PhD, pharmacology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Maladaptations associated with addictions at molecular, signal transduction, neuronal and system pathophysiology, and behavioral levels
Learn more about the Center for Compulsive Behavior and Addiction, Addictions Research Laboratories and the work of T. Celeste Napier, PhD.
Career Achievement Award, Chicago Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience, 2015
Wayman, WN, Chen L, Napier TC, Hu X-T. (2015) Cocaine self-administration enhances excitatory responses of pyramidal neurons in the rat medial prefrontal cortex to human immunodeficiency virus-1 Tat. Eur J Neurosci. 4:1195-206. doi: 10.1111/ejn.12853. PMID: 25707266
Wayman WN, Chen L, Persons AL, Napier TC. (2015) Cortical consequences of HIV-1 Tat exposure in rats are enhanced by chronic cocaine. Curr HIV Res. 13:80-87. PMID: 25760043
Tedford SE, Persons AL, Napier TC. (2015) Dopaminergic lesions of the dorsal lateral striatum in rats increase delayed discounting in an impulsive choice task. PLoS One. 10:e0122063. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122063. PMID:25927685
Root DH, Melendez RI, Zaborszky L, Napier TC. (2015) The ventral pallidum: subregion-specific functional anatomy and roles in motivated behaviors. Prog Neurobiol. 130:29-70. doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2015. PMID:25857550
Napier TC, Corvol J-C, GraceAA, Roitman JD, Rowe J, Voon V, Strafella AP. (2015) Linking neuroscience with modern concepts of impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease. Mov Disord. 30:141-149. doi:10.1002/mds.26068. PMID: 25476402
Mata MM, Napier TC, Graves SM, Mahood F, Raeisi S, Baum LL. (2015) Methamphetamine decreases CD4 T cell frequency and alters pro-inflammatory cytokine production in a model of drug abuse. Eur J Pharmacol. 752:26-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2015.02.002. PMID: 25678251
Voigt RM, Riddle JL, Napier TC. (2014) Effect of fendiline on the maintenance and expression of methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in Sprague-Dawley rats. Psychopharmacology. 231:2019-2029. doi: 10.1007/s00213-013-3347-7. PMID: 24264565
Tedford SE, Holtz NA, Persons AL, Napier TC. (2014) A new approach to assessing discounting in the laboratory: using intracranial self-stimulation as a positive reinforcer. Front Behav Neurosci. 8:215. eCollection 2014. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00215. PMID:24966822