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Dopamine Subcircuits

Reinforcement learning, decision-making, and habit formation.

Stress and Dopamine

How stress reshapes dopamine circuit structure and function.

Parkinsonian Neurodegeneration

Dopamine circuit changes in early Parkinson’s disease.

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Talia Lerner

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GuPPy

Open-source Python software for fiber photometry analysis.

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How many animals you need, with a justification ready for your protocol.

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Dopamine Subcircuits

Reinforcement learning, decision-making, and habit formation.

Stress and Dopamine

How stress reshapes dopamine circuit structure and function.

Parkinsonian Neurodegeneration

Dopamine circuit changes in early Parkinson’s disease.

All research

An overview of the lab's three research directions.

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Talia Lerner

Principal Investigator

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GuPPy

Open-source Python software for fiber photometry analysis.

Mouse Breeding Planner

Genotype ratios and how many litters you need for multi-allele crosses.

Sample Size Calculator

How many animals you need, with a justification ready for your protocol.

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Undergraduate Baran Demir won the Aryeh Routtenberg Prize in Neuroscience for his excellent neuroscience honors thesis

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Undergraduate Baran Demir won the Aryeh Routtenberg Prize in Neuroscience for his excellent neuroscience honors thesis

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The Aryeh Routtenberg Prize in Neuroscience is an academic award presented by Northwestern University for undergraduate thesis excellence in neuroscience. Baran’s thesis focused on dopamine and acetylcholine signaling in the striatum during learning.