Research Interests: • Examining the heterogeneity of response properties of populations of auditory neurons in the barn owl auditory forebrain structure Field L• Investigating the potential “what” and “where” pathways in the Barn Owl auditory forebrain• Elucidating the distribution and roles of the cannabinoid 1 receptor in the avian auditory systemTechniques:• Multiple single unit extracellular electrophysiology (tetrodes) • Deep-brain in vivo imaging (endoscope)Collaborative Projects• Developing a deep-brain in vivo imaging system with the Funabiki Lab from the Osaka Bioscience Institute in Japan to record auditory evoked responses from mid- and forebrain auditory structures• Investigating the patterning of mouse pup calls in a new mouse model for Autism Spectrum Disorder with the Hiroi Lab here at EinsteinPublications Loewinger GC, Beckert MV, Tejeda HA, Cheer JF. (2012) Methamphetamine-induced dopamine terminal deficits in the nucleus accumbens are exacerbated by reward-associated cues and attenuated by CB1 receptor antagonism. Neuropharmacology. 62(7):2192-201. PubmedOleson EB, Beckert MV, Morra JT, Lansink CS, Cachope R, Abdullah RA, Loriaux AL, Schetters D, Pattij T, Roitman MF, Lichtman AH, Cheer JF. (2012) Endocannabinoids shape accumbal encoding of cue-motivated behavior via CB1 receptor activation in the ventral tegmentum. Neuron. 73(2):360-73. Pubmed