Liberal Arts and Sciences
Devine Lab
Led by Darragh Devine · Psychology
What we study
The Devine Lab studies self-injurious behavior in neurodevelopmental disorders, focusing on dopamine-related mechanisms. They use a rat model with pemoline to investigate how stress and dopamine depletion contribute to self-biting.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Rats
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 2
Current projects
Neurobiological basis of self-injury
Investigating how dopamine depletion and stress contribute to self-injurious behavior in rats.
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Recent papers, explained
- The neuropathology of Self-Injurious Behavior: Studies using animal models
2024 · Brain Research
- Infralimbic Cortex and Behavioral Responses to Mild Stress after Repeated Social Stress Exposure
2024 · UF Journal of Undergraduate Research
Studies how repeated social stress affects behavior in rodents, modeling depression in humans.
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