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75
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2011
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Loren H. Parsons was affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research contributions focused primarily on neuroscience and medicine, with particular emphasis on cellular and molecular neuroscience, pharmacology, and behavioral neuroscience.

Their work covered multiple facets of neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. Parsons contributed to studies involving cannabis and cannabinoid research, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, and stress responses related to cortisol. Additionally, they explored memory and neural mechanisms, as well as aspects of pancreatic function and diabetes. Their investigations also touched on topics related to tryptophan and brain disorders.

Among the research papers published by Parsons were:

  • Selective inhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase is associated with passive coping behavior and attenuation of stress-induced dopamine release in the medial prefrontal cortex, 2021, published in Neurobiology of Stress
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor-1 Neurons in the Lateral Amygdala Display Selective Sensitivity to Acute and Chronic Ethanol Exposure, 2020, published in eNeuro
  • COX-2 Inhibition Antagonizes Intra-Accumbens 2-Arachidonoylglycerol-Mediated Reduction in Ethanol Self-Administration in Rats, 2020, published in Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Interleukin 13 signaling modulates dopaminergic functions and nicotine reward in rodents, 2025, published in Molecular Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors in Parsons' research included:

  • Marisa Roberto
  • Francisco Javier Pavón
  • Ilham Polis
  • David G. Stouffer
  • Rémi Martin-Fardon

Their research was often disseminated through the following publication venues:

  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • eNeuro
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Selective blockade of 2-arachidonoylglycerol hydrolysis produces cannabinoid behavioral effects

    Jonathan Z Long;Weiwei Li;Lamont Booker;James J Burston

  • Dopamine activation of endogenous cannabinoid signaling in dorsal striatum

    Andrea Giuffrida;L. H. Parsons;T. M. Kerr;F. Rodríguez De Fonseca

  • Elevated anxiety and antidepressant-like responses in serotonin 5-HT1A receptor mutant mice

    Lora K. Heisler;Hung-Ming Chu;Thomas J. Brennan;Jean A. Danao

  • Neurobiology of drug addiction.

    George F. Koob;S. Barak Caine;Petri Hyytia;Athina Markou

  • Neurobiological mechanisms in the transition from drug use to drug dependence

    George F Koob;Serge H Ahmed;Benjamin Boutrel;Scott A Chen

  • Neurocircuitry targets in ethanol reward and dependence.

    George F. Koob;Amanda J. Roberts;Gery Schulteis;Loren H. Parsons

  • Aβ induces astrocytic glutamate release, extrasynaptic NMDA receptor activation, and synaptic loss

    Maria Talantova;Sara Sanz-Blasco;Xiaofei Zhang;Peng Xia

  • Control of cocaine-seeking behavior by drug-associated stimuli in rats: Effects on recovery of extinguished operant-responding and extracellular dopamine levels in amygdala and nucleus accumbens

    Friedbert Weiss;Carmen S. Maldonado-Vlaar;Loren H. Parsons;Tony M. Kerr

  • Compulsive drug-seeking behavior and relapse. Neuroadaptation, stress, and conditioning factors.

    Friedbert Weiss;Roberto Ciccocioppo;Loren H. Parsons;Simon Katner

  • Ethanol Self-Administration Restores Withdrawal-Associated Deficiencies in Accumbal Dopamine and 5-Hydroxytryptamine Release in Dependent Rats

    Friedbert Weiss;Loren H. Parsons;Gery Schulteis;Petri Hyytiä

  • Endocannabinoid signalling in reward and addiction

    Loren H. Parsons;Yasmin L. Hurd

  • Extracellular concentrations of cocaine and dopamine are enhanced during chronic cocaine administration.

    Hugh O. Pettit;Hwai‐Tzong Pan;Loren H. Parsons;Joseph B. Justice

  • Keep off the grass? Cannabis, cognition and addiction

    H. Valerie Curran;Tom P. Freeman;Claire Mokrysz;David A. Lewis

  • Extracellular Concentration and In Vivo Recovery of Dopamine in the Nucleus Accumbens Using Microdialysis

    L. H. Parsons;J. B. Justice

  • Basal extracellular dopamine is decreased in the rat nucleus accumbens during abstinence from chronic cocaine.

    L. H. Parsons;A. D. Smith;J. B. Justice

  • Corticotropin releasing factor-induced amygdala gamma-aminobutyric Acid release plays a key role in alcohol dependence.

    Marisa Roberto;Maureen T. Cruz;Nicholas W. Gilpin;Valentina Sabino;Valentina Sabino

  • Perfusate serotonin increases extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens as measured by in vivo microdialysis

    L.H. Parsons;J.B. Justice

  • Increased GABA release in the central amygdala of ethanol-dependent rats.

    Marisa Roberto;Samuel G. Madamba;David G. Stouffer;Loren H. Parsons

  • Acute and chronic ethanol alter glutamatergic transmission in rat central amygdala: an in vitro and in vivo analysis.

    Marisa Roberto;Paul Schweitzer;Samuel G. Madamba;David G. Stouffer

  • A genetic determinant of the striatal dopamine response to alcohol in men

    Vijay A. Ramchandani;John Umhau;Francisco J. Pavon;Victor Ruiz-Velasco

  • Suppression of psychoactive effects of cocaine by active immunization

    M. R. A. Carrera;J. A. Ashley;L. H. Parsons;P. Wirsching

  • Dopamine activation of endogenous cannabinoid signaling in dorsal striatum

    D. Piomelli;A. Giuffrida;L.H. Parsons;F. Rodriguez de Fonseca

Frequent Co-Authors

Marisa Roberto
Marisa Roberto Scripps Research Institute
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca
Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca Complutense University of Madrid
Rémi Martin-Fardon
Rémi Martin-Fardon Scripps Research Institute
George R. Siggins
George R. Siggins Scripps Research Institute
Eric P. Zorrilla
Eric P. Zorrilla Scripps Research Institute
Steven J. Henriksen
Steven J. Henriksen Scripps Research Institute
Laurence H. Tecott
Laurence H. Tecott University of California, San Francisco
Juan Suárez
Juan Suárez University of Malaga
Carey Pope
Carey Pope Texas A&M University
Catherine Rivier
Catherine Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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