Enhancing Extinction of Alcohol-Predicitve Stimuli Through Modulation of Noradrenergic Signaling [ 2013 - 2017 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Laura Corbit (Principal investigator)

Brief description A major obstacle for alcohol-abuse treatment is the high risk of relapse and stimuli previously paired with alcohol use contribute importantly to this risk. Reducing the ability of such stimuli to trigger alcohol-seeking behaviors could significantly improve treatment outcomes. The experiments in the current proposal will develop both behavioral and pharmacological strategies for improving extinction learning with the long term goal of reducing the ability of stimuli to elicit alcohol-seeking.

Funding Amount $AUD 374,508.15

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant