Christopher L. Robison, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
– Ph.D. in Neuroscience; Florida State University, 2014.
– B.S. in Zoology; University of Maryland at College Park.
Research Interests: My research interests focus on the neurobiological basis of motivated behaviors, such as reward- and anxiety-related behaviors, and their interaction. My current research involves the extended reward system and how different neurohormonal factors, such as the presence or absence of sex steroids, can influence how animals respond to drugs of abuse like cocaine. I am ultimately interested in the different biological factors that cause animals to behave in a motivated manner (e.g. pursuing rewards and avoiding stressors) and how these can be manipulated through chemical and experiential manipulation.
Publications:
Robison CL, McHenry JA, Adams KJ, Bass MN, Cirino TJ, Hernandez OK, Norris SA, Hull EM. Carbon monoxide in the preoptic hypothalamus regulates reproductive and anxiety behaviors in male rats. (submitted) 2017.
Robison CL, McHenry JA, Hull EM. Increased expression of carbon monoxide-producing enzymes in the MPOA after sexual experience in male rats. Physiol Behav. 2017 Mar 15;171:149-157. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.016. Epub 2017 Jan 12. PubMed PMID: 28088559.
McHenry JA, Robison CL, Bell GA, Vialou VV, Bolaños-Guzmán CA, Nestler EJ, Hull EM. The role of ΔfosB in the medial preoptic area: Differential effects of mating and cocaine history. Behav Neurosci. 2016 Oct;130(5):469-78. doi: 10.1037/bne0000160. PubMed PMID: 27657309; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5201202.
Nutsch VL, Will RG, Robison CL, Martz JR, Tobiansky DJ, Dominguez JM. Colocalization of Mating-Induced Fos and D2-Like Dopamine Receptors in the Medial Preoptic Area: Influence of Sexual Experience. Front Behav Neurosci. 2016 Apr 18;10:75. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00075. eCollection 2016. PubMed PMID: 27147996; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4834303.
Pizarro JM, Chang WE, Bah MJ, Wright LK, Saviolakis GA, Alagappan A, Robison CL, Shah JD, Meyerhoff JL, Cerasoli DM, Midboe EG, Lumley LA. Repeated exposure to sublethal doses of the organophosphorus compound VX activates BDNF expression in mouse brain. Toxicol Sci. 2012 Apr;126(2):497-505. doi: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr353. Epub 2012 Jan 12. PubMed PMID: 22240983.
Spradling KD, Lumley LA, Robison CL, Meyerhoff JL, Dillman JF 3rd. Transcriptional responses of the nerve agent-sensitive brain regions amygdala, hippocampus, piriform cortex, septum, and thalamus following exposure to the organophosphonate anticholinesterase sarin. J Neuroinflammation. 2011 Jul
21;8:84. doi: 10.1186/1742-2094-8-84. PubMed PMID: 21777430; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3180277.
Robison CL, Meyerhoff JL, Saviolakis GA, Chen WK, Rice KC, Lumley LA. A CRH1 antagonist into the amygdala of mice prevents defeat-induced defensive behavior. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2004 Dec;1032:324-7. PubMed PMID: 15677442.
Spradling KD, Lumley LA, Robison CL, Meyerhoff JL, Dillman JF 3rd. Transcriptional analysis of rat piriform cortex following exposure to the organophosphonate anticholinesterase sarin and induction of seizures. J Neuroinflammation. 2011 Jul 21;8:83. doi: 10.1186/1742-2094-8-83. PubMed PMID: 21777429; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3199787.
Dawood MY, Lumley LA, Robison CL, Saviolakis GA, Meyerhoff JL. Accelerated Barnes maze test in mice for assessment of stress effects on memory. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2004 Dec;1032:304-7. PubMed PMID: 15677437.
Pizarro JM, Lumley LA, Medina W, Robison CL, Chang WE, Alagappan A, Bah MJ, Dawood MY, Shah JD, Mark B, Kendall N, Smith MA, Saviolakis GA, Meyerhoff JL. Acute social defeat reduces neurotrophin expression in brain cortical and subcortical areas in mice. Brain Res. 2004 Oct 29;1025(1-2):10-20. PubMed PMID: 15464739.
Lumley LA, Robison CL, Chen WK, Mark B, Meyerhoff JL. Vasopressin into the preoptic area increases grooming behavior in mice. Physiol Behav. 2001 Jul;73(4):451-5. PubMed PMID: 11495648.
Lumley LA, Robison CL, Slusher BS, Wozniak K, Dawood M, Meyerhoff JL. Reduced isolation-induced aggressiveness in mice following NAALADase inhibition. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2004 Feb;171(4):375-81. Epub 2003 Nov 21. PubMed PMID: 14634711.
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