Rainer Spanagel

31.3k citations
340 papers · 19.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 74

Rainer Spanagel

332 papers receiving 19.4k citations

Hit Papers

The dopamine hypothesis of reward: past and current status7701992202620032014250500750

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Rainer Spanagel
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  • Behavioral Neuroscience 3.2k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 12.1k
  • Biological Psychiatry 1.4k
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2.4k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 3.9k
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The enhanced excitability of central neurons following chronic alcohol intake is reduced by Acamprosate
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About Rainer Spanagel

Rainer Spanagel is a scholar working on Behavioral Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 340 papers that have together received 19.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (185 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (104 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (82 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (48 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (33 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (32 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (29 papers) and Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Behavioral Neuroscience (3.2k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (12.1k citations), Biological Psychiatry (1.4k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (2.4k citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (3.9k citations). Rainer Spanagel has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Toni S. Shippenberg, Valentina Vengeliene, Sabine M. Hölter, Carles Sanchis‐Segura, Friedbert Weiss, Ainhoa Bilbao, A. Herz, W. Zieglgänsberger, Hamid R. Noori and Albert Herz. Their work appears in journals such as Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, Psychopharmacology, Neuropsychopharmacology, Journal of Neuroscience and Addiction Biology.

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