A., Gonzalez-Gallardo, A and Paredes R.G, Paced mating increases the expression of u opioid receptors in the ventromedial hypothalamus of male rats, Behavioural Brain Resaerch, February 2019; 359, 401-407 online

35. Velazco-Mendoza M., Camacho F.J., Paredes R.G. and Portillo W, The first mating experience induces new neurons in the olfactory bulb in male mice, Neuroscience, November 2018; 396(2018), 166-174 online

36. Ulloa M., Portillo W., Díaz N.F., Young L.J., Camacho F.J. Rodríguez V.M. and Paredes R.G., Mating and social exposure induces and opioid-dependent conditioned place preference in male but not in female prarie voles (Microtus ochrogaster)., Hormones And Behavior, October 2018; 97, 47-55

37. Ferreira-Nuño A., Olayo-Lortia J., Cruz-Benites A and Paredes R.G, Sexual Incentive and Choice, Current Sexual Healt Report , July 2018; 10(2018), 132-141 online

38. Ventura-Aquino E., Portillo W. and Paredes R.G, Sexual Motivation: Acomparative approach in vertebrate species., Current Sexual Healt Report , June 2018; 10(2018), 114-123 online

39. Alvarado-Martinez R. and Paredes, R.G, Incorporation of new neurons in the olfactory bulb after paced mating in the female rat, Behavioural Brain Research, May 2018; 343(2018), 95-101 online

40. Bedos, M., Portillo, W. and Paredes R.G, Neurogenesis and sexual behavior, Frontiers In Neuroendocrinology, February 2018; 51(2018), 68-79 online

41. Ortiz, J.J., Portillo, W., Paredes R.G., Young, L.J. and Alcauter S. , Resting state brain networks in the prarie vole, Scientific Reports, January 2018

42. Ventura-Aquino E., Fernández-Guasti A. and Paredes R.G., Hormones and the Coolidge effect, Molecular And Cellular Endocrinology, December 2017

43. Santoyo-Zedillo M., Portillo W. and Paredes R.G., Neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb induced by paced mating in the female rat is opioid dependent. , Plos One, November 2017; 6, 1-13

44. Ventura-Aquino E. and Paredes R.G. , Animal models in sexual medicine: The need and importance of stuying sexual motivation., Sexual Medicine Reviews , January 2017

45. Portillo W., Gonzalez-Flores O., Camacho F., Mani S.K. and Paredes RG, Participation of progesterone receptors in facilitation and sequential inhibition of lordosis response induced by ring A reduced progesterone metabolites in female mice, Behavioral Neuroscience, December 2016

46. Bedos, M., Portillo, W., Dubois, J.P., Duarte, G., Flores, J.A., Chemineau, P., Keller, M., Paredes, R.G. and Delgadillo, J.A, A high level of male sexual activity is necessary for the activation of the medial preoptica area and the arcuate nucleus during the “male effect” in anestrous goats., Physiology And Behavior, November 2016; 165, 173-178

47. Unda, N., Portillo, W., Corona, R. and Paredes, R.G, Sexual stimulation increases the survival of new cells in the accessory olfactory bulb of the male rat, Frontiers in Neuroscience, March 2016; 10(65)

48. Coronas-Samano G.; Portillo, W.; Beltran Campos V.; Medina-Aguirre GI, Paredes R.G. and Diaz-Cintra S, Deficits in odor-guided behaviors in the transgenic 3XTg-AD female mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Brain Research, August 2014; 1572, 18-25

49. Hernández-Montiel H.L; Vásquez López C.M.; González-Loy J.G; Vega-Anaya G.C; Villagrán-Herrera M.E; Gallegos-Corona M.A; Saldaña C; Ramos Gómez M; García Horshman P; García Solís P; Solís-S J.C; Robles-Osorio M.L; Ávila Morales J; Varela-Echavarría A and Paredes Guerrero R, Chronic administration of thiamine pyrophosphate decreases age-related histological atrophic testicular changes and improves sexual behavior in male Wistar rats., Histology And Histopathology, June 2014; 29, 785-795

