Neurochemistry and psychopharmacology

The Neurochemistry section under Associate Professor Mathew Martin-Iverson    operates a series of projects based in the Pre-Pulse Inhibition Laboratory at   Graylands Hospital. The major project under way is:

• Standardisation of prepulse inhibition of the startle reflex for pharmacological and interspecies comparisons

Currently there are four honours and postgraduate students engaged in PPI research projects:

• The effects of 0.20mg/kg dexamphetamine upon PPI (honours project)
• Non-monoaminergic pathways involved in the acute prosocial effects of   MDMA
• The effects of cannabis use on eye blinks and brain function
• Inheritance of dopaminergic phenotypes in congenic strains of C3H/ mice and their relationships to a novel method of PPI analysis

Contact

Associate Professor Mathew Martin-Iverson +61 8 9347 6443