Scott Bowen
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Research Interests
Research focuses on behavioral pharmacology, behavioral toxicology, and neurobehavioral teratology, also to understand why volatile organic solvents, such as toluene and nitrous oxide, are abused.
Disease/Disorder
Behavioral pharmacology and toxicology of commonly abused drugs.
Species
Rats and mice.
Methods
Rodent models/tests for anxiety or depression behaviors, activity, memory, operant methods of reinforcement, and developmental milestones.
Key Collaborators
John Hannigan, Shane Perrine, Alana Conti, Susanne Brummelte, George Borszcz, Matthew Galloway.