Award
National Institute on Drug Abuse 4R00DA060895-02
Mapping the Functional and Anatomical Pathways from the Anterior and Posterior Paraventricular Nucleus of the Thalamus to the Nucleus Accumbens: Implications for Opioid Use
Recipient
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Award Amount
$249,000.00
Ceiling
$249,000.00
Awarded
February 18, 2026
Identifier
4R00DA060895-02
Research project funded by NIDA to study neural mechanisms underlying opioid use disorder relapse and withdrawal, focusing on paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus to nucleus accumbens pathways.
Description
This project involves advanced neuroscientific research on opioid use disorder, focusing on neural pathways and mechanisms related to relapse and abstinence, utilizing techniques such as optogenetics and fiber photometry.