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READ MOREUndergraduate Smayati Manam Smayati Manam is a third-year undergraduate student studying Neuroscience with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She plans to pursue a M.D. or D.O. pathway after undergrad and pursue Neurology. At the Johnson Lab, she has worked with binge eating studies and how biological and environmental factors affect food overconsumption. In addition […]
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Pub - Dopamine and Learning / Pub - Neuropsychiatric Illness / Publications 2022-09-23
READ MOREIn: Psychological Medicine PMID: 36138518 DOI: 10.1017/S0033291722002100 Abstract: Hallucinations occur in the absence of sensory stimulation and result in vivid perceptual experiences of nonexistent events that manifest across a range of sensory modalities. Approaches from the field of experimental and cognitive psychology have leveraged the idea that associative learning experiences can evoke conditioning-induced hallucinations in […]
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READ MORECongratulations, Athanasios! Athanasios Kondilis has successfully defended his dissertation, going on to earn his PhD in September 2022. Athanasios commands a bounty of research on the GHSR receptor and its role in mediating ingestive behavior, examined through DREADD manipulation and different dietary models; he carries the added distinction of overseeing (while it existed) our lab’s […]
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READ MOREWe Return to UURAF! Victoria Fex took first place in the Neuroscience Division for her presentation on Midbrain Dopamine Projections to the Insular Cortex for DISC-1 Mice! She later remarked on how UURAF both sharpened her presenting skills, and afforded her a great opportunity to see other research going on at MSU. Kate Zapkoeski and […]