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Olivier George
- Jun 10, 2014
- 2 min
Congrats Dr. Buck!
Congratulations to Cara Buck who obtained her PhD today. She was given the challenge of setting up a brand new technique in the lab...
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Olivier George
- May 15, 2014
- 1 min
One more step into the dark side of the brain.
People often assume that their neurons are only there to do good things. While I mostly agree, I believe there are bad neurons in our...
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Olivier George
- May 7, 2014
- 1 min
Exploring the Brain Milky Way
12 million light years separate these two pictures. On the right is a picture of Orphan stars that don't belong to any galaxy, discovered...
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Olivier George
- Apr 25, 2014
- 1 min
Decreased, not increased phasic dopamine release predict cocaine dependence
This is to me one of the most important paper of the decade in the addiction field. It kicks to the curb both the incentive sensitization...
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Olivier George
- Apr 24, 2014
- 1 min
Alcohol Vapor Self-Administration
The lab has just been awarded a new 5 year grant by the NIH to study Alcohol Vapor Self-Administration. Very excited to start this new...
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Olivier George
- Jul 17, 2013
- 1 min
CRF, anxiety, pain and nicotine dependence
Extended access to nicotine leads to a CRF1 receptor dependent increase in anxiety-like behavior and hyperalgesia in rats. Addiction...
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