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  • 1982 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Pietro Badia was affiliated with Bowling Green State University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on various aspects of neuroscience and medicine, with contributions spanning several subfields such as cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, neurology, molecular biology, and pharmacology.

The scientist's work covered multiple key topics in neuroscience and neuropharmacology, including epilepsy research and treatment, mitochondrial function and pathology, cannabis and cannabinoid research, pharmacological effects and toxicity studies, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, and neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms.

They published research in several scientific venues, including:

  • Molecules
  • Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Brain Sciences

Their recent scientific papers included:

  • Future Perspectives of NMDAR in CNS Disorders, 2025, published in Molecules
  • ALTRUISTIC NORMATIVE INTERACTION AS A RENEWAL VARIABLE BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION, 2020, published in Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
  • The interplay between CB2 and NMDA receptors in Parkinson's disease, 2025, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Interplay Between CB2 and NMDA Receptors in Parkinson's Disease, 2025, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Orexin System in Addiction: Neuromodulatory Interactions and Therapeutic Potential, 2025, published in Brain Sciences

Frequent coauthors included:

  • Toni Capó
  • Joan Biel Rebassa
  • Iu Raïch
  • Jaume Lillo
  • Gemma Navarro

Pietro Badia was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor received in 1982.

Best Publications

  • The pediatric daytime sleepiness scale (PDSS): sleep habits and school outcomes in middle-school children.

    Christopher Drake;Chelsea Nickel;Eleni Burduvali;Thomas Roth

  • Bright light effects on body temperature, alertness, EEG and behavior.

    Pietro Badia;B. Myers;M. Boecker;J. Culpepper

  • Changes in circadian rhythms and sleep quality with aging: Mechanisms and interventions

    Bryan L. Myers;Pietro Badia

  • Sleep-promoting and hypothermic effects of daytime melatonin administration in humans.

    Rod J. Hughes;Pietro Badia

  • Inter- and intra-individual variability in performance near the circadian nadir during sleep deprivation.

    Danielle J. Frey;Pietro Badia;Kenneth P. Wright

  • Choice of longer or stronger signalled shock over shorter or weaker unsignalled shock.

    Pietro Badia;Stuart Culbertson;Stuart Culbertson;John Harsh

  • Choosing between predictable and unpredictable shock conditions: Data and theory.

    Pietro Badia;John Harsh;Bruce B. Abbott

  • The relative aversiveness of signalled vs unsignalled escapable and inescapable shock.

    Pietro Badia;Stuart Culbertson

  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs alter body temperature and suppress melatonin in humans

    Patricia J. Murphy;Bryan L. Myers;Pietro Badia

  • Combination of bright light and caffeine as a countermeasure for impaired alertness and performance during extended sleep deprivation.

    Kenneth Wright;Pietro Badia;Bryan Myers;Steven Plenzler

  • Effects of Menstrual Cycle Phase and Oral Contraceptives on Alertness, Cognitive Performance, and Circadian Rhythms During Sleep Deprivation

    Kenneth P Wright;Pietro Badia

  • Caffeine and light effects on nighttime melatonin and temperature levels in sleep-deprived humans.

    Kenneth P Wright;Pietro Badia;Bryan L Myers;Steven C Plenzler

  • Responsiveness to olfactory stimuli presented in sleep.

    Pietro Badia;Nancy Wesensten;William Lammers;Joel Culpepper

  • ERP and behavioral changes during the wake/sleep transition

    John R. Harsh;Ursula Voss;John Hull;Steffi Schrepfer

  • Relationship between sleep inertia and sleepiness: cumulative effects of four nights of sleep disruption/restriction on performance following abrupt nocturnal awakenings.

    Thomas J. Balkin;Pietro Badia

  • Predictable and unpredictable shock: behavioral measures of aversion and physiological measures of stress.

    Bruce B. Abbott;Lawrence S. Schoen;Pietro Badia

  • Immediate effects of different light intensities on body temperature and alertness.

    Bryan L. Myers;Pietro Badia

  • Choice and the dependability of stimuli that predict shock and safety.

    P. Badia;J. Harsh;C. C. Coker;B. Abbott

  • Topographical and temporal patterns of brain activity during the transition from wakefulness to sleep.

    Kenneth P. Wright;Pietro Badia;Albert Wauquier

  • Habituation of P300 to target stimuli

    William J. Lammers;Pietro Badia

  • The relative aversiveness of signalled vs unsignalled avoidance.

    Pietro Badia;Stuart Culbertson;Paul Lewis

  • Preference behavior in an immediate versus variably delayed shock situation with and without a warning signal.

    Pietro Badia;Bonnie Mcbane;Steve Suter

  • The P300 component in sleep

    Nancy Jo Wesensten;Pietro Badia

  • Cognitive Activity in Sleep and Responsiveness to External Stimuli

    Stephen A. Burton;John R. Harsh;Pietro Badia

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher L. Drake
Christopher L. Drake Henry Ford Health System

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