Kiersten S Smith

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Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Behavioral responses during the initial exposures to a low dose of cocaine in late preweanling and adult rats
    Kiersten S Smith
    Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, USA
    Neurotoxicol Teratol 30:202-12. 2008
  2. ncbi Reduction of fear-potentiated startle by benzodiazepines in C57BL/6J mice
    Kiersten S Smith
    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 213:697-706. 2011
  3. ncbi Behavioral differences between late preweanling and adult female Sprague-Dawley rat exploration of animate and inanimate stimuli and food
    Kiersten S Smith
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Behav Brain Res 217:326-36. 2011
  4. ncbi Benzodiazepine-induced anxiolysis and reduction of conditioned fear are mediated by distinct GABAA receptor subtypes in mice
    Kiersten S Smith
    Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Neuropharmacology 63:250-8. 2012
  5. ncbi Comparison of infant and adult rats in exploratory activity, diurnal patterns, and responses to novel and anxiety-provoking environments
    Kiersten S Smith
    Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, US
    Behav Neurosci 121:449-61. 2007
  6. ncbi Anxiety and depression: mouse genetics and pharmacological approaches to the role of GABA(A) receptor subtypes
    Kiersten S Smith
    Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
    Neuropharmacology 62:54-62. 2012
  7. ncbi Antidepressant-like properties of α2-containing GABA(A) receptors
    Isabel Vollenweider
    Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Behav Brain Res 217:77-80. 2011

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Behavioral responses during the initial exposures to a low dose of cocaine in late preweanling and adult rats
    Kiersten S Smith
    Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, USA
    Neurotoxicol Teratol 30:202-12. 2008
    ..The behavioral patterns of this age group offer a preclinical model of the early effects of drugs of abuse...
  2. ncbi Reduction of fear-potentiated startle by benzodiazepines in C57BL/6J mice
    Kiersten S Smith
    Department of Psychiatry, McLean Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 213:697-706. 2011
    ..Recent surges in the diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from combat-exposed veterans have prompted an urgent need to understand the pathophysiology underlying this debilitating condition...
  3. ncbi Behavioral differences between late preweanling and adult female Sprague-Dawley rat exploration of animate and inanimate stimuli and food
    Kiersten S Smith
    Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Behav Brain Res 217:326-36. 2011
    ..These data provide a basis for the use of the preweanling as a preclinical model for understanding and medicating human disorders during development that are characterized by dysfunctional interactions with specific stimuli...
  4. ncbi Benzodiazepine-induced anxiolysis and reduction of conditioned fear are mediated by distinct GABAA receptor subtypes in mice
    Kiersten S Smith
    Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, 115 Mill Street, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Neuropharmacology 63:250-8. 2012
    ..This raises the possibility that GABAergic pharmacological interventions for specific anxiety disorders can be differentially tailored...
  5. ncbi Comparison of infant and adult rats in exploratory activity, diurnal patterns, and responses to novel and anxiety-provoking environments
    Kiersten S Smith
    Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, US
    Behav Neurosci 121:449-61. 2007
    ..Such differences may allow enhanced gathering of environmental information by the infant and are important to consider in the design of experiments using infants...
  6. ncbi Anxiety and depression: mouse genetics and pharmacological approaches to the role of GABA(A) receptor subtypes
    Kiersten S Smith
    Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, USA
    Neuropharmacology 62:54-62. 2012
    ..This article is part of a Special Issue entitled 'Anxiety and Depression'...
  7. ncbi Antidepressant-like properties of α2-containing GABA(A) receptors
    Isabel Vollenweider
    Laboratory of Genetic Neuropharmacology, McLean Hospital, and Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
    Behav Brain Res 217:77-80. 2011
    ..2-containing GABA(A) receptors may therefore represent a novel target for the development of more effective antidepressants...