Primary Recipient

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

Amount

$144,541.00

Award Date

6/05/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Research into the role of neurotransmitter systems in the reinforcing effects of cocaine has traditionally focused on monoamines; however recent studies in rodents indicate a strong involvement of glutamatergic mechanisms, particularly during abstinence.