Lori A. Knackstedt

This study examines how oxytocin affects opioid seeking and dopamine signaling in rats, finding sex-specific effects on motivation and dopamine release during oxycodone self-administration.

This study shows that voluntary alcohol intake reduces oxycodone seeking in female rats and alters neural activation during cue-primed reinstatement of drug seeking.

This study finds that female rats exposed to predator scent stress show distinct behavioral and genetic responses compared to males, with Susceptible females having higher BLA mGlu5 mRNA than Resilient or Control rats.

The paper identifies increased mGlu5 mRNA expression in BLA glutamate neurons as a factor contributing to resilience to predator scent stress in rats.

This study shows ceftriaxone reduces cocaine relapse and NA core glutamate efflux in rats during context+cue relapse tests by decreasing activity in prelimbic cortex projections to the NA core.

This study shows ceftriaxone reduces cocaine-seeking by interacting with mGlu2/3 receptors in the nucleus accumbens core, as blocking these receptors prevents ceftriaxone's effect.

This study tests CDPPB and CBD on fear extinction and anxiety in a PTSD rat model, finding CDPPB enhances extinction without increasing anxiety, while CBD reduces anxiety in susceptible rats.