Allison Anacker
| Allison Anacker | |
| Education | Oregon Health & Science University (PhD) |
|---|---|
Allison Anacker is a behavioral neuroscientist who serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Science at the University of Vermont.[1] Her research has focused on the neurobiology of social behavior, including the roles of serotonin and oxytocin systems in social affiliation, dominance, and stress in rodent models.[2]
Education
Anacker earned a PhD in Behavioral Neuroscience from Oregon Health & Science University, completing her degree between 2007 and 2012.[3]
Career
Since 2019, Anacker has held the position of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychological Science at the University of Vermont.[4]
Research
According to Semantic Scholar, Anacker has authored 22 papers that have collectively been cited 1,236 times, giving her an h-index of 15.[5] Her work has examined the serotonin transporter's influence on placental and fetal forebrain serotonin levels and neurodevelopment, the role of oxytocin and vasopressin V1a receptors in social affiliation among meadow voles, dominance relationships and alcohol drinking in prairie voles, and the serotonin system's relevance to autism spectrum disorder.[6]
Anacker received National Institutes of Health funding for two related projects titled "Socially-facilitated excessive alcohol drinking in a novel prairie vole model," awarded through Oregon Health & Science University, totaling $83,612.[7]
Selected publications
- "Cyclic estrogen and progesterone during instrumental acquisition contributes to habit formation in female rats." Hormones and Behavior (2022)[8]
- "A social encounter drives gene expression changes linked to neuronal function, brain development, and related disorders in mice expressing the serotonin transporter Ala56 variant." Neuroscience Letters (2020)[9]
- "Enhanced social dominance and altered neuronal excitability in the prefrontal cortex of male KCC2b mutant mice." Autism Research (2019)[10]
- "Effects of a social stimulus on gene expression in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome." Molecular Autism (2017)[11]
- "Blockade of the 5-HT transporter contributes to the behavioural, neuronal and molecular effects of cocaine." British Journal of Pharmacology (2017)[12]
- "Impact of Maternal Serotonin Transporter Genotype on Placental Serotonin, Fetal Forebrain Serotonin, and Neurodevelopment." Neuropsychopharmacology (2017)[13]
- "Stress impairs new but not established relationships in seasonally social voles." Hormones and Behavior (2016)[14]
- "Septal oxytocin administration impairs peer affiliation via V1a receptors in female meadow voles." Psychoneuroendocrinology (2016)[15]
- "The serotonin system in autism spectrum disorder: from biomarker to animal models." Neuroscience (2015)[16]
- "Establishment of stable dominance interactions in prairie vole peers: relationships with alcohol drinking and activation of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus." Social Neuroscience (2014)[17]
External links
- ↑ ORCID iD 0000-0001-7352-3011
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ ORCID iD 0000-0001-7352-3011
- ↑ ORCID iD 0000-0001-7352-3011
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ NIH RePORTER grant records
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker
- ↑ Semantic Scholar publication record for Allison Anacker