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2023
Hose L, Langenhagen A.E., Kefalakes E., Schweitzer T., Kubinski S., Barak S., Pich A., Grothe C. A dual-omics approach on the effects of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) on ventral tegmental area dopaminergic neurons in response to alcohol consumption in mice. European Journal of Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16234. PDF
Gera, R., Barak, S., Schonberg, T. (2023). A novel free-operant framework enables experimental habit induction in humans. Behavior Research Methods, https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02263-6. PDF
Grinchii, D., Levin-Greenwald, M., Lezmy, N., Gordon, T., Paliokha, R., Khoury, T., Racicky, M., Herburg, L., Grothe, C., Dremencov, E., Barak, S. (2023). FGF2 activity regulates operant alcohol self-administration and mesolimbic dopamine transmission. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 248, 109920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.109920. PDF
Gera, R., Or, M.B., Tavor, I., Roll, D., Cockburn, J., Barak, S., Tricomi, E., O'Doherty, J.P. and Schonberg, T. (2023). Characterizing habit learning in the human brain at the individual and group levels: a multi-modal MRI study. NeuroImage, p.120002. PDF
Goltseker, K., Garay, P., Bonefas, K., Iwase S., Barak S. (2023). Alcohol-specific transcriptional dynamics of memory reconsolidation and relapse. Transl Psychiatry 13, 55. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02352-2. PDF
Herburg L., Rhein M., Kubinski S., Kefalakes E., Greenwald Levin M., Gielman S., Barak S., Frieling H., Grothe C. (2023). Chronic voluntary alcohol consumption alters promoter methylation and expression of Fgf-2 and Fgfr1. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2023, 24, 3336. PDF
Barak, S., Goltseker, K. (2023). New Approaches for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment via Memory Retrieval and Reconsolidation Manipulations. In: Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2022_411. PDF
2022
Parikh, S., Parikh, R., Michael, K., Bikovski, L., Barnabas, G., Mardamshina, M., ... & Levy, C. (2022). Food-seeking behavior is triggered by skin ultraviolet exposure in males. Nature Metabolism, 4(7):883-900. PDF
Even-Chen O., Herburg L., Kefalakes E., Urshansky N., Grothe C., Barak S. (2022). FGF2 is an endogenous regulator of alcohol reward and consumption. Addiction Biology 27(2): e13115. PDF
2021
Dremencov E., Jezova D., Barak S., Gaburjakova J., Gaburjakova M., Kutna V., Ovsepian S.V. (2021) Trophic factors as potential therapies for treatment of major mental disorders. Neuroscience Letters. Neuroscience Letters 764:136194. PDF
Barak S., Goltseker K. (2021). Targeting the Reconsolidation of Licit Drug Memories to Prevent Relapse: Focus on Alcohol and Nicotine. Int. J. Mol. Sci., 22(8): 4090. PDF
Goltseker, K., Handrus, H., Barak, S. (2021). Disruption of relapse to alcohol seeking by aversive counterconditioning following memory retrieval. Addiction Biology, 26:e12935 . PDF
2020
Edemann-Callesen, H., Barak, S., Hadar, R., & Winter, C. (2020). Choosing the Optimal Brain Target for Neuromodulation Therapies as Alcohol Addiction Progresses—Insights From Pre-Clinical Studies. Current Addiction Reports, 1-8. PDF
Liran, M., Rahamim, N., Ron, D., & Barak, S. (2020). Growth factors and alcohol use disorder. Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine, a039271. PDF
Maier, H.B., Neyazi, M., Neyazi, A., Hillemacher, T., Pathak, H., Rhein, M., Bleich, S., Goltseker, K., Sadot-Sogrin, Y., Even-Chen, O., Frieling, H., Barak S. (2020). Alcohol consumption alters Gdnf promoter methylation and expression in rats. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 121: 1-9. PDF
2019
Even-Chen O., Barak S. (2019). Inhibition of FGF receptor-1 suppresses alcohol consumption: role of PI3 kinase signaling in dorsomedial striatum. The Journal Of Neuroscience 39 (40), 7947-7957. PDF
Gera R., Barak S., Schonberg T. (2019). Counterconditioning following memory retrieval diminishes the reinstatement of appetitive memories in humans. Scientific Reports 9(1):9213. PDF
Even-Chen O., Barak S. (2019). The role of fibroblast growth factor 2 in drug addiction. European Journal of Neuroscience,50:2552–2561. PDF
