Louk J. M. J. Vanderschuren

University of Applied Sciences Utrecht — Netherlands

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(178), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(89), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(78), Stress Responses and Cortisol(43), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(42)

Publications288 total

In memory of Dr Emily Jutkiewicz, 1975–2024
Behavioural Pharmacology·2025
THRILL with Bob Fagen and Louk Vanderschuren
2025
Seeking under threat of adversity: assessing control over reward pursuit in rats
Psychopharmacology·2024
Opportunities for risk‐taking during play alters cognitive performance and prefrontal inhibitory signalling in rats of both sexes
European Journal of Neuroscience·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Animal play and evolution: Seven timely research issues about enigmatic phenomena
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews·2024· 23 cited
Neurexin1α knockout in rats causes aberrant social behaviour: relevance for autism and schizophrenia
Psychopharmacology·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
CaMKIIa+ neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis modulate pace of natural reward seeking depending on internal state
Psychopharmacology·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Author response for "Opportunities for risk‐taking during play alters cognitive performance and prefrontal inhibitory signalling in rats of both sexes"
2024
CaMKIIa+ neurons in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis modulate pace of natural reward seeking depending on internal state
2023· 3 citedOpen Access
Opportunities for risk-taking during play alters cognitive performance and prefrontal inhibitory signalling in rats of both sexes
2023· 1 citedOpen Access
The neurobiology of social play behaviour: Past, present and future
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews·2023· 47 citedOpen Access
Social play behavior shapes the development of prefrontal inhibition in a region-specific manner
Cerebral Cortex·2023· 14 citedOpen Access
Inhibition of ventral tegmental area projections to the nucleus accumbens shell increases premature responding in the five-choice serial reaction time task in rats
Brain Structure and Function·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Social play behavior shapes the development of prefrontal inhibition in a region-specific manner
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Behavior matters for neuroscience and neuroscience matters for behavior
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews·2022· 3 citedOpen Access
Social Play Behavior Is Critical for the Development of Prefrontal Inhibitory Synapses and Cognitive Flexibility in Rats
Journal of Neuroscience·2022· 51 citedOpen Access
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Striatal dopamine signals are region specific and temporally stable across action-sequence habit formation.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2022
Faculty Opinions recommendation of Neuroscience needs behavior: correcting a reductionist bias.
Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature·2022
Inhibition of ventral tegmental area projections to the nucleus accumbens shell increases premature responding in the 5-Choice serial reaction time task in rats
Research Square (Research Square)·2022Open Access
Editorial: The Behavioural Pharmacology of Cannabinoids
Behavioural Pharmacology·2022Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Anton N. M. Schoffelmeer(14), Viviana Trezza(13), Taco J. De Vries(10), Ruth Damsteegt(5), Raymond J.M. Niesink(4), Pieter Voorn(3), Barry J. Everitt(3), Judith R. Homberg(3), P.J.J. Baarendse(3), E. J. Marijke Achterberg(3), Marcel M. van Gaalen(3), Arie H. Mulder(3), Patrizia Campolongo(3), George Wardeh(3), Trevor W. Robbins(2), Cyriel M. A. Pennartz(2), Tommy Pattij(2), Rob Binnekade(2), M.A.F.M. Gerrits(2), Walter Matthys(2)