Browsing by Author "Brad Grueter"
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Hartley, Nolan D. (2019-09-13)Department: NeuroscienceAcquisition and extinction of learned fear responses utilize flexible yet conserved neural circuits that promote or suppress fear expression, respectively. Here we show that acquisition of passive fear behavior is associated ...
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Reddy, India Anjuli (2016-07-27)Department: NeuroscienceAddiction is a disorder characterized by drug use despite negative consequences. Drugs of abuse hijack circuits within brain centers which evolved to respond to natural rewards such as palatable, calorie-dense foods. This ...
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Joffe, Max Emanuel (2016-04-26)Department: PharmacologyDysregulation of the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) system is a hallmark of the pathophysiology of drug addiction and many other prevalent diseases. The nucleus accumbens (NAc), a region essential for the incentive and hedonic ...
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Turner, Brandon David (2018-08-06)Department: NeuroscienceThe nucleus accumbens has been repeatedly identified as a central node in reward processing. Plasticity of synaptic connections within the accumbens at the molecular and cellular level is well understood to serve a pivotal ...
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Belovich, Andrea Nicole (2017-02-22)Department: PharmacologyThe dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) is a presynaptic membrane protein that regulates dopaminergic neurotransmission by controlling DA levels at the synapse via active reuptake. The DAT is also capable of engaging in reverse ...