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66
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George V. Rebec is a researcher affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Neuroscience, Medicine, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable focus areas including Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Pharmacology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover various aspects of neurological disorders and treatments, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, mitochondrial function and pathology, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and pharmacological receptor mechanisms and effects.

Frequent publication venues for George V. Rebec include:

  • Pharmacological Research
  • Addiction Biology
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Brain Research Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Frequent coauthors collaborating with George V. Rebec are:

  • Claudia Rangel-Barajas
  • Kendra D. Bunner
  • Vishakh Iyer
  • Jonathon D. Crystal
  • Ganesh A. Thakur

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by the researcher include:

  • "Negative allosteric modulation of CB1 cannabinoid receptor signaling suppresses opioid-mediated reward" (2022) published in Pharmacological Research
  • "Inhibition of PSD95-nNOS protein-protein interactions decreases morphine reward and relapse vulnerability in rats" (2022) published in Addiction Biology
  • "Striatal network modeling in Huntington's Disease" (2020) published in PLoS Computational Biology
  • "Measuring movement in health and disease" (2022) published in Brain Research Bulletin
  • "Editorial: New insight into Huntington's disease: From neuropathology to possible therapeutic targets" (2023) published in Frontiers in Neuroscience

George V. Rebec has been recognized with multiple awards as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), with distinctions recorded in the years 1931 and 1994.

Best Publications

  • Self-inhibition by dopaminergic neurons.

    Philip M. Groves;Charles J. Wilson;Stephen J. Young;George V. Rebec;George V. Rebec

  • A vitamin as neuromodulator: Ascorbate release into the extracellular fluid of the brain regulates dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmission

    George V. Rebec;R. Christopher Pierce

  • Regional and temporal differences in real-time dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens during free-choice novelty

    George V Rebec;John R.C Christensen;Cristiano Guerra;Michael T Bardo

  • Biochemistry and Behavior: Some Central Actions of Amphetamine and Antipsychotic Drugs

    Philip M Groves;George V. Rebec

  • Up-regulation of GLT1 Expression Increases Glutamate Uptake and Attenuates the Huntington's Disease Phenotype in the R6/2 Mouse

    Benjamin R. Miller;Jenelle L. Dorner;Minshan Shou;Youssef Sari

  • Dopaminergic modulation of glutamate-induced excitations of neurons in the neostriatum and nucleus accumbens of awake, unrestrained rats

    Eugene A. Kiyatkin;George V. Rebec

  • Real-time measurement of electrically evoked extracellular dopamine in the striatum of freely moving rats.

    Paul A. Garris;John R. C. Christensen;George V. Rebec;R. Mark Wightman

  • Upregulation of Glt1 Attenuates Cue-Induced Reinstatement of Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Rats

    Youssef Sari;Kathryn D. Smith;Pir K. Ali;George V. Rebec

  • Transient increases in catecholaminergic activity in medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens shell during novelty.

    G.V Rebec;C.P Grabner;M Johnson;R.C Pierce

  • Critical issues in assessing the behavioral effects of amphetamine

    George V. Rebec;Theodore R. Bashore

  • Lidocaine Inactivation of Ventral Subiculum Attenuates Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Rats

    Wen Lin Sun;George V. Rebec

  • The role of prefrontal cortex D1-like and D2-like receptors in cocaine-seeking behavior in rats

    Wen Lin Sun;George V. Rebec

  • Dysregulated Information Processing by Medium Spiny Neurons in Striatum of Freely Behaving Mouse Models of Huntington's Disease

    Benjamin R. Miller;Adam G. Walker;Anand S. Shah;Scott J. Barton

  • Striatal single-unit responses to amphetamine and neuroleptics in freely moving rats

    John L. Haracz;Joann T. Tschanz;Zhongrui Wang;Ilsun M. White

  • Ceftriaxone, a Beta-Lactam Antibiotic, Reduces Ethanol Consumption in Alcohol-Preferring Rats

    Youssef Sari;Youssef Sari;Makiko Sakai;Jason M. Weedman;George V. Rebec

  • Repeated Cocaine Self-Administration Alters Processing of Cocaine-Related Information in Rat Prefrontal Cortex

    Wen Lin Sun;George V. Rebec

  • A role for presynaptic mechanisms in the actions of nomifensine and haloperidol.

    P.A Garris;E.A Budygin;P.E.M Phillips;B.J Venton

  • Chronic stress alters neural activity in medial prefrontal cortex during retrieval of extinction.

    Aaron A. Wilber;Adam G. Walker;Christopher J. Southwood;Mollee R. Farrell

  • Sex differences in behavior and striatal ascorbate release in the 140 CAG knock-in mouse model of Huntington’s disease

    Jenelle L. Dorner;Benjamin R. Miller;Scott J. Barton;Tyler J. Brock

  • Heterogeneity of ventral tegmental area neurons: single-unit recording and iontophoresis in awake, unrestrained rats.

    E.A. Kiyatkin;G.V. Rebec

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugene A. Kiyatkin
Eugene A. Kiyatkin National Institute on Drug Abuse
Kevin D. Alloway
Kevin D. Alloway Pennsylvania State University
Youssef Sari
Youssef Sari University of Toledo
William Timberlake
William Timberlake Indiana University
Michael T. Bardo
Michael T. Bardo University of Kentucky
Paul A. Garris
Paul A. Garris Illinois State University
Cara L. Wellman
Cara L. Wellman Indiana University
Linda P. Dwoskin
Linda P. Dwoskin University of Kentucky
Peter R. Finn
Peter R. Finn Indiana University
Dale R. Sengelaub
Dale R. Sengelaub Indiana University

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