How do neuropharmacological treatments change anxiety and drug-use?
Reward & Motivation
We use operant models to investigate conditioned behavior (e.g., pavlovian conditioning)
Affect & Stress
We use an array of assays to investigate behavior associated with internal states (e.g., elevated plus maze)
Withdrawal & Abstinence
Using models of chronic and acute alcohol-use helps us investigate the different phases of the cycle of addiction
