{"id":467,"date":"2025-11-13T17:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/?page_id=467"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:14:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:14:37","slug":"paulette-m-vazquez-martinez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/neurograd\/paulette-m-vazquez-martinez\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulette M. 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<span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms that mediate long-term pain following mild traumatic brain injury. 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