Mu-opioid receptors (MORs) in the amygdala and striatum are important in addictive and rewarding behaviors. For the current series of studies, we characterized the behavior of mice with genetic deletion of the MOR gene Oprm1 in FoxP2-expressing neurons (FoxP2-Cre/Oprm1fl/fl). FoxP2 is expressed in intercalated cells of the amygdala and a subset of striatal medium spiny […]
A16-P: Exploring Dr Radke’s Reward and Addiction Lab
This is a project for Seminar in Neuroscience regarding the RAD Lab. The Reward and Addictive Disorder (RAD) Lab is a research lab at Miami University that makes use of mice in order to study compulsive and reward-seeking behavior. More specifically, the RAD Lab seeks to study changes in brain function associated with maladaptive behaviors […]