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Travis Moschak

TitleDr.
Faculty RankAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Texas at El Paso
DepartmentBiological Sciences
Address500 W University Ave
El Paso TX 79968
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    1. Ib??ez Alcal? RJ, Macias AY, Heaton CN, Sosa Jurado R, Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Batson SA, Davila LD, Beck DW, Rakocevic LI, Giri A, Negishi K, Drammis SM, Goosens KA, Moschak TM, Friedman A. A modular, adaptable, and accessible implant kit for chronic electrophysiological recordings in rats. Cell Rep Methods. 2025 Sep 15; 5(9):101146. PMID: 40902590.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    2. Beck DW, Heaton CN, Davila LD, Rakocevic LI, Drammis SM, Tyulmankov D, Giri A, Umashankar Beck S, Zhang Q, Pokojovy M, Negishi K, Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Macias AY, Batson SA, Vara P, Ib??ez Alcal? RJ, Hossain SB, Waller GL, O'Dell LE, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. A decision-space model explains context-specific decision-making. Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 14; 16(1):7437. PMID: 40813575.
      Citations: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsCells
    3. Giri A, Heaton CN, Batson SA, Macias AY, Reyes NF, Salcido AA, Davila LD, Rakocevic LI, Beck DW, Iba?ez Alcal? RJ, Hossain SB, Vara P, Drammis SM, Negishi K, O'Dell LE, Rosales AE, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. Effect of acute alcohol consumption in a novel rodent model of decision-making. Alcohol Alcohol. 2025 Mar 25; 60(3). PMID: 40229991.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    4. Smoak MA, Galvan KJ, Calvo DE, Powers RE, Moschak TM. Prelimbic Cortex Activity Predicts Anxiety-Like Behavior in the Elevated Plus Maze. bioRxiv. 2024 Dec 27. PMID: 39763872.
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    5. Beck DW, Heaton CN, Davila LD, Rakocevic LI, Drammis SM, Tyulmankov D, Vara P, Giri A, Umashankar Beck S, Zhang Q, Pokojovy M, Negishi K, Batson SA, Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Macias AY, Ibanez-Alcala RJ, Hossain SB, Waller GL, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. A decision-space model explains context-specific decision-making. Res Sq. 2024 Dec 03. PMID: 39678348.
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    6. Powers RE, Fogel PA, Reeves JH, Madrid P, Moschak TM. Distinct populations suppress or escalate intake of cocaine paired with aversive quinine. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Dec 01; 265:112475. PMID: 39504851.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Animals
    7. Giri A, Batson SA, Macias AY, Heaton CN, Reyes NF, Salcido AA, Davila LD, Rakocevic LI, Beck DW, Iba?ez Alcal? RJ, Hossain SB, Vara P, Drammis SM, Negishi K, Rosales AE, O'Dell LE, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. Effect of Acute Alcohol Consumption in a Novel Rodent Model of Decision Making. bioRxiv. 2024 Sep 26. PMID: 39386642.
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    8. Beck DW, Heaton CN, Davila LD, Rakocevic LI, Drammis SM, Tyulmankov D, Vara P, Giri A, Umashankar Beck S, Zhang Q, Pokojovy M, Negishi K, Batson SA, Salcido AA, Reyes NF, Macias AY, Ibanez-Alcala RJ, Hossain SB, Waller GL, O'Dell LE, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. Model of a striatal circuit exploring biological mechanisms underlying decision-making during normal and disordered states. bioRxiv. 2024 Jul 30. PMID: 39211231.
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    9. Ib??ez Alcal? RJ, Beck DW, Salcido AA, Davila LD, Giri A, Heaton CN, Villarreal Rodriguez K, Rakocevic LI, Hossain SB, Reyes NF, Batson SA, Macias AY, Drammis SM, Negishi K, Zhang Q, Umashankar Beck S, Vara P, Joshi A, Franco AJ, Hernandez Carbajal BJ, Ordonez MM, Ramirez FY, Lopez JD, Lozano N, Ramirez A, Legaspy L, Cruz PL, Armenta AA, Viel SN, Aguirre JI, Quintanar O, Medina F, Ordonez PM, Munoz AE, Mart?nez Gaudier GE, Naime GM, Powers RE, O'Dell LE, Moschak TM, Goosens KA, Friedman A. RECORD, a high-throughput, customizable system that unveils behavioral strategies leveraged by rodents during foraging-like decision-making. Commun Biol. 2024 07 06; 7(1):822. PMID: 38971889.
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    10. Powers RE, Fogel PA, Reeves JH, Madrid P, Moschak TM. Distinct populations suppress or escalate intake of cocaine paired with aversive quinine. bioRxiv. 2024 Jul 04. PMID: 39005463.
