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Shane Perrine, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Wayne State University
School of Medicine
Mailing Address: 2126 Scott Hall, 540 East Canfield , Detroit , MI, 48209
E mail: sperrine@med.wayne.edu
Phone: (313) 577-6190
Research Interests
My research focuses on the neuropsychopharmacology of drug addiction and depression. The goal of my research is to understand the mechanisms by which drugs, particularly psychostimulants like cocaine, methamphetamine, and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), affect neurochemistry and behavior. Additionally, my research seeks to identify and understand the plasticity of the human brain in response to acute and repeated drug exposure, as well as, stressors and cues that lead to anxiety, depression and relapse to drug seeking. I am currently pursuing three major research studies: 1) the cardiovascular, neurochemical and behavioral effects of psychostimulants, 2) the effects of opioid ligands on prevention of cocaine-seeking behavior, 3) the effects of ketamine and glutamatergic ligands on depression-related behaviors and related neurochemistry. My current goal is to have my own research laboratory.
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