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Anita C. Hansson is affiliated with the Central Institute of Mental Health in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, and Medicine with a focus on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work addresses several key topics including Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Stress Responses and Cortisol, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Anita C. Hansson include:

  • Psilocybin targets a common molecular mechanism for cognitive impairment and increased craving in alcoholism, 2021, Science Advances
  • Epigenome-wide association study of alcohol use disorder in five brain regions, 2021, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • No changes in the oxytocin system in alcohol-dependent female rodents and humans: Towards a sex-specific psychopharmacology in alcoholism, 2020, Addiction Biology
  • Multi-omics signatures of alcohol use disorder in the dorsal and ventral striatum, 2022, Translational Psychiatry
  • DNA methylation in cocaine use disorder-An epigenome-wide approach in the human prefrontal cortex, 2023, Frontiers in Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hansson include:

  • Rainer Spanagel
  • Stephanie H. Witt
  • Marcella Rietschel
  • Lea Zillich
  • Josef Frank

Their research has been published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Addiction Biology
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Biological Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Dynamic reorganization of striatal circuits during the acquisition and consolidation of a skill.

    Henry H Yin;Shweta Prasad Mulcare;Monica R F Hilário;Emily Clouse

  • Coaggregation, cointernalization, and codesensitization of adenosine A2A receptors and dopamine D2 receptors

    Joëlle A. Hillion;Meritxell Canals;Maria Torvinen;Vicent Casado

  • Upregulation of voluntary alcohol intake, behavioral sensitivity to stress, and amygdala crhr1 expression following a history of dependence.

    Wolfgang H. Sommer;Roberto Rimondini;Anita C. Hansson;Philip A. Hipskind

  • Translational magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals excessive central glutamate levels during alcohol withdrawal in humans and rats.

    Derik Hermann;Wolfgang Weber-Fahr;Alexander Sartorius;Mareen Hoerst

  • Growth hormone (GH) induction of tyrosine phosphorylation and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases in cells transfected with rat GH receptor cDNA.

    C Möller;A Hansson;B Enberg;P E Lobie

  • Rescue of infralimbic mGluR2 deficit restores control over drug-seeking behavior in alcohol dependence

    Marcus W. Meinhardt;Anita C. Hansson;Stephanie Perreau-Lenz;Christina Bauder-Wenz

  • Genetic Impairment of Frontocortical Endocannabinoid Degradation and High Alcohol Preference

    Anita C Hansson;Francisco J Bermúdez-Silva;Hanna Malinen;Petri Hyytiä

  • Addiction Research Consortium: Losing and regaining control over drug intake (ReCoDe)-From trajectories to mechanisms and interventions.

    Andreas Heinz;Falk Kiefer;Michael N. Smolka;Tanja Endrass

  • Cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonism reduces conditioned reinstatement of ethanol-seeking behavior in rats.

    Andrea Cippitelli;Ainhoa Bilbao;Anita C. Hansson;Ignacio Del Arco

  • Losing Control: Excessive Alcohol Seeking after Selective Inactivation of Cue-Responsive Neurons in the Infralimbic Cortex

    Simone Pfarr;Marcus W Meinhardt;Manuela L Klee;Anita C Hansson

  • Comparative localization of fibroblast growth factor receptor-1, -2, and -3 mRNAs in the rat brain: in situ hybridization analysis.

    N. Belluardo;G. Wu;G. Mudo;A.C. Hansson

  • Gluco- and mineralocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of neurotrophic factor gene expression in the dorsal hippocampus and the neocortex of the rat.

    Anita C. Hansson;Anita C. Hansson;Antonio Cintra;Natale Belluardo;Wolfgang Sommer

  • Convergent evidence from alcohol-dependent humans and rats for a hyperdopaminergic state in protracted abstinence

    Natalie Hirth;Marcus W. Meinhardt;Hamid R. Noori;Humberto Salgado

  • Neurocircuitry for modeling drug effects.

    Hamid R. Noori;Rainer Spanagel;Anita C. Hansson

  • Translating the neuroscience of alcoholism into clinical treatments: From blocking the buzz to curing the blues

    Markus Heilig;Annika Thorsell;Wolfgang H. Sommer;Anita C. Hansson

  • Dysregulation of Nociceptin/Orphanin FQ Activity in the Amygdala Is Linked to Excessive Alcohol Drinking in the Rat

    Daina Economidou;Anita C. Hansson;Friedbert Weiss;Anton Terasmaa

  • Corticosterone actions on the hippocampal brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression are mediated by exon IV promoter.

    A C Hansson;W H Sommer;M Metsis;Ingrid Strömberg

  • NF-kappaB mediated glucocorticoid response in the inner ear after acoustic trauma.

    Yeasmin Tahera;Inna Meltser;Peter Johansson;Zhao Bian

  • Region-specific down-regulation of Crhr1 gene expression in alcohol-preferring msP rats following ad lib access to alcohol.

    Anita C. Hansson;Andrea Cippitelli;Andrea Cippitelli;Wolfgang H. Sommer;Roberto Ciccocioppo

  • Oxytocin Reduces Alcohol Cue-Reactivity in Alcohol-Dependent Rats and Humans

    Anita C Hansson;Anne Koopmann;Stefanie Uhrig;Sina Bühler

  • Neuropeptide Y (NPY) suppresses yohimbine-induced reinstatement of alcohol seeking.

    Andrea Cippitelli;Ruslan Damadzic;Anita C. Hansson;Anita C. Hansson;Erick Singley

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang H. Sommer
Wolfgang H. Sommer Heidelberg University
Kjell Fuxe
Kjell Fuxe Karolinska Institute
Roberto Rimondini
Roberto Rimondini University of Bologna
Markus M. Nöthen
Markus M. Nöthen University Hospital Bonn
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Falk Kiefer
Falk Kiefer Heidelberg University
Fabian Streit
Fabian Streit Heidelberg University
Georg Köhr
Georg Köhr Heidelberg University
Derik Hermann
Derik Hermann Heidelberg University

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