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Michael A. Emery

University of MichiganORCID 0000-0002-8587-4115Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Genetics· 1 Neuroscience· 1

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Organism:rat· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Huda AkiliD· 3 shared Stanley J. WatsoniD· 3 shared Elaine K. Hebda‐BaueriD· 2 shared Abraham A. PalmeriD· 1 shared Apurva S. ChitreiD· 1 shared Aram Parsegian· 1 shared Ashley Batista· 1 shared Audrey F. SeasholtziD· 1 shared

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2023-2026 · peak 2/yr

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GeneticsGenes Brain & BehaviorPeer-reviewedMay 18, 2026

Genetic Architecture of Addiction-Relevant Behaviors in Outbred Sprague-Dawley Rats Reveals Loci for Anxiety-Like and Nociceptive Traits

Apurva S. Chitre, Elaine K. Hebda‐Bauer, Michael A. Emery…·Abraham A. Palmer

The paper identifies genetic loci associated with anxiety-like and nociceptive traits in outbred Sprague-Dawley rats using genome-wide association analysis.

DOI 10.1111/gbb.70053

ratstatistical model

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintApr 13, 2026

Differential acquisition of cocaine and heroin self-administration in a rat model of internalizing versus externalizing temperament

Michael A. Emery, Aram Parsegian, Sharon A. Koonse…·Huda Akil

This study compares how cocaine and heroin self-administration is acquired in rats with internalizing vs. externalizing temperament, finding drug-specific and sex-dependent differences.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.09.717453

ratbehavioral assay

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NeuroscienceJournal of NeurosciencePeer-reviewedJan 30, 2023

Effect of selective lesions of nucleus accumbens μ-opioid receptor-expressing cells on heroin self-administration in male and female rats: a study with novel Oprm1-Cre knock-in rats

Jennifer M. Bossert, Carlos A. Mejías-Aponte, Thomas L. Saunders…·Yavin Shaham

This study introduces a CRISPR-based Oprm1-Cre knock-in rat to investigate the role of nucleus accumbens MOR-expressing cells in heroin self-administration, finding sex-specific effects on acquisition and effort.

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