Eric Casey

This study shows that requiring mice to perform a simple action to access high-fat diet reduces intake and prevents obesity, suggesting that easy access promotes overeating.

This study identifies six topographically and functionally distinct regions in the mouse central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA) innervated by different dopaminergic pathways.

This study shows that oral oxycodone self-administration in mice leads to features of opioid addiction, including escalation, dependence, and relapse behavior.

This study identifies a specific subpopulation of ventral pallidal neurons that modulate nucleus accumbens firing to enhance reward consumption.