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41
Citations
6388
World Ranking
5096
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2405

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1981 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

Anthony L. Riley is affiliated with American University in the United States and has contributed significantly to the field of neuroscience, particularly within areas related to neuropharmacology and behavioral science. The main field of study associated with their work is Neuroscience, with a strong focus on several subfields including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Toxicology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas, such as:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
  • Psychedelics and Drug Studies
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior
  • Hormonal and Reproductive Studies

Their recent publications illustrate a focus on drug-related behavioral effects and neurobiological mechanisms. Notable papers include:

  • "Impact of the Aversive Effects of Drugs on Their Use and Abuse" (2022) published in Behavioural Neurology
  • "Assessment of Aversive Effects of Methylone in Male and Female Sprague-Dawley Rats: Conditioned Taste Avoidance, Body Temperature and Activity/Stereotypies" (2021) published in Neurotoxicology and Teratology
  • "Ethanol Pre-exposure Differentially Impacts the Rewarding and Aversive Effects of α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PVP): Implications for Drug Use and Abuse" (2021) published in Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
  • "Hippocampal-Dependent Inhibitory Learning and Memory Processes in the Control of Eating and Drug Taking" (2020) published in Current Pharmaceutical Design
  • "Cross-Generational THC Exposure Alters Heroin Reinforcement in Adult Male Offspring" (2020) published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Anthony L. Riley frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Shihui Huang, Hayley N. Manke, Kenner C. Rice, Terry L. Davidson, and Sydney E. Cerveny, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research endeavors.

Their work is often published in key scientific journals such as Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, SSRN Electronic Journal, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, and Physiology & Behavior, indicating a consistent presence in forums related to pharmacology and behavioral neuroscience.

Anthony L. Riley was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1981, marking a distinction within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Conditioned taste aversions: a behavioral index of toxicity.

    Anthony L. Riley;Diane L. Tuck

  • Conditioned taste aversions: A bibliography

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  • Freezing as an avoidance response: Another look at the operant-respondent distinction☆

    Robert C. Bolles;Anthony L. Riley

  • The paradox of drug taking: the role of the aversive effects of drugs.

    Anthony L. Riley

  • The UCS preexposure effect in taste aversion learning: Tolerance and blocking are drug specific

    Robert J. Dacanay;Anthony L. Riley

  • Cocaine-induced conditioned taste aversions: comparisons between effects in LEW/N and F344/N rat strains

    John R. Glowa;Amy E. Shaw;Anthony L. Riley

  • Conditioned taste aversion and drugs of abuse: History and interpretation

    Andrey Verendeev;Anthony L. Riley

  • Morphine preexposure facilitates morphine place preference and attenuates morphine taste aversion.

    Gregory R. Simpson;Anthony L. Riley

  • Effects of cross fostering on open-field behavior, acoustic startle, lipopolysaccharide-induced corticosterone release, and body weight in Lewis and Fischer rats.

    Maria Gomez-Serrano;Leonardo Tonelli;Samuel Listwak;Esther Sternberg

  • Abuse potential and toxicity of the synthetic cathinones (i.e., "Bath salts").

    Anthony L. Riley;Katharine H. Nelson;Peter To;Raul López-Arnau

  • Drug exposure and the acquisition and retention of a conditioned taste aversion.

    Anthony L. Riley;W. J. Jacobs;Vincent M. LoLordo

  • Essential value of cocaine and food in rats: tests of the exponential model of demand

    Chesley J. Christensen;Alan Silberberg;Steven R. Hursh;Mary E. Huntsberry

  • Cocaine-induced taste aversions: effect of route of administration.

    Carolyn M. Ferrari;David A. O'Connor;Anthony L. Riley

  • Demand for Cocaine and Food over Time

    Chesley J. Christensen;Alan Silberberg;Steven R. Hursh;Peter G. Roma

  • Conditioned taste aversion learning: implications for animal models of drug abuse

    Catherine M. Davis;Anthony L. Riley

  • Morphine-induced conditioned taste aversions in the LEW/N and F344/N rat strains

    Daniella Lancellotti;Barbara M Bayer;John R Glowa;Rick A Houghtling

  • Morphine-induced taste aversions: A consideration of parameters

    Anthony L. Riley;W. J. Jacobs;Vincent M. LoLordo

  • Conditioned taste aversions as a behavioral baseline for drug discrimination learning: an assessment with phencyclidine.

    John P. Mastropaolo;Kari H. Moskowitz;Robert J. Dacanay;Anthony L. Riley

  • Apparatus bias and the use of light and texture in place conditioning.

    Peter G. Roma;Anthony L. Riley

  • The role of endorphins in animal learning and behavior

    Anthony L. Riley;Debra A. Zellner;Heather J. Duncan

  • Morphine- and cocaine-induced c-Fos levels in Lewis and Fischer rat strains.

    Sheri D. Grabus;John R. Glowa;Anthony L. Riley

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry L. Davidson
Terry L. Davidson American University
Debra A. Zellner
Debra A. Zellner Montclair State University
Robert C. Bolles
Robert C. Bolles University of Washington
George R. Uhl
George R. Uhl University of Maryland, Baltimore
Steven R. Hursh
Steven R. Hursh Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Alois Saria
Alois Saria Innsbruck Medical University
Burton M. Slotnick
Burton M. Slotnick American University
Jonathan L. Katz
Jonathan L. Katz National Institute on Drug Abuse
Donald M. Kuhn
Donald M. Kuhn Wayne State University

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