In the 12th episode of Fresh Perspectives with Amara Davis, the Loving Mind Institute discusses with first author Dr. Marta Pratelli, University of California San Diego, the recently published work entitled “Drug-induced change in transmitter identity is a shared mechanism generating cognitive deficits”. This interview with Dr. Marta Pratelli highlights groundbreaking research on neurotransmitter switching […]
Addiction: Using Stem Cell Derived Neuro...
In our 11th Fresh Perspectives webinar Amara Davis interviews Ryan Tam, Ph.D., who discusses his doctoral research at the North Carolina State University that involved functional analysis of neuronal models utilizing stem cell technology which was recently published under peer-review, entitled “Human Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Medium Spiny Neuron-like Cells Exhibit Gene Desensitization”. During the interview […]
Addiction: Amygdala-MidBrain Circuit & C
In our 10th Fresh Perspectives webinar with Amara Davis we discuss recent research on the circuitry in the brain that controls withdrawal symptoms and potential return to substance use. Amara talked to Dr. Kevin Beier, a Professor of Biophysics at the University of California Irvine School of Medicine. They discuss Dr. Beier’s recently published work […]