Dr. Anne Noël Samaha

Biography

Anne-Noël Samaha is a full professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology at the Université de Montréal, where she is also a member of the Central Nervous System Research Group. She focuses on the neurobiology of reward and motivated behaviors, investigating the neurobiological, psychological, and behavioral bases of addiction. Her scientific expertise lies in the mesocorticolimbic system of the brain, reinforcement learning, processes related to motivation, and animal models of addiction. She completed her PhD in Psychology (Biopsychology) from the University of Michigan in 2004, supervised by Dr. Terry E. Robinson. Following this, she conducted postdoctoral training first at the National Institute of Health and Medical Research in Paris with Dr. Pierre Sokoloff, and later at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto with Dr. Shiti Kapur. Samaha has contributed significantly to research in the fields of neurobiology and pharmacology, with a focus on how drugs affect the brain and behavior.

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