50. Antonio-Cabrera E and Paredes RG, Testosterone or estradiol implants in the medial preoptic area induce sexual behavior in non-copulating male rats, Journal Of Neuroendocrinology, May 2014; 26, 448-458

51. Arzate D.M., Portillo W., Corona R. and Paredes R.G., Repeated paced mating promotes the arrival of more new neurons in the main and accessory olfactory bulbs of the adult female rat, Neuroscience, December 2013; 232, 151-160

52. Parra-Gámez L.; García-Hidalgo A. and Paredes RG, Infusion of endomorphin-1 (EM-1) in the MPOA and the Me modulate sexual and socio-sexual behavior in the male rat, Brain Research, December 2013; 1517, 36-43

53. Portillo W.; Antonio-Cabrera E.; Camacho FJ; Díaz NF. and Paredes RG, Behavioral characterization of non-copulating male mice, Hormones And Behavior, December 2013; 64, 70-80

54. Antonio-Cabrera. and Paredes R.G, Effects of chronic estradiol or testosterone treatment upon sexual behavior in sexually sluggish male rats, Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, December 2012; 101, 336-341

55. Portillo W., Unda N., Camacho F.J., Sánchez M., Corona R., Arzate D.M., Díaz N.F., Sexual activity increases the number of new born cells in the accessory olfactory bulb of male rats, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, December 2012; 6(25), 1-9

56. Arzate DM., Portillo W., Rodríguez C., Corona R. and Paredes R.G, Extended paced mating tests induces conditioned place preference without affecting sexual arousal, Hormones And Behavior, 2011; 59, 674-680

57. Corona R., Larriva-Sahd and Paredes R.G. , Paced-mating increases the number of adult new born cells in the internal cellular (granular) layer of the accessory olfactory bulb.l, Plos One, 2011; 6(5), e19380. doi:10.1371

58. Corona R., Camacho F.J., García-Horsma P., Guerrero A., Ogando A. and Paredes R.G, Different doses of estradiol benzoate induce conditioned place preference after paced mating, Hormones And Behavior, May 2011; (60), 264-268

59. Ferreira-Nuno A., Fernandez-Soto C., Olayo-Lortia, J., Ramirez-Carreto, R., Paredes, R. G., Velazquez-Moctezuma, J and Morales-Otal, A, Copulatory Pattern of Male Rats in a Multiple Partner Choice Arena, Journal of sexual medicine, 2010; 7(12), 3845-3856

60. Paredes R.G. and Larriva-Sahd J. , Medullary neurons in the core white matter of the olfactory bulb: A new cell type., Cell and Tissue Research, 2010; 339, 281-295

61. Portillo W., Camacho F., Eguibar J.R. and Paredes R.G, Behavioral characterization of non-copulating male rats with high spontaneous yawning frequency rate, Behavioural Brain Research, 2010; (214), 225-230

62. Martínez, I., Reyes Lagunes, I y Paredes, R.G, Autoesquema sexual femenino: Construcción y Validación de una Escala para Población Mexicana., Revista Iberoamericana de Diagnóstico y Evaluación Psicológica, September 2010; 30(2), 143-155

63. Camacho F.J. García-Horsman P. Paredes R.G. , HORMONAL AND TESTING CONDITIONS FOR THE INDUCTION OF CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE BY PACED MATING., Hormones And Behavior, 2009; 56, 410-415

64. Camacho FJ., Portillo W., Quintero-Enríquez O and Paredes RG, Reward value of intromissions and morphine in male rats evaluated by conditioned place preference, Physiology And Behavior, 2009; 98, 602-607

65. Martínez, I y Paredes, R. (2010), Motivación sexual femenina: construcción y validación de una escala., Revista de Psicología social y personalidad, 2009; 26(2), 181-200

66. Paredes R.G., EVALUATING THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF SEXUAL REWARD. , Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal, 2009; 1, 15-27

67. Parra-Gámez L., García-Hidalgo A., Salazar-Juárez A., Antón B., Paredes R.G., ENDOMORPHIN-1, EFFECTS ON MALE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR., Physiology And Behavior, 2009; 97, 98-101

68. Portillo W., Paredes R.G., CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE INDUCED BY MORPHINE IN NON-COPULATING MALE RATS., Behavioural Brain Research, 2009; 203, 308-311

69. Domínguez-Salazar E., Camacho F.J., Paredes R.G., PERINATAL INHIBITION OF AROMATIZATION ENHANCES THE REWARD VALUE OF SEX., Behavioral Neuroscience, 2008; 122, 855-860

70. Vargas-Pérez H., Sellings L.H., Paredes R.G., Prado-Alcala R., Díaz J.L., REINFORCEMENT OF WHEEL RUNNING IN BALB/C MICE: ROLE OF MOTOR ACTIVITY AND ENDOGENOUS OPIOIDS., Journal Of Motor Behavior, 2008; 40, 587-593

71. De Gasperín-Estrada G.P., Camacho F.J., Paredes R.G., OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION AND INCENTIVE VALUE OF NON COPULATING AND SEXUALLY SLUGGISH MALE RATS., Physiology And Behavior, January 2008; 93(0), 742-747

72. García-Horsman P., Agmo A., Paredes R.G., INFUSIONS OF NALOXONE INTO THE MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA, VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS OF THE HYPOTHALAMUS, AND AMYGDALE BLOCK CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE INDUCED BY PACED MATING BEHAVIOR., Hormones And Behavior, January 2008; (0), 0-0

73. Camacho, F.J, Castro, M, Hernández, V, and Paredes, R.G., Facilitation of ejaculation induced by 8-OH-DPAT does not produce conditioned place preference in male rats., Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2007; 121(0), 579-585

74. Hurtazo H.A; Paredes R.G. and Agmo A., INACTIVATION OF THE MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS (MPOA/AH) BY LIDOCAINE REDUCES MALE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND SEXUAL INCENTIVE MOTIVATION IN MALE RATS., Neuroscience, January 2007; PRENS(0), 0-0

75. López-Velázquez L., Aguirre E., Paredes R.G., KINDLING INCREASES AVERSION TO SACCHARIN IN TASTE AVERSION LEARNING., Neuroscience, January 2007; 144(0), 808-814

76. Portillo W, Castillo CG, Retana-Márquez S, Roselli E, Paredes RG., Neuronal activity of aromatase enzyme in non-copulating male rats., Journal Of Neuroendocrinology, January 2007; 19(0), 139-141

77. Romero-Carbente J.C., Hurtazo A., Paredes R.G., CENTRAL TEGMENTAL FIELD AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE MALE RAT: EFFECTS OF NEUROTOXIC LESIONS., Neuroscience, January 2007; 148(0), 867-875

78. Hurtazo E.A., Paredes R.G., OLFACTORY PREFERENCE AND FOS EXPRESSION IN THE ACCESSORY OLFACTORY SYSTEM OF MALE RATS WITH BILATERAL LESIONS OF THE MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS (MPOA/AH)., Neuroscience, January 2006; 135(0), 1035-1044

79. Portillo W, Díaz NF, Cabrera EA, Fernández-Guasti A, Paredes RG., Comparative analysis of immunoreactive cells for androgen receptors and oestrogen receptor alpha in copulating and non-copulating male rats., Journal Of Neuroendocrinology, January 2006; 18(0), 168-176

80. Portillo W, Díaz NF, Retana-Márquez S, Paredes RG., Olfactory, partner preference and Fos expression in the vomeronasal projection pathway of sexually sluggish male rats., Physiology And Behavior, January 2006; 88(0), 389-397

81. Romero-Carbente, J.C, Camacho, F.J, and Paredes, R.G., The role of the dorsolateral tegmentum in the control of male sexual behavior: a reevaluation., Behavioural Brain Research, January 2006; 170(0), 262-270

