Dean Kirson

906 total citations
27 papers, 671 citations indexed

About

Dean Kirson is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Behavioral Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Kirson has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 671 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 13 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dean Kirson's work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (14 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (13 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers). Dean Kirson is often cited by papers focused on Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (14 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (13 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (10 papers). Dean Kirson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Italy. Dean Kirson's co-authors include Marisa Roberto, Sophia Khom, Christopher S. Oleata, Roberto Ciccocioppo, Florence P. Varodayan, Eric P. Zorrilla, Deena M. Walker, Andrea C. Gore, Michal Bajo and Loren H. Parsons and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Dean Kirson

26 papers receiving 667 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dean Kirson United States	14	325	233	143	143	127	27	671
Christopher S. Oleata United States	17	424 1.3×	309 1.3×	158 1.1×	141 1.0×	176 1.4×	22	732
Cristina Núñez Spain	18	436 1.3×	269 1.2×	127 0.9×	151 1.1×	219 1.7×	35	729
Khemraj Hirani United States	13	315 1.0×	235 1.0×	151 1.1×	86 0.6×	154 1.2×	32	733
Matthew B. Pomrenze United States	15	383 1.2×	246 1.1×	181 1.3×	162 1.1×	152 1.2×	25	677
David Rotllant Spain	15	178 0.5×	281 1.2×	217 1.5×	90 0.6×	108 0.9×	20	605
Daniel R. Staub United States	9	306 0.9×	289 1.2×	235 1.6×	119 0.8×	106 0.8×	10	623
Tracy R. Butler United States	17	409 1.3×	246 1.1×	147 1.0×	133 0.9×	144 1.1×	26	852
Lara S. Hwa United States	17	529 1.6×	306 1.3×	156 1.1×	137 1.0×	234 1.8×	22	880
Mary Jane Skelly United States	14	397 1.2×	183 0.8×	124 0.9×	173 1.2×	171 1.3×	16	653
Esi Domi Italy	14	462 1.4×	127 0.5×	127 0.9×	152 1.1×	278 2.2×	34	773

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Cruz, Bryan, et al.. (2025). Oxytocin significantly enhances GABAergic transmission in the central amygdala of alcohol-naïve and alcohol-dependent female rats. Neuropharmacology. 279. 110628–110628.

Cruz, Bryan, Valentina Vozella, Vittoria Borgonetti, et al.. (2024). Chemogenetic inhibition of central amygdala CRF-expressing neurons decreases alcohol intake but not trauma-related behaviors in a rat model of post-traumatic stress and alcohol use disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(9). 2611–2621. 9 indexed citations

Borgonetti, Vittoria, Bryan Cruz, Valentina Vozella, et al.. (2023). IL-18 Signaling in the Rat Central Amygdala Is Disrupted in a Comorbid Model of Post-Traumatic Stress and Alcohol Use Disorder. Cells. 12(15). 1943–1943. 11 indexed citations

Khom, Sophia, Vittoria Borgonetti, Valentina Vozella, et al.. (2023). Glucocorticoid receptors regulate central amygdala GABAergic synapses in Marchigian-Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats. Neurobiology of Stress. 25. 100547–100547. 9 indexed citations

Cruz, Bryan, Valentina Vozella, Benjamin Carper, et al.. (2022). FKBP5 inhibitors modulate alcohol drinking and trauma-related behaviors in a model of comorbid post-traumatic stress and alcohol use disorder. Neuropsychopharmacology. 48(8). 1144–1154. 13 indexed citations

Kirson, Dean, Samantha R. Spierling Bagsic, Hang Chang, et al.. (2022). Decreased excitability of leptin-sensitive anterior insula pyramidal neurons in a rat model of compulsive food demand. Neuropharmacology. 208. 108980–108980. 8 indexed citations

Khom, Sophia, Pauravi J. Gandhi, Dean Kirson, et al.. (2022). Alcohol dependence and withdrawal increase sensitivity of central amygdalar GABAergic synapses to the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist mifepristone in male rats. Neurobiology of Disease. 164. 105610–105610. 17 indexed citations

Kirson, Dean, Sarah A. Wolfe, Reesha R. Patel, et al.. (2022). Alcohol Dependence Induces CRF Sensitivity in Female Central Amygdala GABA Synapses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(14). 7842–7842. 14 indexed citations

Kirson, Dean, Michael Q. Steinman, Sarah A. Wolfe, et al.. (2021). Sex and context differences in the effects of trauma on comorbid alcohol use and post‐traumatic stress phenotypes in actively drinking rats. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 99(12). 3354–3372. 11 indexed citations

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Khom, Sophia, Sarah A. Wolfe, Reesha R. Patel, et al.. (2020). Alcohol Dependence and Withdrawal Impair Serotonergic Regulation of GABA Transmission in the Rat Central Nucleus of the Amygdala. Journal of Neuroscience. 40(36). 6842–6853. 29 indexed citations

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Steinman, Michael Q., Dean Kirson, Sarah A. Wolfe, et al.. (2020). Importance of sex and trauma context on circulating cytokines and amygdalar GABAergic signaling in a comorbid model of posttraumatic stress and alcohol use disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 26(7). 3093–3107. 29 indexed citations

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Tunstall, Brendan J., Dean Kirson, Lia J. Zallar, et al.. (2019). Oxytocin blocks enhanced motivation for alcohol in alcohol dependence and blocks alcohol effects on GABAergic transmission in the central amygdala. PLoS Biology. 17(4). e2006421–e2006421. 76 indexed citations

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Suárez, Juan, Sophia Khom, Francisco Alén, et al.. (2019). Cessation of fluoxetine treatment increases alcohol seeking during relapse and dysregulates endocannabinoid and glutamatergic signaling in the central amygdala. Addiction Biology. 25(5). e12813–e12813. 10 indexed citations

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Kirson, Dean, Christopher S. Oleata, & Marisa Roberto. (2019). Taurine Suppression of Central Amygdala GABAergic Inhibitory Signaling via Glycine Receptors Is Disrupted in Alcohol Dependence. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 44(2). 445–454. 7 indexed citations

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Natividad, Luis A., Matthew W. Buczynski, Melissa A. Herman, et al.. (2017). Constitutive Increases in Amygdalar Corticotropin-Releasing Factor and Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Drive an Anxious Phenotype. Biological Psychiatry. 82(7). 500–510. 66 indexed citations

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Herman, Melissa A., Florence P. Varodayan, Christopher S. Oleata, et al.. (2015). Glutamatergic transmission in the central nucleus of the amygdala is selectively altered in Marchigian Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats: Alcohol and CRF effects. Neuropharmacology. 102. 21–31. 33 indexed citations

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Kirson, Dean, et al.. (2013). Physiological concentrations of zinc reduce taurine-activated GlyR responses to drugs of abuse. Neuropharmacology. 75. 286–294. 12 indexed citations

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Walker, Deena M., et al.. (2012). Molecular Profiling of Postnatal Development of the Hypothalamus in Female and Male Rats1. Biology of Reproduction. 87(6). 129–129. 62 indexed citations

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Kirson, Dean, Jelena Todorović, & S. John Mihic. (2012). Positive Allosteric Modulators Differentially Affect Full versus Partial Agonist Activation of the Glycine Receptor. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 342(1). 61–70. 6 indexed citations

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Welsh, Brian T., et al.. (2010). Ethanol Enhances Taurine‐Activated Glycine Receptor Function. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 34(9). 1634–1639. 13 indexed citations

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