New submitted paper on the role of D1- and D2-SPNs in social interaction is now in BioRxi
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Our study reports the key role played by NAc D1R/D2R-SPN balance of activity in controlling social behavior and evidences the promises of pharmacological compounds developed to repress D2R. https://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.11.28.518147v1
New submitted paper on a new epigenetic mechanism in drug addiction is now in bioRxiv
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We have identified a novel cocaine-induced epigenetic mechanism in the thalamus relevant to cocaine use disorders in humans. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.16.516716v1
Welcome aboard Aleksandra, Antonieta, Fares and Sébastien!
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Welcome! to Aleksandra, Antonieta, the new PhD students in the lab. And also, Fares and Sébastien, the new postdoctoral fellows.