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Charles J. Heyser is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with notable work in subfields including Neurology, Reproductive Medicine, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publications cover diverse topics in brain function, hormonal development, and substance use disorders. Key papers include:

  • Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study, 2021, published in Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD Study, 2021, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children, 2021, published in JAMA Neurology
  • Alcohol Use Disorder: The Role of Medication in Recovery, 2021, published in Alcohol research
  • Substance use patterns in 9-10 year olds: Baseline findings from the adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study, 2021, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Their collaborative work frequently involves coauthors such as Megan M. Herting, Fiona C. Baker, Matthew D. Albaugh, Kara Bagot, and Marie T. Banich.

Heyser's research topics focus on:

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control

Their work has been published across a range of venues including Frontiers in Endocrinology, Nature Neuroscience, JAMA Neurology, Alcohol research, and Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Best Publications

  • Neurocircuitry targets in ethanol reward and dependence.

    George F. Koob;Amanda J. Roberts;Gery Schulteis;Loren H. Parsons

  • Gain of Toxicity from ALS/FTD-Linked Repeat Expansions in C9ORF72 Is Alleviated by Antisense Oligonucleotides Targeting GGGGCC-Containing RNAs

    Jie Jiang;Jie Jiang;Qiang Zhu;Tania F. Gendron;Shahram Saberi

  • Progressive decline in avoidance learning paralleled by inflammatory neurodegeneration in transgenic mice expressing interleukin 6 in the brain

    Charles J. Heyser;Eliezer Masliah;Ana Samimi;Iain L. Campbell

  • Excessive ethanol drinking following a history of dependence: animal model of allostasis.

    Amanda J Roberts;Charles J Heyser;Maury Cole;Peter Griffin

  • mu-Opioid receptor knockout mice do not self-administer alcohol.

    Amanda J. Roberts;Jeffrey S. McDonald;Charles J. Heyser;Brigitte L. Kieffer

  • A description of the ABCD organizational structure and communication framework.

    Allison M. Auchter;Margie Hernandez Mejia;Charles J. Heyser;Paul D. Shilling

  • Hippocampal cell firing correlates of delayed-match-to-sample performance in the rat.

    Robert E. Hampson;Charles J. Heyser;Sam A. Deadwyler

  • Increased Ethanol Self‐Administration after a Period of Imposed Ethanol Deprivation in Rats Trained in a Limited Access Paradigm

    Charles J. Heyser;Gery Schulteis;George F. Koob

  • Central administration of an opiate antagonist decreases oral ethanol self-administration in rats.

    Charles J. Heyser;Amanda J. Roberts;Gery Schulteis;George F. Koob

  • Biospecimens and the ABCD study: Rationale, methods of collection, measurement and early data.

    Kristina A Uban;Megan K Horton;Joanna Jacobus;Charles Heyser

  • Assessment of developmental milestones in rodents.

    Charles J. Heyser

  • Chronic Acamprosate Eliminates the Alcohol Deprivation Effect While Having Limited Effects on Baseline Responding for Ethanol in Rats

    Charles J Heyser;Gery Schulteis;Philippe Durbin;George F Koob

  • Novel object exploration in mice: not all objects are created equal.

    Charles J. Heyser;Anthony Chemero

  • Prenatal cocaine exposure induces deficits in Pavlovian conditioning and sensory preconditioning among infant rat pups.

    Charles J. Heyser;Wei-Jung Chen;James Miller;Norman E. Spear

  • Transgenic models to assess the pathogenic actions of cytokines in the central nervous system.

    I L Campbell;A K Stalder;C S Chiang;R Bellinger

  • Opiate withdrawal signs precipitated by naloxone following a single exposure to morphine: potentiation with a second morphine exposure.

    Gery Schulteis;Charles J. Heyser;George F. Koob

  • Effects of naltrexone alone and in combination with acamprosate on the alcohol deprivation effect in rats.

    Charles J Heyser;Kelly Moc;George F Koob

  • Appoptosin-Mediated Caspase Cleavage of Tau Contributes to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Pathogenesis

    Yingjun Zhao;Yingjun Zhao;I-Chu Tseng;Charles J. Heyser;Edward Rockenstein

  • A fostering study of the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure: I. Maternal behaviors

    Charles J. Heyser;Victor A. Molina;Linda Patia Spear

  • Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD Study.

    B Chaarani;S Hahn;N Allgaier;S Adise

  • Correspondence Between Perceived Pubertal Development and Hormone Levels in 9-10 Year-Olds From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study

    Megan M. Herting;Kristina A. Uban;Marybel Robledo Gonzalez;Marybel Robledo Gonzalez;Fiona C. Baker

  • Effects of prenatal exposure to cocaine on conditional discrimination learning in adult rats.

    Charles J. Heyser;Norman E. Spear;Linda P. Spear

  • Prenatal exposure to cocaine disrupts cocaine-induced conditioned place preference in rats

    Charles J. Heyser;James S. Miller;Norman E. Spear;Linda Patia Spear

Frequent Co-Authors

Linda P. Spear
Linda P. Spear Binghamton University
Norman E. Spear
Norman E. Spear Binghamton University
Susan F. Tapert
Susan F. Tapert University of California, San Diego
Elizabeth R. Sowell
Elizabeth R. Sowell University of Southern California
Eliezer Masliah
Eliezer Masliah National Institutes of Health
Amanda Sheffield Morris
Amanda Sheffield Morris Oklahoma State University
Joanna Jacobus
Joanna Jacobus University of California, San Diego
Terry L. Jernigan
Terry L. Jernigan University of California, San Diego
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd University of Utah
B. J. Casey
B. J. Casey Barnard College

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