Michelle Corkrum, PhD
MSTP (MD/PhD) student
University of Minnesota Graduate Program in Neuroscience
Talk Title: The role of astrocytes in mesolimbic dopamine signaling: a novel cellular target for psychiatric disorders.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the role of dopamine in brain physiology and pathology such as learning and memory and drug addiction.
2. Introduce astrocytes as a key cellular component of brain information processing in the reward system.
3. Illustrate astrocyte targeting for the psychostimulant effects of amphetamine.
