Friedbert Weiss - F1000 Faculty Member (since 16 April 2008)
Department of Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION:Ph.D., Neuroscience, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1986
AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITES:
Fellow: American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP); American Psychological Association (APA; Division 28: Psychopharmacology & Substance Abuse); NIDA MERIT Award, 2004; Editorial Board, Pharmacology, Biochemistry & Behavior
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Work in our laboratory is concerned with the neurobiological basis of abnormal behavioral and brain functions relevant to human psychopathology with emphasis on the neural control of motivation and reinforcement. At the present time this work is directed in particular at the understanding of the neurochemical and neuroendocrine basis of drug and alcohol addiction including mechanisms that lead to dependence and withdrawal states, drug craving, and relapse.
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