Stephen S. Tennyson

Prior cocaine exposure increases firing to immediate reward while attenuating cue and context signals related to reward value in anterior insula

This study shows that chronic cocaine exposure enhances immediate reward signaling but reduces cue and context signals in the anterior insula, contributing to impaired decision-making.

Enduring consequences of perinatal fentanyl exposure in mice

This study shows that perinatal fentanyl exposure in mice leads to somatic withdrawal and lifelong neurobehavioral changes similar to human neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome.