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Overview

Steven P. Wilson is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily addresses various aspects of neuroscience, with a specific focus on neural dynamics, brain function, and neuropharmacology. The main field of study is Neuroscience, supported by work in several subfields such as Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Behavioral Neuroscience.

Wilson's scholarly output spans multiple topics including:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

The scientist has contributed to four recent papers published between 2020 and 2023. These include:

  • Infralimbic cortical glutamate output is necessary for the neural and behavioral consequences of chronic stress, 2020, Neurobiology of Stress
  • Shift of µ-opioid Receptor Signaling in the Dorsal Reticular Nucleus Is Implicated in Morphine-induced Hyperalgesia in Male Rats, 2020, Anesthesiology
  • Infralimbic cortical glutamate output is necessary for the neural and behavioral consequences of chronic stress, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Leptin activation of dorsal raphe neurons inhibits feeding behavior, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The most frequent publication venues for Wilson's work are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurobiology of Stress
  • Anesthesiology

Wilson has collaborated regularly with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Sebastian A. Pace
  • Connor Christensen
  • Morgan K. Schackmuth
  • Tyler Wallace
  • Jessica M. McKlveen

Best Publications

  • Designer receptors show role for ventral pallidum input to ventral tegmental area in cocaine seeking

    Stephen V Mahler;Elena M Vazey;Jacob T Beckley;Colby R Keistler

  • Hippocampal Insulin Resistance Impairs Spatial Learning and Synaptic Plasticity

    Claudia A. Grillo;Gerardo G. Piroli;Robert C. Lawrence;Shayna A. Wrighten

  • Antihyperalgesic effects of infection with a preproenkephalin-encoding herpes virus

    Steven P. Wilson;David C. Yeomans;Mary Ann Bender;Ying Lu

  • Phosphodiesterase-4D knock-out and RNA interference-mediated knock-down enhance memory and increase hippocampal neurogenesis via increased cAMP signaling.

    Yun-Feng Li;Yu-Fang Cheng;Ying Huang;Marco Conti

  • The evolution of an integrated ultrasound curriculum (iUSC) for medical students: 9-year experience.

    Richard A. Hoppmann;Victor V. Rao;Floyd Bell;Mary Beth Poston

  • Selective inflammatory pain insensitivity in the African naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber).

    Thomas J Park;Ying Lu;René Jüttner;Ewan St. J Smith

  • ASIC3 in muscle mediates mechanical, but not heat, hyperalgesia associated with muscle inflammation.

    Kathleen A. Sluka;Rajan Radhakrishnan;Christopher J. Benson;Jayasheel O. Eshcol

  • Integrin-mediated collagen gel contraction by cardiac fibroblasts. Effects of angiotensin II.

    Maria Lonnett Burgess;Wayne E. Carver;Louis Terracio;Steven P. Wilson

  • Proenkephalin Mediates the Enduring Effects of Adolescent Cannabis Exposure Associated with Adult Opiate Vulnerability

    Hilarie C. Tomasiewicz;Michelle M. Jacobs;Matthew B. Wilkinson;Steven P. Wilson

  • Effects of altered amygdalar neuropeptide Y expression on anxiety-related behaviors.

    Stefany D Primeaux;Stefany D Primeaux;Steven P Wilson;Michael C Cusick;David A York

  • Increased Open Field Locomotion and Decreased Striatal GABAA Binding After Activity Wheel Running

    Dishman Rk;Dunn Al;Youngstedt Sd;Davis Jm

  • Downregulation of hypothalamic insulin receptor expression elicits depressive-like behaviors in rats

    Claudia A. Grillo;Gerardo G. Piroli;Kris F. Kaigler;Steven P. Wilson

  • Overexpression of proenkephalin in the amygdala potentiates the anxiolytic effects of benzodiazepines.

    Wen Kang;Steven P Wilson;Marlene A Wilson

  • Overexpression of neuropeptide Y in the central nucleus of the amygdala decreases ethanol self-administration in "anxious" rats.

    Stefany D. Primeaux;Steven P. Wilson;George A. Bray;David A. York

  • Purification of adrenal chromaffin cells on Renografin gradients.

    Steven P. Wilson

  • Herpes virus-mediated preproenkephalin gene transfer to the amygdala is antinociceptive

    Wen Kang;Marlene A. Wilson;Mary Ann Bender;Joseph C. Glorioso

  • Selective targeting of ASIC3 using artificial miRNAs inhibits primary and secondary hyperalgesia after muscle inflammation.

    Roxanne Y. Walder;Mamta Gautam;Mamta Gautam;Steven P. Wilson;Christopher J. Benson

  • RNA interference-mediated knockdown of long-form phosphodiesterase-4D (PDE4D) enzyme reverses amyloid-β42-induced memory deficits in mice.

    Cong Zhang;Yufang Cheng;Haitao Wang;Chuang Wang

  • Recombinant herpes vector-mediated analgesia in a primate model of hyperalgesia

    David C. Yeomans;Ying Lu;Charles E. Laurito;Michael C. Peters

  • Changes in expression of NMDA-NR1 receptor subunits in the rostral ventromedial medulla modulate pain behaviors.

    Luis Felipe S. Da Silva;Roxanne Y. Walder;Beverly L. Davidson;Steven P. Wilson

  • Infralimbic prefrontal cortex structural and functional connectivity with the limbic forebrain: a combined viral genetic and optogenetic analysis.

    Miranda Wood;Othman Adil;Tyler Wallace;Sarah M Fourman

Frequent Co-Authors

Isaura Tavares
Isaura Tavares University of Porto
Marlene A. Wilson
Marlene A. Wilson University of South Carolina
Lawrence P. Reagan
Lawrence P. Reagan University of South Carolina
Deolinda Lima
Deolinda Lima University of Porto
Claudia A. Grillo
Claudia A. Grillo University of South Carolina
James P. Herman
James P. Herman University of Cincinnati
Randall R. Sakai
Randall R. Sakai University of Cincinnati
Jim R. Fadel
Jim R. Fadel University of South Carolina
Joseph C. Glorioso
Joseph C. Glorioso University of Pittsburgh
Beverly L. Davidson
Beverly L. Davidson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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