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Scott C Steffensen, Associate Professor

Contact Information

Research

  • Neurophysiological substrates of addiction; Role of neurosteroids in learning/memory; Epilepsy treatment

Education

  • PHD PHARMACOLOGY UNIV OF UTAH 1987
  • BS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY UNIV OF UTAH 1980

Professional Affiliations

  • Neuroscience 1

Publications

  • Lee, R.S., STEFFENSEN, SCOTT C., and Henriksen, S.J.. Discharge Profiles of Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neurons During Movement, Anesthesia and the Sleep-wake Cycle.. J. Neuroscience.
  • STEFFENSEN, S.C., Lee, R.S., Henriksen, S.J., Packer, T.L. and Cook, D.R.. A Novel Electroencephalographic Analysis Method Discriminates Alcohol Effects From Those Of Other Sedative/Hynotics. Journal of Neuroscience Methods.
  • Scott C. STEFFENSEN. Effects of alcohol on the human brain. Union Signal.
  • Lassen, M.B., Brown, J.E., Stobbs, S.H., Gunderson, S.H., Maes, L., Valenzuela, C.F., Ray, A.P., Henriksen, S.J., and Steffensen, S.C.. Brain stimulation reward is integrated by a network of electrically-coupled GABA neurons. Brain Research.
  • STEFFENSEN, SCOTT C., Lee, R.S., Henriksen, S.J., Cook, D.R. A Novel Electroencephalographic Analysis Method Discriminates Alcohol Effects From Those of Other Sedative/hynotics. J. Neurosci. Methods.
  • Stobbs, S.H., Ohran, A.L., Lassen, M.B., Allison, D.W., Brown, J.E. and STEFFENSEN, S.C.. Ethanol suppression of ventral tegmental area GABA neuron electrical transmission involves NMDA receptors. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
  • STEFFENSEN, SCOTT C., Lee, R.S., Stobbs, S.H., and Henriksen, S.J.. Responses of Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neurons to Brain Stimulation Reward. Brain Research.
  • Criado, J.R., Lasssen, M.B., Allison, D.W., Hansen, D.M., Layton, S.P., and Steffensen, S.C.. Opioid effects on dentate gyrus responses are mediated by effects on mu-opioid receptor containing GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area. Soc. Neurosci. Absts.
  • Allison, D.W., Ohran, A.L., Stobbs, S.H., Mameli, M., Valenzeula, C.F., Sudweeks, S.N., Ray, A.P., Henriksen, S.J. and Steffensen, S.C. Connexin-36 gap junctions mediate electrical coupling between ventral tegmental area GABA neurons. Synapse.
  • Steffensen, S.C., Allison, D.W., Hales, K., Mickelsen, R., Maes, L, and Valenzuela, C.F.. Effects of acute and chronic ethanol on the excitability and electrical coupling of GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area. Soc. Neurosci. Absts.
  • Steffensen, S.C., Stobbs, S.H., Colago, E.E.O., Lee, R.S., Koob, G.F., Gallegos, R.A., Henriksen, S.J.. Contingent and non-contingent effects of heroin on mu-opoid receptor-containing ventral tegmental area GABA neurons. Experimental Neurology.
  • Allison, D.W., Mickelsen, R., Taylor, S.R., Lassen, M.B., Fleming, D.E., Thomas, S.J. and Steffensen, S.C.. Cocaine reduces the excitability and electrical coupling of VTA GABA neurons via its sodium channel blocking actions. Soc. Neurosci. Absts.
  • Steffensen, S.C., Hales, K., Jones, M., Allison, D.W.. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and estrone sulfate reduce GABA recurrent inhibition in the hippocampus via muscarinic receptors. Hippocampus.
  • Hales, K., Allison, D.W., Valenzuela, C.F., Maes, L., and Steffensen, S.C.. Effects of acute and chronic ethanol on the excitability and electrical coupling of GABA neurons in the ventral tegmental area.. Alcoholism: Clin. Exp. Res..
  • Allison, D.W., Mickelsen, R.S., and Steffensen, S.C.. Effects of ethanol on the excitability and electrical coupling of GABA neurons in the midbrain. Alcoholism: Clin. Exp. Res..
  • . Neuropsychology Laboratory. .

Awards

  • RO1 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 2004
  • RO3 Research Grant Contract DHHS NIH NIMH 2005
  • RO1 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 2005
  • RO1 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 2003
  • RO1 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 2002
  • RO1 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 2001
  • R29 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 1999
  • R29 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 1998
  • R29 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 1997
  • R29 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 1996
  • R29 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 1995
  • National Research Service Award DHHS NIH 1992
  • National Research Service Award DHHS NIH 1991
  • National Research Service Award DHHS NIH 1990
  • National Research Service Award DHHS NIH 1989
  • National Research Service Award DHHS NIH 1988
  • R03 Research Grant Contract DHHS NIH NIMH 2006
  • R01 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 2006
  • R03 Research Grant Contract DHHS NIH NIMH 2007
  • R01 Research Grant DHHS NIH NIAAA 2007

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