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Diana Q. Pham

National Institute on Drug Abuse

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Persistent vulnerability to heroin relapse across the adult lifespan in rats

Rajtarun Madangopal, Olivia R. Drake, Diana Q. Pham, Veronica A. Lennon, Sophia J. Weber, Justine Lee, Adekemi Sobukunola, Ava R. Holmes, Omodolapo Nurudeen, Yavin Shaham, Bruce T. Hope

This study shows that heroin relapse triggered by drug cues persists for over a year in abstinent rats, indicating long-term vulnerability to opioid relapse.

bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Distinct prelimbic cortex ensembles encode response execution and inhibition

Rajtarun Madangopal, Yuan Zhao, Conor Heins, Jingfeng Zhou, Bo Liang, Giovanni Barbera, Ka Chun Lam, Lauren E. Komer, Sophia J. Weber, Drake J. Thompson, Yugantar Gera, Diana Q. Pham, Katherine E. Savell, Brandon L. Warren, Daniele Caprioli, , Bruce T. Hope

The paper shows that distinct prelimbic cortex ensembles encode response execution and inhibition during different phases of operant learning in rats.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 8, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Incubation of palatable food craving is associated with brain-wide neuronal activation in mice

Rajtarun Madangopal, Eric R Szelenyi, Joseph Dan Khoa Nguyen, Megan B. Brenner, Olivia R. Drake, Diana Q. Pham, Aniruddha Shekara, Michelle Jin, Jia Jie Choong, Conor Heins, Lauren E. Komer, Sophia J. Weber, Bruce T. Hope, Yavin Shaham, Sam A. Golden

The paper establishes a mouse model of incubation of palatable food craving and identifies brain-wide activation patterns using whole-brain activity mapping.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 3, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience