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Building a brain map of alcohol dependence.
This new paper provide the first brain map of alcohol dependence at single cell resolution in an animal model of Alcohol use disorder....
Olivier George
Jan 14, 20203 min read
Treating opioid use disorder one rat at a time.
This paper provide preclinical evidence that targeting the D3 receptors may provide efficacy in the treatment of opioid use disorder....
Olivier George
Jan 14, 20201 min read
Identification of a new target that reduces excessive opioid use in dependent individuals.
This new paper identify a neuropeptide that is acting in a key brain region responsible for opioid dependence and demonstrates that it is...
Olivier George
Jan 13, 20202 min read
Identification of a neuronal pathway responsible for excessive drinking and alcohol dependence
This new paper identify a key brain network responsible for alcohol dependence and demonstrates that it is possible to reverse the desire...
Olivier George
Mar 25, 20193 min read
An enzymatic advance in nicotine cessation therapy.
The George lab published a new study in collaboration with the Janda lab providing preclinical evidence that a newly engineered enzyme...
Olivier George
Jan 9, 20181 min read
Alcohol binge-drinking facilitates the transition to dependence, but regular drinking may be almost
The George lab published a new study providing preclinical evidence that several months of alcohol binge-like drinking facilitates the...
Olivier George
Aug 25, 20172 min read
Cortical and Amygdalar Neuronal Ensembles in Alcohol Seeking, Drinking and Withdrawal
The George lab published a new invited review in collaboration with Dr. Bruce Hope at the National Institute on Drugs of Abuse (NIDA) on...
Olivier George
May 27, 20171 min read
Voluntary vaping alcohol produces alcohol dependence in rats.
The George lab published a new study providing preclinical evidence that self-administration of alcohol vapor produces alcohol dependence...
Olivier George
Apr 11, 20173 min read
Our work on nicotine dependence featured in Nature Outlook.
Increasing awareness of the dramatic impact of drug addiction on our society and providing novel therapeutic approaches to cure drug...
Olivier George
Jul 29, 20151 min read
A novel therapeutic strategy for alcoholism: Blocking the stress system using glucocorticoid antagon
A new paper published in collaboration with Leandro Vendruscolo and the Barbara Mason lab provide robust evidence that mifepristone...
Olivier George
Jul 6, 20151 min read
New paper published in collaboration with the Tapper lab: Identification of a new brain pathway cont
LA JOLLA, CA – April 21, 2015 – Few months ago we published a paper in Nature Neuroscience providing evidence that a previously unknown...
Olivier George
Apr 21, 20151 min read