Goltseker, K., Hopf, F. W., Barak, S. (2019). Advances in behavioral animal models of alcohol use disorder. Alcohol, 74:73-82. PDF
Ziv Y., Rahamim N., Lezmy N., Even Chen O., Shaham, O. Malishkevich A., Giladi E.. Elkon R., Gozes I., Barak S. (2019). Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein is a novel negative regulator of alcohol consumption in female mice. Neuropsychopharmacology, 44(2):415-424. PDF
Barak, S., Ahmadiantehrani, S., Logrip, M. L., Ron, D. (2019). GDNF and alcohol use disorder. Addiction Biology, 24(3):335-343. PDF
2018
Goltseker, K., Barak, S. (2018). Flood-conditioned place aversion as a novel non-pharmacological aversive learning procedure in mice. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 7280. PDF
2017
Burstein O., Gale E., Handelsman A., Barak S., Franko M., Motsan S., Shamir A., Toledano R., Simhon O., Hirshler Y., Doron R. (2017). Escitalopram and NHT normalized stress-induced anhedonia and molecular neuroadaptations in a mouse model of depression. PLoS One 12(11): e0188043. PDF
Even-Chen O., Sadot-Sogrin Y., Shaham O., Barak S. (2017). Fibroblast growth factor 2 in the dorsomedial striatum is a novel positive regulator of alcohol consumption. The Journal Of Neuroscience 37(36):8742-8754. PDF
Zipori D., Sadot-Sogrin Y., Goltseker K., Even-Chen O., Rahamim N., Shaham O., Barak S. (2017). Re-exposure to nicotine-associated context from adolescence enhances alcohol intake in adulthood. Scientific Reports 7(1):2479. PDF
Goltseker K., Bolotin L., Barak S. (2017). Counterconditioning during reconsolidation prevents relapse of cocaine memories. Neuropsychopharmacology 42(3):716-726 . PDF
2016
Ron D., Barak S. (2016). Molecular mechanisms underlying alcohol-drinking behaviours. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 17: 576-591. PDF
2015
Logrip M.L., Barak S., Warnault V. Ron D. (2015). Corticostriatal BDNF and alcohol addiction. Brain Research, 1628:60-67. PDF
Barak S., Wang J., Ahmadiantehrani S., Ben Hamida S, Kells A.P., Forsayeth J., Bankiewicz K.S., Ron D. (2015). GDNF is an endogenous protector in the mesolimbic system against excessive alcohol consumption and relapse. Addiction Biology, 20: 629-642 . PDF
Weiner I., Barak S. (2015). Latent Inhibition. In I.P. Stolerman and L.H Price (Eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. PDF
2014
Carnicella S., Ron D., Barak S. (2014). Intermittent ethanol access schedule in rats as a preclinical model of alcohol abuse. Alcohol 48(3):243-52 . PDF
Neasta J., Barak S., Ben Hamida, S., Ron D. (2014) mTOR: A Key Player in Neuroadaptations Induced by Drugs of Abuse. Journal of Neurochemistry 130(2):172-84. PDF
Ahmadiantehrani S., Barak S., Ron, D (2014). GDNF is a novel alcohol-responsive gene in the VTA: Implications for the development and persistence of excessive drinking. Addiction Biology 19(4):623-33. PDF
2013
Barak S., Liu F., Ben Hamida, S., Yowell V.Q, Neasta J., Kharazia V., Janak P.H., Ron D. (2013). Disruption of alcohol-related memories by mTORC1 inhibition prevents relapse. Nature Neuroscience, 16, 1111-1117. PDF
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Warnault V., Darque E., Levine A., Barak S., Ron D. (2013). Chromatin remodeling – a novel strategy to control excessive alcohol drinking. Translational Psychiatry 3, e231. PDF
Davies D.L., Finn D., Barak S., Ron D., Liang J., Olsen R.W. (2013). Recent advances in the discovery and preclinical testing of novel compounds for the prevention and/or treatment of alcohol use disorders. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 37(1):8-15. PDF
2012
Griebel G., Pichat Ph., ; Guillot E., Pruniaux M.P., Beeské S., Lopez-Grancha M., Genet E., Terranova J.P., Castro A., Sanchez J.A., Black M.D., Varty G., Weiner I., Arad M., Barak S., De Levie, A., Guillot E. (2012) SAR110894, a potent histamine H3-receptor antagonist, displays procognitive and awakening effects in rodents. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 102(2):203-214. PDF
Barak S., Ben Hamida S. (2012). Memory erasure, enhanced extinction and disrupted reconsolidation. Journal of Neuroscience 32(7):2250 –2251. PDF
2011
