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Overview

Aldo Badiani is affiliated with Sapienza University of Rome in Italy. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics in Aldo Badiani's research include:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Aldo Badiani has published several recent papers that explore diverse aspects of neuroscience and pharmacology:

  • "Heroin and its metabolites: relevance to heroin use disorder," 2023, Translational Psychiatry
  • "The Role of Prokineticin 2 in Oxidative Stress and in Neuropathological Processes," 2021, Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • "Distinct Populations of Neurons Activated by Heroin and Cocaine in the Striatum as Assessed by catFISH," 2020, eNeuro
  • "Behavioural and pharmacokinetic analysis of heroin and cocaine self-administration: Effects of timeout on self-administration and choice in male rats," 2025, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • "Alternating self-administration sessions of cocaine and heroin impact drug-related motivation and vocalisations in rats," 2025, Psychopharmacology

The venues where Aldo Badiani frequently publishes include:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Frontiers in Pharmacology
  • British Journal of Pharmacology
  • eNeuro

Aldo Badiani has collaborated regularly with multiple coauthors, including:

  • Michele Stanislaw Milella
  • Ginevra D'Ottavio
  • Daniele Caprioli
  • Roberta Lattanzi
  • Daniela Maftei

Best Publications

  • Tolerance and sensitization to the behavioral effects of drugs.

    J. Stewart;A. Badiani

  • Opiate versus psychostimulant addiction: the differences do matter

    Aldo Badiani;David Belin;David Epstein;Donna Calu

  • Modulation of the induction or expression of psychostimulant sensitization by the circumstances surrounding drug administration.

    Terry E. Robinson;Kaitlin E. Browman;Hans S. Crombag;Aldo Badiani

  • Influence of novel versus home environments on sensitization to the psychomotor stimulant effects of cocaine and amphetamine.

    Aldo Badiani;Kaitlin E. Browman;Terry E. Robinson

  • Amphetamine-Induced Behavior, Dopamine Release, and c-fos mRNA Expression: Modulation by Environmental Novelty

    Aldo Badiani;Matthew M. Oates;Heidi E. W. Day;Stanley J. Watson

  • The role of contextual versus discrete drug-associated cues in promoting the induction of psychomotor sensitization to intravenous amphetamine.

    Hans S. Crombag;Aldo Badiani;Stephen Maren;Terry E. Robinson

  • Drug-induced neurobehavioral plasticity: the role of environmental context.

    A. Badiani;T. E. Robinson

  • The development of sensitization to the psychomotor stimulant effects of amphetamine is enhanced in a novel environment

    Aldo Badiani;S. G. Anagnostaras;Terry E. Robinson

  • The Ability of Environmental Context to Facilitate Psychomotor Sensitization to Amphetamine Can Be Dissociated from Its Effect on Acute Drug Responsiveness and on Conditioned Responding

    Hans S Crombag;Aldo Badiani;Aldo Badiani;Jacqueline Chan;James Dell'Orco

  • Environmental modulation of amphetamine-induced c-fos expression in D1 versus D2 striatal neurons

    Aldo Badiani;Matthew M Oates;Heidi E.W Day;Stanley J Watson

  • Social isolation selectively reduces hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor without altering plasma corticosterone.

    Sergio Scaccianoce;Paola Del Bianco;Giovanna Paolone;Daniele Caprioli

  • The influence of environment on the induction of sensitization to the psychomotor activating effects of intravenous cocaine in rats is dose-dependent.

    Kaitlin E. Browman;Aldo Badiani;Terry E. Robinson

  • Modulatory Effect of Environmental Stimuli on the Susceptibility to Amphetamine Sensitization: A Dose-Effect Study in Rats

    Kaitlin E. Browman;Aldo Badiani;Terry E. Robinson

  • Amphetamine and cocaine induce different patterns of c-fos mRNA expression in the striatum and subthalamic nucleus depending on environmental context

    Jason Uslaner;Aldo Badiani;Camille S. Norton;Heidi E. W. Day

  • Signalled versus unsignalled intravenous amphetamine: large differences in the acute psychomotor response and sensitization

    Hans S. Crombag;Aldo Badiani;Terry E. Robinson

  • Environmental novelty differentially affects c-fos mRNA expression induced by amphetamine or cocaine in subregions of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and amygdala

    Heidi E. W. Day;Aldo Badiani;Aldo Badiani;Jason M. Uslaner;Matthew M. Oates

  • Environmental context modulates the ability of cocaine and amphetamine to induce c-fos mRNA expression in the neocortex, caudate nucleus, and nucleus accumbens.

    Jason Uslaner;Aldo Badiani;Heidi E.W Day;Stanley J Watson

  • Enduring Enhancement of Amphetamine Sensitization by Drug-Associated Environmental Stimuli

    Aldo Badiani;Dianne M. Camp;Terry E. Robinson

  • Modulation of morphine sensitization in the rat by contextual stimuli

    Aldo Badiani;Mitchell M. Oates;Terry E. Robinson

  • Circulating adrenal hormones are not necessary for the development of sensitization to the psychomotor activating effects of amphetamine.

    Aldo Badiani;M. Inés Morano;Huda Akil;Terry E. Robinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry E. Robinson
Terry E. Robinson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Huda Akil
Huda Akil University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stanley J. Watson
Stanley J. Watson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jason M. Uslaner
Jason M. Uslaner MSD (United States)
Silvana Gaetani
Silvana Gaetani Sapienza University of Rome
Gaspare Galati
Gaspare Galati Sapienza University of Rome
Margaret E. Gnegy
Margaret E. Gnegy University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Klaus A. Miczek
Klaus A. Miczek Tufts University
David H. Epstein
David H. Epstein National Institute on Drug Abuse
Theodora Duka
Theodora Duka University of Sussex

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