Award
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 5P60AA031124-03
Targeting the neural circuits controlling negative reinforcement to prevent alcohol seeking in males and females
Recipient
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States
Award Amount
$330,810.00
Ceiling
$330,810.00
Awarded
February 27, 2026
Identifier
5P60AA031124-03
The award supports research on sex differences in neural circuits controlling negative reinforcement in alcohol use disorder, focusing on medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens and their role in alcohol seeking behavior.
Description
This project aims to understand sex differences in neural circuits controlling negative reinforcement related to alcohol use disorder, focusing on medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens, using advanced neuroscience techniques and transcriptional profiling.