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Galen R. Wenger
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Also affiliated: West Virginia University (1970–1973); Society for Neuroscience (2001); National Institute on Drug Abuse (2003); Harvard University (1977–1980); West Virginia University Hospitals (1970); University of Chicago (1989); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (2003); University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (1999); University of Colorado Anschutz (1976); University of Colorado Denver (1976)
28 h-index
212 pubs
2,239 cited
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Galen R. Wenger's research group focuses on behavioral pharmacology, investigating the effects of various substances on animal behavior. His work has explored the dose-response relationships of drugs such as amphetamine, phencyclidine, ketamine, and pentobarbital in mice, examining how these substances alter schedule-controlled behavior. Wenger has also studied the underlying neurochemical mechanisms related to drug effects, including the role of biogenic amines in drug-induced alterations of seizure thresholds.
With an h-index of 29 and over 2,320 citations across 221 publications, Wenger is recognized as a highly cited researcher. His research has been active recently, with publications spanning from the 1970s to more recent work. His group's investigations contribute to understanding the complex interactions between drugs, neurochemistry, and behavior, with implications for the study of substance abuse and neurological disorders.
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- h-index: 28
- Publications: 212
- Citations: 2,239
Selected Publications
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Rate-Dependency Theory (2015)
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Low Bone Turnover and Low BMD in Down Syndrome: Effect of Intermittent PTH Treatment (2012)
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Working memory in the aged Ts65Dn mouse, a model for Down syndrome (2012)
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Low bone turnover and low bone density in a cohort of adults with Down syndrome (2012)
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Rate-Dependency Theory (2010)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
D. E. McMillan
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
17 shared publications
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- PHENCYCLIDINE DISCRIMINATION IN THE PIGEON USING COLOR TRACKING UNDER SECOND‐ORDER SCHEDULES
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Behavioral effects of trimethyltin in two strains of mice
Showing 5 of 17 shared publications
Louis W. Chang
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
7 shared publications
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Behavioral effects of trimethyltin in two strains of mice
- Behavioral effects of trimethyltin in two strains of mice
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Dean W. Wright
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
5 shared publications
- Effects of drugs of abuse and scopolamine on memory in rats: delayed spatial alternation and matching to position
- Behavioral effects of cocaine and its interaction with d-amphetamine and morphine in rats
- Disruption of performance under a titrating matching-to-sample schedule of reinforcement by drugs of abuse.
- Titrating matching-to-sample performance in pigeons: Effects of diazepam, morphine, and cholinergic agents
- Behavioral training increases local astrocytic metabolic activity but does not alter outcome of mild transient ischemia
Teresa M. Tiemeyer
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
Thomas J. Hudzik
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Effects of drugs of abuse and cholinergic agents on delayed matching-to-sample responding in the squirrel monkey.
- Titrating matching-to-sample performance in pigeons: Effects of diazepam, morphine, and cholinergic agents
- Pentobarbital, diazepam and phencyclidine disrupt delayed matching performance
Scott P. Baron
Pfizer (United States) (US)
3 shared publications
- Effects of drugs of abuse and scopolamine on memory in rats: delayed spatial alternation and matching to position
- Effects of drugs of abuse on response accuracy and bias under a delayed matching-to-sample procedure in squirrel monkeys 1
- Behavioral training increases local astrocytic metabolic activity but does not alter outcome of mild transient ischemia
E. Moore
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Linopirdine does not improve matching performance in the titrating matching-to-sample paradigm
- Disruption of temporal discrimination by drugs of abuse
- Pentobarbital, diazepam and phencyclidine disrupt delayed matching performance
Eric B. Evans
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Effects of drugs of abuse on acquisition of behavioral chains in squirrel monkeys
- The acute effects of caffeine, cocaine and d-amphetamine on the repeated acquisition responding of pigeons
- The effects of cocaine in combination with other drugs of abuse on schedule-controlled behavior in the pigeon
William D. Wessinger
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- A comparison of interoceptive and exteroceptive discrimination in the pigeon
- The discriminative stimulus properties of barbiturate stereoisomers
- Monoclonal antibodies as long-term antagonists of phencyclidine (PCP)1
Merle G. Paule
National Center for Toxicological Research
3 shared publications
In database
- Morphine discrimination in the pigeon using a color tracking procedure
- A comparison of interoceptive and exteroceptive discrimination in the pigeon
- Bias of morphine generalization to cyclazocine by drug history
Kenneth R. Reuhl
National Research Council Canada (CA)
2 shared publications
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
- Neuropathology of trimethyltin intoxication
Katharine N Whitney
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Neither donepezil nor d‐amphetamine improve working memory in the Ts65Dn mouse, a murine model of Down syndrome
- An age‐related deficit in working memory emerges in the Ts65Dn mouse, a murine model of Down syndrome
Charlotte A. Lemmonds
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Effect of pentobarbital, d-amphetamine, and nicotine on two models of sustained attention in pigeons
- Effects of drugs of abuse and signal predictability in two models of sustained attention in pigeons
Harriet de Wit
2 shared publications
- Human behavioral pharmacology, past, present, and future: symposium presented at the 50th annual meeting of the Behavioral Pharmacology Society
- Rate-Dependency Theory
Kent D. McKelvey
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 shared publications
- Low bone turnover and low bone density in a cohort of adults with Down syndrome
- Low Bone Turnover and Low BMD in Down Syndrome: Effect of Intermittent PTH Treatment
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