Schoenbaum
实验室使用大鼠研究
associative learning
和
decision-making
的神经环路机制，涉及到的脑区有
orbitofrontal cortex, dopamine system, hippocampus, striatum
以及
amygdala
等。实验室很多行为学任务的设计来源于
“
动物学习理论
(learningtheory)”
和神经经济学等。也有一些重要的认知决策相关的行为任务设计利用了大鼠超强的气味学习能力。这些独特的行为任务设计结合多通道单细胞记录，光遗传学，钙成像，药理学，损毁等工具。
实验室资源丰富，经费充足，文章高产，老板超级
nice
，对博后非常支持，实验室氛围融洽。实验室的很多博后已经成功找到教职。去年和今年实验室有两位博后都在
UCLA
找到了教职，很快就要离开，所以实验室有博后位置的空缺。
如果正好今年要来
sfn
的话，可以联系
Geoff
到时候面谈。当然也可以提前直接联系老板：
[email protected]
。
实验室主页：
https://irp.drugabuse.gov/staff-members/geoffrey-schoenbaum/
Background
Our lab is interestedin the neural circuits mediating associative learning and decision making andhow alterations in those circuits contribute to maladaptive behaviors inneuropsychiatric disorders such as addiction. We use rats as a model system tostudy behaviors and neural circuits that we believe have direct relevance tounderstanding the human brain. Areas of particular interest include theorbitofrontal cortex, amygdala, striatum, and midbrain dopamine system. Our labuses behavioral tasks based on principles derived from learning theory,combined with single unit recording, lesions, pharmacological and geneticmanipulations to test hypotheses about how these areas interact to supportlearning and adaptive behavior.
Contact
Location:
Biomedical Research Center
251 Bayview Boulevard
Suite 200, Room 06A705
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone:
443-740-2476
Email:
[email protected]
