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Research supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
"In the Reward and Addictive Disorders (RAD) Lab we use animal models to study motivational brain circuits on a systems level. Our goal is to understand how these neural circuits function in a healthy state as well as to uncover adaptations that contribute to maladaptive behaviors such as addiction. To address these questions, we study inflexible and compulsive reward-seeking behaviors in mice. We employ both pharmacological and genetic approaches to manipulate and uncover the neural circuits responsible for these behaviors"
We are located at Miami University, Oxford Ohio, in the Psychology Department.
For more information about our research and the lab, please visit the link below!
Website: https://www.aradlab.com/
Contact: aradke@miamioh.edu