Publications & Resources

A full listing of my research publications can be found here

• Activation of G-protein coupled estradiol receptor 1 in the dorsolateral striatum attenuates preference for cocaine and saccharin in male but not female rats.

Quigley JA, Becker JB.

Horm Behav. 2021 Feb 19;130:104949. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2021.104949. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 33609527

• Sex differences in vulnerability to addiction

Quigley JA, Logsdon MK, Turner CA, Gonzalez IL, Leonardo NB, Becker JB.

Neuropharmacology. 2021 Feb 7;187:108491.doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2021.108491. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 33567305

• The rodent vaginal microbiome across the estrous cycle and the effect of genital nerve electrical stimulation.

Levy M, Bassis CM, Kennedy E, Yoest KE, Becker JB, Bell J, Berger MB, Bruns TM.

PLoS One. 2020 Mar 12;15(3):e0230170. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230170. eCollection 2020.

PMID: 32163469

• Ovarian Hormones Mediate Changes in Adaptive Choice and Motivation in Female Rats.

Yoest KE, Cummings JA, Becker JB.

Front Behav Neurosci. 2019 Nov 12;13:250. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00250. eCollection 2019.

PMID: 31780908

• Analysis of sex differences in pre-clinical and clinical data sets.

Beltz AM, Beery AK, Becker JB.

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Dec;44(13):2155-2158. doi: 10.1038/s41386-019-0524-3. Epub 2019 Sep 17.

PMID: 31527863

• Estradiol-Induced Potentiation of Dopamine Release in Dorsal Striatum Following Amphetamine Administration Requires Estradiol Receptors and mGlu5.

Song Z, Yang H, Peckham EM, Becker JB.

eNeuro. 2019 Feb 13;6(1):ENEURO.0446-18.2019. doi: 10.1523/ENEURO.0446-18.2019. eCollection 2019 Jan-Feb.

PMID: 30766916

• The federal plan for health science and technology's response to the opioid crisis: understanding sex and gender differences as part of the solution is overlooked.

Becker JB, Mazure CM.

Biol Sex Differ. 2019 Jan 7;10(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s13293-018-0215-5.

PMID: 30616693

• Oestradiol influences on dopamine release from the nucleus accumbens shell: sex differences and the role of selective oestradiol receptor subtypes.

Yoest KE, Cummings JA, Becker JB.

Br J Pharmacol. 2019 Nov;176(21):4136-4148. doi: 10.1111/bph.14531. Epub 2018 Dec 18.

PMID: 30381823

• Single prolonged stress decreases sign-tracking and cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine-seeking.

Fitzpatrick CJ, Jagannathan L, Lowenstein ED, Robinson TE, Becker JB, Morrow JD.

Behav Brain Res. 2019 Feb 1;359:799-806. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2018.07.026. Epub 2018 Aug 2.

PMID: 30077578

• Sex differences in neural mechanisms mediating reward and addiction.

Becker JB, Chartoff E.

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Jan;44(1):166-183. doi: 10.1038/s41386-018-0125-6. Epub 2018 Jun 19.

PMID: 29946108

• Sex differences in motivated behaviors in animal models.

Song Z, Kalyani M, Becker JB.

Curr Opin Behav Sci. 2018 Oct;23:98-102. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2018.04.009. Epub 2018 May 3.

PMID: 30467551

• Rapid effects of ovarian hormones in dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens.

Yoest KE, Quigley JA, Becker JB.

Horm Behav. 2018 Aug;104:119-129. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.04.002. Epub 2018 Apr 22.

PMID: 29626485