University of Florida · NeuroscienceKhoshbouei Lab
Habibeh Khoshbouei · Gainesville, Florida
Research Focus
Dr. Habibeh Khoshbouei leads a research lab at the University of Florida focused on understanding the relationship between vagus nerve stimulation and dopamine regulation in the brain. Their work aims to address the challenges of methamphetamine addiction by exploring how stimulating the vagus nerve can influence dopamine levels and reduce the drug's effects. The lab employs various advanced techniques to study how these physiological responses can potentially lead to new treatment options for addiction.
vagus nerve stimulationdopamine regulationmethamphetamine addictionneurophysiologyoptogenetics
Research Aims
4AIM 01Investigate how vagus nerve stimulation regulates dopamine transmission.
AIM 02Determine the cellular mechanisms of methamphetamine's effects on dopamine neurons.
AIM 03Assess the impact of vagus nerve stimulation on methamphetamine-induced behavioral responses.
AIM 04Analyze the internalization of dopamine transporters in response to neuronal depolarization.
Skills the Lab Values
optogeneticsmouse modelsimmunohistochemistryslice electrophysiologydata analysis using Python
Output against the department
Publications157top 48% of dept.321st of 671
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Citations5.5kbottom 39% of dept.406th of 671
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