{"id":9810,"date":"2025-05-01T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/?page_id=9810"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:48:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T15:48:41","slug":"hector-a-lopez-rivera-2024-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/index.php\/hector-a-lopez-rivera-2024-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Hector A. Lopez Rivera (2024-2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9810\" class=\"elementor elementor-9810\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0f9606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0f9606\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d682c7\" data-id=\"2d682c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abfe3ea elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"abfe3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hector-Lopez.1-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9788\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hector-Lopez.1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hector-Lopez.1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hector-Lopez.1-2000x2667.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hector-Lopez.1-scaled-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hector-Lopez.1-scaled-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Hector-Lopez.1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56e1e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"56e1e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-925a44d\" data-id=\"925a44d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43145f0 section-title-style-style1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-section-title\" data-id=\"43145f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tpg-section-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-el-main-wrapper clearfix  section-title-style-style1\">\n\t\t\t<div class='tpg-header-wrapper'>\n        <div class=\"tpg-widget-heading-wrapper rt-clear heading-style1 \">\n            <span class=\"tpg-widget-heading-line line-left\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 class='tpg-widget-heading'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHome Research\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>            <span class=\"tpg-widget-heading-line line-right\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7ea1c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7ea1c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7df0699\" data-id=\"7df0699\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f65510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f65510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180979578 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180979578 BCX0\">Mentor\/s:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW180979578 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-170d0ec\" data-id=\"170d0ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e720f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66e720f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220991051 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265699698 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265699698 BCX0\">Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220991051 BCX0\">Ph.D<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b26f87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b26f87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-13e4127\" data-id=\"13e4127\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94db6d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94db6d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW95188795 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW95188795 BCX0\">Project Title:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW95188795 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-529bf1a\" data-id=\"529bf1a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aba2a6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aba2a6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51724485 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51724485 BCX0\">Effects of Endocannabinoid System Activation Through Exercise on Sociability in Adolescent Rats<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd0e5a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd0e5a8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30559e4\" data-id=\"30559e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c653309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c653309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW139769249 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW139769249 BCX0\">Project Description:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW139769249 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2c4122\" data-id=\"e2c4122\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e80349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e80349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266392687 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266392687 BCX0\">This study investigates how endocannabinoid system activation and exercise influence sociability in adolescent rats. Prior research suggests that neurodevelopmental disorders negatively <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266392687 BCX0\">impact<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266392687 BCX0\"> sociability and that anandamide (AEA) levels are positively correlated with social behaviors in adult rats. Inhibiting fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), the enzyme that degrades AEA, has been shown to enhance sociability, while exercise is also linked to improved social behaviors and motivation.\u00a0<br \/><\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266392687 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266392687 BCX0\">Status: November 2024 \u2013 Present \u2013 Molecular emphasis<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW266392687 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc67848 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc67848\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fec564b\" data-id=\"fec564b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffbe19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fffbe19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>LinkedIn Profile:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-008c040\" data-id=\"008c040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd08b6 e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"4fd08b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-animation-pulse elementor-repeater-item-1502a43\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/alejandro-due\u00f1o\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06ccde9\" data-id=\"06ccde9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259a52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"259a52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hectorlopezrivera3\">http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hectorlopezrivera3<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb54404 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb54404\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23936fe\" data-id=\"23936fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4537453 section-title-style-style1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tpg-section-title\" data-id=\"4537453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tpg-section-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-el-main-wrapper clearfix  section-title-style-style1\">\n\t\t\t<div class='tpg-header-wrapper'>\n        <div class=\"tpg-widget-heading-wrapper rt-clear heading-style1 \">\n            <span class=\"tpg-widget-heading-line line-left\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2 class='tpg-widget-heading'>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t                    <span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSummer Research\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>            <span class=\"tpg-widget-heading-line line-right\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccbe515 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccbe515\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c259729\" data-id=\"c259729\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165cc03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"165cc03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180979578 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180979578 BCX0\">Mentor\/s:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW180979578 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed536e7\" data-id=\"ed536e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e15938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e15938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220991051 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW265699698 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW265699698 BCX0\">Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW220991051 BCX0\">Ph.D<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1833859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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Prior research suggests that neurodevelopmental disorders negatively <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55582041 BCX0\">impact<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55582041 BCX0\"> sociability and that anandamide (AEA) levels are positively correlated with social<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55582041 BCX0\"> behaviors in adult rats. Inhibiting fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), the enzyme that degrades AEA, has been shown to enhance sociability, while exercise is also linked to improved social behaviors and motivation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"EOP SCXW134001099 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW55582041 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55582041 BCX0\">Status: June \u2013 October 2024 \u2013 Behavioral Tests\/Observations were in process for the later poster presentation in the 2024 Society for Neuroscience Conference as a Co-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW55582041 BCX0\">Author<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW55582041 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW55582041 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d800a elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a8d800a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae48d16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae48d16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-01-at-11.18.10-AM-e1746114379514-875x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10512\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-01-at-11.18.10-AM-e1746114379514-875x1024.jpeg 875w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-01-at-11.18.10-AM-e1746114379514-256x300.jpeg 256w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-01-at-11.18.10-AM-e1746114379514-768x899.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-01-at-11.18.10-AM-e1746114379514.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Research Mentor\/s:\u00a0 Carmen Maldonado-Vlaar, Ph.D Project Title:\u00a0 Effects of Endocannabinoid System Activation Through Exercise on Sociability in Adolescent Rats Project Description:\u00a0 This study investigates how endocannabinoid system activation and exercise influence sociability in adolescent rats. Prior research suggests that neurodevelopmental disorders negatively impact sociability and that anandamide (AEA) levels are positively correlated with social &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/neuroid.uprrp.edu\/index.php\/hector-a-lopez-rivera-2024-2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Hector A. 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