Ehlers, Cindy

Faculty Member

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2017 - Professor, Neuroscience , Scripps Research
2017 - Professor (Joint Appointment), Molecular Medicine , Scripps Research
Professor of Neurology (Adjunct), University of California, San Francisco
Professor of Psychiatry (Adjunct), University of Pittsburgh
Professor of Psychiatry (Adjunct), University of California, San Diego
2013 - 2017 Professor, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (MCN) , Scripps Research
- 2017 Professor (Joint Appointment), Molecular and Experimental Medicine (MEM) , Scripps Research
2008 - 2012 Professor, Molecular and Integrative Neurosciences (MIND) , Scripps Research
1989 - 2008 Associate Professor with tenure, Neurobiology , Scripps Research
1983 - 1989 Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic
1979 - 1983 Senior Research Associate, Arthur Vining Davis Center for Behavioral Neurobiology, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
1977 - 1979 Postdoctoral Fellow, Brain Research Institute and Department of Anatomy, University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Cindy Ehlers studies the role genetics plays in the development of addiction to substances in clinical studies and animal models; she also investigates whether genetic, ethnic, and/or racial diversities exist in physiologic markers of risk for substance dependence.

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Addiction (UMLS)

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cindye@scripps.edu

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- Yeung, E. W., Spychala, K. M., Miller, A. P., Otto, J. M., Deak, J. D., Kim, H., Gilder, D. A., Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Gizer, I. R. Effects of genetic risk for alcohol dependence and onset of regular drinking on the progression to alcohol dependence: A polygenic risk score approach Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2022 230 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109117 PMID:34844060 PMCID:PMC8714681
- Peng, Q., Ehlers, C. L. Long tracks of homozygosity predict the severity of alcohol use disorders in an American Indian population Molecular Psychiatry 2021 DOI:10.1038/s41380-020-00989-9 PMID:33398086 PMCID:PMC8254832
- Amodeo, L. R., Jennings, S. D., Mulholland, P. J., Ehlers, C. L. Chronic intermittent ethanol during adolescence and adulthood alters dendritic spines in the primary motor and visual cortex in rats Alcohol 2021 97:67-74 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2021.09.032 PMID:34626787
- Ehlers, C. L., Benedict, J., Wills, D., Sanchez-Alavez, M. PSPH-D-18-00526: Effect of a dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA-12) on sleep and event-related oscillations in rats exposed to ethanol vapor during adolescence Psychopharmacology 2020 DOI:10.1007/s00213-019-05371-4 PMID:31659377
- Javitt, D. C., Siegel, S. J., Spencer, K. M., Mathalon, D. H., Hong, L. E., Martinez, A., Ehlers, C. L., Abbas, A. I., Teichert, T., Lakatos, P., Womelsdorf, T. A roadmap for development of neuro-oscillations as translational biomarkers for treatment development in neuropsychopharmacology Neuropsychopharmacology 2020 DOI:10.1038/s41386-020-0697-9 PMID:32375159
- Amodeo, L. R., Liu, W., Wills, D. N., Vetreno, R. P., Crews, F. T., Ehlers, C. L. Adolescent alcohol exposure increases orexin-A/hypocretin-1 in the anterior hypothalamus Alcohol 2020 88:65-72 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2020.06.003 PMID:32619610 PMCID:PMC7501165
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Wills, D., Benedict, J., Sanchez-Alavez, M. Phase locking of event-related oscillations is decreased in both young adult humans and rats with a history of adolescent alcohol exposure Addiction Biology 2020 25 DOI:10.1111/adb.12732 PMID:30884076 PMCID:PMC6751029
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Mori, S., Wills, D. N., Otero, D., Aguirre, C. A., Singh, M., Ehlers, C. L., Conti, B. Time course of blood and brain cytokine/chemokine levels following adolescent alcohol exposure and withdrawal in rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2019 DOI:10.1111/acer.14209 PMID:31589333
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Kim, C., Wills, D. N., Karriker-Jaffe, K. J., Gilder, D. A. CR-19-0950: Event-related responses to alcohol-related stimuli in Mexican-American young adults: Relation to age, gender, comorbidity and "dark side" symptoms Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2019 202:76-86 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.001 PMID:31323376 PMCID:PMC6685752
- Crews, F. T., Robinson, D. L., Chandler, L. J., Ehlers, C. L., Mulholland, P. J., Pandey, S. C., Rodd, Z. A., Spear, L. P., Swartzwelder, H. S., Vetreno, R. P. Mechanisms of persistent neurobiological changes following adolescent alcohol exposure: NADIA Consortium findings Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2019 43:1806-1822 DOI:10.1111/acer.14154 PMID:31335972 PMCID:PMC6758927
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Mori, S., Wills, D. N., Otero, D., Ehlers, C. L., Conti, B. Time course of microglia activation and brain and blood cytokine/chemokine levels following chronic ethanol exposure and protracted withdrawal in rats Alcohol 2019 76:37-45 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.07.005 PMID:30554034 PMCID:PMC6336521
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Benedict, J., Wills, D. N., Ehlers, C. L. Effect of suvorexant on event-related oscillations and EEG sleep in rats exposed to chronic intermittent ethanol vapor and protracted withdrawal Sleep 2019 42 DOI:10.1093/sleep/zsz020
- Peng, Q., Bizon, C., Gizer, I. R., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Genetic loci for alcohol-related life events and substance-induced affective symptoms: indexing the "dark side" of addiction Translational Psychiatry 2019 9 DOI:10.1038/s41398-019-0397-6 PMID:30718457 PMCID:PMC6362044
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Indexing the 'dark side of addiction': substance-induced affective symptoms and alcohol use disorders Addiction 2019 114:139-149 DOI:10.1111/add.14431 PMID:30153346
- Amodeo, L. R., Wills, D. N., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Nguyen, W., Conti, B., Ehlers, C. L. Intermittent voluntary ethanol consumption combined with ethanol vapor exposure during adolescence increases drinking and alters other behaviors in adulthood in female and male rats Alcohol 2018 73:57-66 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.04.003 PMID:30293056 PMCID:PMC6193864
- Moore, R. S., Gilder, D. A., Grube, J. W., Lee, J. P., Geisler, J. A., Friese, B., Calac, D. J., Finan, L. J., Ehlers, C. L. Prevention of underage drinking on California Indian reservations using individual- and community-level approaches American Journal of Public Health 2018 108:1035-1041 DOI:10.2105/ajph.2018.304447 PMID:29927644 PMCID:PMC6050833
- Ehlers, C. L., Wills, D., Gilder, D. A. A history of binge drinking during adolescence is associated with poorer sleep quality in young adult Mexican Americans and American Indians Psychopharmacology 2018 235:1775-1782 DOI:10.1007/s00213-018-4889-5 PMID:29589068
- Ehlers, C. L., Pergadia, M. L., Stoker, A. K., Vlachou, S. Contribution to mentorship and promoting women in science Biological Psychiatry 2018 83:913-914 DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.08.015 PMID:28917609
- Ehlers, C. L., Sanchez-Alavez, M., Wills, D. Effect of gabapentin on sleep and delta and theta EEG power in adult rats exposed to chronic intermittent ethanol vapor and protracted withdrawal during adolescence Psychopharmacology 2018 235:1783-1791 DOI:10.1007/s00213-018-4888-6 PMID:29589069 PMCID:PMC5949268
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Wills, D. N., Amodeo, L., Ehlers, C. L. Effect of gabapentin on sleep and event-related oscillations (EROs) in rats exposed to chronic intermittent ethanol vapor and protracted withdrawal Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2018 42:624-633 DOI:10.1111/acer.13588 PMID:29286538 PMCID:PMC5832602
- Zemore, S. E., Karriker-Jaffe, K. J., Mulia, N., Kerr, W. C., Ehlers, C. L., Cook, W. K., Martinez, P., Lui, C., Greenfield, T. K. The future of research on alcohol-related disparities across U.S. racial/ethnic groups: a plan of attack Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2018 79:7-21 PMID:29227222
- Gizer, I. R., Bizon, C., Gilder, D. A., Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Whole genome sequence study of cannabis dependence in two independent cohorts Addiction Biology 2018 23:461-473 DOI:10.1111/adb.12489 PMID:28111843 PMCID:PMC5522771
- Melroy-Greif, W. E., Gizer, I. R., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Genetic influences on evening preference overlap with those for bipolar disorder in a sample of Mexican Americans and American Indians Twin Research and Human Genetics 2017 20:499-510 DOI:10.1017/thg.2017.62 PMID:29192581
- Peng, Q., Gizer, I. R., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Associations between genomic variants in alcohol dehydrogenase genes and alcohol symptomatology in American Indians and European Americans: distinctions and convergence Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2017 41:1695-1704 DOI:10.1111/acer.13480 PMID:28815635 PMCID:PMC5626638
- Amodeo, L. R., Wills, D. N., Ehlers, C. L. Acute low-level alcohol consumption reduces phase locking of event-related oscillations in rodents Behavioural Brain Research 2017 330:25-29 DOI:10.1016/j.bbr.2017.05.007 PMID:28495609 PMCID:PMC5521819
