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News / Pub - Ingestive Behavior / Pub - Neuropsychiatric Illness / Publications 2020-01-01
READ MOREIn: Physiology PMID: 31799907 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00013.2019 Abstract: Ovarian hormones are associated with risk for binge eating in women. Recent animal and human studies suggest that food-related reward processing may be one set of neurobiological factors that contribute to these relationships, but additional studies are needed to confirm and extend findings.
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READ MOREBen, Lauren and Nicollette presented their work at SFN’s annual meeting in Chicago. Their posters stimulated much interest and discussion. Afterwards, the lab enjoyed a celebratory meal at the Purple Pig! See you next year in DC.
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Lauren Raycraft successfully defended her Masters thesis–great job! Good luck with the next steps.
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Ben Fry successfully defended his Masters–good luck with your comprehensive exam!
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READ MOREThe website creation is underway~ The Johnson Lab is proud to spread its influential research to the wider Neuroscience community through this up-and-coming website! We’ll be featuring profiles on those heading research in the lab, the papers we publish, the events we attend, and more! We hope you enjoy AWJLab.com, and make sure to check […]
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The Johnson lab presented work at the 27th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior in Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Alex was elected to the Board of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB)
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Alex presented recent lab findings on the role of dopamine in ingestive behavior at the 15th Benjamin Franklin/Lafayette Seminar (BFLS) in Frejus, France. The meeting brought together ~80 scientists from diverse fields to discuss contemporary ingestive behavior research.
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News / Pub - Dopamine and Learning / Pub - Neuropsychiatric Illness / Publications 2019-05-31
READ MOREIn: Schizophrenia Bulletin PMID: 31150554 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbz043 Abstract: Impairments in reality testing are core features of numerous neuropsychiatric conditions. However, relatively few animal models have been developed to assess this critical facet of neuropsychiatric illness, thus impeding our understanding of the underlying central systems and circuits. Using mice in which dominant-negative Disrupted-in-Schizophrenia-1 is expressed throughout […]
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READ MOREThe Johnson Lab attended the MSU Neuroscience Program’s Motivated Behaviors Symposium, several members presenting posters alongside many other MSU students. In addition to excellent catering by Swagath Indian Cuisine, the event featured speeches by Yeka Aponte, Zachary Knight, Mitsuko Watabe-Uchida and UofM’s Terry Robinson.