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Overview

Jared W. Young is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego, in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within neuroscience and medicine, with a particular focus on neuroscience. The main fields of study covered by their publications include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these domains, specific subfields that predominate in their work are:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology

Their research encompasses a variety of topics, reflecting a broad and interdisciplinary approach. The main topics associated with their publications include:

  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Tryptophan and Brain Disorders
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Jared W. Young has contributed to numerous research articles across high-impact journals and specialized publication venues. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Among their recent notable publications are:

  • "CADM2 is implicated in impulsive personality and numerous other traits by genome- and phenome-wide association studies in humans and mice," 2023, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Electrophysiological biomarkers of behavioral dimensions from cross-species paradigms," 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • "Amphetamine alters an EEG marker of reward processing in humans and mice," 2022, Psychopharmacology
  • "Moderate prenatal alcohol exposure impairs cognitive control, but not attention, on a rodent touchscreen continuous performance task," 2020, Genes Brain & Behavior
  • "The Effects of Cannabis Use on Cognitive Function in Healthy Aging: A Systematic Scoping Review," 2020, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, reflecting ongoing research partnerships. These include:

  • Arpi Minassian
  • William Perry
  • Benjamin Z. Roberts
  • Mark A. Geyer
  • Samantha M. Ayoub

Best Publications

  • Using the MATRICS to guide development of a preclinical cognitive test battery for research in schizophrenia.

    Jared W. Young;Susan B. Powell;Victoria Risbrough;Hugh M. Marston

  • Impaired attention is central to the cognitive deficits observed in alpha 7 deficient mice.

    Jared W. Young;Nicola Crawford;John S. Kelly;Lorraine E. Kerr

  • Nicotine improves sustained attention in mice: evidence for involvement of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.

    Jared W Young;Keith Finlayson;Christopher Spratt;Hugh M Marston;Hugh M Marston

  • A Reverse-Translational Study of Dysfunctional Exploration in Psychiatric Disorders: From Mice to Men

    William Perry;Arpi Minassian;Martin P. Paulus;Jared W. Young

  • The 5-Choice Continuous Performance Test: Evidence for a Translational Test of Vigilance for Mice

    Jared W. Young;Gregory A. Light;Hugh M. Marston;Richard Sharp

  • Effort-Based Decision-Making Paradigms for Clinical Trials in Schizophrenia: Part 1—Psychometric Characteristics of 5 Paradigms

    L. Felice Reddy;L. Felice Reddy;William P. Horan;William P. Horan;M Deanna;Robert W. Buchanan

  • Neural mechanisms regulating different forms of risk-related decision-making: Insights from animal models

    Caitlin A. Orsini;David E. Moorman;Jared W. Young;Barry Setlow

  • Animal models of working memory: a review of tasks that might be used in screening drug treatments for the memory impairments found in schizophrenia.

    Paul A. Dudchenko;John Talpos;Jared Young;Mark G. Baxter

  • Effort-Based Decision-Making Paradigms for Clinical Trials in Schizophrenia: Part 2—External Validity and Correlates

    William P. Horan;William P. Horan;L. Felice Reddy;L. Felice Reddy;M Deanna;Robert W. Buchanan

  • Predictive animal models of mania: hits, misses and future directions

    Jared W Young;Brook L Henry;Mark A Geyer

  • Animal to human translational paradigms relevant for approach avoidance conflict decision making.

    Namik Kirlic;Jared Young;Jared Young;Robin L. Aupperle;Robin L. Aupperle

  • CNTRICS final animal model task selection: control of attention.

    C. Lustig;R. Kozak;M. Sarter;J.W. Young

  • Developing treatments for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia: The challenge of translation:

    JW Young;MA Geyer

  • A reverse-translational approach to bipolar disorder: rodent and human studies in the Behavioral Pattern Monitor.

    Jared W. Young;Arpi Minassian;Martin P. Paulus;Martin P. Paulus;Mark A. Geyer;Mark A. Geyer

  • The catecholaminergic-cholinergic balance hypothesis of bipolar disorder revisited.

    Jordy van Enkhuizen;Jordy van Enkhuizen;David S. Janowsky;Berend Olivier;Arpi Minassian

  • Animal Models of Schizophrenia

    Jared W. Young;Xianjin Zhou;Mark A. Geyer

  • Negative affective states and cognitive impairments in nicotine dependence.

    F. Scott Hall;Andre Der-Avakian;Thomas J. Gould;Athina Markou

  • Increased risk-taking behavior in dopamine transporter knockdown mice: further support for a mouse model of mania.

    Jared W Young;Jordy van Enkhuizen;Catharine A Winstanley;Mark A Geyer

  • The quantitative assessment of motor activity in mania and schizophrenia.

    Arpi Minassian;Brook L. Henry;Mark A. Geyer;Martin P. Paulus

  • Four factors underlying mouse behavior in an open field

    Shoji Tanaka;Jared W. Young;Jared W. Young;Adam L. Halberstadt;Virginia L. Masten

  • A Reverse-Translational Study of Dysfunctional Exploration in Psychiatric Disorders

    William Perry;Arpi Minassian;Martin P. Paulus;Jared W. Young

Frequent Co-Authors

William Perry
William Perry University of California, San Diego
Victoria B. Risbrough
Victoria B. Risbrough University of California, San Diego
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Robert K. Heaton
Robert K. Heaton University of California, San Diego
Jonathan K. Wynn
Jonathan K. Wynn University of California, Los Angeles
Michael F. Green
Michael F. Green University of California, Los Angeles
Dilip V. Jeste
Dilip V. Jeste University of California, San Diego
Elizabeth W. Twamley
Elizabeth W. Twamley University of California, San Diego
Deanna M. Barch
Deanna M. Barch Washington University in St. Louis
Steven Paul Woods
Steven Paul Woods University of Houston

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