*These videos are not the opinions of NIDA, but are liked videos from post bacs “What’s a smartphone made of?” “Three Arguments Why Marijuana Should Stay Illegal Reviewed” “Three arguments why marijuana should stay illegal reviewed” was made by the YouTube channel Kurzgesagt which is German for “in a nut shell” in reference to it’s… [Read More]
Archives for 2018
Get To Know Your PI’s!
“We treatment [clinical] researchers now stand like Lucille Ball in front of a speeding conveyor belt of findings [from neuroscience] that we cannot put into practice.” – Dr. David Epstein Interview with Dr. David Epstein 1. Why did you decide to pursue a PhD? “I have a really weird origin story. I started out as… [Read More]
Events – August 2018
Weekly LGBTQ+ and Ally Party and Gay Pride Walk Come join the LGBTQ+ organization for a Pride party! We’ll have enjoyed a great weekend celebrating diversity and want to continue it onto the work week! There are going to be snacks and refreshments, as well as information on some lesser known LGBTQ+ identities. Come with… [Read More]
Post Bac Spotlight – October 2018
Sherry Lam, B.S. Post Bac Research Lunch Presentation: “Finding a novel ligand for designer receptors” Post Bac Info: Sherry Lam was born in Manhattan, New York. She graduated from Binghamton University with a Bachelor of Science in Integrative Neuroscience in 2017. As a sophomore, she was part of the Summer Research Immersion (SRI) program where… [Read More]
October 2018 Postbac Newsletter Contents
October 2018
Role of Anterior Intralaminar Nuclei of Thalamus Projections to Dorsomedial Striatum in Incubation of Methamphetamine Craving.
Featured Paper of the Month – August 2018
Published in The Journal of Neuroscience by Li, Xuan; Witonsky, Kailyn R; Lofaro, Olivia M; Surjono, Felicia; Zhang, Jianjun; Bossert, Jennifer M; Shaham, Yavin
Methamphetamine seeking progressively increases after withdrawal from drug self-administration, a phenomenon termed incubation of methamphetamine craving. We previously found that D1R-mediated dopamine transmission in dorsomedial striatum plays a critical role in this incubation phenomenon. Here, we used neuroanatomical and neuropharmacological methods in rats to demonstrate that an interaction between the glutamatergic projection from the lateral anterior intralaminar nuclei of thalamus to dorsomedial striatum and local dopamine D1Rs plays a critical role in relapse to methamphetamine seeking after prolonged withdrawal…
Orbitofrontal neurons signal sensory associations underlying model-based inference in a sensory preconditioning task.
Featured Paper of the Month – July 2018
Published in Elife by Sadacca, Brian F; Wied, Heather M; Lopatina, Nina; Saini, Gurpreet K; Nemirovsky, Daniel; Schoenbaum, Geoffrey
Using knowledge of the structure of the world to infer value is at the heart of model-based reasoning and relies on a circuit that includes the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC). Some accounts link this to the representation of biological significance or value by neurons in OFC, while other models focus on the representation of associative structure or cognitive maps. Here we tested between these accounts by recording OFC neurons in rats during an OFC-dependent sensory preconditioning task…
Context-induced relapse after extinction versus punishment: similarities and differences.
Reviews To Read – June 14, 2018. This review, which is part of a special issue of Psychopharmacology on “Extinction” summarizes recent research on similarities and differences in the neuronal mechanisms of context-induced relapse after extinction-imposed abstinence (the classical model) versus context-induced relapse after punishment-imposed abstinence (the new model).
Navigating Your Life Without Losing Yourself
Tuesday June 19, 2018 • 2 – 3 pm in the BRC Atrium Panel discussion on mental health in college & career Topics will include: Self-identity Managing recovery Managing stress and workload Warning signs Seeking support and help Mentoring students Supporting marginalized students Advocating for yourself Bring your questions for the panelists or submit anonymously via… [Read More]
Delta Rhythm Orchestrates the Neural Activity Underlying the Resting State BOLD Signal via Phase–amplitude Coupling.
Featured Paper of the Month – June 2018
Published in Cerebral Cortex by Jaime, Saul; Gu, Hong; Sadacca, Brian F; Stein, Elliot A; Cavazos, Jose E; Yang, Yihong; Lu, Hanbing
Our brains always work, consciously or unconsciously. Functional connectivity MRI has identified so-called resting state brain networks (e.g. default mode network). Aberrant activity in such networks is implicated in neurological and psychiatric disorders. This work applies simultaneous electrophysiological recording and functional MRI to investigate the neurophysiological basis of the network activity…