Psychosis is a hallmark of schizophrenia. It typically emerges in late adolescence and is associated with striatal dopamine abnormalities. Most genes implicated in the ri [...]

Pain is a multifaceted process, with sensory, behavioral, and emotional components that can be dramatically influenced by psychosocial and environmental factors. One way [...]

This dissertation explores the regulation and adaptation of mu-opioid receptors (MORs) within the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT), a brain region critical f [...]