- Yin, X., Bizon, C., Tilson, J., Lin, Y., Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies a novel susceptibility signal at CACNA2D3 for nicotine dependence American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2017 174:557-567 DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.32540 PMID:28440896
- Melroy-Greif, W. E., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Yehuda, R., Ehlers, C. L. Genome-wide association study of post-traumatic stress disorder in two high-risk populations Twin Research and Human Genetics 2017 20:197-207 DOI:10.1017/thg.2017.12 PMID:28262088
- Peng, Q., Schork, N. J., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Whole genome sequence association and ancestry-informed polygenic profile of EEG alpha in a Native American population American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2017 174:435-450 DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.32533 PMID:28436151 PMCID:PMC5435561
- Richmond-Rakerd, L. S., Otto, J. M., Slutske, W. S., Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Gizer, I. R. A novel tobacco use phenotype suggests the 15q25 and 19q13 loci may be differentially associated with cigarettes per day and tobacco-related problems Nicotine & Tobacco Research 2017 19:426-434 DOI:10.1093/ntr/ntw260 PMID:27663783
- Amodeo, L. R., Kneiber, D., Wills, D. N., Ehlers, C. L. Alcohol drinking during adolescence increases consumptive responses to alcohol in adulthood in Wistar rats Alcohol 2017 59:43-51 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2016.12.002 PMID:28187948 PMCID:PMC5358807
- Ehlers, C. L., Wills, D. N., Lau, P., Gilder, D. A. Sleep quality in an adult American Indian community sample Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2017 13:385-391 DOI:10.5664/jcsm.6486 PMID:27998373 PMCID:PMC5337585
- Ehlers, C. L., Kim, C., Gilder, D. A., Stouffer, G. M., Caetano, R., Yehuda, R. Lifetime history of traumatic events in a young adult Mexican American sample: Relation to substance dependence, affective disorder, acculturation stress, and PTSD Journal of Psychiatric Research 2016 83:79-85 DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.08.009 PMID:27569652 PMCID:PMC5107155
- Otto, J. M., Gizer, I. R., Bizon, C., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Polygenic risk scores for cigarettes smoked per day do not generalize to a Native American population Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2016 167:95-102 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.07.029 PMID:27530288 PMCID:PMC5037040
- Melroy-Greif, W. E., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Genetic variation in FAAH is associated with cannabis use disorders in a young adult sample of Mexican Americans Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2016 166:249-253 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.021 PMID:27394933 PMCID:PMC4983484
- Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Bizon, C., Slutske, W., Peng, Q., Schork, N. J., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the REG-CTNNA2 region of chromosome 2 and NEIL3 associated with impulsivity in a Native American sample Genes Brain and Behavior 2016 15:568-577 DOI:10.1111/gbb.12297 PMID:27167163 PMCID:PMC4935619
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Ehlers, C. L. Event-related oscillations (ERO) during an active discrimination task: Effects of lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis International Journal of Psychophysiology 2016 103:53-61 DOI:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.02.010 PMID:25660307 PMCID:PMC4529390
- Criado, J. R., Gilder, D. A., Kalafut, M. A., Ehlers, C. L. Cardiovascular disease risks in adult Native and Mexican Americans with a history of alcohol use disorders: association with cardiovascular autonomic control Clinical Autonomic Research 2016 26:87-95 DOI:10.1007/s10286-015-0333-7 PMID:26758567 PMCID:PMC4862581
- Gilder, D. A., Stouffer, G. M., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Clinical characteristics of alcohol combined with other substance use disorders in an American Indian community sample Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2016 161:222-229 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.02.006 PMID:26896167 PMCID:PMC4792738
- Norden-Krichmar, T. M., Gizer, I. R., Phillips, E., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Schork, N. J., Ehlers, C. L. Variants near CCK receptors are associated with electrophysiological responses to pre-pulse startle stimuli in a Mexican American cohort Twin Research and Human Genetics 2015 18:727-737 DOI:10.1017/thg.2015.77 PMID:26608796 PMCID:PMC4727900
- Ehlers, C. L., Wills, D. N., Phillips, E., Havstad, J. Low voltage alpha EEG phenotype is associated with reduced amplitudes of alpha event-related oscillations, increased cortical phase synchrony, and a low level of response to alcohol International Journal of Psychophysiology 2015 98:65-75 DOI:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.07.002 PMID:26151497 PMCID:PMC4579005
- Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L. Genome-wide association studies of substance use: considerations regarding populations and phenotypes. Biological Psychiatry 2015 77:423-424 DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.11.013 PMID:25645273
- Lee, J. P., Moore, R. S., Roberts, J., Nelson, N., Calac, D., Gilder, D. A., Ehlers, C. L. Off-premise alcohol outlets on and around tribal land: risks for rural California Indian youth Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse 2015 14:59-78 DOI:10.1080/15332640.2014.958643 PMID:25529892 PMCID:PMC4344917
- Norden-Krichmar, T. M., Gizer, I. R., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Schork, N. J., Ehlers, C. L. Protective variant associated with alcohol dependence in a Mexican American cohort BMC Medical Genetics 2014 15 DOI:10.1186/s12881-014-0136-z PMID:25527893 PMCID:PMC4337107
- Peng, Q., Gizer, I. R., Libiger, O., Bizon, C., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Schork, N. J., Ehlers, C. L. Association and ancestry analysis of sequence variants in ADH and ALDH using alcohol-related phenotypes in a Native American community sample American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2014 165:673-683 DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.32272 PMID:25270064 PMCID:PMC4364382
- Jaime, L. K. M., Shafe, S., Liang, T., Wills, D. N., Berg, G. I., Ehlers, C. L. Subjective response to alcohol and ADH polymorphisms in a select sample of young adult male East Indians and Africans in Trinidad and Tobago Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2014 75:827-838 PMID:25208201 PMCID:PMC4161702
- Ehlers, C. L., Stouffer, G. M., Gilder, D. A. Associations between a history of binge drinking during adolescence and self-reported responses to alcohol in young adult Native and Mexican Americans Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2014 38:2039-2047 DOI:10.1111/acer.12466 PMID:24961146 PMCID:PMC4125016
- Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Stimulant dependence and stimulant-associated psychosis: clinical characteristics and age of onset in a native american community sample Journal of Addiction Medicine 2014 8:241-248 DOI:10.1097/adm.0000000000000039 PMID:24755633 PMCID:PMC4122628
- Norden-Krichmar, T. M., Gizer, I. R., Libiger, O., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L., Schork, N. J. Correlation analysis of genetic admixture and social identification with body mass index in a Native American community American Journal of Human Biology 2014 26:347-360 DOI:10.1002/ajhb.22521 PMID:24757035 PMCID:PMC4068510
- Sanchez-Alavez, M., Robleclo, P., Wills, D. N., Haustad, J., Ehlers, C. L. Cholinergic modulation of event-related oscillations (ERO) Brain Research 2014 1559:11-25 DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2014.02.043 PMID:24594019 PMCID:PMC4090032
- Criado, J. R., Gizer, I. R., Edenberg, H. J., Ehlers, C. L. CHRNA5 and CHRNA3 variants and level of neuroticism in young adult Mexican American men and women Twin Research and Human Genetics 2014 17:80-88 DOI:10.1017/thg.2014.11 PMID:24588897 PMCID:PMC4034688
- Ehlers, C. L., Desikan, A., Wills, D. N. Event-related potential responses to the acute and chronic effects of alcohol in adolescent and adult Wistar rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2014 38:749-759 DOI:10.1111/acer.12299 PMID:24483322 PMCID:PMC4002286
- Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Item response theory analyses of DSM-IV and DSM-5 stimulant use disorder criteria in an American Indian community sample Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2014 135:29-36 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.10.010 PMID:24200103 PMCID:PMC3915779
- Bizon, C., Spiegel, M., Chasse, S. A., Gizer, I. R., Li, Y., Malc, E. P., Mieczkowski, P. A., Sailsbery, J. K., Wang, X., Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Variant calling in low-coverage whole genome sequencing of a Native American population sample BMC Genomics 2014 15:85 DOI:10.1186/1471-2164-15-85 PMID:24479562 PMCID:PMC3914019
- Ehlers, C. L., Desikan, A., Wills, D. N. Developmental differences in EEG and sleep responses to acute ethanol administration and its withdrawal (hangover) in adolescent and adult Wistar rats Alcohol 2013 47:601-610 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2013.09.040 PMID:24169089 PMCID:PMC3896376
- Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Ellingson, J. M., Yehuda, R. Measuring historical trauma in an American Indian community sample: contributions of substance dependence, affective disorder, conduct disorder and PTSD Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2013 133:180-187 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.05.011 PMID:23791028 PMCID:PMC3810370
- Ehlers, C. L., Oguz, I., Budin, F., Wills, D. N., Crews, F. T. Peri-adolescent ethanol vapor exposure produces reductions in hippocampal volume that are correlated with deficits in prepulse inhibition of the startle Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2013 37:1466-1475 DOI:10.1111/acer.12125 PMID:23578102 PMCID:PMC3715576
- Ehlers, C. L., Liu, W., Wills, D. N., Crews, F. T. Periadolescent ethanol vapor exposure persistently reduces measures of hippocampal neurogenesis that are associated with behavioral outcomes in adulthood Neuroscience 2013 244:1-15 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.058 PMID:23567812 PMCID:PMC3726260
- Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Wang, T., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Contributions of ethnicity to differential item functioning of cannabis abuse and dependence symptoms Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2013 74:320-328 PMID:23384380 PMCID:PMC3568170
- Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R. Evidence for a genetic component for substance dependence in Native Americans American Journal of Psychiatry 2013 170:154-164 DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12010113 PMID:23377636 PMCID:PMC3603686
- Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Yehuda, R. Lifetime history of traumatic events in an American Indian community sample: Heritability and relation to substance dependence, affective disorder, conduct disorder and PTSD Journal of Psychiatric Research 2013 47:155-161 DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2012.10.002 PMID:23102628 PMCID:PMC3530021
- Criado, J. R., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of adolescent onset voluntary drinking followed by ethanol vapor exposure on subsequent ethanol consumption during protracted withdrawal in adult Wistar rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2013 103:622-630 DOI:10.1016/j.pbb.2012.10.016 PMID:23128022 PMCID:PMC3544970
- Criado, J. R., Gilder, D. A., Kalafut, M. A., Ehlers, C. L. Obesity in American Indian and Mexican American men and women: associations with blood pressure and cardiovascular autonomic control Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology 2013 2013:680687 DOI:10.1155/2013/680687 PMID:24024026 PMCID:PMC3760286
- Gilder, D. A., Luna, J. A., Roberts, J., Calac, D., Grube, J. W., Moore, R. S., Ehlers, C. L. Usefulness of a survey on underage drinking in a rural American Indian community health clinic American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research 2013 20:1-26 DOI:10.5820/aian.2002.2013.1 PMID:23824640 PMCID:PMC3788675
- Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L., Vieten, C., Feiler, H. S., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genome-wide linkage scan of antisocial behavior, depression, and impulsive substance use in the UCSF family alcoholism study Psychiatric Genetics 2012 22:235-244 DOI:10.1097/YPG.0b013e328353fb77 PMID:22517380 PMCID:PMC3427472
- Ehlers, C. L., Wills, D. N., Havstad, J. Ethanol reduces the phase locking of neural activity in human and rodent brain Brain Research 2012 1450:67-79 DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2012.02.039 PMID:22410292 PMCID:PMC3503530
- Criado, J. R., Gizer, I. R., Slutske, W. S., Phillips, E., Ehlers, C. L. Event-related oscillations to affective stimuli: Heritability, linkage and relationship to externalizing disorders Journal of Psychiatric Research 2012 46:256-263 DOI:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.10.017 PMID:22123122 PMCID:PMC3264760
- Gilder, D. A., Ehlers, C. L. Depression symptoms associated with cannabis dependence in an adolescent American Indian community sample American Journal on Addictions 2012 21:536-543 DOI:10.1111/j.1521-0391.2012.00281.x PMID:23082832 PMCID:PMC3498983
- Ehlers, C. L., Criado, J. R., Wills, D. N., Liu, W., Crews, F. T. Periadolescent ethanol exposure reduces adult forebrain ChAT plus IR neurons: Correlation with behavioral pathology Neuroscience 2011 199:333-345 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.10.011 PMID:22033458 PMCID:PMC3264427
- Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Linkage analyses of stimulant dependence, craving, and heavy use in American Indians American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2011 156B:772-780 DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.31218 PMID:21812097 PMCID:PMC3188982
- Blasius, A. L., Dubin, A. E., Petrus, M. J., Lim, B. K., Narezkina, A., Criado, J. R., Wills, D. N., Xia, Y., Moresco, E. M. Y., Ehlers, C., Knowlton, K. U., Patapoutian, A., et al. Hypermorphic mutation of the voltage-gated sodium channel encoding gene Scn10a causes a dramatic stimulus-dependent neurobehavioral phenotype Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2011 108:19413-19418 DOI:10.1073/pnas.1117020108 PMID:22087007 PMCID:PMC3228463
- Gizer, I. R., Edenberg, H. J., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. L. Association of alcohol dehydrogenase genes with alcohol-related phenotypes in a native american community sample Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2011 35:2008-2018 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01552.x PMID:21635275 PMCID:PMC3197765
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Criado, J. R., Gilder, D. A. N4 component responses to pre-pulse startle stimuli in young adults: Relationship to alcohol dependence Psychiatry Research 2011 188:237-244 DOI:10.1016/j.psychres.2011.04.010 PMID:21550123 PMCID:PMC3114177
- Criado, J. R., Liu, T. M., Ehlers, C. L., Mathe, A. A. Prolonged chronic ethanol exposure alters neuropeptide Y and corticotropin-releasing factor levels in the brain of adult Wistar rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2011 99:104-111 DOI:10.1016/j.pbb.2011.04.005 PMID:21527271 PMCID:PMC3120013
- Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L. Item response theory analysis of binge drinking and its relationship to lifetime alcohol use disorder symptom severity in an American Indian community sample Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2011 35:984-995 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01429.x PMID:21314696 PMCID:PMC3083452
- Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L., Vieten, C., Seaton-Smith, K. L., Feiler, H. S., Lee, J. V., Segall, K., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Linkage scan of nicotine dependence in the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) family alcoholism study Psychological Medicine 2011 41:799-808 DOI:10.1017/s0033291710001273 PMID:20594377 PMCID:PMC3045476
- Gizer, I. R., Ehlers, C. L., Vieten, C., Seaton-Smith, K. L., Feiler, H. S., Lee, J. V., Segall, S. K., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Linkage scan of alcohol dependence in the UCSF family alcoholism study Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2011 113:125-132 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.07.017 PMID:20817416 PMCID:PMC3008755
- Gilder, D. A., Luna, J. A., Calac, D., Moore, R. S., Monti, P. M., Ehlers, C. L. Acceptability of the use of motivational interviewing to reduce underage drinking in a Native American community Substance Use & Misuse 2011 46:836-842 DOI:10.3109/10826084.2010.541963 PMID:21210721 PMCID:PMC3075848
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Criado, J. R., Caetano, R. Sleep quality and alcohol-use disorders in a select population of young-adult Mexican Americans Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2010 71:879-884 PMID:20946745 PMCID:PMC2965486
- Pian, J. P., Criado, J. R., Milner, R., Ehlers, C. L. N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit expression in adult and adolescent brain following chronic ethanol exposure Neuroscience 2010 170:645-654 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.06.065 PMID:20603193 PMCID:PMC2945397
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- Walker, B. M., Drimmer, D. A., Walker, J. L., Liu, T. M., Mathe, A. A., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of prolonged ethanol vapor exposure on forced swim behavior, and neuropeptide Y and corticotropin-releasing factor levels in rat brains Alcohol 2010 44:487-493 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.06.006 PMID:20705420 PMCID:PMC2954060
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- Criado, J. R., Ehlers, C. L. Event-related oscillations in the parietal cortex of adult alcohol-preferring (P) and alcohol-nonpreferring rats (NP) Alcohol 2010 44:335-342 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2010.02.004 PMID:20598842 PMCID:PMC2918714
- Ehlers, C. L., Walter, N. A. R., Dick, D. M., Buck, K. J., Crabbe, J. C. A comparison of selected quantitative trait loci associated with alcohol use phenotypes in humans and mouse models Addiction Biology 2010 15:185-199 DOI:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2009.00195.x PMID:20148779 PMCID:PMC2848508
- Crabbe, J. C., Bell, R. L., Ehlers, C. L. Human and laboratory rodent low response to alcohol: Is better consilience possible? Addiction Biology 2010 15:125-144 DOI:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2009.00191.x PMID:20148776 PMCID:PMC2853481
- Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Vieten, C., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Linkage analyses of cannabis dependence, craving, and withdrawal in the San Francisco family study American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2010 153B:802-811 DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.31050 PMID:19937978 PMCID:PMC2940710
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- Ehlers, C. L., Criado, J. R. Adolescent ethanol exposure: Does it produce long-lasting electrophysiological effects? Alcohol 2010 44:27-37 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.09.033 PMID:20113872 PMCID:PMC2818286
- Ehlers, C. L., Gizer, I. R., Vieten, C., Gilder, D. A., Stouffer, G. M., Lau, P., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Cannabis dependence in the San Francisco Family Study: Age of onset of use, DSM-IV symptoms, withdrawal, and heritability Addictive Behaviors 2010 35:102-110 DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.09.009 PMID:19818563 PMCID:PMC2805269
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Gizer, I. R., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. EEG spectral phenotypes: Heritability and association with marijuana and alcohol dependence in an American Indian community study Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2010 106:101-110 DOI:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.07.024 PMID:19748744 PMCID:PMC2815012
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Criado, J. R., Caetano, R. Acculturation stress, anxiety disorders, and alcohol dependence in a select population of young adult Mexican Americans Journal of Addiction Medicine 2009 3:227-233 DOI:10.1097/ADM.0b013e3181ab6db7 PMID:20161543 PMCID:PMC2805002
- Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Item response theory analysis of lifetime cannabis-use disorder symptom severity in an American Indian community sample Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2009 70:839-849 PMID:19895760 PMCID:PMC2776116
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- Criado, J. R., Ehlers, C. L. Event-related oscillations as risk markers in genetic mouse models of high alcohol preference Neuroscience 2009 163:506-523 DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.06.039 PMID:19540906 PMCID:PMC2741167
- Walker, B. M., Ehlers, C. L. Appetitive motivational experience during adolescence results in enhanced alcohol consumption during adulthood Behavioral Neuroscience 2009 123:926-935 DOI:10.1037/a0016002 PMID:19634953 PMCID:PMC2787447
- Irwin, M. R., Olmstead, R., Valladares, E. M., Breen, E. C., Ehlers, C. L. Tumor necrosis factor antagonism normalizes rapid eye movement sleep in alcohol dependence Biological Psychiatry 2009 66:191-195 DOI:10.1016/j.biopsych.208.12.004 PMID:19185287 PMCID:PMC2761725
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Gizer, I. R., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Heritability and a genome-wide linkage analysis of a type II/B cluster construct for cannabis dependence in an American Indian community Addiction Biology 2009 14:338-348 DOI:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2009.00160.x PMID:19413562 PMCID:PMC2850263
- Ehlers, C. L., Criado, J. R. Event-related oscillations in mice: Effects of stimulus characteristics Journal of Neuroscience Methods 2009 181:52-57 DOI:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.04.015 PMID:19406149 PMCID:PMC2743542
- Shafe, S., Gilder, D. A., Montane-Jaime, L. K., Joseph, R., Moore, S., Crooks, H., Ramcharam, C., Ehlers, C. L. Co-morbidity of alcohol dependence and select affective and anxiety disorders among individuals of East Indian and African ancestry in Trinidad and Tobago West Indian Medical Journal 2009 58:164-172 PMID:20953317 PMCID:PMC2954109
- Walker, B. M., Ehlers, C. L. Age-related differences in the blood alcohol levels of wistar rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2009 91:560-565 DOI:10.1016/j.pbb.2008.09.017 PMID:18940195 PMCID:PMC2766013
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- Buysse, D. J., Germain, A., Hall, M. L., Moul, D. E., Nofzinger, E. A., Begley, A., Ehlers, C. L., Thompson, W., Kupfer, D. J. EEG spectral analysis in primary insomnia: NREM period effects and sex differences Sleep 2008 31:1673-1682 PMID:19090323 PMCID:PMC2603490
- Criado, J. R., Wills, D. N., Walker, B. A., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of adolescent ethanol exposure on sleep in adult rats Alcohol 2008 42:631-639 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2008.08.001 PMID:18922666 PMCID:PMC2858580
- Montane-Jaime, L. K., Shafe, S., Joseph, R., Moore, S., Gilder, D. A., Crooks, H., Ramcharan, C., Ehlers, C. L. The clinical course of alcoholism in Trinidad and Tobago Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2008 69:834-839 PMID:18925341 PMCID:PMC2583374
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Slutske, W. S., Lind, P. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Externalizing disorders in American Indians: Comorbidity and a genome wide linkage analysis American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2008 147B:690-698 DOI:10.1002/ajmg.30666 PMID:18286631 PMCID:PMC2839892
- Hodgkinson, C. A., Yuan, Q. P., Xu, K., Shen, P. H., Heinz, E., Lobos, E. A., Binder, E. B., Cubells, J., Ehlers, C. L., Gelernter, J., Mann, J., Riley, B., et al. Addictions biology: Haplotype-based analysis for 130 candidate genes on a single array Alcohol and Alcoholism 2008 43:505-515 DOI:10.1093/alcalc/agn032 PMID:18477577 PMCID:PMC2724863
- Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Corey, L., Ehlers, C. L. Factors associated with remission from alcohol dependence in an American Indian community group American Journal of Psychiatry 2008 165:1172-1178 DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07081308 PMID:18519526 PMCID:PMC2835695
- Ehlers, C. L., Lind, P. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the mu opioid receptor gene (OPRM1) and self-reported responses to alcohol in American Indians BMC Medical Genetics 2008 9:35 DOI:10.1186/1471-2350-9-35 PMID:18433502 PMCID:PMC2386778
- Walker, B. M., Walker, J. L., Ehlers, C. L. Dissociable effects of ethanol consumption during the light and dark phase in adolescent and adult Wistar rats Alcohol 2008 42:83-89 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2007.12.001 PMID:18358986 PMCID:PMC2387129
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Phillips, E. P3 components of the event-related potential and marijuana dependence in Southwest California Indians Addiction Biology 2008 13:130-142 DOI:10.1111/j.1369-1600.2007.00091.x PMID:18201292
- Valladares, E. M., Eijammal, S. M., Motivala, S., Ehlers, C. L., Irwin, M. R. Sex differences in cardiac sympathovagal balance and vagal tone during nocturnal sleep Sleep Medicine 2008 9:310-316 DOI:10.1016/j.sleep.2007.02.012 PMID:17644417
- Piana, J. P., Criado, J. R., Walker, B. M., Ehlers, C. L. Differential effects of acute alcohol on EEG and sedative responses in adolescent and adult Wistar rats Brain Research 2008 1194:28-36 DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2007.11.057 PMID:18191821 PMCID:PMC2275718
- Criado, J. R., Wills, D. N., Walker, B. M., Ehlers, C. L. Electrophysiological effects of dizocilpine (MK-801) in adult rats exposed to ethanol during adolescence Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2008 32:1752-1762 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00760.x PMID:18652596
- Ehlers, C. L., Slutske, W. S., Lind, P. A., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Association between single nucleotide polymorphisms in the cannabinoid receptor gene (CNR1) and impulsivity in Southwest California Indians Twin Research and Human Genetics 2007 10:805-811 DOI:10.1375/twin.10.6.805 PMID:18179391
- Criado, J. R., Ehlers, C. L. Electrophysiological responses to affective stimuli in Mexican Americans: Relationship to alcohol dependence and personality traits Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2007 88:148-157 DOI:10.1016/j.pbb.2007.07.019 PMID:17764730 PMCID:PMC2042967
- Criado, J. R., Ehlers, C. L. Electrophysiological responses to affective stimuli in Southwest California Indians: Relationship to alcohol dependence Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2007 68:813-823 PMID:17960299
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Corey, L., Lau, P., Gilder, D. A., Wilhelmsen, K. Heritability of illicit drug use and transition to dependence in southwest California Indians Psychiatric Genetics 2007 17:171-176 DOI:10.1097/01.ypg.0000242201.56342.1a PMID:17417061
- Moore, S., Montane-Jaime, K., Shafe, S., Joseph, R., Crooks, H., Carr, L. G., Ehlers, C. L. Association of ALDH1 promoter polymorphisms with alcohol-related phenotypes in Trinidad and Tobago Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 2007 68:192-196 PMID:17286337
- Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genomic screen for substance dependence and body mass index in southwest California Indians Genes Brain and Behavior 2007 6:184-191 DOI:10.1111/j.1601-183X.2006.00246.x PMID:16764678
- Ehlers, C. L., Slutske, W. S., Gilder, D. A., Lau, P. Age of first marijuana use and the occurrence of marijuana use disorders in Southwest California Indians Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2007 86:290-296 DOI:10.1016/j.pbb.2006.07.024 PMID:16930685
