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Kenneth Blum is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on several subfields related to brain function and mental health. These include Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work notably covers topics such as Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and the Treatment of Major Depression. Other areas of study include Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Tryptophan and Brain Disorders, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, and Eating Disorders and Behaviors.

Several recent papers illustrate the breadth of their research interests. Notable publications include:

  • Co-occurrences of substance use and other potentially addictive behaviors: Epidemiological results from the Psychological and Genetic Factors of the Addictive Behaviors (PGA) Study, 2020, Journal of Behavioral Addictions
  • Review: Cannabinoids as Medicinals, 2022, Current Addiction Reports
  • Neurological correlates of brain reward circuitry linked to opioid use disorder (OUD): Do homo sapiens acquire or have a reward deficiency syndrome?, 2020, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • The therapeutic potential of exercise for neuropsychiatric diseases: A review, 2020, Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Pre-clinical models of reward deficiency syndrome: A behavioral octopus, 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Kenneth Blum frequently publishes in venues such as the Journal of Personalized Medicine, where they have 23 publications. Other common venues include Current Psychopharmacology with 8 publications, Kidney News with 8, Journal of Systems and Integrative Neuroscience with 7, and Psychology Research and Behavior Management also with 7 publications.

Their collaborations include repeated partnerships with several researchers, notably Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, Abdalla Bowirrat, Igor Elman, David Baron, and Catherine A. Dennen, each with numerous joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Allelic association of human dopamine D2 receptor gene in alcoholism.

    Kenneth Blum;Ernest P. Noble;Peter J. Sheridan;Anne Montgomery

  • Reward deficiency syndrome: a biogenetic model for the diagnosis and treatment of impulsive, addictive, and compulsive behaviors.

    Kenneth Blum;Eric R. Braverman;Jay M. Holder;Joel F. Lubar

  • Allelic association of the D2 dopamine receptor gene with receptor-binding characteristics in alcoholism.

    Ernest P. Noble;Kenneth Blum;Terry Ritchie;Anne Montgomery

  • Reward deficiency syndrome: genetic aspects of behavioral disorders.

    David E. Comings;Kenneth Blum

  • REWARD DEFICIENCY SYNDROME

    Kenneth G. Blum;John R. Cull;Eric E. Braverman;David Comings

  • The D2 dopamine receptor gene as a determinant of reward deficiency syndrome

    K Blum;P J Sheridan;R C Wood;E R Braverman

  • Weight Gain Is Associated with Reduced Striatal Response to Palatable Food

    Eric Stice;Sonja Yokum;Kenneth Blum;Cara Bohon

  • Dopamine D2 receptor gene variants: association and linkage studies in impulsive-addictive-compulsive behaviour

    Kenneth Blum;Peter J. Sheridan;Robert C. Wood;Eric R. Braverman

  • Allelic association of the D2 dopamine receptor gene with cocaine dependence

    Ernest P. Noble;Ernest P. Noble;Kenneth Blum;M.Elena Khalsa;M.Elena Khalsa;Terry Ritchie

  • Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder and Reward Deficiency Syndrome

    Kenneth Blum;Amanda Lih Chuan Chen;Eric R. Braverman;David E. Comings

  • Association of the A1 allele of the D2 dopamine receptor gene with severe alcoholism.

    Kenneth Blum;Ernest P. Noble;Peter J. Sheridan;Olivia Finley

  • No Structural Mutation in the Dopamine D2 Receptor Gene in Alcoholism or Schizophrenia: Analysis Using Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis

    Pablo V. Gejman;Anca Ram;Joel Gelernter;Eitan Friedman

  • Dopamine and glucose, obesity, and reward deficiency syndrome

    Kenneth Blum;Panayotis K. Thanos;Mark S. Gold

  • “Liking” and “Wanting” Linked to Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS): Hypothesizing Differential Responsivity in Brain Reward Circuitry

    Kenneth Blum;Eliot Gardner;Marlene Oscar-Berman;Mark Gold

  • Are dopaminergic genes involved in a predisposition to pathological aggression? Hypothesizing the importance of "super normal controls" in psychiatricgenetic research of complex behavioral disorders.

    Thomas J.H. Chen;Kenneth Blum;Daniel Mathews;Larry Fisher

  • Substance abuse vulnerability and D2 receptor genes

    G. Uhl;K. Blum;E. Noble;S. Smith;S. Smith

  • Activation instead of blocking mesolimbic dopaminergic reward circuitry is a preferred modality in the long term treatment of reward deficiency syndrome (RDS): a commentary.

    Kenneth Blum;Amanda Lih Chuan Chen;Thomas J. H. Chen;Eric R. Braverman

  • Naloxone-induced inhibition of ethanol dependence in mice.

    K. Blum;S. Futterman;J. E. Wallace;H. A. Schwertner

  • The Addictive Brain: All Roads Lead to Dopamine

    Kenneth Blum;Amanda L C Chen;John Giordano;Joan Borsten

  • Genetic predisposition in alcoholism: Association of the D2 dopamine receptor TaqI B1 RFLP with severe alcoholics

    K. Blum;E.P. Noble;P.J. Sheridan;A. Montgomery

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark S. Gold
Mark S. Gold Washington University in St. Louis
Marlene Oscar-Berman
Marlene Oscar-Berman Boston University
Marcelo Febo
Marcelo Febo University of Florida
Zsolt Demetrovics
Zsolt Demetrovics Flinders University
David E. Comings
David E. Comings City Of Hope National Medical Center
Tomás Palomo
Tomás Palomo Complutense University of Madrid
Andrew Smolen
Andrew Smolen University of Colorado Boulder
Joel F. Lubar
Joel F. Lubar University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Vasco Azevedo
Vasco Azevedo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Trevor Archer
Trevor Archer University of Gothenburg

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