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  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Mark A. Geyer is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pharmacology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Virology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics including Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Bipolar Disorder and Treatment, HIV Research and Treatment, Schizophrenia Research and Treatment, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Psychedelics and Drug Studies, and Sleep and Related Disorders.

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Mark A. Geyer include:

  • Jared W. Young
  • Arpi Minassian
  • William Perry
  • Nina Pocuca
  • T. Jordan Walter

Publications by Mark A. Geyer have appeared in various scientific venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Biological Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • Cell Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mark A. Geyer include:

  • A Brief Historical Overview of Psychedelic Research, 2023, Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
  • Analysis of Genetically Regulated Gene Expression Identifies a Prefrontal PTSD Gene, SNRNP35, Specific to Military Cohorts, 2020, Cell Reports
  • The Effects of Cannabis Use on Cognitive Function in Healthy Aging: A Systematic Scoping Review, 2020, Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
  • Prospective longitudinal assessment of sensorimotor gating as a risk/resiliency factor for posttraumatic stress disorder, 2022, Neuropsychopharmacology
  • HIV Transgenic Rats Demonstrate Impaired Sensorimotor Gating But Are Insensitive to Cannabinoid (Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol)-Induced Deficits, 2021, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Mark A. Geyer has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Science+Business Media:

  • Neuroscience of Social Stress, 2022

In 2004, Mark A. Geyer was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Human studies of prepulse inhibition of startle: normal subjects, patient groups, and pharmacological studies.

    David L. Braff;Mark A. Geyer;Neal R. Swerdlow

  • Habituation revisited: an updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation.

    Catharine H. Rankin;Thomas Abrams;Robert J. Barry;Seema Bhatnagar

  • Pharmacological studies of prepulse inhibition models of sensorimotor gating deficits in schizophrenia: a decade in review.

    Mark A. Geyer;Kirsten Krebs-Thomson;David L. Braff;Neal R. Swerdlow

  • Sensorimotor Gating and Schizophrenia: Human and Animal Model Studies

    David L. Braff;Mark A. Geyer

  • Cognitive dysfunction in psychiatric disorders: characteristics, causes and the quest for improved therapy

    Mark J. Millan;Yves Agid;Martin Brüne;Edward T. Bullmore

  • Prestimulus Effects on Human Startle Reflex in Normals and Schizophrenics

    David Braff;Claudia Stone;Enoch Callaway;Mark Geyer

  • Gating and habituation of the startle reflex in schizophrenic patients.

    David L. Braff;Christian Grillon;Mark A. Geyer

  • Neural circuit regulation of prepulse inhibition of startle in the rat: current knowledge and future challenges.

    N R Swerdlow;M A Geyer;D L Braff

  • Assessing the Validity of an Animal Model of Deficient Sensorimotor Gating in Schizophrenic Patients

    Neal R. Swerdlow;David L. Braff;Navid Taaid;Mark A. Geyer

  • Using an Animal Model of Deficient Sensorimotor Gating to Study the Pathophysiology and New Treatments of Schizophrenia

    Neal R. Swerdlow;Mark A. Geyer

  • Dopaminergic stimulation disrupts sensorimotor gating in the rat.

    Robert S. Mansbach;Mark A. Geyer;David L. Braff

  • Dopamine D4 Receptor-Knock-Out Mice Exhibit Reduced Exploration of Novel Stimuli

    Stephanie C. Dulawa;David K. Grandy;Malcolm J. Low;Martin P. Paulus

  • Startle response models of sensorimotor gating and habituation deficits in schizophrenia.

    Mark A. Geyer;Neal R. Swerdlow;Robert S. Mansbach;David L. Braff

  • Isolation rearing of rats produces a deficit in prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle similar to that in schizophrenia.

    Mark A. Geyer;Lawrence Stephen Wilkinson;Trevor Humby;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Impaired prepulse inhibition of acoustic and tactile startle response in patients with Huntington's disease.

    N R Swerdlow;J Paulsen;D L Braff;N Butters

  • Serotonin research: contributions to understanding psychoses.

    Mark A. Geyer;Franz X. Vollenweider

  • A preliminary assessment of sensorimotor gating in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder

    N.R. Swerdlow;C.H. Benbow;S. Zisook;M.A. Geyer

  • The neural substrates of sensorimotor gating of the startle reflex: a review of recent findings and their implications:

    N.R. Swerdlow;S.B. Caine;D.L. Braff;M.A. Geyer

  • Central dopamine hyperactivity in rats mimics abnormal acoustic startle response in schizophrenics

    N.R. Swerdlow;N.R. Swerdlow;D.L. Braff;D.L. Braff;M.A. Geyer;M.A. Geyer;G.F. Koob;G.F. Koob

  • Startle Habituation and Sensorimotor Gating in Schizophrenia and Related Animal Models

    Mark A. Geyer;David L. Braff

Frequent Co-Authors

Jared W. Young
Jared W. Young University of California, San Diego
Neal R. Swerdlow
Neal R. Swerdlow University of California, San Diego
Victoria B. Risbrough
Victoria B. Risbrough University of California, San Diego
David L. Braff
David L. Braff University of California, San Diego
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Arpi Minassian
Arpi Minassian University of California, San Diego
William Perry
William Perry University of California, San Diego
Caroline M. Nievergelt
Caroline M. Nievergelt University of California, San Diego
Dewleen G. Baker
Dewleen G. Baker University of California, San Diego
Franz X. Vollenweider
Franz X. Vollenweider University of Zurich

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