A Conversation with Robert C. Malenka.

Abstract

Gary Stix: Your work is a major hub of research on synaptic plasticity. In addition to all the basic work you do, your work is also focused on how that applies to realworld disorders like drug addiction. You’ve also presented work that focuses on social reward and the fact that serotonin release in the nucleus accumbens promotes prosocial behavior. Could you tell us about this study and relate it to the larger picture of what you’re doing?