Research Interests

Sexual differentiation of the brain, as well as the neural mechanisms involved in the development and expression of sexually dimorphic behaviors.

Current Research

Hypothalamic regulation of male sexual behavior in rats.

http://mailer.fsu.edu/~mgil

Outside interests

Performing arts-music and theater.

Abstracts presented at meetings

• Dominguez, J. M., Gil, M., Brann, J. H., and Hull, E. M. (2005) Serotonin inhibits mating-induced glutamate activity in the medial preoptic area: implications for impaired libido resulting from SSRIs. 44th Annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology, Waikoloa, HI
• Gil, M., D. J., Smith, Hood, A., Dominguez, J. M., and Hull, E. M. (2005) cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibition in the medial preoptic area impairs copulatory behaviors in male rats. 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
• Dominguez, J. M., Gil, M., Hood, A. F., and Hull, E. M. (2005) Mating-induced glutamate release in the medial preoptic area of male rats: regulation of ejaculation and refractory period. 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC
• Gil, M., D. J., Smith, Hood, A., Dominguez, J. M., and Hull, E. M. (2005) cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibition in the medial preoptic area impairs copulatory behaviors in male rats. 9thAnnual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Austin, TX.
• Dominguez, J. M., Gil, M., Hood, A. F., and Hull, E. M. (2005) Sexual experience increases nitric oxide synthase in the medial preoptic area of male rats. 9th Annual Meeting of the Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, Austin, TX.
• Gil, M., Smith, D. J., Dominguez, J. M., & Hull, E. M. (2004) The effects of cAMP-dependent protein kinase inhibition in the medial preoptic area on copulatory behaviors in sexually naïve male rats. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
• Dominguez, J. M., Gil, M., & Hull, E. M. (2004) Colocalization of nitric oxide synthase with NMDA receptors in the medial preoptic area: implications for sexual behavior. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
• Smith, D. J., Gil, M., & Hull, E. M. (2004) Raclopride, but not MPPI, in the anterior lateral hypothalamus blocks the facilitative effects of 8-OH-DPAT on sexually satiated male rats. 34th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
• Coleman, J. R., Ross, K. C., Picton, A., Gil, M., Wilson, M. A., & Wilson, S. P. (2002) Generation of audiogenic sensitivity following anti-GAD65 or anti-GABA-A?1 gene transfer in seizure-resistant Long-Evans rats. 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Orlando, FL.
• Gil, M., & Coleman, J. R. (2002) Effects of GABA-A?1 antisense on audiogenic seizures in Long-Evans Rats. 48th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Corpus Christi, TX.