HR job title
- Associate Professor
- Contact Info
- 1 979 845 2581
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- ORCiD
- 0000-0002-5212-561X
Smith, Rachel Assistant Professor
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- Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Jones, B. O., Spencer, H. F., Cruz, A. M., Paladino, M. S., Handel, S. N., & Smith, R. J.
(2024).
Random interval schedule of reinforcement influences punishment resistance for cocaine in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.
213, 107961-107961.
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Jones, B. O., Paladino, M. S., Cruz, A. M., Spencer, H. F., Kahanek, P. L., Scarborough, L. N., Georges, S. F., & Smith, R. J.
(2024).
Punishment resistance for cocaine is associated with inflexible habits in rats. 11, 100148-100148.
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Jones, B. O., Cruz, A. M., Kim, T. H., Spencer, H. F., & Smith, R. J.
(2022).
Discriminating goal-directed and habitual cocaine seeking in rats using a novel outcome devaluation procedure. Learning and Memory.
29(12), 447-457.
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Ma, T., Huang, Z., Xie, X., Cheng, Y., Zhuang, X., Childs, M. J., ... Wang, J.
(2022).
Chronic alcohol drinking persistently suppresses thalamostriatal excitation of cholinergic neurons to impair cognitive flexibility. Journal of Clinical Investigation.
132(4), e154969.
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Brown, R. M., Dayas, C. V., James, M. H., & Smith, R. J.
(2022).
New directions in modelling dysregulated reward seeking for food and drugs. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.
132, 1037-1048.
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Cruz, A. M., Spencer, H. F., Kim, T. H., Jhou, T. C., & Smith, R. J.
(2021).
Prelimbic cortical projections to rostromedial tegmental nucleus play a suppressive role in cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Neuropsychopharmacology.
46(8), 1399-1406.
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Cruz, A. M., Kim, T. H., & Smith, R. J.
(2021).
Monosynaptic Retrograde Tracing From Prelimbic Neuron Subpopulations Projecting to Either Nucleus Accumbens Core or Rostromedial Tegmental Nucleus. Frontiers in Neural Circuits.
15, 639733.
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Smith, R. J., Anderson, R. I., Haun, H. L., Mulholland, P. J., Griffin, W. C., Lopez, M. F., & Becker, H. C.
(2020).
Dynamic c-Fos changes in mouse brain during acute and protracted withdrawal from chronic intermittent ethanol exposure and relapse drinking. Addiction Biology.
25(6), e12804.
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Smith, R. J., Vento, P. J., Chao, Y. S., Good, C. H., & Jhou, T. C.
(2019).
Gene expression and neurochemical characterization of the rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg) in rats and mice. 224(1), 219-238.
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Smith, R. J., & Laiks, L. S.
(2018).
Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying habitual and compulsive drug seeking. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry.
87(Pt A), 11-21.
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Smith, A., Scofield, M. D., Heinsbroek, J. A., Gipson, C. D., Neuhofer, D., Roberts-Wolfe, D. J., ... Kalivas, P. W.
(2017).
Accumbens nNOS Interneurons Regulate Cocaine Relapse. 37(4), 742-756.
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Smith, A., Scofield, M. D., Heinsbroek, J. A., Gipson, C. D., Neuhofer, D., Roberts-Wolfe, D. J., ... Kalivas, P. W.
(2017).
Accumbens nNOS Interneurons Regulate Cocaine Relapse. Journal of Neuroscience.
37(4), 742-756.
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Beckley, J. T., Randall, P. K., Smith, R. J., Hughes, B. A., Kalivas, P. W., & Woodward, J. J.
(2016).
Phenotype-dependent inhibition of glutamatergic transmission on nucleus accumbens medium spiny neurons by the abused inhalant toluene. Addiction Biology.
21(3), 530-546.
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Scofield, M. D., Boger, H. A., Smith, R. J., Li, H., Haydon, P. G., & Kalivas, P. W.
(2015).
Gq-DREADD Selectively Initiates Glial Glutamate Release and Inhibits Cue-induced Cocaine Seeking. Biological Psychiatry.
78(7), 441-451.
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Mahler, S. V., Moorman, D. E., Smith, R. J., James, M. H., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2014).
Motivational activation: a unifying hypothesis of orexin/hypocretin function. Nature Neuroscience.
17(10), 1298-1303.
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Smith, R. J., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2014).
Incentive learning for morphine-associated stimuli during protracted abstinence increases conditioned drug preference. Neuropsychopharmacology.
39(2), 373-379.
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Mahler, S. V., Smith, R. J., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2013).
Interactions between VTA orexin and glutamate in cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats. Psychopharmacology.
226(4), 687-698.
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Smith, R. J., Lobo, M. K., Spencer, S., & Kalivas, P. W.
(2013).
Cocaine-induced adaptations in D1 and D2 accumbens projection neurons (a dichotomy not necessarily synonymous with direct and indirect pathways). Current Opinion in Neurobiology.
23(4), 546-552.
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Zhou, L., Smith, R. J., Do, P. H., Aston-Jones, G., & See, R. E.
(2012).
Repeated orexin 1 receptor antagonism effects on cocaine seeking in rats. Neuropharmacology.
63(7), 1201-1207.
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Smith, R. J., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2012).
