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Overview

H. Elliott Albers is affiliated with Georgia State University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the fields of psychology and neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields, including social psychology, endocrine and autonomic systems, behavioral neuroscience, molecular biology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research focuses on neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, with notable attention to stress responses and cortisol, circadian rhythm and melatonin, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, receptor mechanisms and signaling, as well as genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Key recent publications illustrate the breadth of Albers's research interests and contributions to scientific literature. Selected papers include:

  • Estrogen Withdrawal Increases Postpartum Anxiety via Oxytocin Plasticity in the Paraventricular Hypothalamus and Dorsal Raphe Nucleus, 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • Sex-dependent effects of social status on the regulation of arginine-vasopressin (AVP) V1a, oxytocin (OT), and serotonin (5-HT) 1A receptor binding and aggression in Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), 2020, Hormones and Behavior
  • CRISPR-Cas9 editing of the arginine-vasopressin V1a receptor produces paradoxical changes in social behavior in Syrian hamsters, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • An AAV-CRISPR/Cas9 strategy for gene editing across divergent rodent species: Targeting neural oxytocin receptors as a proof of concept, 2023, Science Advances
  • The Excitatory Effects of GABA within the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Regulation of Na-K-2Cl Cotransporters (NKCCs) by Environmental Lighting Conditions, 2020, Journal of Biological Rhythms

Albers frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Hormones and Behavior, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Physiology & Behavior, and Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Albers's academic work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Kim L. Huhman
  • Zachary A. Grieb
  • Jack H. Taylor
  • Amy P. Ross
  • Susan Lee

Best Publications

  • Neuropeptide Y: Role in light-dark cycle entrainment of hamster circadian rhythms

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  • The regulation of social recognition, social communication and aggression: vasopressin in the social behavior neural network

    H. Elliott Albers

  • Vasopressin injected into the hypothalamus triggers a stereotypic behavior in golden hamsters.

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  • Interaction of colocalized neuropeptides: functional significance in the circadian timing system.

    H. E. Albers;Shyh-Yuh Liou;E. G. Stopa;R. T. Zoeller

  • Cross-talk among oxytocin and arginine-vasopressin receptors: Relevance for basic and clinical studies of the brain and periphery

    Zhimin Song;H. Elliott Albers

  • Activation of NMDA receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus produces light-like phase shifts of the circadian clock in vivo.

    Eric M. Mintz;Cherie L. Marvel;Charles F. Gillespie;Kristina M. Price

  • Avian Pancreatic Polypeptide Phase Shifts Hamster Circadian Rhythms When Microinjected into the Suprachiasmatic Region

    HE Albers;CF Ferris;SE Leeman;BD Goldman

  • Species, Sex and Individual Differences in the Vasotocin/Vasopressin System: Relationship to Neurochemical Signaling in the Social Behavior Neural Network

    H. Elliott Albers

  • Gonadal hormones organize and modulate the circadian system of the rat.

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  • Circadian rhythm of body temperature persists after suprachiasmatic lesions in the squirrel monkey

    C. A. Fuller;R. Lydic;F. M. Sulzman;H. E. Albers

  • Neuropeptide Y microinjected into the suprachiasmatic region phase shifts circadian rhythms in constant darkness

    K L Huhman;H E Albers

  • Scent marking and the maintenance of dominant/subordinate status in male golden hamsters.

    Craig F. Ferris;John F. Axelson;Lynn H. Shinto;H.Elliott Albers

  • Serotonin and arginine-vasopressin mediate sex differences in the regulation of dominance and aggression by the social brain.

    Joseph I. Terranova;Zhimin Song;Tony E. Larkin;Nathan Hardcastle

  • Oxytocin induces social communication by activating arginine-vasopressin V1a receptors and not oxytocin receptors

    Zhimin Song;Katharine E. McCann;John K. McNeill;Tony E. Larkin

  • Day-night variation in prepro vasoactive intestinal peptide/peptide histidine isoleucine mRNA within the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus.

    H.E. Albers;E.G. Stopa;E.G. Stopa;R.T. Zoeller;J.S. Kauer

  • DHEA effects on brain and behavior: Insights from comparative studies of aggression

    Kiran K. Soma;Nikki M. Rendon;Rudy Boonstra;H. Elliott Albers

  • Vasopressin (V1a) receptor binding, mRNA expression and transcriptional regulation by androgen in the Syrian hamster brain.

    L. J. Young;Z. Wang;T. T. Cooper;H. Elliott Albers

  • Inhibition of flank-marking behavior in golden hamsters by microinjection of a vasopressin antagonist into the hypothalamus.

    C.F. Ferris;J. Pollock;H.E. Albers;S.E. Leeman

  • Effect of photoperiod on vasopressin-induced aggression in Syrian hamsters.

    Heather K. Caldwell;H.Elliott Albers

  • Light selectively alters vasoactive intestinal peptide and peptide histidine isoleucine immunoreactivity within the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus.

    H.E. Albers;N. Minamitani;E. Stopa;C.F. Ferris

  • 6 – Hormonal Basis of Social Conflict and Communication

    H. Elliott Albers;Kim L. Huhman;Robert L. Meisel

  • Oxytocin, Vasopressin, and the Motivational Forces that Drive Social Behaviors

    Heather K. Caldwell;H. Elliott Albers

  • Activation of oxytocin receptors, but not arginine-vasopressin V1a receptors, in the ventral tegmental area of male Syrian hamsters is essential for the reward-like properties of social interactions

    Zhimin Song;Johnathan M. Borland;Tony E. Larkin;Maureen O’Malley

  • Microinjection of NMDA into the SCN region mimics the phase shifting effect of light in hamsters.

    Eric M. Mintz;H.Elliott Albers

Frequent Co-Authors

Kim L. Huhman
Kim L. Huhman Georgia State University
Colleen M. Novak
Colleen M. Novak Kent State University
Karen L. Gamble
Karen L. Gamble University of Alabama at Birmingham
Craig F. Ferris
Craig F. Ferris Northeastern University
James E. Zadina
James E. Zadina Tulane University
James K. Rilling
James K. Rilling Emory University
Todd M. Preuss
Todd M. Preuss Emory University
Larry J. Young
Larry J. Young Emory University
Eric L. Bittman
Eric L. Bittman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anne Z. Murphy
Anne Z. Murphy Georgia State University

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