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Stephen C. Heinrichs

Stephen C. Heinrichs

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
10771
World Ranking
5921
National Ranking
2597

Overview

Stephen C. Heinrichs is affiliated with Boston College in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, with a particular focus on epidemiology, neurology, clinical psychology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a focus on both neurological and endocrinological topics. One of their papers, published in 2023 in Brain Research Bulletin, is titled "Disturbances in fear extinction learning after mild traumatic brain injury in mice are accompanied by alterations in dendritic plasticity in the medial prefrontal cortex and basolateral nucleus of the amygdala." Another publication from 2024 in Revue Medicale de Bruxelles is titled "The complicated relationship between iodine and the thyroid gland."

Stephen C. Heinrichs has collaborated on research with several co-authors, including:

  • Jessica A. Babb
  • Agnieszka Zuberer
  • Kendra K. Rumbika
  • Lauren Alfiler
  • Gabrielle A. Lakis

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Brain Research Bulletin
  • Revue Medicale de Bruxelles

Their main areas of study are categorized in medicine with five related publications and supported by subfields involving epidemiology, neurology, clinical psychology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and pediatrics, perinatology and child health.

Key topics explored in their research include:

  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Thyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
  • Restraint-Related Deaths

Best Publications

  • A role for corticotropin releasing factor and urocortin in behavioral responses to stressors.

    George F. Koob;Stephen C. Heinrichs

  • Microinjection of a corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist into the central nucleus of the amygdala reverses anxiogenic-like effects of ethanol withdrawal.

    Stefanie Rassnick;Stephen C. Heinrichs;Karen T. Britton;George F. Koob

  • Overproduction of corticotropin-releasing factor in transgenic mice: a genetic model of anxiogenic behavior

    Mary P. Stenzel-Poore;Stephen C. Heinrichs;Serge Rivest;George F. Koob

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor in brain: A role in activation, arousal, and affect regulation

    Stephen C. Heinrichs;George F. Koob

  • Anxiolytic-like action of neuropeptide Y: mediation by Y1 receptors in amygdala, and dissociation from food intake effects.

    Markus Heilig;Sarah McLeod;Michelle Brot;Steven C. Heinrichs

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist reduces emotionality in socially defeated rats via direct neurotropic action.

    Stephen C. Heinrichs;Emilio Merlo Pich;Klaus A. Miczek;Karen T. Britton

  • Effects of the dopamine D-1 antagonist SCH 23390 microinjected into the accumbens, amygdala or striatum on cocaine self-administration in the rat

    S B Caine;S C Heinrichs;V L Coffin;G F Koob

  • The Role of Corticotropin‐Releasing Factor in Behavioural Responses to Stress

    George F. Koob;Stephen C. Heinrichs;Emilio Merlo Pich;Frédérique Menzaghi

  • Displacement of corticotropin releasing factor from its binding protein as a possible treatment for Alzheimer's disease

    Dominic P. Behan;Stephen C. Heinrichs;Juan C. Troncoso;Xin Jun Liu

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor CRF1, but not CRF2, receptors mediate anxiogenic-like behavior

    S.C Heinrichs;J Lapsansky;T.W Lovenberg;E.B De Souza

  • Suppression of corticotropin-releasing factor in the amygdala attenuates aversive consequences of morphine withdrawal.

    Heinrichs Sc;Menzaghi F;Schulteis G;Koob Gf

  • Neurobiology of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) receptors and CRF-binding protein: implications for the treatment of CNS disorders

    Behan Dp;Grigoriadis De;Lovenberg T;Chalmers D

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor in the paraventricular nucleus modulates feeding induced by neuropeptide Y

    Stephen C. Heinrichs;Frédérique Menzaghi;Emilio Merlo Pich;Richard L. Hauger

  • Characterization of a novel and potent corticotropin-releasing factor antagonist in rats.

    F Menzaghi;R L Howard;S C Heinrichs;W Vale

  • Time-dependent quantifiable withdrawal from ethanol in the rat: effect of method of dependence induction.

    Darrel J. Macey;Gery Schulteis;Stephen C. Heinrichs;George F. Koob

  • The role of CRF in behavioral aspects of stress.

    Stephen C. Heinrichs;Frédérique Menzaghi;Emilio Merlo Pich;Karen T. Britton

  • Brain Penetrance, Receptor Occupancy and Antistress In Vivo Efficacy of a Small Molecule Corticotropin Releasing Factor Type I Receptor Selective Antagonist

    Stephen C Heinrichs;Errol B De Souza;Gery Schulteis;Jeanette L Lapsansky

  • Anti-Stress Action of a Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Antagonist on Behavioral Reactivity to Stressors of Varying Type and Intensity

    Stephen C Heinrichs;Frédérique Menzaghi;Emilio Merlo Pich;Helen A Baldwin

  • The role of CRH in behavioral responses to stress.

    Gennady N Smagin;Stephen C Heinrichs;Adrian J Dunn

  • Corticotropin releasing factor, stress and behavior

    George F. Koob;Stephen C. Heinrichs;Frederique Menzaghi;Emilio M. Pich

Frequent Co-Authors

Emilio Merlo Pich
Emilio Merlo Pich GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Klaus A. Miczek
Klaus A. Miczek Tufts University
Errol B. De Souza
Errol B. De Souza National Institute on Drug Abuse
Catherine Rivier
Catherine Rivier Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Andrey E. Ryabinin
Andrey E. Ryabinin Oregon Health & Science University
Todd E. Thiele
Todd E. Thiele University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen C. Benoit
Stephen C. Benoit University of Cincinnati
Smriti Iyengar
Smriti Iyengar Eli Lilly (United States)
Serge H. Ahmed
Serge H. Ahmed University of Bordeaux
Floyd E. Bloom
Floyd E. Bloom Scripps Research Institute

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