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Samantha L. Hoffman

National Institutes of HealthORCID 0009-0008-7486-2101Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Organism:rat· 4 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1

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Aidan CarneyiD· 3 shared Hanbing LuiD· 3 shared Hieu NguyeniD· 3 shared Yihong YangiD· 3 shared Zilu MaiD· 3 shared Elliot A. SteiniD· 2 shared Md Mohaiminul HaqueiD· 2 shared Olivea VarlasiD· 2 shared

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NeuroscienceProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedOct 26, 2026

Focal Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Rat Anterior Cingulate Cortex Inhibits Incubation of Opioid Craving after Voluntary Abstinence

Zilu Ma, Ying Duan, Hieu Nguyen…·Yihong Yang

Focal transcranial magnetic stimulation of the rat anterior cingulate cortex reduced relapse-like behavior and restored corticostriatal connectivity during opioid abstinence.

1 citation

ratimaging

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintApr 24, 2026

Targeted medial prefrontal cortex stimulation prevents incubation of cocaine craving and restores functional connectivity

Hanbing Lu, Samantha L. Hoffman, Ying Duan…·Yihong Yang

Focal transcranial magnetic stimulation of the medial prefrontal cortex prevents cocaine craving incubation and restores functional connectivity in a rat model of relapse.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.21.719530

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NeuroscienceNeuronPeer-reviewedOct 29, 2024

Environmental complexity modulates information processing and the balance between decision-making systems

Ugurcan Mugan, Samantha L. Hoffman, A. David Redish

The paper shows that environmental complexity affects decision-making systems in rats by altering neural activity in hippocampus, dorsolateral striatum, and medial prefrontal cortex.

10 citations

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintSep 16, 2024

Functional MRI reveals regional changes of brain activity after five days of focal high-density theta burst stimulation (hdTBS) of the rat brain

Qiong Li, Samantha L. Hoffman, Hieu Nguyen…·Hanbing Lu

This study develops a rat model of high-density theta burst stimulation (hdTBS) and shows it increases cortical excitability and basal cerebral blood volume in specific brain regions.

DOI 10.1101/2024.09.16.612091

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