Nii Addy

Nii Addy is an American neuroscientist who is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine. His research considers the neurobiological basis of substance abuse, depression and anxiety. He has worked on various initiatives to mitigate tobacco use and addiction.

Nii Antie Addy
Alma materDuke University (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
Scientific career
InstitutionsYale School of Medicine
ThesisRole of calcineurin in nicotine-mediated behavior and signaling (2007)

Early life and education

Addy earned his bachelor's degree at Duke University in 2000.[1][2] He moved to Yale University for his doctoral studies, and graduated in 2010.[1][3]

Research and career

After earning his doctoral degree Addy was appointed to the faculty at the Yale School of Medicine.[4] At Yale School of Medicine Addy leads a laboratory investigating the mechanisms of reinforcement learning and motivational control.[5] He has investigated the impact of vaping on teenager's brains.[6]

Selected publications
  • Picciotto, Marina R.; Addy, Nii A.; Mineur, Yann S.; Brunzell, Darlene H. (2008-04-01). "It is not "either/or": Activation and desensitization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors both contribute to behaviors related to nicotine addiction and mood". Progress in Neurobiology. 84 (4): 329–342. doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2007.12.005. ISSN 0301-0082. PMC 2390914. PMID 18242816.
  • Levin, Edward D; Addy, Nii; Nakajima, Aya; Christopher, N.Channelle; Seidler, Frederic J; Slotkin, Theodore A (2001). "Persistent behavioral consequences of neonatal chlorpyrifos exposure in rats". Developmental Brain Research. 130 (1): 83–89. doi:10.1016/s0165-3806(01)00215-2. ISSN 0165-3806.
  • Addy, Nii A; Nakijama, Aya; Levin, Edward D (2003). "Nicotinic mechanisms of memory: effects of acute local DHβE and MLA infusions in the basolateral amygdala". Cognitive Brain Research. 16 (1): 51–57. doi:10.1016/s0926-6410(02)00209-4. ISSN 0926-6410.
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References
  1. "Nii Addy, PhD". Yale School of Medicine. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "Veritas Forum". www.christianityandscholarship.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. "Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "Dopaminergic Regulation of Motivated Behavior: Insight into the Neurobiological Bases of Substance Abuse and Mood Disorders" | Duke School of Medicine". medschool.duke.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. "Psychiatry Grand Rounds: "Dopaminergic Regulation of Motivated Behavior: Insight into the Neurobiological Bases of Substance Abuse and Mood Disorders" | Duke School of Medicine". medschool.duke.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  5. "Addy Lab". Addy Lab. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. "How Vaping Nicotine Can Affect A Teenage Brain". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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