Dr. Daniel Mc Gehee

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Biography

Daniel S. Mc Gehee is a Professor in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago, specializing in Anesthesia and Neuroscience. He holds a prominent role as the Committee Chair in Neurobiology. His research encompasses the investigation of nicotine aversion through GABAergic interpeduncular nucleus inputs to the laterodorsal tegmentum, understanding the modulation of pain through nicotinic mechanisms, and the impact of amphetamine exposure on AMPA receptor phosphorylation in the nucleus accumbens. Mc Gehee has published numerous scholarly articles, contributing significantly to the understanding of nicotine's effects on motor learning and its interplay with neurotransmitter systems. His work also explores the roles of histamine H2 excitation in motor dyskinesias and various aspects of synaptic plasticity governing synaptic behavior in striatopallidal neurons. He is committed to advancing research in behavioral neuroscience, particularly in the contexts of addiction and neurobiology.

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Department of Philosophy