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E. Association of EEG alpha variants and alpha power with alcohol dependence in Mexican American young adults Alcohol 2007 41:13-20 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2007.02.001 PMID:17452295 PMCID:PMC2047338
- Ehlers, C. L., Montane-Jaime, K., Moore, S., Shafe, S., Joseph, R., Carr, L. G. Association of the ADHIB(*)3 allele with alcohol-related phenotypes in Trinidad Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2007 31:216-220 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00298.x PMID:17250612
- Ehlers, C. L., Walker, B. M., Pian, J. P., Roth, J. L., Slawecki, C. J. Increased alcohol drinking in isolate-housed alcohol-preferring rats Behavioral Neuroscience 2007 121:111-119 DOI:10.1037/0735-7044.121.1.111 PMID:17324055
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Finnerman, G., Gilder, D., Lau, P., Criado, J. P3 components and adolescent binge drinking in southwest California Indians Neurotoxicology and Teratology 2007 29:153-163 DOI:10.1016/j.ntt.2006.11.013 PMID:17196788
- Ehlers, C. L., Slutske, W. S., Gilder, D. A., Lau, P., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Age at first intoxication and alcohol use disorders in southwest California Indians Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2006 30:1856-1865 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00222.x PMID:17067349
- Montane-Jaime, K., Moore, S., Shafe, S., Joseph, R., CrookSa, H., Carr, L., Ehlers, C. L. ADH1C*2 allele is associated with alcohol dependence and elevated liver enzymes in Trinidad and Tobago Alcohol 2006 39:81-86 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2006.08.002 PMID:17134660
- Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genomic screen for loci associated with tobacco usage in Mission Indians BMC Medical Genetics 2006 7:9 DOI:10.1186/1471-2350-7-9 PMID:16472381 PMCID:PMC1386651
- Irwin, M. R., Valladares, E. M., Motivala, S., Thayer, J. F., Ehlers, C. L. Association between nocturnal vagal tone and sleep depth, sleep quality, and fatigue in alcohol dependence Psychosomatic Medicine 2006 68:159-166 DOI:10.1097/01.psy.0000195743.60952.00 PMID:16449427
- Thorsell, A., Slawecki, C. J., El Khoury, A., Mathe, A. A., Ehlers, C. L. The effects of social isolation on neuropeptide y levels, exploratory and anxiety-related behaviors in rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2006 83:28-34 DOI:10.1016/j.pbb.2005.12.005 PMID:16458953
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- Slawecki, C. J., Thorsell, A. K., El Khoury, A., Mathe, A. A., Ehlers, C. L. Increased CRF-like and NPY-like immunoreactivity in adult rats exposed to nicotine during adolescence: Relation to anxiety-like and depressive-like behavior Neuropeptides 2005 39:369-377 DOI:10.1016/j.npep.2005.06.002 PMID:16038974
- Thorsell, A., Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of neuropeptide Y and corticotropin-releasing factor on ethanol intake in Wistar rats: Interaction with chronic ethanol exposure Behavioural Brain Research 2005 161:133-140 DOI:10.1016/j.bbr.2005.01.016 PMID:15904720
- Thorsell, A., Slawecki, C. J., Khoury, A., Mathe, A. A., Ehlers, C. L. Effect of social isolation on ethanol consumption and substance P/neurokinin expression in Wistar rats Alcohol 2005 36:91-97 DOI:10.1016/j.alchohol.2005.07.003 PMID:16396742
- Wilhelmsen, K. C., Ehlers, C. Heritability of substance dependence in a Native American population Psychiatric Genetics 2005 15:101-107 DOI:10.1097/00041444-200506000-00006 PMID:15900224
- Thorsell, A., Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of neuropeptide Y on appetitive and consummatory behaviors associated with alcohol drinking in Wistar rats with a history of ethanol exposure Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2005 29:584-590 DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000160084.13148.02 PMID:15834223
- Ehlers, C. L., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genomic scan for alcohol craving in Mission Indians Psychiatric Genetics 2005 15:71-75 DOI:10.1097/00041444-200503000-00012 PMID:15722961
- Slawecki, C. J., Thorsell, A., Ehlers, C. L. Antagonism of neuropeptide YY1 receptors does not inhibit ethanol's effects on cortical EEG and ERPs in wistar rats Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2005 66:559-566 PMID:16240564
- Slawecki, C. J., Jimenez-Vasquez, P., Mathe, A., Ehlers, C. L. Effect of ethanol on brain neuropeptides in adolescent and adult rats Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2005 66:46-52 PMID:15830902
- Slawecki, C. J., Purdy, R. H., Ehlers, C. L. Electrophysiological effects of allopregnanolone in rats with a history of ethanol exposure Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2005 29:66-74 DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000150002.65988.0a PMID:15654293
- Gilder, D. A., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. Comorbidity of select anxiety and affective disorders with alcohol dependence in southwest California Indians Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2004 28:1805-1813 DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000148116.27875.b0 PMID:15608596
- Ehlers, C. L., Spence, J. P., Wall, T. L., Gilder, D. A., Carr, L. G. Association of ALDH1 promoter polymorphisms with alcohol-related phenotypes in southwest California Indians Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2004 28:1481-1486 DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000141821.06062.20 PMID:15597079
- Slawecki, C. J., Thomas, J. D., Riley, E. P., Ehlers, C. L. Neurophysiologic consequences of neonatal ethanol exposure in the rat Alcohol 2004 34:187-196 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2004.08.008 PMID:15902912
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Wall, T. L., Phillips, E., Feiler, H., Wilhelmsen, K. C. Genomic screen for loci associated with alcohol dependence in Mission Indians American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics 2004 129B:110-115 DOI:10.1002/ajmg.b.30057 PMID:15274051
- Irwin, M., Rinetti, G., Redwine, L., Motivala, S., Dang, J., Ehlers, C. Nocturnal proinflammatory cytokine-associated sleep disturbances in abstinent African American alcoholics Brain Behavior and Immunity 2004 18:349-360 DOI:10.1016/j.bbi.2004.02.001 PMID:15157952
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Betancourt, M., Gilder, D. A. The clinical course of alcoholism in 243 Mission Indians American Journal of Psychiatry 2004 161:1204-1210 DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.161.7.1204 PMID:15229052
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Schuckit, M. A. EEG alpha variants and alpha power in Hispanic American and white non-Hispanic American young adults with a family history of alcohol dependence Alcohol 2004 33:99-106 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2004.05.003 PMID:15528007
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Wall, T. L., Wilhelmsen, K., Schuckit, M. A. Eeg alpha and level of response to alcohol in hispanic-and non-hispanic-american young adults with a family history of alcoholism Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2004 65:301-308 PMID:15222586
- Spence, J. P., Liang, T. B., Eriksson, C. J. P., Taylor, R. E., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L., Carr, L. G. Evaluation of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 promoter polymorphisms identified in human populations Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2003 27:1389-1394 DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000087086.50089.59 PMID:14506398
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Sweeny, A., Slawecki, C. J. Event-related potential responses to alcohol-related stimuli in African-American young adults: Relation to family history of alcoholism and drug usage Alcohol and Alcoholism 2003 38:332-338 DOI:10.1093/alcalc/agg080 PMID:12814900
- Dahl, R. E., Williamson, D. E., Bertocci, M. A., Stolz, M. V., Ryan, N. D., Ehlers, C. L. Spectral analyses of sleep EEG in depressed offspring of fathers with or without a positive history of alcohol abuse or dependence: A pilot study Alcohol 2003 30:193-200 DOI:10.1016/j.alcohol.2003.06.001 PMID:13679113
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E. EEG low-voltage alpha and alpha power in African American young adults: Relation to family history of alcoholism Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2003 27:765-772 DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000065439.09492.67 PMID:12766620
- Slawecki, C. J., Gilder, A., Roth, J., Ehlers, C. L. Increased anxiety-like behavior in adult rats exposed to nicotine as adolescents Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2003 75:355-361 DOI:10.1016/s0091-3057(03)00093-5 PMID:12873627
- Ehlers, C. L., Carr, L., Betancourt, M., Montane-Jaime, K. Association of the ADH2*3 allele with greater alcohol expectancies in African-American young adults Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2003 64:176-181 PMID:12713190
- Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L. The effects of corticotropin-releasing factor on the cortical EEG are reduced following adolescent nicotine exposure Neuropeptides 2003 37:66-73 DOI:10.1016/s0143-4179(03)00006-4 PMID:12637038
- Slawecki, C. J., Grahame, N. J., Roth, J., Katner, S. N., Ehlers, C. L. EEG and ERP profiles in the high alcohol preferring (HAP) and low alcohol preferring (LAP) mice: Relationship to ethanol preference Brain Research 2003 961:243-254 DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03959-8 PMID:12531491
