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Dr. Cordeira uses research to teach<\/a><\/strong> and engage students in a neuroscience laboratory. Lab members<\/a><\/strong> have presented original research at local, regional and national conferences. Our research is published<\/a><\/strong> in peer-reviewed, professional journals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neurobiological mechanisms of motivated feeding behavior<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cordeira lab research focuses on the behavioral and neurobiological mechanisms that drive motivated feeding in mice. To better capture natural food-seeking behavior, we recently developed the progressive digging (PD) task, in which mice retrieve buried food rewards by digging through progressively deeper layers of bedding. This task provides a sensitive, reliable measure of effort-based motivation that complements traditional operant approaches. Cordeira lab research also shows that voluntary exercise reshapes feeding patterns, reducing high-fat food intake, altering meal structure, and influencing energy balance (Cordeira & Monahan 2019<\/strong><\/a>; Cordeira 2025<\/strong><\/a>). By continuing to study how exercise and effort shape feeding, we hope to reveal the brain mechanisms that guide food choices and motivated behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cordeira Lab at SfN 2016
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Cordeira Lab at WRD 2019
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Cordeira Lab at NEURON 2020
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Cordeira Lab at 2017 N.E.U.R.O.N Conference
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