Marco Venniro, Todd Gould (1st author Hess) show that male rats sustain harm aversion more than females. Relevant to understanding variables influencing decision making during complex social situations and to treating social dysfunction @um_mind europepmc.org/article/med/37…

It’s officially that time of year in the Midwest where pulling up to an intersection to see past the corn could kill you. The crop giveth and the crop taketh away.

Our director Markus Heilig and CSAN researchers Eric Augier The Augier Lab and Irene Perini Irene Perini discuss their work on #alcohol #addiction on the second episode of the mini-series "Alkoholexperimenten" on "Vetenskapens Värld". svtplay.se/video/jwq3YVA/…

Excited to have my main postdoc work out! Using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing ✂️🧬 in adult mice 🐭, we explore the ion channel mechanisms underlying modes of dopamine neuron firing and reinforcement learning 🧠. This is a result of truly collaborative and supportive science 🥳

Nat. Rev. Neurosci.: Brain network communication: concepts, models and applications nature.com/articles/s4158…

*staring off into space * Wife: "What are you doing?" Me: "oh, just thinking about Gandalf".

Venniro Lab #SfN2023 posters Mon 8am-12pm: social sensory mechanisms & drug craving (LL16), norepinephrine & social coordination (LL13), electrophysiology & social reward (LL11), cerebellum & social craving (LL16). Zhengyi Sissi Huang Kim Papastrat Cody Allen Amanda Pacheco

1st day of #SfN2023 is in the books! If you’re at SfN this year and are interested in learning about how estrogen regulates sleep, come check out my poster on Wednesday afrernoon!

We are recruiting faculty in translational neuroscience of addiction! Come chat with us at the Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine booth (#1) at Society for Neuroscience (SfN) on Nov. 14 from 10 to 2. #SfN23 addiction.umaryland.edu Apply here bit.ly/3FXkbJq

Girl, he's not worth it. Get yourself a partner that knows the convoluted title for your dissertation.

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My wife is the most remarkable person. We were driving home.. there was a homeless person outside...no jacket. She immediately took her own coat off and just gave it to her. I'm such an incredibly proud husband. She's the best person I know, and she inspires me to be better.

Science Advances An energy costly architecture of neuromodulators for human brain evolution and cognition science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Paper of the week: excellent Neuropsychopharmacology paper of Marco Venniro lab (1st au K Papastrat) showing that olfactory sensory experience is necessary for the inhibitory effect of operant social reward on cocaine self-administration & incubation of craving pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38129664/

"So, this is coffee, and it may sound strange, its nice and and warm, and you can hold it in your hands for awhile and pretend the world isn't a swirling mess". -Gloria, midnight burger, ep 2. Planet straightforward. Perfect.

My wife : "you can't solve all of your problems with food". Me: "what about a dog named kimchi?"

This is so cool

The Wolff Lab is looking for a #Postdoc for a NIH-funded project to study how distinct learning systems interact. Catch me at SfN or reach out via email if you are interested! #Neurojobs #AcademicJobs

Stop by to meet these lovely faces now until 2 pm and tomorrow 12-2!