Laboratory of Addiction Neuroscience

Chris Pierce, PhD, Director

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  • Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the nucleus accumbens core and shell contribute to cocaine priming-induced reinstatement of drug seeking
  • Ventral tegmental area afferents in stress-induced reinstatement: The role of CREB
  • Kicking the habit: the neural basis of ingrained behaviors in cocaine addiction
  • Cocaine-induced chromatin remodeling increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor transcription in the rat medial prefrontal cortex, which alters the reinforcing efficacy of cocaine
  • Cocaine-induced neuroadaptations in glutamate transmission: potential therapeutic targets for craving and addiction
  • The limbic circuitry underlying cocaine seeking encompasses the PPTg/LDT
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  • Chris Pierce, Ph.D.
  • Audrey Pierce-Bancroft
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  • Lisa Briand, Ph.D.
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  • Pavel Ortinski, Ph.D.
  • Heath Donmar Schmidt, Ph.D.
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  • Samantha White
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The Pierce Laboratory of Addiction Neuroscience uses a multi-disciplinary approach to identify new treatments for cocaine addiction.

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