Stephen V. Mahler

University of California, Irvine — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

37h-index4.7kcitations81works1.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior(43), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research(29), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior(18), Memory and Neural Mechanisms(16), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling(16)

Publications81 total

Ventral Pallidum GABA Neuron Inhibition Augments Context-Appropriate Defensive Responses to Learned Threat Cues
2025Open Access
Potential roles for microglia in drug addiction: Adolescent neurodevelopment and beyond
Journal of Neuroimmunology·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Adolescent exposure to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol impairs testicular function in young adult male mice
Toxicological Sciences·2025
Neural basis of adolescent THC-induced potentiation of opioid responses later in life
Neuropsychopharmacology·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Opioid drug seeking after early-life adversity: a role for delta opioid receptors
Addiction Neuroscience·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Adolescent THC impacts on mPFC dopamine-mediated cognitive processes in male and female rats
Psychopharmacology·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Adolescent THC impacts on mPFC dopamine-mediated cognitive processes in male and female rats
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
The Elaborate Sounds of Social Life: Correlating Ultrasound Communication with Behavior in a Small-Scale Rat Colony
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
A head-to-head comparison of two DREADD agonists for suppressing operant behavior in rats via VTA dopamine neuron inhibition
Psychopharmacology·2023· 16 citedOpen Access
A head-to-head comparison of two DREADD agonists for suppressing operant behavior in rats via VTA dopamine neuron inhibition
2023· 2 citedOpen Access
Long-term effects of THC exposure on reward learning and motivated behavior in adolescent and adult male rats
Psychopharmacology·2023· 13 citedOpen Access
Adolescent exposure to low-dose Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol depletes the ovarian reserve in female mice
Toxicological Sciences·2023· 7 citedOpen Access
Stress-induced plasticity of a CRH/GABA projection disrupts reward behaviors in mice
Nature Communications·2023· 55 citedOpen Access
Long-term effects of THC exposure on reward learning and motivated behavior in adolescent and adult male rats
2022Open Access
Nasal accumulation and metabolism of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol following aerosol (‘vaping’) administration in an adolescent rat model
Pharmacological Research·2022· 15 citedOpen Access
A Sensitive Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Simultaneous Analysis of Phytocannabinoids and Endocannabinoids in Plasma and Brain
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
Stress-induced plasticity of a novel CRH <sup>GABA</sup> projection disrupts reward behaviors
2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Ventral pallidum GABA neurons bidirectionally control opioid relapse across rat behavioral models
Addiction Neuroscience·2022· 22 citedOpen Access
Enduring disruption of reward and stress circuit activities by early-life adversity in male rats
Translational Psychiatry·2022· 40 citedOpen Access
Comparative Pharmacokinetics of Δ <sup>9</sup> -Tetrahydrocannabinol in Adolescent and Adult Male and Female Rats
Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research·2022· 22 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Gary Aston‐Jones(11), Christina M. Ruiz(11), Daniele Piomelli(8), Tallie Z. Baram(7), Mitchell R. Farrell(6), Alexa Torrens(6), Kent Berridge(5), Harriet de Wit(5), S Levis(5), Morgan H. James(4), Erik Castillo(4), Faizy Ahmed(4), Victoria Inshishian(4), David E. Moorman(3), Kyle S. Smith(3), Ellen M McGlinchey(3), Hannah Schoch(3), Jessica L. Bolton(3), Aditi Das(3), Christina R. Perrone(3)