82. Domínguez-Salazar, E, Camacho, F.J, and Paredes, R.G., Prenatal blockade of androgen receptors reduces the number of intromissions needed to induce conditioned place preference after paced mating in female rats., Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, January 2005; 81(0), 871-878

83. Ferreira-Nuño A., Morales-Otal A., Paredes R.G., Velázquez-Moctezuma J., SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OF FEMALE RATS IN A MULTIPLE-PARTNER PREFERENCE TEST., Hormones And Behavior, January 2005; 47(0), 290-296

84. Camacho F.; Sandoval, C. and Paredes R.G, Sexual experience and conditioned place preference in male rats., Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, 2004; 78, 419-425

85. García-Horsman, P. and Paredes R.G, Dopamine antagonists do not block conditioned place preference induced by paced mating behavior in female rats., Behavioral Neuroscience, 2004; 118, 356-364

86. González-Flores, O.; Camacho, F.J.; Domínguez-Salazar, E.; Ramírez-Orduña, J.M.; Beyer, C. and Paredes, R.G., Progestins and place preference conditioning after paced mating., Hormones And Behavior, 2004; 46, 151-157

87. Portillo, W and Paredes R.G, Sexual incentive motivation, olfactory preference and activation of the vomeronasal projection pathway by sexually relevant cues in non-copulating and naïve male rats., Hormones And Behavior, 2004; 46, 330-340

88. Paredes R.G. and Agmo, A, HAS DOPAMINE A PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLE IN THE CONTROL OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR? , Progress In Neurobiology, January 2004; 78(0), 179-226

89. Domínguez-Salazar E, Portillo W, Velázquez-Moctezuma J, Paredes RG., Facilitation of male-like coital behavior in female rats by kindling., Behavioural Brain Research, January 2003; 140(0), 57-64

90. Paredes R.G., MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS AND SEXUAL MOTIVATION., Scandinavian Journal Of Psychology, January 2003; 44(0), 203-212

91. Portillo W, Basañez E, Paredes RG., Permanent changes in sexual behavior induced by medial preoptic area kindling-like stimulation., Brain Research, January 2003; 961(0), 10-14

92. Portillo W, Paredes RG., Sexual and olfactory preference in noncopulating male rats., Physiology And Behavior, January 2003; 80(0), 155-162

93. Domínguez E, Portillo W, Baum MJ, Bakker J, Paredes RG., Effect of prenatal androgen receptor antagonist or aromatase inhibitor on sexual behavior, partner preference and neuronal Fos responses to estrous female odors in the rat accessory olfactory system., Physiology And Behavior, January 2002; 75(0), 337-346

94. Giordano M., Lopez-Arias V., Paredes R.G., COMBINED MESENCEPHALIC AND HYPOTHALAMIC TRANSPLANTS REVERSE LESIONED-INDUCED SEXUAL BEHAVIOR DEFICITS IN THE MALE RAT., Behavioural Brain Research, 2001; 120, 97-104

95. Martínez I., Paredes R.G., ONLY SELF-PACED COPULATION IS REWARDING IN RATS OF BOTH SEXES., Hormones And Behavior, January 2001; 40(0), 510-517

96. Paredes R.G., Martínez I., NALOXONE BLOCKS PLACE PREFERENCE CONDITIONING AFTER PACED MATING IN FEMALE RATS., Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2001; 115(0), 1363-1367

97. Paredes R.G., Contreras J.L., Agmo A., SEROTONIN AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE MALE RABBIT., Journal Of Neural Transmission, January 2000; 107(0), 767-777

98. Paredes R.G., Muzzi G., Aguirre E., Romero V., CAN A GENERALIZED KINDLING SEIZURE INDUCE A REWARD STATE., Epilepsy Research, January 2000; 38(0), 249-257

99. Paredes R.G., Vázquez, B., WHAT DO FEMALE RATS LIKE ABOUT SEX: PACED MATING., Behavioural Brain Research, January 1999; 105(0), 117-127

