Azin Behnood‐Rod

This study investigates how VTA dopamine neuron activity influences decision-making under risk of punishment in rats, finding that their activity scales with punishment probability and intensity and causally affects subsequent choices.

This study shows that CBD reduces oxycodone self-administration in rats with neuropathic pain without diminishing oxycodone's pain-relieving effects.

This study shows that intermittent long-access nicotine self-administration in rats leads to persistent anhedonia, with reward thresholds increasing during both spontaneous and precipitated withdrawal.

This study investigates how nicotine's rewarding effects in rats are influenced by glucocorticoid and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors using the ICSS procedure.