Eric Augier

Assistant Professor

Assistant Lecturer at Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN).

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Markus Heilig's preclinical research group at CSAN.

The Heilig Translational Psychiatry Lab: Preclinical group

We use animal models to discover molecular and neural mechanisms that cause a progression into alcohol addiction, and to identify novel targets for pharmacological addiction treatments.

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Publications in DiVA

2021

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Mechanism behind compulsive alcohol use revealed

A small group of nerve cells in the brain determines whether an individual continues to consume alcohol even when it has negative consequences. The scientists have identified a mechanism that may be a suitable target for treatment by medication.

Markus Heilig and Eric Augier in the lab.

Mechanism behind alcohol addiction found

Changes in a brain signalling system contribute to the development of alcohol addiction-like behaviour in rats, according to a new study led by researchers at LiU. The findings are published in Science and indicate a similar mechanism in humans.

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Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience

Center for Social and Affective Neuroscience (CSAN) integrates knowledge and methodology from different areas of basic and clinical neuroscience.

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.