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Overview

Douglas B. Matthews is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines, with a focus on Neuroscience and Psychology. The subfields of study include Clinical Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Epidemiology, and Sensory Systems.

Their work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Douglas B. Matthews has published research in diverse venues, including:

  • Emerging Adulthood
  • UNC Libraries

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Role of Trait Impulsivity on Suicidality in the Emerging Adult in Kenya," published in 2023 in Emerging Adulthood
  • "The role of GABAA receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol: a decade of progress," published in 2020 in UNC Libraries

Collaboration is a component of Matthews's work, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Caroline Mwendwa-Karinge
  • Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp
  • Wilfridah Mucherah
  • Sandeep Kumar
  • Patrizia Porcu

Best Publications

  • The role of GABA(A) receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol.

    A C Grobin;D B Matthews;L L Devaud;A L Morrow

  • The nature and identification of quantitative trait loci: a community's view.

    Oduola Abiola;Joe M. Angel;Philip Avner;Alexander A. Bachmanov

  • The role of GABA(A) receptors in the acute and chronic effects of ethanol: a decade of progress.

    Sandeep Kumar;Patrizia Porcu;David F. Werner;Douglas B. Matthews

  • Neuroactive Steroid 3α-Hydroxy-5α-Pregnan-20-One Modulates Electrophysiological and Behavioral Actions of Ethanol

    Margaret J. VanDoren;Douglas B. Matthews;Gregory C. Janis;A. Chistina Grobin

  • Ethanol, memory, and hippocampal function: a review of recent findings.

    Aaron M. White;Douglas B. Matthews;Phillip J. Best

  • The role of GABAergic neuroactive steroids in ethanol action, tolerance and dependence.

    A.Leslie Morrow;Margaret J VanDoren;Shannon N Penland;Douglas B Matthews

  • Genetic essential tremor in γ-aminobutyric acidA receptor α1 subunit knockout mice

    Jason E. Kralic;Jason E. Kralic;Hugh E. Criswell;Jessica L. Osterman;Todd K. O’Buckley

  • High-throughput behavioral phenotyping in the expanded panel of BXD recombinant inbred strains

    V. M. Philip;S. Duvvuru;B. Gomero;T. A. Ansah

  • Neurosteroids mediate pharmacological effects of ethanol: a new mechanism of ethanol action?

    A. Leslie Morrow;A. Leslie Morrow;Gregory C. Janis;Gregory C. Janis;Margaret J. Vandoren;Margaret J. Vandoren;Douglas B. Matthews;Douglas B. Matthews

  • Acute ethanol administration and acute allopregnanolone administration impair spatial memory in the Morris water task.

    Douglas B. Matthews;A. Leslie Morrow;Sayaka Tokunaga;Janelle R. McDaniel

  • Impairments in spatial learning and memory: ethanol, allopregnanolone, and the hippocampus.

    Janelle M. Silvers;Sayaka Tokunaga;Raymond B. Berry;Aaron M. White

  • Differential Regulation of GABAA Receptor Gene Expression by Ethanol in the Rat Hippocampus Versus Cerebral Cortex

    Douglas B. Matthews;Leslie L. Devaud;J. M. Fritschy;W. Sieghart

  • P rats develop physical dependence on alcohol via voluntary drinking: changes in seizure thresholds, anxiety, and patterns of alcohol drinking.

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  • Acute Ethanol Impairs Spatial Memory But Not Stimulus/Response Memory in the Rat

    Douglas B. Matthews;Peter E. Simson;Phillip J. Best

  • Chronic intermittent injections of high-dose ethanol during adolescence produce metabolic, hypnotic, and cognitive tolerance in rats.

    Janelle M. Silvers;Sayaka Tokunaga;Guy Mittleman;Douglas B. Matthews

  • Acute ethanol administration impairs spatial performance while facilitating nonspatial performance in rats.

    Douglas B. Matthews;Mark Ilgen;Aaron M. White;Phillip J. Best

  • The use of acute ethanol administration as a tool to investigate multiple memory systems

    Douglas B. Matthews;Janelle R. Silvers

  • The Black-Sheep Effect: How Positive and Negative Advertisements Affect Voters' Perceptions of the Sponsor of the Advertisement1

    Douglas Matthews;Beth Dietz-Uhler

  • Effects of acute and chronic ethanol exposure on spatial cognitive processing and hippocampal function in the rat

    Douglas B. Matthews;Douglas B. Matthews;A. Leslie Morrow

  • Acute alcohol and cognition: Remembering what it causes us to forget.

    Candice E. Van Skike;Charles Goodlett;Douglas B. Matthews

  • Gender impacts behavioral and neurochemical adaptations in ethanol- dependent rats

    L L Devaud;D B Matthews;A L Morrow

Frequent Co-Authors

A. Leslie Morrow
A. Leslie Morrow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dan Goldowitz
Dan Goldowitz University of British Columbia
Elissa J. Chesler
Elissa J. Chesler University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Gregg E. Homanics
Gregg E. Homanics University of Pittsburgh
Charles D. Blaha
Charles D. Blaha Mayo Clinic
Patricia H. Janak
Patricia H. Janak Johns Hopkins University
Robert W. Williams
Robert W. Williams University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Lu Lu
Lu Lu University of Tennessee Health Science Center
John K. Belknap
John K. Belknap Oregon Health & Science University
Jean-Marc Fritschy
Jean-Marc Fritschy University of Zurich

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