- Wall, T. L., Carr, L. G., Ehlers, C. L. Protective association of genetic variation in alcohol dehydrogenase with alcohol dependence in Native American Mission Indians American Journal of Psychiatry 2003 160:41-46 DOI:10.1176/appi.ajp.160.1.41 PMID:12505800
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C. Long latency event-related potentials in mice: Effects of stimulus characteristics and strain Brain Research 2002 957:117-128 DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(02)03612-0 PMID:12443987
- Katner, S. N., Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L. Neurophysiological profiles of replicate line 2 high-alcohol-drinking (HAD-2) and low-alcohol-drinking (LAD-2) rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2002 26:1669-1677 DOI:10.1097/01.alc.0000036286.55213.d8 PMID:12436055
- Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L. Lasting effects of adolescent nicotine exposure on the electroencephalogram, event related potentials, and locomotor activity in the rat Developmental Brain Research 2002 138:15-25 DOI:10.1016/s0165-3806(02)00455-8 PMID:12234654
- Katner, S. N., Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L. Neuropeptide Y administration into the amygdala does not affect ethanol consumption Alcohol 2002 28:29-38 DOI:10.1016/s0741-8329(02)00235-5 PMID:12377358
- Irwin, M., Gillin, J. C., Dang, J., Phillips, E., Ehlers, C. L., Weissman, J. Sleep deprivation as a probe of homeostatic sleep regulation in primary alcoholics Biological Psychiatry 2002 51:632-641 DOI:10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01304-x PMID:11955463
- Katner, S. N., Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L. Neuropeptide Y administration into the third ventricle does not increase sucrose or ethanol self-administration but does affect the cortical eeg and increases food intake Psychopharmacology 2002 160:146-154 DOI:10.1007/s00213-001-0950-9 PMID:11875632
- Gilder, D. A., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. Psychiatric diagnoses among Mission Indian children with and without a parental history of alcohol dependence Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2002 63:18-23 PMID:11925054
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Garcia-Andrade, C., Phillips, E. Visual P3 findings in Mission Indian youth: Relationship to family history of alcohol dependence and behavioral problems Psychiatry Research 2001 105:67-78 DOI:10.1016/s0165-1781(01)00313-4 PMID:11740976
- Ehlers, C. L., Gilder, D. A., Harris, L., Carr, L. Association of the ADH2*3 allele with a negative family history of alcoholism in African American young adults Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2001 25:1773-1777 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02189.x PMID:11781511
- Jimenez-Vasquez, P. A., Mathe, A. A., Thomas, J. D., Riley, E. P., Ehlers, C. L. Early maternal separation alters neuropeptide Y concentrations in selected brain regions in adult rats Developmental Brain Research 2001 131:149-152 DOI:10.1016/s0165-3806(01)00264-4 PMID:11718845
- Slawecki, C. J., Jimenez-Vasquez, P., Mathe, A. A., Ehlers, C. L. Substance P and neurokinin levels are decreased in the cortex and hypothalamus of alcohol-preferring (P) rats Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2001 62:736-740 PMID:11838908
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Garcia-Andrade, C., Phillips, E. Auditory P3 findings in Mission Indian youth Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2001 62:562-570 PMID:11702795
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Garcia-Andrade, C., Phillips, E. EEG asymmetry: Relationship to mood and risk for alcoholism in Mission Indian youth Biological Psychiatry 2001 50:129-136 DOI:10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01132-5 PMID:11526994
- Slawecki, C. J., Betancourt, M., Cole, M., Ehlers, C. L. Periadolescent alcohol exposure has lasting effects on adult neurophysiological function in rats Developmental Brain Research 2001 128:63-72 DOI:10.1016/s0165-3806(01)00150-x PMID:11356263
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Garcia-Andrade, C., Phillips, E. Effects of age and parental history of alcoholism on EEG findings in Mission Indian children and adolescents Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2001 25:672-679 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2001.tb02266.x PMID:11371716
- Slawecki, C. J., Betancourt, M., Li, T. K., Ehlers, C. L. Neurophysiological findings and drinking levels in high-alcohol-drinking (HAD) and low-alcohol-drinking (LAD) rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2000 24:1492-1499 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb04566.x PMID:11045856
- Slawecki, C. J., Purdy, R. H., Li, T. K., Walpole, T., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of allopregnanolone on the eeg of alcohol-preferring and alcohol-nonpreferring rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2000 24:1369-1375 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.2000.tb02105.x PMID:11003202
- Thomas, J. D., Garrison, M. E., Slawecki, C. J., Ehlers, C. L., Riley, E. P. Nicotine exposure during the neonatal brain growth spurt produces hyperactivity in preweanling rats Neurotoxicology and Teratology 2000 22:695-701 DOI:10.1016/s0892-0362(00)00096-9 PMID:11106862
- Slawecki, C. J., Betancourt, M., Walpole, T., Ehlers, C. L. Increases in sucrose consumption, but not ethanol consumption, following ICV NPY administration Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2000 66:591-594 DOI:10.1016/s0091-3057(00)00215-x PMID:10899375
- Slawecki, C. J., Walpole, T., Purdy, R. H., Ehlers, C. L. Comparison of the neurophysiological effects of allopregnanolone and ethanol in rats Psychopharmacology 2000 149:351-359 DOI:10.1007/s002139900365 PMID:10867962
- Slawecki, C. J., Thomas, J. D., Riley, E. P., Ehlers, C. L. Neonatal nicotine exposure alters hippocampal EEG and event-related potentials (ERPs) in rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 2000 65:711-718 DOI:10.1016/s0091-3057(99)00258-0 PMID:10764927
- Ehlers, C. L., Slawecki, C. J. Effects of chronic ethanol exposure on sleep in rats Alcohol 2000 20:173-179 DOI:10.1016/s0741-8329(99)00077-4 PMID:10719796
- Slawecki, C. J., Somes, C., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of prolonged ethanol exposure on neurophysiological measures during an associative learning paradigm Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2000 58:125-132 DOI:10.1016/s0376-8716(99)00072-1 PMID:10669063
- Wall, T. L., Garcia-Andrade, C., Wong, V., Lau, P., Ehlers, C. L. Parental history of alcoholism and problem behaviors in Native-American children and adolescents Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 2000 24:30-34 DOI:10.1097/00000374-200001000-00005 PMID:10656189
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C., Li, T. K., Lumeng, L., Hwang, B. H., Jimenez, P., Mathe, A. A. Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) levels and alcohol International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology 1999 2:173-179 DOI:10.1017/s1461145799001558 PMID:112819
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C., Lumeng, L., Li, T. K. Electrophysiological response to neuropeptide Y (NPY): In alcohol-naive preferring and non-preferring rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1999 63:291-299 DOI:10.1016/s0091-3057(99)00012-x PMID:10371659
- Hwang, B. H., Zhang, J. K., Ehlers, C. L., Lumeng, L., Li, T. K. Innate differences of neuropeptide Y (NPY) in hypothalamic nuclei and central nucleus of the amygdala between selectively bred rats with high and low alcohol preference Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1999 23:1023-1030 DOI:10.1097/00000374-199906000-00009 PMID:10397286
- Slawecki, C. J., Walpole, T., Somes, C., Li, T. K., Ehlers, C. L. Differences in neurophysiological indices of associative learning in alcohol-preferring and nonpreferring rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1999 23:828-834 DOI:10.1097/00000374-199905000-00010 PMID:10371402
- Slawecki, C. J., Somes, C., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of chronic ethanol exposure on neurophysiological responses to corticotropin-releasing factor and neuropeptide Y Alcohol and Alcoholism 1999 34:289-299 DOI:10.1093/alcalc/34.3.289 PMID:10414603
- Orozco, S., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. Influence of alcohol on electrophysiological responses to facial stimuli Alcohol 1999 18:11-16 DOI:10.1016/s0741-8329(98)00061-5 PMID:10386659
- Ehlers, C. L., Garcia-Andrade, C., Wall, T. L., Cloutier, D., Phillips, E. Electroencephalographic responses to alcohol challenge in Native American Mission Indians Biological Psychiatry 1999 45:776-787 DOI:10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00113-9 PMID:10188009
- Slawecki, C. J., Somes, C., Rivier, J. E., Ehlers, C. L. Neurophysiological effects of intracerebroventricular administration of urocortin Peptides 1999 20:211-218 DOI:10.1016/s0196-9781(98)00160-0 PMID:10422877
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C., Li, T. K., Lumeng, L., Kinkead, B., Owens, M. J., Nemeroff, C. B. Neurotensin studies in alcohol naive, preferring and non-preferring rats Neuroscience 1999 93:227-236 DOI:10.1016/s0306-4522(99)00113-x PMID:10430486
- Ehlers, C. L., Li, T. K., Lumeng, L., Hwang, B. H., Somes, C., Jimenez, P., Mathe, A. A. Neuropeptide Y levels in ethanol-naive, alcohol-preferring, and nonpreferring rats and in Wistar rats after ethanol exposure Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1998 22:1778-1782 DOI:10.1097/00000374-199811000-00022 PMID:9835294
