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Philip L. Johnson

Philip L. Johnson

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Neuroscience

D-Index
38
Citations
5430
World Ranking
8585
National Ranking
3652

Overview

Philip L. Johnson is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has contributed to research predominantly within the field of neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, endocrine and autonomic systems, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research topics cover areas such as:

  • Neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior
  • Sleep and wakefulness research
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Memory and neural mechanisms

Philip L. Johnson has authored studies focusing on neuropharmacology and behavioral neuroscience. Recent representative publications include:

  • "Translational evaluation of novel selective orexin-1 receptor antagonist JNJ-61393215 in an experimental model for panic in rodents and humans" (2020), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • "The Rewarding and Anxiolytic Properties of Ethanol within the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala: Mediated by Genetic Background and Nociceptin" (2020), published in Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • "Proficiency testing and ring trials" (2021), published in Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE
  • "Evolutionary consequences of delaying intervention for monkeypox" (2022), published in The Lancet
  • "Inhibitory and excitatory alcohol-seeking cues distinct roles in behavior, neurochemistry, and mesolimbic pathway in alcohol preferring (P) rats" (2023), published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence

The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
  • The Lancet
  • Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Philip L. Johnson has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably:

  • Anantha Shekhar
  • William A. Truitt
  • Christopher P. Knight
  • Sheketha R. Hauser
  • Robert A. Waeiss

Best Publications

  • A key role for orexin in panic anxiety

    Philip L Johnson;William Truitt;Stephanie D Fitz;Pamela E Minick

  • Modulation of anxiety circuits by serotonergic systems.

    Christopher A. Lowry;Philip L. Johnson;Anders Hay-Schmidt;Jens Mikkelsen

  • Anatomic and functional topography of the dorsal raphe nucleus.

    Jolane K Abrams;Philip L Johnson;Jacob Harvey Hollis;Christopher A Lowry

  • Testing Competitive Market Structures

    Glen L. Urban;Philip L. Johnson;John R. Hauser

  • Suppression of inflammatory and neuropathic pain by uncoupling CRMP-2 from the presynaptic Ca2+ channel complex

    Joel M. Brittain;Djane B. Duarte;Sarah M. Wilson;Weiguo Zhu

  • Serotonergic systems associated with arousal and vigilance behaviors following administration of anxiogenic drugs

    J.K. Abrams;P.L. Johnson;A. Hay-Schmidt;J.D. Mikkelsen

  • OREXIN, STRESS AND ANXIETY/PANIC STATES

    Philip L Johnson;Andrei Molosh;Stephanie D Fitz;William A Truitt

  • Neuropeptide Y in the Amygdala Induces Long-Term Resilience to Stress-Induced Reductions in Social Responses But Not Hypothalamic–Adrenal–Pituitary Axis Activity or Hyperthermia

    Tammy J. Sajdyk;Philip L. Johnson;Randy J. Leitermann;Stephanie D. Fitz

  • Acute carbon dioxide exposure in healthy adults: evaluation of a novel means of investigating the stress response.

    J Kaye;F Buchanan;A Kendrick;P Johnson

  • Activation of the orexin 1 receptor is a critical component of CO2-mediated anxiety and hypertension but not bradycardia.

    Philip L Johnson;Brian C Samuels;Stephanie D Fitz;Stafford L Lightman

  • A Functional Subset of Serotonergic Neurons in the Rat Ventrolateral Periaqueductal Gray Implicated in the Inhibition of Sympathoexcitation and Panic

    Philip L. Johnson;Stafford L. Lightman;Christopher A. Lowry

  • Social learning and amygdala disruptions in Nf1 mice are rescued by blocking p21-activated kinase

    Andrei I. Molosh;Philip L. Johnson;John P. Spence;David Arendt

  • Orexin-A induces anxiety-like behavior through interactions with glutamatergic receptors in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis of rats.

    Elizabeth A. Lungwitz;Andrei Molosh;Philip L. Johnson;Brian P. Harvey

  • Panic-prone state induced in rats with GABA dysfunction in the dorsomedial hypothalamus is mediated by NMDA receptors

    Philip L. Johnson;Anantha Shekhar

  • Repeated Stimulation of CRF Receptors in the BNST of Rats Selectively Induces Social but not Panic-Like Anxiety

    Younglim Lee;Stephanie Fitz;Philip L Johnson;Anantha Shekhar

  • A selective orexin-1 receptor antagonist attenuates stress induced hyperarousal without hypnotic effects

    Pascal Bonaventure;Sujin Yun;Philip L. Johnson;Anantha Shekhar

  • Orexin 1 receptors are a novel target to modulate panic responses and the panic brain network

    Philip L. Johnson;Brian C. Samuels;Stephanie D. Fitz;Lauren M. Federici

  • Anxiety-like behavior is modulated by a discrete subpopulation of interneurons in the basolateral amygdala

    William A. Truitt;Philip L. Johnson;Amy D. Dietrich;Stephanie D. Fitz

  • Acute hypercarbic gas exposure reveals functionally distinct subpopulations of serotonergic neurons in rats.

    Philip L Johnson;Jacob Harvey Hollis;Rosario Moratalla;Stafford L Lightman

  • Angiotensin-II Is a Putative Neurotransmitter in Lactate-Induced Panic-Like Responses in Rats with Disruption of GABAergic Inhibition in the Dorsomedial Hypothalamus

    Anantha Shekhar;Philip L. Johnson;Tammy J. Sajdyk;Stephanie D. Fitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajesh Khanna
Rajesh Khanna University of Florida
Anders Hay-Schmidt
Anders Hay-Schmidt University of Copenhagen
Fletcher A. White
Fletcher A. White Indiana University
Rosario Moratalla
Rosario Moratalla Spanish National Research Council
Garret D. Stuber
Garret D. Stuber University of Washington
Kenneth J. Renner
Kenneth J. Renner University of South Dakota
Todd W. Vanderah
Todd W. Vanderah University of Arizona
Michael R. Vasko
Michael R. Vasko Indiana University
John J. Renger
John J. Renger MSD (United States)
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University

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