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Ingo Willuhn, i.willuhn@nin.knaw.nl

Compulsivity is a core symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other conditions like addiction, and it is often associated with altered activity in the corticostriatal circuits. The goal of this PhD research is to contribute to the understanding of the neural basis of compulsivity using a mouse model for OCD. By studying the network and single neuron activity of the corticostriatal circuit during the expression of compulsive behavior, we aim to detect biomarkers of compulsive behavior, both spontaneous and behaviorally-induced.

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