- Ehlers, C. L., Havstad, J., Prichard, D., Theiler, J. Low doses of ethanol reduce evidence for nonlinear structure in brain activity Journal of Neuroscience 1998 18:7474-7486 PMID:9736666
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C., Cloutier, D. Are some of the effects of ethanol mediated through npy? Psychopharmacology 1998 139:136-144 DOI:10.1007/s002130050698 PMID:9768551
- Orozco, S., Ehlers, C. L. Gender differences in electrophysiological responses to facial stimuli Biological Psychiatry 1998 44:281-289 DOI:10.1016/s0006-3223(97)00487-3 PMID:9715360
- Seifritz, E., Klemfuss, H., Montes, J. M., Britton, K. T., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of corticotropin-releasing factor on circadian locomotor rhythm in the golden hamster Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1998 60:855-862 DOI:10.1016/s0091-3057(98)00065-3 PMID:9700969
- Ehlers, C. L., Garcia-Andrade, C., Wall, T. L., Sobel, D. F., Phillips, E. Determinants of P3 amplitude and response to alcohol in Native American Mission Indians Neuropsychopharmacology 1998 18:282-292 PMID:95094
- Ehlers, C. L., Kupfer, D. J., Buysse, D. J., Cluss, P. A., Miewald, J. M., Bisson, E. F., Grochocinski, V. J. The Pittsburgh study of normal sleep in young adults: Focus on the relationship between waking and sleeping EEG spectral patterns Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1998 106:199-205 DOI:10.1016/s0013-4694(97)00130-2 PMID:9743277
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C., Lopez, A. L., Robledo, P. Long latency event-related potentials in rats: Response of amygdala, nucleus accumbens, dorsal hippocampus and frontal cortex to changes in reward characteristics of conditioned stimuli Brain Research 1998 780:138-142 DOI:10.1016/s0006-8993(97)01294-8 PMID:9473634
- Robledo, P., Somes, C., Winkler, J., Thal, L. J., Ehlers, C. L. Long latency event-related potentials in rats: Effects of nucleus basalis magnocellularis lesions International Journal of Neuroscience 1998 96:23-44
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C., Thomas, J., Riley, E. P. Effects of neonatal exposure to nicotine on electrophysiological parameters in adult rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1997 58:713-720 DOI:10.1016/s0091-3057(97)90011-3 PMID:9329064
- Wall, T. L., Peterson, C. M., Peterson, K. P., Johnson, M. L., Thomasson, H. R., Cole, M., Ehlers, C. L. Alcohol metabolism in Asian-American men with genetic polymorphisms of aldehyde dehydrogenase Annals of Internal Medicine 1997 127:376-379 DOI:10.7326/0003-4819-127-5-199709010-00007 PMID:9273829
- Ehlers, C. L., Kupfer, D. J. Slow-wave sleep: Do young adult men and women age differently? Journal of Sleep Research 1997 6:211-215 DOI:10.1046/j.1365-2869.1997.00041.x PMID:9358400
- Ehlers, C. L., Somes, C., Lopez, A., Kirby, D., Rivier, J. E. Electrophysiological actions of neuropeptide Y and its analogs: New measures for anxiolytic therapy? Neuropsychopharmacology 1997 17:34-43 PMID:919404
- GarciaAndrade, C., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. The firewater myth and response to alcohol in Mission Indians American Journal of Psychiatry 1997 154:983-988 PMID:9210750
- Wall, T. L., GarciaAndrade, C., Thomasson, H. R., Carr, L. G., Ehlers, C. L. Alcohol dehydrogenase polymorphisms in native americans: Identification of the adh2*3 allele Alcohol and Alcoholism 1997 32:129-132 PMID:9105506
- GraciaAndrade, C., Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. Alcohol expectancies in a Native American population Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1996 20:1438-1442 PMID:8947322
- Wall, T. L., GarciaAndrade, C., Thomasson, H. R., Cole, M., Ehlers, C. L. Alcohol elimination in Native American Mission Indians: An investigation of interindividual variation Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1996 20:1159-1164 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01105.x PMID:8904964
- Wall, T. L., Thomasson, H. R., Ehlers, C. L. Investigator-observed alcohol-induced flushing but not self-report of flushing is a valid predictor of ALDH2 genotype Journal of Studies on Alcohol 1996 57:267-272 PMID:8709585
- Ehlers, C. L., Phillips, E., Parry, B. L. Electrophysiological findings during the menstrual cycle in women with and without late luteal phase dysphoric disorder: Relationship to risk for alcoholism? Biological Psychiatry 1996 39:720-732 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(95)00183-2 PMID:8731460
- Kaneko, W. M., Ehlers, C. L., Philips, E. L., Riley, E. P. Auditory event-related potentials in fetal alcohol syndrome and Down's syndrome children Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1996 20:35-42 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01040.x PMID:8651459
- Ehlers, C. L., Havstad, J. W., Kupfer, D. J. Estimation of the time course of slow-wave sleep over the night in depressed patients: Effects of clomipramine and clinical response Biological Psychiatry 1996 39:171-181 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(95)00139-5 PMID:8837978
- Kaneko, W. M., Phillips, E. L., Riley, E. P., Ehlers, C. L. EEG findings in fetal alcohol syndrome and Down syndrome children Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1996 98:20-28 DOI:10.1016/0013-4694(95)00189-1 PMID:8689990
- Parry, B. L., Ehlers, C. L., Mostofi, N., Phillips, E. Personality traits in LLPDD and normal controls during follicular and luteal menstrual-cycle phases Psychological Medicine 1996 26:197-202 PMID:8643759
- Ehlers, C. L. Chaos and complexity - can it help us to understand mood and behavior Archives of General Psychiatry 1995 52:960-964 PMID:7487344
- Ehlers, C. L., Havstad, J. W., Schuckit, M. A. EEG dimension in sons of alcoholics Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1995 19:992-998 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1995.tb00979.x PMID:7485851
- Wall, T. L., Ehlers, C. L. Acute effects of alcohol on P300 in Asians with different ALDH2 genotypes Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1995 19:617-622 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1995.tb01557.x PMID:7573783
- Robledo, P., Kaneko, W. M., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of neurotensin on EEG and event-related potentials in the rat Psychopharmacology 1995 118:410-418 DOI:10.1007/bf02245941 PMID:7568627
- Ehlers, C. L., Kaneko, W. M., Robledo, P., Lopez, A. L. Long-latency event-related potentials in rats - effects of task and stimulus parameters Neuroscience 1994 62:759-769 DOI:10.1016/0306-4522(94)90474-x PMID:7870304
- Kupfer, D. J., Ehlers, C. L., Frank, E., Grochocinski, V. J., McEachran, A. B., Buhari, A. Persistent effects of antidepressants - EEG sleep studies in depressed-patients during maintenance treatment Biological Psychiatry 1994 35:781-793 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(94)91140-1 PMID:8043708
- Mattson, S. N., Riley, E. P., Jernigan, T. L., Garcia, A., Kaneko, W. M., Ehlers, C. L., Jones, K. L. A decrease in the size of the basal ganglia following prenatal alcohol exposure - a preliminary-report Neurotoxicology and Teratology 1994 16:283-289 DOI:10.1016/0892-0362(94)90050-7 PMID:7935262
- Robledo, P., Lumeng, L., Li, T. K., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of MK-801 and diazepam on the EEG of P and NP rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1994 18:363-368 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1994.tb00026.x PMID:8048739
- Wall, T. L., Nemeroff, C. B., Ritchie, J. C., Ehlers, C. L. Cortisol responses following placebo and alcohol in Asians with different ALDH2 genotypes Journal of Studies on Alcohol 1994 55:207-213 PMID:8189741
- Mungas, D., Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L. Effects of acute alcohol administration on verbal and spatial-learning Alcohol and Alcoholism 1994 29:163-169 PMID:8080597
- Robledo, P., Lumeng, L., Li, T. K., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of oral ethanol self-administration on the eeg of alcohol-preferring and alcohol-nonpreferring rats Psychopharmacology 1993 113:60-66 DOI:10.1007/bf02244335 PMID:7862830
- Kupfer, D. J., Ehlers, C. L., Frank, E., Grochocinski, V. J., McEachran, A. N., Buhari, A. Electroencephalographic sleep studies in depressed-patients during long-term recovery Psychiatry Research 1993 49:121-138 DOI:10.1016/0165-1781(93)90100-u PMID:8153187
- Robledo, P., Kaneko, W. M., Ehlers, C. L. The effects of acute cocaine administration on auditory event-related potentials in rats Neuroscience Letters 1993 160:4-8 DOI:10.1016/0304-3940(93)90903-x PMID:8247330
- Wall, T. L., Gallen, C. C., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of alcohol on the EEG in Asian men with genetic variations of ALDH2 Biological Psychiatry 1993 34:91-99 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(93)90261-b PMID:8373942
- Ehlers, C. L., Kaneko, W. M., Owens, M. J., Nemeroff, C. B. Effects of gender and social-isolation on electroencephalogram and neuroendocrine parameters in rats Biological Psychiatry 1993 33:358-366 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(93)90325-8 PMID:8471694
- Kaneko, W. M., Riley, E. P., Ehlers, C. L. Electrophysiological and behavioral findings in rats prenatally exposed to alcohol Alcohol 1993 10:169-178 DOI:10.1016/0741-8329(93)90099-a PMID:8442896
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I., Kaneko, W. M. Effects of chronic corticosterone treatment on electrophysiological and behavioral measures in the rat Psychoneuroendocrinology 1992 17:691-699 DOI:10.1016/0306-4530(92)90028-6 PMID:12876
