Challenging addictive behaviours in mouse models with abnormal corticostriatal projections

Our genes may make us more or less vulnerable to neuronal plasticity addiction. Elia Magrinelli is testing the role of a gene in the brain that may determine this risk and could serve as a predictor of susceptibility to addiction and a potential target for treatments.

The Risk of Addiction in our Genes

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Elia
MAGRINELLI

Institution

Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale

Biologie Cellulaire Développement et Évolution

Country

France

Nationality

Italian

Health

Mental Health & Neurology

Brain Mechanisms & Psychology

Alcohol & Drugs

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behavioral (Non-substances) Addictions

AXA Chair

Belgium

Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Basal Ganglia: Underlying Mechanisms

A central hub in the brain, the basal ganglia governs a diverse array of functions including voluntary movement, procedural memory, habit... Read more

Alban
DE KERCHOVE D'EXAERDE

Université libre de Bruxelles

Pierre
VANDERHAEGHEN

Université libre de Bruxelles

Health

Women's Health

Reproductive Health & Menopause

Stroke & Cardiovascular Diseases

Genetics & Omics

Immune System

AXA Chair

Spain

Understanding Menopause's Effect on Women's Cardiovascular Risk

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality for women worldwide, yet women remain understudied. Atherosclerosis, the main pathology... Read more