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Overview

William A. Falls is affiliated with the University of Vermont in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within neuroscience and psychology, focusing on the mechanisms by which neural processes influence behavior and cognition.

The primary fields of study for this scientist include Neuroscience and Psychology. Within these broader disciplines, their subfields of specialization encompass Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Social Psychology. This interdisciplinary approach allows for investigation into both the biological underpinnings of behavior and the psychological processes involved.

Research topics addressed by William A. Falls include:

  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior

One recent publication by William A. Falls is titled "Exercise reduces the anxiogenic effects of meta-chlorophenylpiperazine: The role of 5-HT2C receptors in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis", published in 2023 in the journal Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience. This work explores the interaction between exercise, neurotransmitter receptor activity, and anxiety-related neural circuits.

Publication venues frequently featuring their work include:

  • Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience

Collaborative efforts form a part of their research profile, with frequent co-authors including:

  • James H. Fox
  • Melissa N. Boucher
  • Khalil S. Abedrabbo
  • Brendan Hare
  • Bethany Grimmig

William A. Falls' scholarly focus integrates multiple layers of analysis from molecular neuroscience to behavioral psychology, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of how neurochemical systems regulate behavior and cognitive functions.

Best Publications

  • Fear-potentiated startle: a neural and pharmacological analysis.

    Michael Davis;William A. Falls;Serge Campeau;Munsoo Kim

  • Extinction of fear-potentiated startle: blockade by infusion of an NMDA antagonist into the amygdala.

    William A. Falls;Mindy J. D. Miserendino;Michael Davis

  • Chronic stress increases pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA expression in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST): roles for PACAP in anxiety-like behavior

    Sayamwong E. Hammack;Joseph Cheung;Kimberly M. Rhodes;Kristin C. Schutz

  • Elicitation and reduction of fear: behavioural and neuroendocrine indices and brain induction of the immediate-early gene c-fos

    S Campeau;W.A Falls;W.E Cullinan;D.L Helmreich

  • Normal conditioned inhibition and extinction of freezing and fear-potentiated startle following electrolytic lesions of medical prefrontal cortex in rats.

    Jonathan C. Gewirtz;William A. Falls;Michael Davis

  • Corticotropin-releasing factor: long-lasting facilitation of the acoustic startle reflex

    K. C. Liang;K. R. Melia;M. J. D. Miserendino;W. A. Falls

  • Lesions of the central nucleus of the amygdala, but not the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, block the excitatory effects of corticotropin-releasing factor on the acoustic startle reflex

    K. C. Liang;K. R. Melia;S. Campeau;W. A. Falls

  • Infusion of the non-NMDA receptor antagonist CNQX into the amygdala blocks the expression of fear-potentiated startle

    Munsoo Kim;Serge Campeau;William A. Falls;Michael Davis

  • Lesions of the perirhinal cortex but not of the frontal, medial prefrontal, visual, or insular cortex block fear-potentiated startle using a visual conditioned stimulus

    Jeffrey B. Rosen;Janice M. Hitchcock;Mindy J. D. Miserendino;William A. Falls

  • The effects of intra-amygdaloid infusions of a D2 dopamine receptor antagonist on Pavlovian fear conditioning.

    Fay A. Guarraci;Russell J. Frohardt;William A. Falls;Bruce S. Kapp

  • Voluntary exercise in C57 mice is anxiolytic across several measures of anxiety

    Jasmin N. Salam;James H. Fox;Ezra M. DeTroy;Michele H. Guignon

  • Roles for Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Peptide (PACAP) Expression and Signaling in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis (BNST) in Mediating the Behavioral Consequences of Chronic Stress

    Sayamwong E. Hammack;Carolyn W. Roman;Kimberly R. Lezak;Margaret Kocho-Shellenberg

  • Neural Systems Involved in Fear Inhibition: Extinction and Conditioned Inhibition

    Michael Davis;William A. Falls;Jonathan Gewirtz

  • Deletion in Catna2, encoding alpha N-catenin, causes cerebellar and hippocampal lamination defects and impaired startle modulation

    Chankyu Park;William Falls;Jacqueline H. Finger;Chantal M. Longo-Guess

  • The BALB/c mouse as an animal model for progressive sensorineural hearing loss

    James F Willott;Jeremy G Turner;Stephanie Carlson;Dalian Ding

  • PAC1 receptor antagonism in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) attenuates the endocrine and behavioral consequences of chronic stress.

    Carolyn W. Roman;Kim R. Lezak;Matthew J. Hartsock;William A. Falls

  • Lesions of the central nucleus of the amygdala block conditioned excitation, but not conditioned inhibition of fear as measured with the fear-potentiated startle effect.

    William A. Falls;Michael Davis

  • Normal conditioned inhibition and extinction of freezing and fear-potentiated startle following electrolytic lesions of medical prefrontal cortex in rats.

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  • Fear-potentiated startle in two strains of inbred mice

    William A. Falls;Stephanie Carlson;Jeremy G. Turner;James F. Willott

  • Acute engagement of G q -mediated signaling in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis induces anxiety-like behavior

    C M Mazzone;D Pati;M Michaelides;J DiBerto

  • Exercise-associated changes in the corticosterone response to acute restraint stress: evidence for increased adrenal sensitivity and reduced corticosterone response duration.

    Brendan D Hare;Jacob A Beierle;Donna J Toufexis;Sayamwong E Hammack

Frequent Co-Authors

Serge Campeau
Serge Campeau University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher A. Walsh
Christopher A. Walsh Howard Hughes Medical Institute
James F. Willott
James F. Willott University of South Florida
Mark E. Bouton
Mark E. Bouton University of Vermont
Paul D. Soloway
Paul D. Soloway Cornell University
Thomas L. Kash
Thomas L. Kash University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Danesh Moazed
Danesh Moazed Harvard University
Keng-Chen Liang
Keng-Chen Liang National Taiwan University
Susan L. Ackerman
Susan L. Ackerman University of California, San Diego

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