100. Giordano M., Güemes M., López-Arias V., Paredes R.G., SOCIO-SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN MALE RATS AFTER LESIONS OF THE DORSOLATERAL TEGMENTUM., Physiology And Behavior, January 1998; 65(0), 89-94

101. Paredes R.G., Contreras J.L., Agmo A., GABAERGIC DRUGS AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE RABBIT: EVIDENCE FOR SPECIES-SPECIFIC EFFECT., Journal Of Psychopharmacology, January 1998; 12(0), 186-191

102. Paredes R.G., López M. E., Baum M.J., TESTOSTERONE AUGMENTS NEURONAL FOS RESPONSES TO ESTROUS ODORS THROUGHOUT THE VOMERONASAL PROJECTION PATHWAY OF GONADECTOMIZED MALE AND FEMALE RATS., Hormones And Behavior, January 1998; 33(0), 48-57

103. Paredes R.G., Tzschentke T., Nakach N., LESIONS OF THE MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS (MPOA/AH) MODIFY PARTNER PREFERENCE IN MALE RATS., Brain Research, January 1998; 813(0), 1-8

104. Agmo A., Paredes R.G., Sierra L., Garcés I., THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND AMBULATORY ACTIVITY OF THE MIXED GABAA /GABAB AGONIST PROGABIDE ARE DIFFERENTIALLY BLOCKED BY GABA RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS., Psychopharmacology, January 1997; 129(0), 27-34

105. Paredes R.G., Alonso A., SEXUAL BEHAVIOR REGULATED (PACED) BY THE FEMALE INDUCES CONDITIONED PLACE PREFERENCE., Behavioral Neuroscience, January 1997; 111(0), 123-128

106. Paredes R.G., Karam P., Highland L., Agmo A., GABAERGIC DRUGS AND SOCIO-SEXUAL BEHAVIOR., Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, January 1997; 58(0), 291-298

107. Agmo A., Paredes R.G., Ramos J. I., Contreras J.L., DOPAMINE AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE MALE RABBIT., Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, January 1996; 55(0), 289-296

108. Baum M.J., Tobet S.A., Cherry J.A., Paredes R.G., ESTROGENIC CONTROL OF PREOPTIC AREA DEVELOPMENT IN A CARNIVORE, THE FERRET., Cellular And Molecular Neurobiology, January 1996; 16(0), 117-128

109. Kindon H. A., Baum M.J., Paredes R.G., MEDIAL PREOPTIC/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC LESIONS INDUCE A FEMALE-TYPICAL PROFILE OF SEXUAL PARTNER PREFERENCE IN MALE FERRETS., Hormones And Behavior, January 1996; 30(0), 514-527

110. Park, J.J. , Baum M.J., Paredes R.G., Tobet S.A., NEUROGENESIS AND CELL MIGRATION INTO THE SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC PREOPTIC AREA/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS OF THE FETAL FERRET., Journal Of Neurobiology, January 1996; 30(0), 315-328

111. OBOH, A.M.; PAREDES, R.G. AND BAUM, M.J., A SEX COMPARISON OF INCREMENTS IN FOS IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN FOREBRAIN NEURONS OF GONADECTOMIZED, TESTOSTERONE TREATED RATS AFTER MOUNTING AN ESTROUS FEMALE., Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory, January 1995; 63(0), 66-73

112. PAREDES, R.G. Y AGMO, A., THE GABA-B ANTAGONIST, CGP35348, INHIBITS THE EFFECTS OF BACLOFEN ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND MOTOR EXECUTION., Brain Research Bulletin, January 1995; 36(0), 495-497

113. PAREDES, R.G. Y BAUM, M.J., ALTERED SEXUAL PARTNER PREFERENCE IN MALE FERRETS GIVEN EXCITOTOXIC LESIONS OF THE PREOPTIC AREA/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS., Journal Of Neuroscience, January 1995; 15(0), 6619-6630

114. TOBET, S.A.; PAREDES, R.G.; CHICKERING, T.W. Y BAUM, M.J., TELENCEPHALIC AND DIENCEPHALIC ORIGIN OR RADIAL GLIAL PROCESSES IN THE DEVELOPING PREOPTIC AREA/ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS., Journal Of Neurobiology, January 1995; 26(0), 75-86

