Behavioral Neuropharmacology is an area of neurobiological research concerned with studying the functions of neurotransmitter systems and how they interact to mediate behavior.  The Behavioral Neuropharmacology Laboratory at the University of Georgia examines the neurobiological basis of motivation and emotion using rodent models.   This research relies on a combination of molecular, pharmacological, surgical, and behavioral techniques.   The laboratory thus employs  in situ hybridization histochemistry, stereotactic surgery, in vivo voltammetry, microdialysis, and a variety of behavioral paradigms such as rodent models of stress, depression, and addiction.

The Behavioral Neurpharmacology Laboratory is affiliated with The Biomedical and Health Science Institute (BHSI) and Psychology Department, and the research is currently funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.  Graduate students conducting their research projects in the Behavioral Neuropharmacology Laboratory may be enrolled in either the Neuroscience Ph.D. Program of BHSI or the Behavioral and Brain Sciences Program of the Psychology Department.