Simona Perra

1.8k total citations
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Simona Perra is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Pharmacology and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Perra has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 11 papers in Pharmacology and 6 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Simona Perra's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (11 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (7 papers). Simona Perra is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (11 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (11 papers) and Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior (7 papers). Simona Perra collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Germany and United States. Simona Perra's co-authors include Giuliano Pillolla, Miriam Melis, Anna Lisa Muntoni, Gian Luigi Gessa, Marco Pistis, Hitoshi Morikawa, Jillian M. Benavidez, R. Adron Harris, Yuri A. Blednov and Giovanni Marsicano and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Biological Psychiatry and Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Simona Perra

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simona Perra Italy 14 1.0k 1.0k 308 176 125 14 1.4k
Walter Zieglgänsberger Germany 10 874 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 340 1.1× 281 1.6× 77 0.6× 11 1.6k
Alejandro Higuera‐Matas Spain 22 530 0.5× 893 0.9× 245 0.8× 245 1.4× 99 0.8× 52 1.3k
Leonora E. Long Australia 17 1.0k 1.0× 858 0.9× 260 0.8× 148 0.8× 29 0.2× 21 1.5k
David G. Stouffer United States 16 581 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 325 1.1× 397 2.3× 85 0.7× 27 1.6k
Edgar Soria‐Gómez France 22 905 0.9× 797 0.8× 416 1.4× 134 0.8× 48 0.4× 34 1.3k
Izaskun Elezgarai Spain 21 690 0.7× 903 0.9× 358 1.2× 336 1.9× 78 0.6× 41 1.3k
Rita Báldi United States 17 323 0.3× 668 0.7× 443 1.4× 221 1.3× 78 0.6× 20 1.2k
Mathilde Metna‐Laurent France 10 691 0.7× 649 0.6× 289 0.9× 64 0.4× 95 0.8× 10 937
Carmen Garcı́a-Lecumberri Spain 19 423 0.4× 776 0.8× 199 0.6× 215 1.2× 34 0.3× 30 1.0k
Alvaro Llorente‐Berzal Spain 18 640 0.6× 497 0.5× 143 0.5× 80 0.5× 63 0.5× 28 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simona Perra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Perra

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Perra, Simona, Michael A. Clements, Brian E. Bernier, & Hitoshi Morikawa. (2011). In Vivo Ethanol Experience Increases D2 Autoinhibition in the Ventral Tegmental Area. Neuropsychopharmacology. 36(5). 993–1002. 41 indexed citations
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Blednov, Yuri A., et al.. (2011). Activation of inflammatory signaling by lipopolysaccharide produces a prolonged increase of voluntary alcohol intake in mice. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 25. S92–S105. 196 indexed citations
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Perra, Simona, Giuliano Pillolla, Antonio Luchicchi, & Marco Pistis. (2008). Alcohol Inhibits Spontaneous Activity of Basolateral Amygdala Projection Neurons in the Rat: Involvement of the Endocannabinoid System. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 32(3). 443–449. 45 indexed citations
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Melis, Miriam, Giuliano Pillolla, Simona Perra, et al.. (2008). Electrophysiological properties of dopamine neurons in the ventral tegmental area of Sardinian alcohol-preferring rats. Psychopharmacology. 201(4). 471–481. 28 indexed citations
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Castelli, M. Paola, Antonio Piras, Antonella D’Agostino, et al.. (2007). Dysregulation of the endogenous cannabinoid system in adult rats prenatally treated with the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,212-2. European Journal of Pharmacology. 573(1-3). 11–19. 32 indexed citations
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Pillolla, Giuliano, Miriam Melis, Simona Perra, et al.. (2007). Medial forebrain bundle stimulation evokes endocannabinoid-mediated modulation of ventral tegmental area dopamine neuron firing in vivo. Psychopharmacology. 191(3). 843–853. 30 indexed citations
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Muntoni, Anna Lisa, Giuliano Pillolla, Miriam Melis, et al.. (2006). Cannabinoids modulate spontaneous neuronal activity and evoked inhibition of locus coeruleus noradrenergic neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience. 23(9). 2385–2394. 96 indexed citations
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Melis, Miriam, Giuliano Pillolla, Tiziana Bisogno, et al.. (2006). Protective activation of the endocannabinoid system during ischemia in dopamine neurons. Neurobiology of Disease. 24(1). 15–27. 84 indexed citations
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Perra, Simona, Giuliano Pillolla, Miriam Melis, et al.. (2005). Involvement of the endogenous cannabinoid system in the effects of alcohol in the mesolimbic reward circuit: electrophysiological evidence in vivo. Psychopharmacology. 183(3). 368–377. 63 indexed citations
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Pistis, Marco, Anna Lisa Muntoni, Giuliano Pillolla, et al.. (2005). γ-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) and the mesoaccumbens reward circuit: Evidence for GABAB receptor-mediated effects. Neuroscience. 131(2). 465–474. 27 indexed citations
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Melis, Miriam, Simona Perra, Anna Lisa Muntoni, et al.. (2004). Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation Induces 2-Arachidonoyl-Glycerol-Mediated Suppression of Excitation in Dopamine Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(47). 10707–10715. 203 indexed citations
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Melis, Miriam, Marco Pistis, Simona Perra, et al.. (2004). Endocannabinoids Mediate Presynaptic Inhibition of Glutamatergic Transmission in Rat Ventral Tegmental Area Dopamine Neurons through Activation of CB1 Receptors. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(1). 53–62. 343 indexed citations
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Pistis, Marco, Simona Perra, Giuliano Pillolla, et al.. (2004). Adolescent exposure to cannabinoids induces long-Lasting changes in the response to drugs of abuse of rat midbrain dopamine neurons. Biological Psychiatry. 56(2). 86–94. 147 indexed citations
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Pistis, Marco, Simona Perra, Giuliano Pillolla, et al.. (2003). Cannabinoids modulate neuronal firing in the rat basolateral amygdala: evidence for CB1- and non-CB1-mediated actions. Neuropharmacology. 46(1). 115–125. 101 indexed citations

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