Barak S., Ahmadiantehrani S., Kharazia V., Ron, D. (2011). Positive autoregulatory feedback loop of GDNF in the ventral tegmental area: implications for alcohol abuse disorders. Translational Psychiatry, 1 (e60): 1-9. PDF
Barak S., Carnicella S., Yowell Q.V., Ron D. (2011). Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor reverses alcohol-induced allostasis of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system: implications for alcohol reward and seeking. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(27):9885-9894. PDF
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Gibb S.L., Jeanblanc J., Barak S., Yowell Q.V., Yaka R., Ron D. (2011). Lyn kinase regulates mesolimbic dopamine release: implication for alcohol reward. Journal of Neuroscience, 31(6):2180-2187. PDF
Barak S., Weiner I. (2011) Putative cognitive enhancers in preclinical models related to schizophrenia: The search for an elusive target. Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 99(2): 164-189. PDF
Dresner E., Barak S. (2011). Auditory and textual conversational multitasking. The Electronic Journal of Communication 21(3). PDF
Barak S., Weiner I (2011). The M1/M4 preferring antagonist xanomeline reverses amphetamine-, MK801- and scopolamine-induced abnormalities of latent inhibition: A selectively nonselective compound that can target multiple symptom domains of schizophrenia? International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 14(9): 1233-1246. PDF
Black M.D., Stevens R.J., Rogacki N., Featherstone R.E., Senyah Y., Giardino O., Borowsky B., Stemmelin J., Cohen C., Pichat Ph., Arad M., Barak S., De Levie A. Weiner I., Griebel G., Varty G.B. (2011). AVE1625, a Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor Antagonist, as a Co-Treatment with Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia: Improvement in Cognitive Function and Reduction of Antipsychotic-Side Effects in Rodents. Psychopharmacology, 215(1):149-63. PDF
2010
Wang J., Carnicella S., Ahmadiantehrani S., He D-Y., Barak S., Kharazia V., Ben Hamida S., Zapata A., Shippenberg T.S., Ron, D. (2010). Nucleus accumbens-derived GDNF is a retrograde enhancer of dopaminergic tone in the mesocorticolimbic system. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(43):14502-14512. PDF
Barak S., Weiner I. (2010) Differential role of muscarinic transmission within the entorhinal cortex and basolateral amygdala in the processing of irrelevant stimuli. Neuropsychopharmacology, 35: 1073-1082. PDF
Barak S., Weiner I (2010). Dissociating scopolamine-induced disrupted and persistent latent inhibition: stage-dependent effects of glycine and physostigmine. Psychopharmacology 209(2): 175-184. PDF
2009
Barak S. (2009). Modeling cholinergic aspects of schizophrenia: focus on the antimuscarinic syndrome. Behavioural Brain Research, 204(2):335-51. PDF
Barak S., Arad M., De Levie A., Black M.D., Griebel G., Weiner I. (2009). Pro-cognitive and antipsychotic efficacy of the alpha7 nicotinic agonist SSR180711 in pharmacological and neurodevelopmental latent inhibition models of schizophrenia. Neuropsychopharmacology, 34 (7): 1753-1763. PDF
Barak S., Weiner I. (2009). Towards an animal model of an antipsychotic drug-resistant cognitive impairment in schizophrenia: scopolamine induces abnormally persistent latent inhibition, which can be reversed by cognitive enhancers but not by antipsychotic drugs. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 12(2): 227-241. PDF
Black M., Varty GB., Arad M., Barak S., De Levie A., Boulay D., Pichat Ph., Griebel G., Weiner I. (2009). Procognitive and antipsychotic efficacy of Glycine transport 1 inhibitors (GlyT1) in acute and neurodevelopmental models of schizophrenia. Latent inhibition studies in the rat. Psychopharmacology, 202(1-3): 385-396. PDF
Dresner E., Barak S. (2009). Effects of visual spatial structure on textual conversational multitasking. Communication Quarterly 57(1): 104-115. PDF
2007
Barak S., Weiner I. (2007). Scopolamine induces disruption of latent inhibition which is prevented by antipsychotic drugs and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. Neuropsychopharmacology 32(5): 989-999. PDF
2006
Dresner E., Barak S. (2006). Conversational multitasking in interactive written discourse as a communication competence. Communication Reports 19(1): 70-78. PDF