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Neurobiology of Motivated Behavior Journal Club (NBL 779)

Thursday, March 27, 2025 4pm to 5pm

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  • Thursday, April 24, 2025 4pm to 5pm

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This journal club format course will meet weekly for student-led discussions of current and historical research topics in the neurobiology of learning, memory, cognition, motivated behavior, addiction/substance abuse, feeding/obesity, or any topic pertaining to motivation or modern techniques and analysis to measure motivated behaviors.

This week we will be reviewing the following article:

Merkel et al., 2024 - An endogenous GLP-1 circuit engages VTA GABA neurons to regulate mesolimbic dopamine neurons and attenuate cocaine seeking

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