Liberal Arts and Sciences
Schwendt Lab (Neurobiology of Stress and Addiction)
Led by Marek Schwendt · Psychology
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What we study
The lab studies how stress and drug use change brain circuits, using rat models that combine a PTSD-like stress experience with drug self-administration. Questions include why some individuals seek cocaine or oxycodone more than others.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Rats
- Projects
- 2
Current projects
PTSD and cocaine use comorbidity
Combines a predator-scent stress model with cocaine self-administration in rats.
Stress and oxycodone demand
Tests whether stress-susceptible rats seek more oxycodone, including sex differences.
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