Nicholas Franco
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Nicholas Franco has a background in Psychology. During his time at Yale he's worked under Dr. Krishnan-Sarin running various research studies with a focus on substance abuse. His recent work has included Mavoglurant and Saracatinib effects on alcohol drinking behaviors under the Center for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism.
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Frequent collaborators of Nicholas Franco's published research.
Dana Cavallo, PhD
John Krystal, MD
Julia Shi, MD, FACP
Meghan Morean, PhD
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2019
Does Self-Reported or Behavioral Impulsivity Predict Subjective Response to Low-Dose Alcohol?
Berey BL, Leeman RF, Pittman B, Franco N, Krishnan-Sarin S. Does Self-Reported or Behavioral Impulsivity Predict Subjective Response to Low-Dose Alcohol? Alcohol And Alcoholism 2019, 54: 180-187. PMID: 30649160, PMCID: PMC6476413, DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agy092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLow-dose alcoholBlood alcohol concentrationAlcohol use disorderHeavy drinkersSubjective responsesTrend-level predictorNMDA receptor antagonistBiphasic Alcohol Effects ScaleAlcohol administration studyIndependent predictorsReceptor antagonistRisk factorsUse disordersSubjective stimulationGo/No-Go taskMore impulsive individualsHigh dosesEffects ScaleSedationAlcohol useSubjective effectsAdministration studiesImpulsivity measuresBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleDrinking occasions
2015
N‐Methyl‐d‐Aspartate Receptor Antagonism has Differential Effects on Alcohol Craving and Drinking in Heavy Drinkers
Krishnan‐Sarin S, O'Malley SS, Franco N, Cavallo DA, Morean M, Shi J, Pittman B, Krystal JH. N‐Methyl‐d‐Aspartate Receptor Antagonism has Differential Effects on Alcohol Craving and Drinking in Heavy Drinkers. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2015, 39: 300-307. PMID: 25664775, PMCID: PMC4331214, DOI: 10.1111/acer.12619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAlcohol drinkingFamily historyHeavy drinkersAlcohol cravingN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonistN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonismAlcohol cue-induced cravingEffects of FHHigher baseline levelsPresence of impulsivityAlcohol use disorderCue-induced cravingAlcohol-induced stimulationReceptor antagonismReceptor antagonistPriming doseNMDA receptorsUse disordersMemantineBaseline levelsModulatory influencePotential efficacyAlcohol accessDrinkersEighth day