Neurochemical
Basis of Motivation and Learning Laboratory
| Jon Horvitz, PhD |
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| Rosa
Isabel Caamaño Tubío, PhD |
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| Cecile
Morvan Graduate Student |
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| Veronica
Dobrovitsky Graduate Student |
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| Chris Kalich |
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| Justin Wheat | |
We are interested in the role of brain dopamine in learning and motivation. Dopamine activity is implicated in the reinforcing effects of cocaine, amphetamine and natural rewards. However, dopamine abnormalities are also believed to underlie some of the core attentional abnormalities seen in acute schizophrenics. Our laboratory examines the neurochemical bases of learning and motivation, particularly with respect to dopamine activity within its major brain target sites.
Dopamine
