Field experimentation enhances translation for behavioral neuroscience

Jacinta C Beehner¹, Shelly B Flagel^{2

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. sflagel@med.umich.edu.
³ Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. sflagel@med.umich.edu.

Jacinta C Beehner et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2026 Jan.

. 2026 Jan;51(1):366-367.

doi: 10.1038/s41386-025-02177-1.

Jacinta C Beehner¹, Shelly B Flagel^{2

3}

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
² Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. sflagel@med.umich.edu.
³ Michigan Neuroscience Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. sflagel@med.umich.edu.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.

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