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    11. Moschak TM, Sloand TJ, Carelli RM. Prelimbic Cortex Activity during a Distress Tolerance Task Predicts Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Male, But Not Female Rats. J Neurosci. 2023 01 25; 43(4):647-655. PMID: 36639895.
      Citations: 2     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    12. Moschak TM, Carelli RM. An opposing role for prelimbic cortical projections to the nucleus accumbens core in incubation of craving for cocaine versus water. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2021 11 01; 228:109033. PMID: 34500244.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    13. Moschak TM. Prefrontal-Limbic Connectivity in Depressive Behavior: Sex as a Critical Factor. Biol Psychiatry. 2021 08 01; 90(3):e9-e10. PMID: 34266622.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:Humans
    14. Moschak TM, Carelli RM. A sex-dependent role for the prelimbic cortex in impulsive action both before and following early cocaine abstinence. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2021 08; 46(9):1565-1573. PMID: 33972695.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    15. Sackett DA, Moschak TM, Carelli RM. Nucleus accumbens shell dopamine mediates outcome value, but not predicted value, in a magnitude decision-making task. Eur J Neurosci. 2020 04; 51(7):1526-1538. PMID: 31863510.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    16. Sackett DA, Moschak TM, Carelli RM. Prelimbic Cortical Neurons Track Preferred Reward Value and Reflect Impulsive Choice during Delay Discounting Behavior. J Neurosci. 2019 04 17; 39(16):3108-3118. PMID: 30755490.
      Citations: 17     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    17. Moschak TM, Wang X, Carelli RM. A Neuronal Ensemble in the Rostral Agranular Insula Tracks Cocaine-Induced Devaluation of Natural Reward and Predicts Cocaine Seeking. J Neurosci. 2018 09 26; 38(39):8463-8472. PMID: 30126972.
      Citations: 19     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    18. Moschak TM, Carelli RM. Impulsive Rats Exhibit Blunted Dopamine Release Dynamics during a Delay Discounting Task Independent of Cocaine History. eNeuro. 2017 Mar-Apr; 4(2). PMID: 28451642.
      Citations: 13     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Moschak TM, Terry DR, Daughters SB, Carelli RM. Low distress tolerance predicts heightened drug seeking and taking after extended abstinence from cocaine self-administration. Addict Biol. 2018 01; 23(1):130-141. PMID: 28074543.
      Citations: 5     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    20. Moschak TM, Carelli RM. Going for broke: dopamine influences risky choice. Neuron. 2014 Oct 01; 84(1):4-6. PMID: 25277448.
      Citations:    Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    21. Moschak TM, Mitchell SH. Partial inactivation of nucleus accumbens core decreases delay discounting in rats without affecting sensitivity to delay or magnitude. Behav Brain Res. 2014 Jul 15; 268:159-68. PMID: 24704637.
      Citations: 18     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    22. Tipps ME, Moschak TM, Mitchell SH. Behavioral disinhibition in mice bred for high drinking in the dark (HDID) and HS controls increases following ethanol. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2014 Mar 01; 136:149-52. PMID: 24485881.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    23. Moschak TM, Mitchell SH. Sensitivity to reinforcer delay predicts ethanol's suppressant effects, but itself is unaffected by ethanol. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2013 Sep 01; 132(1-2):22-8. PMID: 23910798.
      Citations: 4     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    24. Moschak TM, Stang KA, Mitchell SH. Mice bred for severity of acute alcohol withdrawal respond differently in a go/no-go task. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2013 Sep; 37(9):1483-90. PMID: 23578203.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    25. Helms CM, McCracken AD, Heichman SL, Moschak TM. Ovarian hormones and the heterogeneous receptor mechanisms mediating the discriminative stimulus effects of ethanol in female rats. Behav Pharmacol. 2013 Apr; 24(2):95-104. PMID: 23399883.
      Citations: 3     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    26. Moschak TM, Mitchell SH. Acute ethanol administration and reinforcer magnitude reduction both reduce responding and increase response latency in a go/no-go task. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2012 Oct; 36(10):1803-10. PMID: 22486407.
      Citations: 6     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    27. Moschak TM, Stang KA, Phillips TJ, Mitchell SH. Behavioral inhibition in mice bred for high vs. low levels of methamphetamine consumption or sensitization. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2012 Jul; 222(2):353-65. PMID: 22311384.
      Citations: 7     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    28. Cincotta SL, Yorek MS, Moschak TM, Lewis SR, Rodefer JS. Selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists: potential therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders with cognitive dysfunction. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2008 Jan; 9(1):47-56. PMID: 18183531.
      Citations: 23     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
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