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David J Barker

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Shifted balance between ventral striatal prodynorphin and proenkephalin biases development of cocaine place avoidance

Amélia Nicot, Pavankumar Yecham, Ilana Serin, David J Barker, Lauren K. Dobbs

The paper investigates the relationship between striatal opioid peptides and cocaine-induced conditioned place avoidance in mice, finding that low dynorphin levels correlate with increased avoidance.

Addiction Biology · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Pain as a Trigger for Epigenetic Modifications in Limbic Circuitry

Svetlana Bryant, Julie-Anne Balouek-Thomert, Luke T Geiger, David J Barker, Catherine J. Peña

The paper investigates epigenetic modifications in limbic brain regions after chronic pain, finding reduced histone marks in some areas and associations with pain history and sensitivity.

bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2022 · PreprintNeuroscience