USING AN ORGANOTYPIC MODEL OF TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY (TLE) TO INVESTIGATE THE ROLE OF GABAERGIC RECEPTORS ON SEIZURE SUPPRESSION AND STRUCTURAL REMODELING IN THE MOUSE HIPPOCAMPUS

Live Poster Session: Zoom LinkThursday, July 30th 1:15-2:30pm EDT Abstract: Seizures are described as sudden, uncontrollable electrical disturbances in the brain brought on by high-frequency synchronous neural activity. In temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), many patients experience focal seizures in the temporal lobes of the brain. Research in the Naegele lab investigates stem cell therapies for … Read more

Automated tracking of locomotor sensitization to alcohol in mice

Live Poster Session: Zoom LinkThursday, July 30th 1:15-2:30pm EDT Abstract: Alcohol use disorders are a leading health problem globally, and understanding the neuroadaptations caused by this drug is critical to providing treatment, honing prevention strategies, and increasing public education. Sensitization to chronic alcohol reflects changes in mesocorticolimbic dopamine signaling that is integral to both reward … Read more