Beth Lucas

Plessis, K. C., Basu, S., Rumbell, T. H., & Lucas, E. K. (2022). Sex-Specific Neural Networks of Cued Threat Conditioning: A Pilot Study. FRONTIERS IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2022.832484

Lucas, E. K., Wu, W.-C., Roman-Ortiz, C., & Clem, R. L. (2019). Prazosin during fear conditioning facilitates subsequent extinction in male C57Bl/6N mice. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 236(1), 273–279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-5001-x

Lucas, E. K., & Clem, R. L. (2018). GABAergic interneurons: the orchestra or the conductor in fear learning and memory? Brain Research Bulletin, 141, 13–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.11.016

Lucas, E. K., Jegarl, A. M., Morishita, H., & Clem, R. L. (2016). Multimodal and Site-Specific Plasticity of Amygdala Parvalbumin Interneurons after Fear Learning. Neuron, 91(3), 629–643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2016.06.032

Lucas, E. K., Reid, C. S., McMeekin, L. J., Dougherty, S. E., & Cowell, R. M. (2015). Cerebellar transcriptional alterations with Purkinje cell dysfunction and loss in mice lacking PGC-1α. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Special Issue, Neurodegeneration: from Genetics to Molecules, 441(8), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2014.00441

McMeekin, L. J., Lucas, E. K., Meador-Woodruff, J. H., McCullumsmith, R. E., Hendrickson, R. C., Gamble, K. L., & Cowell, R. M. (2015). Cortical PGC-1α-Dependent Transcripts Are Reduced in Postmortem Tissue From Patients With Schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 42(4), 1009–1017. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbv184

Bartley, A. F., Lucas, E. K., Brady, L. J., Li, Q., Hablitz, J. J., Cowell, R. M., & Dobrunz, L. E. (2015). Interneuron Transcriptional Dysregulation Causes Frequency-Dependent Alterations in the Balance of Inhibition and Excitation in Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(46), 15276–15290. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1834-15.2015

Lucas, E. K., Jegarl, A., & Clem, R. L. (2014). Mice lacking TrkB in parvalbumin-positive cells exhibit sexually dimorphic behavioral phenotypes. Behavioural Brain Research, 274, 219–225. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2014.08.011

Dougherty, S. E., Bartley, A. F., Lucas, E. K., Hablitz, J. J., Dobrunz, L. E., & Cowell, R. M. (2014). Mice lacking the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α exhibit alterations in inhibitory synaptic transmission in the motor cortex. Neuroscience, 271, 137–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2014.04.023

Lucas, E. K., Dougherty, S. E., McMeekin, L. J., Reid, C. S., Dobrunz, L. E., West, A. B., … Cowell, R. M. (2014). PGC-1  Provides a Transcriptional Framework for Synchronous Neurotransmitter Release from Parvalbumin-Positive Interneurons. Journal of Neuroscience, 34(43), 14375–14387. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1222-14.2014

Shan, D., Lucas, E. K., Drummond, J. B., Haroutunian, V., Meador-Woodruff, J. H., & McCullumsmith, R. E. (2013). Abnormal expression of glutamate transporters in temporal lobe areas in elderly patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 144(1-3), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2012.12.019

Lucas, E. K., Dougherty, S. E., McMeekin, L. J., Trinh, A. T., Reid, C. S., & Cowell, R. M. (2012). Developmental Alterations in Motor Coordination and Medium Spiny Neuron Markers in Mice Lacking PGC-1α. PLoS ONE, 7(8), e42878. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042878

Dougherty, S. E., Reeves, J. L., Lucas, E. K., Gamble, K. L., Lesort, M., & Cowell, R. M. (2012). Disruption of Purkinje cell function prior to huntingtin accumulation and cell loss in an animal model of Huntington Disease. Experimental Neurology, 236(1), 171–178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2012.04.015

Ma, D., Li, S., Lucas, E. K., Cowell, R. M., & Lin, J. D. (2010). Neuronal Inactivation of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Coactivator 1α (PGC-1α) Protects Mice from Diet-induced Obesity and Leads to Degenerative Lesions. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 285(50), 39087–39095. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m110.151688

Lucas, E. K., Markwardt, S. J., Gupta, S., Meador-Woodruff, J. H., Lin, J. D., Overstreet-Wadiche, L., & Cowell, R. M. (2010). Parvalbumin Deficiency and GABAergic Dysfunction in Mice Lacking PGC-1α. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(21), 7227–7235. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.0698-10.2010

Schwebel, D. C., Lucas, E. K., & Pearson, A. (2009). Do Visually Salient Stimuli Reduce Children’s Risky Decisions? Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 16(3), 223–232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-009-9161-z

Schwebel, D. C., Tavares, C. L., Lucas, E. K., Bowling, E. B., & Hodgens, J. B. (2007). Unintentional Injury Risk in Children with Externalizing Behavior Disorders at Summer Camp. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 14(2), 145–151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-007-9058-7