Selected publications

Article

Dixon, Claire I, Walker, Sophie E, Swinny, Jerome, Belelli, Delia, Lambert, Jeremy L, King, Sarah and Stephens, David N (2019) Early life stress influences acute and sensitised responses of adult mice to cocaine by interacting with GABAA α2 receptor expression. Behavioural Pharmacology, 30 (2-3). pp. 272-281. ISSN 0955-8810

Dixon, C I, Halbout, B, King, S L and Stephens, D N (2014) Deletion of the GABAA α2-subunit does not alter self dministration of cocaine or reinstatement of cocaine seeking. Psychopharmacology, 231 (13). pp. 2695-2703. ISSN 0033-3158

Maguire, E P, MacPherson, T, Swinny, J D, Dixon, C I, Herd, M B, Belelli, D, Stephens, D N, King, S L and Lambert, J J (2014) Tonic inhibition of accumbal spiny neurons by extrasynaptic 4 GABAA receptors modulates the actions of psychostimulants. Journal of Neuroscience, 34 (3). pp. 823-838. ISSN 0270-6474

Dixon, Claire I, Morris, Hannah V, Breen, Gerome, Desrivieres, Sylvane, Jugurnauth, Sarah, Steiner, Rebecca C, Vallada, Homero, Guindalini, Camila, Laranjeira, Ronaldo, Messas, Guilherme, Rosahl, Thomas W, Atack, John R, Peden, Dianne R, Belelli, Delia, Lambert, Jeremy J, King, Sarah L, Schumann, Gunter and Stephens, David N (2010) Cocaine effects on mouse incentive-learning and human addiction are linked to α2 subunit-containing GABAA receptors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107 (5). pp. 2289-2294. ISSN 0027-8424

Morris, H V, Nilsson, S, Dixon, C I, Stephens, D N and Clifton, P G (2009) Alpha1- and alpha2-containing GABA(A) receptor modulation is not necessary for benzodiazepine-induced hyperphagia. Appetite, 52 (3). pp. 675-683. ISSN 0195-6663

Dixon, C I, Rosahl, T W and Stephens, D N (2008) Targeted deletion of the GABRA2 gene encoding a2-subunits of GABAA receptors facilitates performance of a conditioned emotional response, and abolishes anxiolytic effects of benzodiazepines and barbiturates. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 90 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN 0091-3057