Segev Barak

The paper identifies a unique transcriptional signature in NAc neuronal ensembles activated during alcohol memory retrieval, showing their role in relapse and potential as therapeutic targets.

This study shows that inhibiting ERK1/2 after alcohol memory retrieval prevents relapse in rats, suggesting it as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder.

This study investigates the role of FKBP5 and the HPA axis in alcohol memory reconsolidation, finding that FKBP51 inhibition affects cognitive flexibility but HPA axis manipulations do not impact reconsolidation.

This study attempts to replicate and extend findings on habit formation in humans using multi-modal MRI, but finds no clear habit formation with training duration and identifies goal-directed neural patterns instead.

The paper identifies alcohol-specific transcriptional changes during memory reconsolidation using mouse models and RNA-sequencing.

This study shows that aversive counterconditioning during alcohol-memory reconsolidation prevents relapse to alcohol seeking in mice and rats.

This study shows that counterconditioning after memory retrieval reduces the reinstatement of appetitive memories in humans.