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UTEP Researchers Secure $2.8M NIH Grant to Advance Understanding of Addiction-Related Decision-Making

Researcher(s) Keywords:

  1. habenula.
  2. cortex
  3. dopamine
  4. striosomes
  5. striatum
  6. basal ganglia
  7. chemogenetic
  8. optogenetics
  9. deep brain stimulation
  10. electrophysiology
  11. cost-benefit decision making
  12. Huntington disease
  13. circuit physiology
  14. algorithm development
  15. computation

Featured Researcher(s):

Friedman, Alexander
College: Science
Department: Biological Sciences
Moschak, Travis
College: Science
Department: Biological Sciences
UTEP Researchers Secure $2.8M NIH Grant to Advance Understanding of Addiction-Related Decision-Making
Date: January 16, 2025



Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the neurobiological mechanisms behind drug-taking behaviors and addiction.


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