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Pub - Dopamine and Learning / Pub - Learning and Motivation / Publications 2021-04-29
READ MOREIn: Learning & Memory PMID: 33723029 DOI: 10.1101/lm.053082.120 Abstract: The dopamine system has been implicated in decision-making particularly when associated with effortful behavior. We examined acute optogenetic stimulation of dopamine cells in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) as mice engaged in an effort-based decision-making task. Tyrosine hydroxylase-Cre mice were injected with Cre-dependent ChR2 or eYFP control […]
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Johnson Lab at MSU SciFest 2021 Our lab shot, produced, and is set to present a video at MSU Science Festival Virtual Expo, introducing the concept of Optogenetics to a youth audience of all ages! The event is scheduled for April 10th from 2:00p-2:30p, and you can access the presentation here!
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Post-Baccalaureate Fabiola Sotomayorreinat Fabiola’s blurb will go here!
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Undergraduate Assistant Allie Pataro Hello, my name is Allie Pataro and I am a Junior undergraduate student at MSU studying neuroscience. My concentration is cognitive and computational neuroscience, and I am particularly interested in the basis of motivation and learned behaviors, whether this is with complex human behavior or simple behaviors shown in many species. […]
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Undergraduate Assistant Sammy Nandwani My name is Sammy Nandwani and I am a sophomore in the Lyman Briggs College majoring in Physiology and Neuroscience. I am currently planning to graduate in 2022 and going to medical school. I am a member of the Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program(OMSP) and Honors College. I am interested in pursing […]
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Undergraduate Grace Sarris Flavor Text (~100 Words)
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Undergraduate Ayla Schwartz Flavor Text (~100 Words)
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Graduate Student Jacob Howe