Morgan Paladino- Master of Science
- PhD Student at Texas A&M University
Morgan Paladino
- Master of Science
- PhD Student at Texas A&M University
About
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Introduction
Current institution
Additional affiliations
April 2021 - May 2022
Position
- Laboratory Assistant
Description
- Contributed to behavioral neuroscience studies of the orexin system in binge-like feeding, preclinical models of cocaine use, and preclinical attention assays (i.e. psychomotor vigilance task)
September 2019 - September 2021
Position
- Research Support Specialist
Description
- Lab manager in the Loney Lab studying preclinical models of polysubstance use disorder
April 2019 - April 2019
Position
- Master's Student
Description
- Thesis work in the Harvey Lab studying hippocampal long-term potentiation
Education
September 2018 - July 2019
August 2014 - May 2018
Publications
Publications (13)
Addiction is characterized by continued drug use despite negative consequences. In an animal model, a subset of rats continues to self-administer cocaine despite footshock consequences, showing punishment resistance. We sought to test the hypothesis that punishment resistance arises from failure to exert goal-directed control over habitual cocaine...
Adolescence marks a sensitive period for neurodevelopment wherein exposure to drugs of abuse may disrupt maturation and induce persistent changes in neurophysiology which may exacerbate the risk for developing substance use disorders in adulthood. Adolescent nicotine exposure (ANE) enhances motivation to obtain drugs of abuse, particularly opioids,...
Approximately 90 % of individuals undergoing treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) report comorbid use of nicotine. As such, further investigation into underlying mechanisms contributing to the extreme comorbidity between nicotine and opioid use are warranted. Nicotine administration significantly escalates self-administration of opioids and this...
Addiction is characterized by continued drug use despite negative consequences. In an animal model, a subset of rats continues to self-administer cocaine despite footshock consequences, showing punishment resistance. We sought to test the hypothesis that punishment resistance arises from failure to exert goal-directed control over habitual cocaine...
Background
Intermittent access to ethanol drives persistent escalation of intake and rapid transition from moderate to compulsive‐like drinking. Intermittent ethanol drinking may facilitate escalation of intake in part by altering aversion‐sensitive neural substrates, such as the insular cortex (IC), thus driving greater approach toward stimuli pre...
Background: Intermittent access to ethanol (EtOH) drives persistent escalation of intake and rapid transition from moderate to compulsive-like drinking. Intermittent EtOH drinking may facilitate escalation in part by altering aversion-sensitive neural substrates, such as the insular cortex (IC), thus driving greater approach toward stimuli previous...
Opioid use disorder (OUD) and opioid-related deaths remain a significant public health crisis having reached epidemic status globally. OUDs are defined as chronic, relapsing conditions often characterized by compulsive drug seeking despite the deleterious consequences of drug taking. The use of nicotine-containing products has been linked to increa...