115. AGMO, A.; PAREDES, R.G. Y CONTRERAS, J.L., OPIOIDS AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE MALE RABBIT., Journal Of Neural Transmission, January 1994; 97(0), 211-223

116. PAREDES, R.G.; KICA, E. Y BAUM, M.J., DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF THE SEROTONIN 1A AGONIST, 8-OH-DPAT, ON MASCULINE AND FEMININE BEHAVIOR OF THE FERRET., Psychopharmacology, January 1994; 114(0), 591-596

117. PAREDES, R.G.; HIGHLAND, L. Y KARAM, P., SOCIOSEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN MALE RATS AFTER LESIONS OF THE MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA: EVIDENCE FOR REDUCED SEXUAL MOTIVATION., Brain Research, January 1993; 618(0), 271-276

118. PAREDES, R.G.; HOLMES, G.; SACHS, B. Y AGMO, A., ELECTROMYOGRAPHIC ACTIVITY OF THE ISCHIOCAVERNOSUS MUSCLE IN COPULA AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF THE GABA TRANSAMINASE INHIBITOR: SODIUM VALPROATE., Behavioral And Neural Biology, January 1993; 60(0), 118-122

119. PAREDES, R.G.; PIÑA, A.L. Y BERMUDEZ-RATTONI, F., HYPOTHALAMIC BUT NOT CORTICAL GRAFTS INDUCE RECOVERY OFSEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND CONNECTIVITY IN MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA LESIONED RATS., Brain Research, January 1993; 620(0), 351-355

120. PAREDES, R.G.; MANERO, M.C. HALLER, A.E.; ALVARADO, R. Y AGMO, A., SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ENHANCES POSTICTAL BEHAVIORAL DEPRESSION IN KINDLED RATS: OPIOID INVOLVEMENT., Behavioural Brain Research, January 1992; 52(0), 175-182

121. PAREDES, R.G. Y AGMO, A., FACILITATION OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SHORTLY AFTER ELECTROLYTIC LESION OF THE MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN., Brain Research Bulletin, January 1992; 29(0), 125-128

122. PAREDES, R.G. Y AGMO, A., GABA AND BEHAVIOR: THE ROLE OF RECEPTOR SUBTYPES., Neuroscience And Biobehavioral Reviews, January 1992; 16(0), 145-170

123. AGMO, A.; CONTRERAS, J.L. Y PAREDES R., SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND COPULATORY THRUSTING PATTERNS IN MALE RABBITS AFTER TREATMENT WITH GABA TRANSAMINASE INHIBITORS., Physiology And Behavior, January 1991; 49(0), 73-78

124. PAREDES, R.G.; PIÑA, A.L.; FERNANDEZ-RUIZ, J. Y BERMUDEZ-RATTONI, F., FETAL BRAIN TRANSPLANTS INDUCE RECOVERY OF MALE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA LESIONED RATS., Brain Research, January 1990; 523(0), 331-336

125. PAREDES, R.; HALLER, A.E.; MANERO, M.C.; ALVARADO, R. AND AGMO A., MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA KINDLING INDUCES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN SEXUALLY INACTIVE MALE RATS., Brain Research, January 1990; 515(0), 20-26

126. AGMO, A.; SORIA, P. Y PAREDES, R., GABAERGIC DRUGS AND LORDOSIS BEHAVIOR IN THE FEMALE RAT., Hormones And Behavior, January 1989; 23(0), 368-380

127. PAREDES, R. Y AGMO, A., STEREOESPECIFIC ACTIONS OF BACLOFEN ON SOCIO-SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY AND MOTOR EXECUTION., Psychopharmacology, January 1989; 97(0), 358-364

128. AGMO, A. Y PAREDES, R., OPIOIDS AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOR IN THE MALE RAT., Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, January 1988; 30(0), 1021-1034

129. AGMO, A.; PAREDES, R. Y FERNANDEZ, H., DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF GABA TRANSAMINASE INHIBITORS ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, LOCOMOTOR ACTIVITY AND MOTOR EXECUTION IN THE MALE RAT., Pharmacology Biochemistry And Behavior, January 1987; 28(0), 47-52

130. AGMO, A. Y PAREDES R., GABAERGIC DRUGS AND SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE MALE RAT., European Journal Of Pharmacology, January 1985; 112(0), 371-378

Most Recent Advised Theses

1. María Daniela Trejo Méndez (estudiante), Cambios funcionales y cerebrales en pacientes amputados de miembro inferior antes y después del uso de prótesis, Modalidad: Por proyecto de investigación, Maestría en Ciencias Neurobiología, Maestría, Instituto de Neurobiología, Fecha de presentación de examen: 2025-09-29, Paredes Guerrero Raúl Gerardo (Director)

2. Laura Julissa Mendoza Cisneros (estudiante), Cambios plásticos evaluados por imagen por resonancia magnética y neurogénesis inducidos por conducta sexual y uso de la rueda de ejercicio en ratas hembra Wistar, Modalidad: Tesis, Maestría en Ciencias Neurobiología, Maestría, Instituto de Neurobiologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Fecha de presentación de examen: 2024-12-11, Paredes Guerrero Raúl Gerardo (Director)

3. Zacnité Mier Quesada (estudiante), Cambios en la expresión de sinaptofisina en núcleos hipotalámicos, en el núcleo accumbens y en el estriado, inducidos por la preferencia de pareja y la motivación sexual incentiva, Modalidad: Por proyecto de investigación, Maestría en Ciencias Neurobiología, Maestría, Instituto de Nuerobiología, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Fecha de presentación de examen: 2024-09-11, Paredes Guerrero Raúl Gerardo (Director)

4. Noe Moreno Escarcega (estudiante), Análisis de las Variables Espaciotemporales de la Marcha en Personas con Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2, Modalidad: Tesis, LIcenciatura en Terapia Física, Licenciatura, LIcenciatura Terapia Física, Universidad Politécnica de Santa Rosa Jáuregui, Fecha de presentación de examen: 2024-04-07, Paredes Guerrero Raúl Gerardo (Director)

5. Josué Alejandro Aguilar Moreno. (estudiante), Conducta sexual y actividad cerebral evaluada por resonancia magnética por incrementos de manganeso (MEMRI) en ratas hembra de la cepa Wistar., Modalidad: Obtención de grado, Doctorado en Ciencias Biomédicas, Doctorado, Instituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Neurobilogía, Fecha de presentación de examen: 2023-11-08, Paredes Guerrero Raúl Gerardo (Director)

Most Recent Published Books

1. Raúl G. Paredes, Wendy Portillo, Marie Bedos, Animal Models of Reproductive Behavior, , 1, , Estados Unidos de América, ISBN: ISBN 978-1-0716-3233-8 , May 2023

Most Recent Chapters in Books

1. Raúl Paredes, Vitamins and Hormones, 82, Academic Press, , Estados Unidos de América, ISBN: 978-0-12-381515-6, 2010

2. Raul Paredes, Hypnos, Investigación Básica y Clínica del Sueño, , Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, , México, ISBN: pendiente, 2010

3. Paredes R.G. and Fernández-Guasti A, NEURAL MECHANISMS OF ACITON OF DRUGS OF ABUSE AND NATURAL REINFORCERS, , 1a, , Estados Unidos de América, 2008

4. Camacho, F.J.; García-Horsman, P. y Paredes R.G., NEUROBIOLOGIA DEL HEDONISMO, 1a, , México, 2007

5. Prado-Alcalá, R.A. Quiroz, C.R. Garín, M.E. Díaz Trujillo, Díaz del Guante, M.A., Galindo, L.E., Martínez, I. y Quirarte, G.L., Temas Selectos de Neurociencias III, , 1a, , México, ISBN: 970-31-0244-1, April 2004