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Drift of reward memories in the amygdala

In each moment, our senses are bombarded by a vast array of stimuli. In order to make sense of this barrage, the brain engages learning processes that filter out irrelevant information, group stimuli into categories based upon their similarity, and associate stimuli based upon the predictive relationship between them (for example, if one stimulus routinely comes before another). Although the latter, ‘associative memories’, are fundamental to survival, they also contribute to devastating mental health conditions like substance use disorder ( SUD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Grant type
Capacity building grants
Area of Research
Mental Health
Competition
Future Leaders in Canadian Brain Research
Province
British Columbia
Start Date
2026