West Virginia University Center for Neuroscience

[2008]

Burhans LB, Schreurs BG. Inactivation of the central nucleus of the amygdala abolishes conditioning-specific reflex modification of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) nictitating membrane response and delays classical conditioning. Behavioral Neuroscience (2008), 122(1):75-88.
Burhans LB, Smith-Bell CA, Schreurs BG. Conditioned reflex modification of the rabbit’s nictitating membrane response and heart rate: behavioral rules, neural substrates, and potential applications to post-traumatic stress disorder. Behavioral Neuroscience (in press).

[2007]

Schreurs BG, Smith-Bell CA, Darwish DS, Stankovic G, Sparks DL. High dietary cholesterol facilitates classical conditioning of the rabbit's nictitating membrane response. Nutritional Neuroscience (2007), (1-2):31-43.
Schreurs BG, Smith-Bell CA, Darwish DS, Wang D, Burhans LB, Gonzales-Joekes J, Deci S, Stankovic G, Sparks DL. Cholesterol enhances classical conditioning of the rabbit heart rate response. Behavioural Brain Research (2007), 181(1):52-63.

[2006]

Schreurs BG, Gonzalez-Joekes J, Smith-Bell CA. Conditioning-specific reflex modification of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) nictitating membrane response is sensitive to context. Learning & Behavior (2006), 34(3):315-324.
Sparks DL, Friedland R, Pentaceska S, Schreurs BG, Shi J, Perry G, Smith MA, Sharma A, Derosa S, Ziolkowski C, Stankovic G. Trace copper levels in the drinking water, but not zinc or aluminum influence CNS Alzheimer-like pathology. Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging (2006), 10(4):247-254.
Wang D, Darwish DS, Schreurs BG. Effects of 4-aminopyridine on classical conditioning of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) nictitating membrane response. Behavioral Pharmacology (2006), 17(4):319-329.
Wang D, Schreurs BG. Characteristics of IA currents in adult rabbit cerebellar Purkinje cells. Brain Research (2006), 1096(1):85-96.

[2005]

Schreurs BG, Crum JM, Wang D, Smith-Bell CA. Conditioning-specific reflex modification of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) heart rate. Behavioral Neuroscience (2005), 119(6):1484-1495.
Schreurs BG, Smith-Bell CA. Heart rate changes during conditioning-specific reflex modification of the rabbit's (Oryctolagus cuniculus) nictitating membrane response. Neurobiology of Learning & Memory (2005), 84(2):148-158.

[2003]

D'Agata V, Schreurs BG, Pascale A, Zohar O, Cavallaro S. Down regulation of cerebellar memory related gene-1 following classical conditioning. Genes, Brain, and Behavior (2003), 2(4):231-237.
Marenco S, Weinberger DR, Schreurs BG. Single-cue delay and trace classical conditioning in schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry (2003), 53(5):390-402.
Seager MA, Bell-Smith CA, Schreurs BG. Conditioning-specific reflex modification of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) nictitating membrane response: US intensity effects. Learning & Behavior (2003), 31(3):292-298.
Schreurs BG. Classical conditioning and modification of the rabbit's (Oryctolagus cuniculus) unconditioned nictitating membrane response. Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Reviews (2003), 2(2):83-96.
Schreurs BG, Smith-Bell CA, Lochhead J, Sparks DL. Cholesterol modifies classical conditioning of the rabbit nictitating membrane response. Behavioral Neuroscience (2003), 117(6):1220-1232.
Sparks DL, Schreurs BG. Trace amounts of copper in water induce beta-amyloid plaques and learning deficits in a rabbit model of Alzheimer's disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (2003), 100(19):11065-11069; Erratum, PNAS (2003), 100(20):11816.