Vernon Garcia-Rivas, PhD
Postdoctoral AssociateAbout
Titles
Postdoctoral Associate
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of Bordeaux (FR), Neuroscience (2019)
- MSc
- University of Bordeaux (FR), Neuroscience and Neuropsychopharmacology (2015)
- MSc
- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE), Medical Neurosciences (2015)
- BSc (Hon)
- James Cook University (AU), Pharmacology (2010)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Behavior, Addictive; Biological Psychiatry; Neurosciences; Psychopharmacology; Reward
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Vernon Garcia-Rivas's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Vernon Garcia-Rivas's research output by year.
Marina Picciotto, PhD
Sherry McKee, PhD
Yann Mineur, MS, PhD
5Publications
16Citations
Publications
2022
Sex differences in stress-induced alcohol intake: a review of preclinical studies focused on amygdala and inflammatory pathways
Mineur YS, Garcia-Rivas V, Thomas MA, Soares AR, McKee SA, Picciotto MR. Sex differences in stress-induced alcohol intake: a review of preclinical studies focused on amygdala and inflammatory pathways. Psychopharmacology 2022, 239: 2041-2061. PMID: 35359158, PMCID: PMC9704113, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-022-06120-w.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAlcohol intakeInflammatory pathwaysAlcohol drinkingStress-induced alcohol drinkingSex differencesSex-dependent effectsStress-induced alcoholEffects of stressPreclinical behavioral modelsAlcohol-dependent behaviorsMicroglial activationClinical studiesPreclinical studiesInflammatory signalingNeuronal functionAlcohol seekingIntakeFuture studiesDrinkingDifferencesAmygdalaPathwayStudyWomen
2019
Not all smokers appear to seek nicotine for the same reasons: implications for preclinical research in nicotine dependence.
Garcia-Rivas V, Deroche-Gamonet V. Not all smokers appear to seek nicotine for the same reasons: implications for preclinical research in nicotine dependence. Addiction Biology 2019, 24: 317-334. PMID: 29480575, DOI: 10.1111/adb.12607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVarenicline Targets the Reinforcing-Enhancing Effect of Nicotine on Its Associated Salient Cue During Nicotine Self-administration in the Rat.
Garcia-Rivas V, Fiancette JF, Cannella N, Carbo-Gas M, Renault P, Tostain J, Deroche-Gamonet V. Varenicline Targets the Reinforcing-Enhancing Effect of Nicotine on Its Associated Salient Cue During Nicotine Self-administration in the Rat. Frontiers In Behavioral Neuroscience 2019, 13: 159. PMID: 31379531, PMCID: PMC6650579, DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00159.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Individual Variations in the Mechanisms of Nicotine Seeking: A Key for Research on Nicotine Dependence.
Garcia-Rivas V, Cannella N, Deroche-Gamonet V. Individual Variations in the Mechanisms of Nicotine Seeking: A Key for Research on Nicotine Dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology : Official Publication Of The American College Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2017, 42: 584-586. PMID: 27577600, PMCID: PMC5240183, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2016.176.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Plant-derived polyphenols attenuate lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and tumour necrosis factor production in murine microglia and macrophages.
Shanmugam K, Holmquist L, Steele M, Stuchbury G, Berbaum K, Schulz O, Benavente García O, Castillo J, Burnell J, Garcia Rivas V, Dobson G, Münch G. Plant-derived polyphenols attenuate lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and tumour necrosis factor production in murine microglia and macrophages. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2008, 52: 427-38. PMID: 18186104, DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700180.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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