Orexin/hypocretin 1 receptor antagonist reduces heroin self-administration and cue-induced heroin seeking. European Journal of Neuroscience.
35(5), 798-804.
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Mahler, S. V., Smith, R. J., Moorman, D. E., Sartor, G. C., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2012).
Multiple roles for orexin/hypocretin in addiction. 198, 79-121.
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Wiggins, A., Smith, R. J., Shen, H., & Kalivas, P. W.
(2011).
Integrins modulate relapse to cocaine-seeking. 31(45), 16177-16184.
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Smith, R. J., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2011).
(2) Adrenergic and imidazoline receptor agonists prevent cue-induced cocaine seeking. Biological Psychiatry.
70(8), 712-719.
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Aston-Jones, G., Smith, R. J., Sartor, G. C., Moorman, D. E., Massi, L., Tahsili-Fahadan, P., & Richardson, K. A.
(2010).
Lateral hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neurons: A role in reward-seeking and addiction. BRAIN RESEARCH.
1314, 74-90.
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Cason, A. M., Smith, R. J., Tahsili-Fahadan, P., Moorman, D. E., Sartor, G. C., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2010).
Role of orexin/hypocretin in reward-seeking and addiction: implications for obesity. Physiology and Behavior.
100(5), 419-428.
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Smith, R. J., Tahsili-Fahadan, P., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2010).
Orexin/hypocretin is necessary for context-driven cocaine-seeking. Neuropharmacology.
58(1), 179-184.
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Smith, R. J., See, R. E., & Aston-Jones, G
(2009).
Orexin/hypocretin signaling at the orexin 1 receptor regulates cue-elicited cocaine-seeking. European Journal of Neuroscience.
30(3), 493-503.
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Smith, R. J., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2009).
Inactivating the activated: identifying functions of specific neural networks. Nature Neuroscience.
12(8), 965-966.
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Aston-Jones, G., Smith, R. J., Moorman, D. E., & Richardson, K. A.
(2009).
Role of lateral hypothalamic orexin neurons in reward processing and addiction. 56 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), 112-121.
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Smith, R. J., & Aston-Jones, G.
(2008).
Noradrenergic transmission in the extended amygdala: role in increased drug-seeking and relapse during protracted drug abstinence. 213(1-2), 43-61.
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Smith, R. J., Doyle, G. A., Han, A. M., Crowley, J. J., Oslin, D. W., Patkar, A. A., ... Berrettini, W. H
(2005).
Novel exonic mu-opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) polymorphisms not associated with opioid dependence. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Part B, Neuropsychiatric Genetics.
133B(1), 105-109.
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Talbot, K., Eidem, W. L., Tinsley, C. L., Benson, M. A., Thompson, E. W., Smith, R. J., ... Arnold, S. E.
(2004).
Dysbindin-1 is reduced in intrinsic, glutamatergic terminals of the hippocampal formation in schizophrenia. 113(9), 1353-1363.
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Jones, B. O., Spencer, H. F., Cruz, A. M., Paladino, M. S., Handel, S. N., & Smith, R. J.
(2024).
Random interval schedule of reinforcement influences punishment resistance for cocaine in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory.
213, 107961-107961.
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conference paper
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Aston-Jones, G., Mahler, S., Sartor, G., Smith, R., & Moorman, D.
(2014).
Seeking reward Upstream modulation of VTA dopamine neurons by orexin/hypocretin inputs. 173-174.
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Aston-Jones, G., Mahler, S., Sartor, G., Smith, R., & Moorman, D.
(2014).
Seeking reward Upstream modulation of VTA dopamine neurons by orexin/hypocretin inputs. 173-174.
Research
principal investigator on
- Establishing a Link Between Habits and Punishment Resistance awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) 2019 - 2023
- Opposing Roles of Distinct Output Projections From Prefrontal Cortex awarded by National Institutes of Health - (Bethesda, Maryland, United States) 2015 - 2017
Teaching
teaching activities
- NRSC235 Intro Beh & Cog Neuroscience Instructor
- NRSC335 Physiological Psych Instructor
- NRSC336 Drugs & Behavior Instructor
- NRSC485 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC491 Hnr-research Instructor
- NRSC649 Sem In Behav Neurosci Instructor
- NRSC685 Directed Studies Instructor
- NRSC691 Research Instructor
- PBSI235 Intro Beh & Cog Neuroscience Instructor
- PBSI336 Drugs & Behavior Instructor
- PBSI336 Drugs & Behavior Instructor
- PBSI485 Directed Studies Instructor
- PBSI485 Hnr-directed Studies Instructor
- PBSI491 Hnr-research Instructor
- PBSI649 Sem In Behav Neurosci Instructor
- PBSI685 Directed Studies Instructor
- PBSI691 Research Instructor
- PSYC235 Intro Beh & Cog Neuroscience Instructor
- PSYC335 Physiological Psych Instructor
- PSYC336 Drugs & Behavior Instructor
- PSYC649 Sem In Behav Neurosci Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania - (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) 2008
- B.S. in Biopsychology, University of California, Santa Barbara - (Santa Barbara, California, United States) 2002
Contact
first name
- Rachel
has last name
- Smith
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Psychology
4235 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4235
USA
Other
- rachelsmith@tamu.edu