Check out our latest paper on choice between alcohol and social reward in rats
Dual Role of LH-GABA Neurons in Encoding Alcohol Reward and Aversive Memories
Nice work from my long time collaborator and pal Andrew Holmes' lab, led by the amazing Olena Bukalo.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nathan Marchant
One of the core aspects of alcohol use disorder is continued use despite negative consequences. Individuals with an alcohol use disorder typically engage in behaviors which represent a failure to inte...
This Week in The Journal #JNeurosci | Alzheimer's May Influence Hippocampus Sensitivity to Circadian Rhythms; Can GPe Neuron Firing Patterns Determine Their Subtype?
https://www.jneurosci.org/content/46/13/etwij46132026
We are pleased to announce the keynote and confirmed speakers for our 2026 workshop "Integrating new perspectives on punishment for learning, decision making and psychopathology". More information can be found at ebps2026.azuleon.org. Registration opens March 5th 2026 #EBPS2026
Astrocytes in the basolateral amygdala dynamically track fear state and support fear memory retrieval and extinction.
New in #JNeurosci: Rat study from van Mourik et al. suggests that the anterior insula may be involved in biasing decision-making processes to favor alcohol over social rewards. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1180-25.2026
