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Richard J. Beninger

Richard J. Beninger

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Neuroscience

D-Index
65
Citations
14761
World Ranking
3124
National Ranking
178

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard J. Beninger is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada. Their professional work is recognized within the academic community, particularly in connection with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, where they were named a Fellow in 1992.

Although specific details regarding their recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, and book publications are not available, their ongoing contribution to research is implied by their academic affiliation and the award received.

The lack of listed main fields of study, subfields, and topics of work makes it difficult to pinpoint their specific research interests or areas of specialization. Nonetheless, being named a Fellow of AAAS typically indicates engagement with significant scientific inquiry and contributions to advancing their field.

No publications, co-authorship details, or frequent venues for publication were provided, which may suggest a focus on areas not catalogued in accessible databases or a limited public record of research outputs in this dataset.

Best Publications

  • The Role of Dopamine in Locomotor Activity and Learning

    Richard J. Beninger

  • Dopamine D1-like Receptors and Reward-related Incentive Learning

    Richard J Beninger;Robert Miller

  • Pimozide blocks establishment but not expression of amphetamine-produced environment-specific conditioning.

    Richard J. Beninger;Brenda L. Hahn

  • The cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A attenuates the memory impairment produced by delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol or anandamide.

    Paul E. Mallet;Richard J. Beninger

  • Depressive symptoms in Parkinson's disease: a comparison with disabled control subjects.

    Thomas S. Ehmann;Richard J. Beninger;Merek J. Gawel;Richard J. Riopelle

  • Paradoxical effects of the opioid antagonist naltrexone on morphine analgesia, tolerance, and reward in rats.

    Kelly J. Powell;Noura S. Abul-Husn;Asha Jhamandas;Mary C. Olmstead

  • Pimozide blocks establishment but not expression of cocaine-produced environment-specific conditioning

    Richard J. Beninger;Rachel S. Herz

  • Differential effects of scopolamine on working and reference memory of rats in the radial maze

    B.A. Wirsching;Richard J. Beninger;K. Jhamandas;R.J. Boegman

  • The use of conditioned suppression to evaluate the nature of neuroleptic-induced avoidance deficits.

    R J Beninger;S T Mason;A G Phillips;H C Fibiger

  • Protection against quinolinic acid-mediated excitotoxicity in nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons by endogenous kynurenic acid.

    A.F Miranda;R.J Boegman;R.J Beninger;K Jhamandas

  • Dopaminergic substrates of cocaine-induced place conditioning

    Michael A. Morency;Richard J. Beninger

  • Caffeine-induced place and taste conditioning: production of dose-dependent preference and aversion.

    Neil T. Brockwell;Roelof Eikelboom;Richard J. Beninger

  • Place preference induced by nucleus accumbens amphetamine is impaired by antagonists of ERK or p38 MAP kinases in rats.

    Todor V. Gerdjikov;Gregory M. Ross;Richard J. Beninger

  • Typical and atypical antipsychotic medications differentially affect two nondeclarative memory tasks in schizophrenic patients: a double dissociation

    Richard J. Beninger;James Wasserman;Katherine Zanibbi;Danielle Charbonneau

  • The effect of pimozide on the establishment of conditioned reinforcement

    Richard J. Beninger;Anthony G. Phillips

  • Antidepressant-like action of 8-OH-DPAT, a 5-HT1A agonist, in the learned helplessness paradigm: evidence for a postsynaptic mechanism

    Patrick Martin;Richard J. Beninger;Michel Hamon;Alain J. Puech

  • Pimozide-induced suppression of responding: Evidence against a block of food reward

    Stephen T Mason;Richard J Beninger;Hans C Fibiger;Anthony G Phillips

  • Dopamine D-1 and D-2 receptors in relation to reward and performance: a case for the D-1 receptor as a primary site of therapeutic action of neuroleptic drugs.

    R. Miller;J.R. Wickens;R.J. Beninger

  • Effects of extinction, pimozide, SCH 23390, and metoclopramide on food-rewarded operant responding of rats

    R J Beninger;M Cheng;B L Hahn;D C Hoffman

  • The D1 dopamine receptor antagonist, SCH 23390 reduces locomotor activity and rearing in rats.

    Diane C. Hoffman;Richard J. Beninger

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor Archer
Trevor Archer University of Gothenburg
Richard M. Kostrzewa
Richard M. Kostrzewa East Tennessee State University
Anthony G. Phillips
Anthony G. Phillips University of British Columbia
Carlyle Smith
Carlyle Smith Trent University
James N. Reynolds
James N. Reynolds Queen's University
Mary C. Olmstead
Mary C. Olmstead Queen's University
Michael A. Sutton
Michael A. Sutton University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stuart M. Fogel
Stuart M. Fogel University of Ottawa
Martin Paré
Martin Paré Queen's University
Rachel S. Herz
Rachel S. Herz Brown University

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