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What if we could stop the brain from making risky decisions?

By Mike Robinson, PhD, Rebecca Tom, and Charlotte Freeland
Backed by Leandra Knes Hallenbeck, Scott Ovelmen, Bertram Miller, Tessa Smith, Angela Carmella, Stephen Woolley, Cynthia Freeland, William And Mabel Tom, Edward Freeland, Janine Sullivan, and 25 other backers
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
PsychologyNeuroscience
DOI: 10.18258/6597
Grant: Liberal Arts College
$4,166
Raised of $4,000 Goal
104%
Funded on 4/01/16
Successfully Funded
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Lab Notes

Tags:

OptogeneticsAddictionDrugsLaserNeuroscienceGamblingObesityAmygdalaRiskBrainOpioidsHeroinNIHOverdoseEpidemicScienceDecision-makingUncertaintyMethodsWesleyan UniversityEthicsAnimalResearchResearchRats
Research is in Progress...
August 11, 2017
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Thank you!
April 2, 2016
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Risky decision-making as a hot new topic for research
March 25, 2016
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Sudden rise in Drug Overdose Deaths
March 23, 2016
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The Ethics of Animal Research
March 19, 2016
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Using lasers to trigger compulsive behavior
March 17, 2016
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Optogenetics: How it works!
March 15, 2016
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