Area of research
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience · Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Research interest
Research interests include Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.
Obesity‐ and diet‐induced plasticity in systems that control eating and energy balance
Distinct Neuromodulatory Effects of Endogenous Orexin and Dynorphin Corelease on Projection-Defined Ventral Tegmental Dopamine Neurons
Neuroscience education for people living with addiction
Neurons in the ventral striatopallidal complex modulate lateral hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neuron activity: Implications for reward-seeking
Neurons in the ventral striatopallidal complex modulate lateral hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neuron activity: Implications for reward-seeking
Pharmacokinetics and central accumulation of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and its bioactive metabolites are influenced by route of administration and sex in rats
Blocking microglial pannexin-1 channels alleviates morphine withdrawal in rodents
Projection-Target-Defined Effects of Orexin and Dynorphin on VTA Dopamine Neurons
Hypocretin (orexin) facilitates reward by attenuating the antireward effects of its cotransmitter dynorphin in ventral tegmental area