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Michael E. Ragozzino is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research spans multiple intersecting domains within the life sciences, emphasizing neuroscience, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist has published extensively in areas related to cognitive and neurodevelopmental processes. Their work notably addresses topics such as autism spectrum disorder research, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, evolutionary psychology and human behavior, receptor mechanisms and signaling, child nutrition and feeding issues, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Prominent fields of study Michael E. Ragozzino contributes to include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Subfields they frequently engage with are:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Social Psychology
  • Molecular Biology

Their recent publications showcase a focus on neuropharmacological and behavioral studies in model organisms. Key papers include:

  • "Sex and hormonal status influence the anxiolytic-like effect of oxytocin in mice," 2023, Neurobiology of Stress
  • "Tandospirone, a Partial 5-HT1A Receptor Agonist, Administered Systemically or Into Anterior Cingulate Attenuates Repetitive Behaviors in Shank3B Mice," 2020, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Effects of the Partial M1 Muscarinic Cholinergic Receptor Agonist CDD-0102A on Stereotyped Motor Behaviors and Reversal Learning in the BTBR Mouse Model of Autism," 2021, The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • "Privileged scaffold-based design to identify a novel drug-like 5-HT7 receptor-preferring agonist to target Fragile X syndrome," 2020, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Parallel learning and cognitive flexibility impairments between Fmr1 knockout mice and individuals with fragile X syndrome," 2023, Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Their research is commonly published in specialized venues including:

  • The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Frequent collaborators in their work are:

  • Anna L. Arzuaga
  • Khalin E. Nisbett
  • Pamela Teneqexhi
  • Marina Teruel
  • C. Sue Carter

Best Publications

  • Involvement of the Prelimbic–Infralimbic Areas of the Rodent Prefrontal Cortex in Behavioral Flexibility for Place and Response Learning

    Michael E. Ragozzino;Shauna Detrick;Raymond P. Kesner

  • The Contribution of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex, Orbitofrontal Cortex, and Dorsomedial Striatum to Behavioral Flexibility

    Michael E. Ragozzino

  • Hippocampal acetylcholine release during memory testing in rats: augmentation by glucose

    Michael E. Ragozzino;Katharine E. Unick;Katharine E. Unick;Paul E. Gold

  • Chronic oral application of a periodontal pathogen results in brain inflammation, neurodegeneration and amyloid beta production in wild type mice

    Vladimir Ilievski;Paulina K. Zuchowska;Stefan J. Green;Peter T. Toth

  • Reduced behavioral flexibility in autism spectrum disorders

    Anna Maria D'Cruz;Michael E. Ragozzino;Matthew W. Mosconi;Sunil Shrestha

  • Role of the dorsomedial striatum in behavioral flexibility for response and visual cue discrimination learning.

    Michael E. Ragozzino;Katharine E. Ragozzino;Sheri J. Y. Mizumori;Raymond P. Kesner

  • Glucose enhancement of memory in patients with probable senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type

    Carol A. Manning;Michael E. Ragozzino;Paul E. Gold

  • Involvement of rodent prefrontal cortex subregions in strategy switching.

    Michael E. Ragozzino;Christine Wilcox;Mario Raso;Raymond P. Kesner

  • Modulation of Hippocampal Acetylcholine Release and Spontaneous Alternation Scores by Intrahippocampal Glucose Injections

    Michael E. Ragozzino;Shanthi N. Pal;Katharine Unick;Mark R. Stefani

  • The involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex in learning under changing task contingencies.

    Jenna Kim;Michael E. Ragozzino

  • The Effects of Dopamine D1 Receptor Blockade in the Prelimbic–Infralimbic Areas on Behavioral Flexibility

    Michael E. Ragozzino

  • Primary food reward and reward-predictive stimuli evoke different patterns of phasic dopamine signaling throughout the striatum

    Holden D. Brown;James E. McCutcheon;Jackson J. Cone;Michael E. Ragozzino

  • Differences in BTBR T+ tf/J and C57BL/6J mice on probabilistic reversal learning and stereotyped behaviors.

    Dionisio A. Amodeo;Joshua H. Jones;John A. Sweeney;Michael E. Ragozzino

  • Differential involvement of the dorsal anterior cingulate and prelimbic-infralimbic areas of the rodent prefrontal cortex in spatial working memory.

    Michael E. Ragozzino;Spencer Adams;Raymond P. Kesner

  • Involvement of the dorsomedial striatum in behavioral flexibility: role of muscarinic cholinergic receptors.

    Michael E Ragozzino;Jane Jih;Arianna Tzavos

  • Amphetamine paradoxically augments exocytotic dopamine release and phasic dopamine signals.

    DP Daberkow;HD Brown;KD Bunner;SA Kraniotis

  • The contribution of the rat prelimbic-infralimbic areas to different forms of task switching.

    Michael E Ragozzino;Jenna Kim;Derrick Hassert;Nancy Minniti

  • Cognitive set shifting deficits and their relationship to repetitive behaviors in autism spectrum disorder.

    Haylie L. Miller;Michael E. Ragozzino;Edwin H. Cook;John A. Sweeney

  • Acetylcholine activity in selective striatal regions supports behavioral flexibility.

    Michael E. Ragozzino;Eric G. Mohler;Margaret Prior;Carlos A. Palencia

  • The Parafascicular Thalamic Nucleus Concomitantly Influences Behavioral Flexibility and Dorsomedial Striatal Acetylcholine Output in Rats

    Holden D. Brown;Phillip M. Baker;Michael E. Ragozzino

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Sweeney
John A. Sweeney University of Cincinnati
Paul E. Gold
Paul E. Gold Syracuse University
Raymond P. Kesner
Raymond P. Kesner University of Utah
Edwin H. Cook
Edwin H. Cook University of Illinois at Chicago
Mitchell F. Roitman
Mitchell F. Roitman University of Illinois at Chicago
James L. Reilly
James L. Reilly Northwestern University
Ruben C. Gur
Ruben C. Gur University of Pennsylvania
Godfrey D. Pearlson
Godfrey D. Pearlson Yale University
Carol A. Tamminga
Carol A. Tamminga The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert F. Berman
Robert F. Berman University of California, Davis

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