
Britt Lab for Neural Circuits, Motivation, and Reinforcement Learning
Our approach to uncovering the neurobiological processes that motivate and direct volitional behaviour is to combine state of the art methodologies (such as intracranial viral-mediated gene delivery, optogenetics, and calcium imaging) with simple rodent behavioural paradigms (such as Pavlovian and operant conditioning).
Our current efforts are largely focused on understanding the physiology and function of the nucleus accumbens, a forebrain structure that integrates contextual, emotional, and motivational cues to initiate and coordinate reward seeking behaviour.
Campus Neuroscience News
Dr. Gabriella Gobbi: Scientific American and Nature
Published: 11 Jun 2025Dre Marie-Claude Geoffroy: Le Journal de Québec
Published: 11 Jun 2025Drs. Srividya Iyer and Manuela Ferrari honoured for SARPEP project by Fondation du CHUM
Published: 11 Jun 2025