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Rainer Spanagel

[https://www.zi-mannheim.de/en/research/people/person/26.html Rainer Spanagel] is a German scientist, born June 24th, 1961. He is a professor of psychopharmacology at the Central Institute of Mental Health (Mannheim) of Heidelberg University, where he is director of the Institute of Psychopharmacology. His main research interest is drug abuse, especially alcohol dependence. His work has been published in multiple publications across prestigious scientific journals.

Based on preclinical findings, he pursues three objectives along with other faculty at the Central Institute of Mental Health:

1) The development of new behavioral therapies, pharmacological interventions, and neuromodulatory approaches in addicted patients.

2) To clarify the neurobiological long-term consequences of drug abuse and binge drinking in adolescents

3) The identification of risk factors for addictive disorders and development of preventive strategies.

General field of study: Psychopharmacology, Addiction Research, Alcohol Abuse Provided by Wikipedia