Preclinical Research

Prenatal Infection and Risk for Schizophrenia: IL-1, IL-6, and TNF Inhibit Cortical Neuron Dendrite Development FREE

John H Gilmore, Lars Fredrik Jarskog, Swarooparani Vadlamudi and Jean M Lauder

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1221-1229; advance online publication, April 7, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300446

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Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs on Neurogenesis in the Forebrain of the Adult Rat FREE

Hui-Dong Wang, Floyd D Dunnavant, Tabitha Jarman and Ariel Y Deutch

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1230-1238; advance online publication, April 14, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300449

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A Potential Cholinergic Mechanism of Procaine's Limbic Activation  FREE

Brenda E Benson, Richard E Carson, Dale O Kiesewetter, Peter Herscovitch, William C Eckelman, Robert M Post and Terence A Ketter

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1239-1250; advance online publication, March 3, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300404

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Enhancement of Central Dopaminergic Activity in the Kainate Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Implication for the Mechanism of Epileptic Psychosis FREE

Nobuo Ando, Kiyoshi Morimoto, Takemi Watanabe, Takashi Ninomiya and Hiroshi Suwaki

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1251-1258; advance online publication, March 24, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300427

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Functional Interaction Between NMDA and mGlu5 Receptors: Effects on Working Memory, Instrumental Learning, Motor Behaviors, and Dopamine Release FREE

Houman Homayoun, Mark R Stefani, Barbara W Adams, Gilles D Tamagan and Bita Moghaddam

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1259-1269; advance online publication, March 10, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300417

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Preclinical Research

Behavioral and Neurochemical Consequences of Long-Term Intravenous Self-Administration of MDMA and Its Enantiomers by Rhesus Monkeys FREE

William E Fantegrossi, William L Woolverton, Michael Kilbourn, Phillip Sherman, Jie Yuan, George Hatzidimitriou, George A Ricaurte, James H Woods and Gail Winger

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1270-1281; advance online publication, March 24, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300442

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Alpha2A-Adrenoceptors are Important Modulators of the Effects of D-Amphetamine on Startle Reactivity and Brain Monoamines FREE

Janne Lähdesmäki, Jukka Sallinen, Ewen MacDonald and Mika Scheinin

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1282-1293; advance online publication, March 24, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300428

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Vasoconstriction Caused by Cocaine is Enhanced by Sodium Salicylate: Is Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase mRNA Related? FREE

Mary Irene Mendoza-Baumgart, Marco Pravetoni and Sheldon B Sparber

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1294-1300; advance online publication, March 3, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300421

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Exposure to -9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Increases Subsequent Heroin Taking but not Heroin's Reinforcing Efficacy: A Self-Administration Study in Rats FREE

M Solinas, L V Panlilio and S R Goldberg

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1301-1311; advance online publication, March 24, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300431

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Preclinical Research

Methadone Maintenance Reduces Heroin- and Cocaine-Induced Relapse without Affecting Stress-Induced Relapse in a Rodent Model of Poly-Drug Use FREE

Francesco Leri, Annie Tremblay, Robert E Sorge and Jane Stewart

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1312-1320; advance online publication, March 24, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300435

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Effects of Chronic Fluoxetine in Animal Models of Anxiety and Depression FREE

Stephanie C Dulawa, Kerri A Holick, Brigitta Gundersen and Rene Hen

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1321-1330; advance online publication, April 7, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300433

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Fractionating Impulsivity: Contrasting Effects of Central 5-HT Depletion on Different Measures of Impulsive Behavior FREE

Catharine A Winstanley, Jeffrey W Dalley, David EH Theobald and Trevor W Robbins

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1331-1343; advance online publication, March 31, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300434

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Preclinical Research

Maternal Behavior Regulates Benzodiazepine/GABA_A Receptor Subunit Expression in Brain Regions Associated with Fear in BALB/c and C57BL/6 Mice FREE

Christian Caldji, Josie Diorio, Hymie Anisman and Michael J Meaney

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1344-1352; advance online publication, April 7, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300436

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Clinical Research

Abnormalities of the NMDA Receptor and Associated Intracellular Molecules in the Thalamus in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder FREE

Sarah M Clinton and James H Meador-Woodruff

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1353-1362; advance online publication, March 31, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300451

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Modafinil Improves Cognition and Attentional Set Shifting in Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia FREE

Danielle C Turner, Luke Clark, Edith Pomarol-Clotet, Peter McKenna, Trevor W Robbins and Barbara J Sahakian

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1363-1373; advance online publication, April 7, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300457

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Association between Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Functional Polymorphism and Male Suicide Completers FREE

Hisae Ono, Osamu Shirakawa, Hideyuki Nushida, Yasuhiro Ueno and Kiyoshi Maeda

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1374-1377; advance online publication, May 5, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300470

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Effects of Nicotine on Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia FREE

Josette G Harris, Susan Kongs, Diana Allensworth, Laura Martin, Jason Tregellas, Bernadette Sullivan, Gary Zerbe and Robert Freedman

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1378-1385; advance online publication, May 12, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300450

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Lorazepam Strongly Prolongs Visual Information Processing FREE

Anne Giersch and Michael H Herzog

Neuropsychopharmacology 29: 1386-1394; advance online publication, March 31, 2004; doi:10.1038/sj.npp.1300429

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