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Claude Rouillard

Claude Rouillard

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Neuroscience

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32
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3921
World Ranking
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National Ranking
553

Overview

Claude Rouillard is a researcher affiliated with Université Laval in Canada, specializing in neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, clinical psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and neurology. The main focus lies in exploring neural mechanisms and receptor signaling within the brain.

Rouillard's publications predominantly cover topics related to neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, receptor mechanisms and signaling, pharmacological receptor mechanisms and effects, functional brain connectivity studies, neural and behavioral psychology studies, transcranial magnetic stimulation studies, and gambling behavior treatment research.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Rouillard include:

  • The highly selective mGlu 2 receptor positive allosteric modulator LY-487,379 alleviates l -DOPA-induced dyskinesia in the 6-OHDA-lesioned rat model of Parkinson's disease, 2020, European Journal of Neuroscience
  • Concurrent transcranial direct current stimulation and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging in patients with Gambling Disorder, 2021, Brain Connectivity
  • Brain morphometry in adults with gambling disorder, 2021, Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • Cognitive and clinical correlates of resting-state fMRI in adults with gambling disorder, 2023, European Neuropsychopharmacology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Rouillard are:

  • Amy E. Bouchard
  • Maya Dickler
  • Emmanuelle Renauld
  • Christophe Lenglos
  • Francine Ferland

Rouillard's research has been published in multiple peer-reviewed journals, including:

  • European Journal of Neuroscience
  • Brain Connectivity
  • Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology

The research integrates methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and transcranial direct current stimulation to investigate brain function and pathology, especially with respect to neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease and behavioral conditions such as gambling disorder.

Rouillard's body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach combining molecular biology, clinical psychology, and neuroscience to better understand brain receptor functions and their potential therapeutic applications. The focus on receptor modulators and their behavioral consequences addresses both pharmacological and neurobiological dimensions of brain disorders.

Best Publications

  • Nurr1 Is Required for Maintenance of Maturing and Adult Midbrain Dopamine Neurons

    Banafsheh Kadkhodaei;Takehito Ito;Eliza Joodmardi;Bengt Mattsson

  • Rotenone induces non-specific central nervous system and systemic toxicity

    Nicolas Lapointe;Michel St-Hilaire;Maria-Grazia Martinoli;Julie Blanchet

  • 17β-estradiol at a physiological dose acutely increases dopamine turnover in rat brain

    Thérése Di Paolo;Claude Rouillard;Paul Bédard

  • Differences between subacute and chronic MPTP mice models: investigation of dopaminergic neuronal degeneration and α‐synuclein inclusions

    Claire Gibrat;Martine Saint-Pierre;Mélanie Bousquet;Daniel Lévesque

  • Nur77 and retinoid X receptors: crucial factors in dopamine-related neuroadaptation

    Daniel Lévesque;Claude Rouillard

  • Dorsal raphe stimulation differentially modulates dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area and substantia nigra.

    Julie Gervais;Claude Rouillard

  • Docosahexaenoic acid reduces levodopa-induced dyskinesias in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine monkeys

    Pershia Samadi;Laurent Grégoire;Claude Rouillard;Paul J. Bédard

  • Contribution of spinal 5-HT1A and 5-HT7 receptors to locomotor-like movement induced by 8-OH-DPAT in spinal cord-transected mice.

    Eric S. Landry;Nicolas P. Lapointe;Claude Rouillard;Daniel Levesque

  • Contrasting Patterns and Cellular Specificity of Transcriptional Regulation of the Nuclear Receptor Nerve Growth Factor‐Inducible B by Haloperidol and Clozapine in the Rat Forebrain

    Geneviève Beaudry;Marie‐Claire Langlois;Isabelle Weppe;Claude Rouillard

  • Behavioral and biochemical evidence for a different effect of repeated administration of L-dopa and bromocriptine on denervated versus non-denervated striatal dopamine receptors.

    C. Rouillard;P.J. Bédard;P. Falardeau;Thérèse Dipaolo

  • Opioids and motor complications in Parkinson's disease.

    Pershia Samadi;Paul J. Bédard;Claude Rouillard

  • Induction Patterns of Transcription Factors of the Nur Family (Nurr1, Nur77, and Nor-1) by Typical and Atypical Antipsychotics in the Mouse Brain: Implication for Their Mechanism of Action

    Jérôme Maheux;Isabelle Éthier;Claude Rouillard;Daniel Lévesque

  • Neuroprotective effects of cystamine in aged parkinsonian mice

    Marie-Ève Tremblay;Martine Saint-Pierre;Emmanuelle Bourhis;Daniel Lévesque

  • Impact of antipsychotic drug administration on the expression of nuclear receptors in the neocortex and striatum of the rat brain.

    M.-C Langlois;G Beaudry;H Zekki;C Rouillard

  • Role of spinal 5-HT2 receptor subtypes in quipazine-induced hindlimb movements after a low-thoracic spinal cord transection.

    Roth-V. Ung;Eric S. Landry;Pascal Rouleau;Nicolas P. Lapointe

  • The Stress-Induced Transcription Factor NR4A1 Adjusts Mitochondrial Function and Synapse Number in Prefrontal Cortex.

    Freddy Jeanneteau;Christian Barrère;Mariska Vos;Carlie J.M. De Vries

  • Nur77 gene knockout alters dopamine neuron biochemical activity and dopamine turnover

    François Gilbert;Marc Morissette;Michel St-Hilaire;Brigitte Paquet

  • The transcription factor NGFI-B (Nur77) and retinoids play a critical role in acute neuroleptic-induced extrapyramidal effect and striatal neuropeptide gene expression.

    Isabelle Éthier;Geneviève Beaudry;Michel St-Hilaire;Jeff Milbrandt

  • Docosahexaenoic acid reduces haloperidol-induced dyskinesias in mice: involvement of Nur77 and retinoid receptors.

    Isabelle Éthier;Hiroyuki Kagechika;Koichi Shudo;Claude Rouillard

  • Denervation and repeated L-DOPA induce complex regulatory changes in neurochemical phenotypes of striatal neurons: implication of a dopamine D1-dependent mechanism.

    Michel St-Hilaire;Éric Landry;Daniel Lévesque;Claude Rouillard

  • Specific D1 and D2 dopamine agonists have synergistic effects in the 6-hydroxydopamine circling model in the rat.

    C. Rouillard;P.J. Bédard

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul J. Bédard
Paul J. Bédard Université Laval
Francesca Cicchetti
Francesca Cicchetti Université Laval
Marc Morissette
Marc Morissette Université Laval
Laurent Grégoire
Laurent Grégoire Université Laval
Frédéric Calon
Frédéric Calon Université Laval
Shirley Fecteau
Shirley Fecteau Université Laval
Martin Parent
Martin Parent Université Laval
Louis A. Chiodo
Louis A. Chiodo AbbVie (United States)
André Parent
André Parent Université Laval
Nils-Göran Larsson
Nils-Göran Larsson Karolinska Institute

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