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Akili Sundai

McGovern Institute for Brain Research

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Fan WangiD· 2 shared Andrew HarrahilliD· 1 shared Bin Chen· 1 shared Charlotte Wang· 1 shared Gabrielle Sevrain· 1 shared Hao ZhengiD· 1 shared Ila FieteiD· 1 shared Julia DziubekiD· 1 shared

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Dopamine signatures of excessive and compulsive cocaine and fentanyl use

Ke Chen, Hao Zheng, Gabrielle Sevrain, Wenxi Xiao, Charlotte Wang, Akili Sundai, Ila Fiete, Fan Wang

The paper examines dopamine dynamics during cocaine and fentanyl self-administration in mice, identifying distinct patterns and developing a computational model to explain compulsive behavior.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Reverse engineering placebo analgesia

Bin Chen, Nitsan Goldstein, Julia Dziubek, Akili Sundai, Shengli Zhao, Andrew Harrahill, Seonmi Choi, Vincent Prevosto, Fan Wang

This study demonstrates that conditioning with activation of a central pain-suppressing circuit can engineer placebo analgesia in mice, showing that context-dependent pain relief can be achieved through learned associations.

Current Biology · Sep 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience