Education: 
B.S.     Biology. University of Pittsburgh (1968)

M.S.    Physiology, New York Medical College (1977)

Ph.D.   Physiology, New York Medical College (1978)

Research Area:
Neural basis of addiction, effects of alcohol on the brain , genetic and environmental influences on drinking and the response to alcohol, effects of stress on alcohol consumption

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Brief Summary of Research:
The Friedman lab uses alcohol self-administration in non-human primates to study the effects of alcohol on the brain.  Brains are studied using both in vivo (PET, MRI) and in vitro (quantitative in vitro receptor autoradiogaphy, cell counting and volume analysis) approaches.

 

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