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Sandra Boye, Ph. D., Psychology
Fernand-Seguin Research Centre
Louis-H. Lafontaine Hospital
7401 Hochelaga St.
Montreal, QC,
Canada H1N 3M5
Room : 116
Phone : (514) 251-4015 ext: 2330
Fax.: (514) 251-2617
Email : sandra.boye@umontreal.ca
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Research areas
Academic profile
MA (experimental psychology) Dept Psychology, Concordia University (1988); PhD (psychology) Dept Psychology, Concordia University (1996); Postdoctoral training (behavioral pharmacology) Dept Pharmacology, McGill University (2000).
Research interests
Dr Boye is a behavioral neuroscientist interested in the neurobiological bases of reward, motivation and compulsive behaviors such as drug addiction and chronic tic disorders. Current research in her laboratory employs animal models and psychophysical techniques to 1) characterize the neural substrate important for electrical brain stimulation reward, 2) understand the high co-morbidity between some psychiatric disorders and substance abuse, and 3) understand the pharmacotherapeutic effect of nicotine in Tourette’s syndrome.
Recents Publications
Morissette, M. C., & Boye, S. M. (2008). Electrolytic lesions of the habenula attenuate brain stimulation reward. Behavioural Brain Research, 187(1), 17-26.
Boye, S., Grant R., et al. (2007). " Intracranial Self-Stimulation of the Dorsal Raphe Sensitizes Psychostimulant Locomotion." Behavioral Neuroscience 121: 550-558.
Morissette, M., Boye, S (2007). " Habenular Lesions Attenuate Brain Stimulation Reward." Behavioural Brain Research 187(1):17-26.
Boye, S. (2005). "Mesencephalic Substrate of Reward: Lesion Effects." Behavioural Brain Research 156: 31-43.