Award
NIH Reporter #PA-23-262
Neural and Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Perseverance and Their Disruption After Juvenile Social Play Deprivation
Recipient
University of Maryland, College Park
Award Amount
$76,780.00
Ceiling
$76,780.00
Awarded
February 20, 2026
Identifier
PA-23-262
This award funds a research project at the University of Maryland, College Park, to study how juvenile social play deprivation affects brain mechanisms related to perseverance and addiction vulnerability, using rodent models.
Description
Research project investigating the impact of juvenile social play deprivation on neurocognition and addiction risk, using rodent models to study decision-making and oxycodone self-administration. The study aims to characterize neural mechanisms in the anterior cingulate cortex and test hypotheses about social play deprivation effects.