- Mattson, S. N., Riley, E. P., Jernigan, T. L., Ehlers, C. L., Delis, D. C., Jones, K. L., Stern, C., Johnson, K. A., Hesselink, J. R., Bellugi, U. Fetal alcohol syndrome - a case-report of neuropsychological, MRI, and EEG assessment of two children Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1992 16:1001-1003 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1992.tb01909.x PMID:1443415
- Wall, T. L., Thomasson, H. R., Schuckit, M. A., Ehlers, C. L. Subjective feelings of alcohol-intoxication in Asians with genetic variations of ALDH2 alleles Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1992 16:991-995 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1992.tb01907.x PMID:1443441
- Vargas, M. A., Bissette, G., Owens, M. J., Ehlers, C. L., Nemeroff, C. B. Effects of chronic ethanol and benzodiazepine treatment and withdrawal on corticotropin-releasing factor neural systems Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1992 654:145-152 DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb25963.x PMID:1632579
- Ehlers, C. L., Kaneko, W. M., Wall, T. L., Chaplin, R. I. Effects of dizocilpine (MK-801) and ethanol on the EEG and event-related potentials (ERPS) in rats Neuropharmacology 1992 31:369-378 DOI:10.1016/0028-3908(92)90069-2 PMID:1522954
- Buysse, D. J., Kupfer, D. J., Frank, E., Monk, T. H., Ritenour, A., Ehlers, C. L. Electroencephalographic sleep studies in depressed outpatients treated with interpersonal psychotherapy .1. Base-line studies in responders and nonresponders Psychiatry Research 1992 42:13-26 DOI:10.1016/0165-1781(92)90035-2 PMID:1603878
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I., Wall, T. L., Lumeng, L., Li, T. K., Owens, M. J., Nemeroff, C. B. Corticotropin releasing-factor (CRF) - studies in alcohol preferring and nonpreferring rats Psychopharmacology 1992 106:359-364 DOI:10.1007/bf02245418 PMID:1570383
- Kupfer, D. J., Jarrett, D. B., Ehlers, C. L. The effect of SRIF on the EEG sleep of normal men Psychoneuroendocrinology 1992 17:37-43 DOI:10.1016/0306-4530(92)90074-h PMID:1351686
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I. Long latency event related potentials in rats - the effects of changes in stimulus parameters and neurochemical lesions Journal of Neural Transmission-General Section 1992 88:61-75 DOI:10.1007/bf01245037 PMID:1575954
- Ehlers, C. L., Havstad, J. W., Garfinkel, A., Kupfer, D. J. Nonlinear-analysis of EEG sleep states Neuropsychopharmacology 1991 5:167-176 PMID:175593
- Kupfer, D. J., Ehlers, C. L., Frank, E., Grochocinski, V. J., McEachran, A. B. EEG sleep profiles and recurrent depression Biological Psychiatry 1991 30:641-655 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(91)90010-j PMID:1958764
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I., Lumeng, L., Li, T. K. Electrophysiological response to ethanol in P-rats and NP-rats Alcoholism-Clinical and Experimental Research 1991 15:739-744 DOI:10.1111/j.1530-0277.1991.tb00590.x PMID:1928653
- Robledo, P., Kaneko, W., Ehlers, C. L. Combined effects of ethanol and MK-801 on locomotor-activity in the rat Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1991 39:513-516 DOI:10.1016/0091-3057(91)90218-q PMID:1835099
- Ehlers, C. L., Schuckit, M. A. Evaluation of EEG alpha-activity in sons of alcoholics Neuropsychopharmacology 1991 4:199-205 PMID:206471
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Chaplin, R. I. Long latency event-related potentials in rats - effects of dopaminergic and serotonergic depletions Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1991 38:789-793 DOI:10.1016/0091-3057(91)90243-u PMID:1831273
- Kupfer, D. J., Jarrett, D. B., Ehlers, C. L. The effect of GRF on the EEG sleep of normal males Sleep 1991 14:87-88 PMID:1687426
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I. Eeg and erp response to chronic ethanol exposure in rats Psychopharmacology 1991 104:67-74 DOI:10.1007/bf02244556 PMID:1882006
- Wall, T. L., Schuckit, M. A., Mungas, D., Ehlers, C. L. EEG alpha-activity and personality-traits Alcohol 1990 7:461-464 DOI:10.1016/0741-8329(90)90032-8 PMID:2222849
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I., Koob, G. F. EEG effects of RO-15-4513 and FG-7142 alone and in combination with ethanol Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1990 36:607-611 DOI:10.1016/0091-3057(90)90263-h PMID:2165619
- Ehlers, C. L., Schuckit, M. A. EEG fast frequency activity in the sons of alcoholics Biological Psychiatry 1990 27:631-641 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(90)90531-6 PMID:2322623
- Melia, K. F., Koob, G. F., Ehlers, C. L. Ethanol effects on delayed spatial matching as modeled by a negative exponential forgetting function Psychopharmacology 1990 102:391-398 DOI:10.1007/bf02244109 PMID:2251335
- Kupfer, D. J., Ehlers, C. L., Pollock, B. G., Nathan, R. S., Perel, J. M. Clomipramine and EEG sleep in depression Psychiatry Research 1989 30:165-180 DOI:10.1016/0165-1781(89)90158-3 PMID:2694201
- Ehlers, C. L., Wall, T. L., Schuckit, M. A. EEG spectral characteristics following ethanol administration in young men Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1989 73:179-187 DOI:10.1016/0013-4694(89)90118-1 PMID:2475322
- Melia, K. F., Ehlers, C. L. Signal-detection analysis of ethanol effects on a complex conditional discrimination Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1989 33:581-584 DOI:10.1016/0091-3057(89)90391-2 PMID:2587600
- Ehlers, C. L., Kupfer, D. J. Effects of age on delta and REM-sleep parameters Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1989 72:118-125 DOI:10.1016/0013-4694(89)90172-7 PMID:2464482
- Havstad, J. W., Ehlers, C. L. Attractor dimension of nonstationary dynamical-systems from small data sets Physical Review A 1989 39:845-853 DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.39.845 PMID:9901311
- Kupfer, D. J., Reynolds, C. F., Ehlers, C. L. Comparison of EEG sleep measures among depressive subtypes and controls in older individuals Psychiatry Research 1989 27:13-21 DOI:10.1016/0165-1781(89)90004-8 PMID:2922441
- Ehlers, C. L. EEG and ERP responses to naloxone and ethanol in monkeys Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 1989 13:217-228 DOI:10.1016/0278-5846(89)90019-5 PMID:2748862
- Kupfer, D. J., Frank, E., Ehlers, C. L. EEG sleep in young depressives - first and second night effects Biological Psychiatry 1989 25:87-97 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(89)90150-9 PMID:2912511
- Kupfer, D. J., Ehlers, C. L. Two roads to rapid eye movement latency Archives of General Psychiatry 1989 46:945-948 DOI:10.1001/archpsyc.1989.01810100087016 PMID:2679484
- Ehlers, C. L. ERP responses to ethanol and diazepam administration in squirrel-monkeys Alcohol 1988 5:315-320 DOI:10.1016/0741-8329(88)90072-9 PMID:3228483
- Britton, K. T., Ehlers, C. L., Koob, G. F. Is ethanol antagonist Ro15-4513 selective for ethanol Science 1988 239:648-649 DOI:10.1126/science.3340849 PMID:3340849
- Ehlers, C. L., Schuckit, M. A. EEG response to ethanol in sons of alcoholics Psychopharmacology Bulletin 1988 24:434-437 PMID:3153504
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I. Chronic ethanol exposure potentiates the locomotor-activating effects of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) in rats Regulatory Peptides 1987 19:345-353 DOI:10.1016/0167-0115(87)90176-5 PMID:3501867
- Ehlers, C. L., Chaplin, R. I., Koob, G. F. Antidepressants modulate the CNS effects of corticotropin releasing-factor in rats Medical Science Research-Biochemistry 1987 15:719-720
- Ehlers, C. L., Kupfer, D. J. Hypothalamic peptide modulation of EEG sleep in depression - a further application of the S-process hypothesis Biological Psychiatry 1987 22:513-517 DOI:10.1016/0006-3223(87)90173-9 PMID:3032289
- Ehlers, C. L., Reed, T. K. Ethanol effects on EEG spectra in monkeys - comparison to morphine and diazepam Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1987 66:317-321 DOI:10.1016/0013-4694(87)90081-2 PMID:2434316
- Polich, J., Ehlers, C. L., Dalessio, D. J. Pattern-shift visual evoked-responses and EEG in migraine Headache 1986 26:451-456 DOI:10.1111/j.1526-4610.1986.hed2609451.x PMID:3781832
- Wehrenberg, W. B., Ehlers, C. L. Effects of growth-hormone releasing-factor in the brain Science 1986 232:1271-1272 DOI:10.1126/science.3085220 PMID:3085220
- Melia, K. F., Ehlers, C. L., Lebrun, C. J., Koob, G. F. Post-learning ethanol effects on a water-finding task in rats Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior 1986 24:1813-1815 DOI:10.1016/0091-3057(86)90528-9 PMID:3737649
- Ehlers, C. L., Reed, T. K., Henriksen, S. J. Effects of corticotropin-releasing factor and growth hormone-releasing factor on sleep and activity in rats Neuroendocrinology 1986 42:467-474 DOI:10.1159/000124489 PMID:3084988
- Polich, J., Ehlers, C. L., Otis, S., Mandell, A. J., Bloom, F. E. P300 latency reflects the degree of cognitive decline in dementing illness Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology 1986 63:138-144 DOI:10.1016/0013-4694(86)90007-6 PMID:2417814
- Ehlers, C. L., Lopez, A., Chaplin, R. I. Chronic lithium and desmethylimipramine modulation of locomotor response to growth-hormone releasing-factor Psychopharmacology Bulletin 1986 22:991-994
- Ehlers, C. L. EEG stability following corticotropin releasing-factor in rats Psychoneuroendocrinology 1986 11:121-125 DOI:10.1016/0306-4530(86)90039-9 PMID:348643
- Ehlers, C. L., Reed, T. K., Wang, M., Lebrun, C. J., Koob, G. F. EEG effects of subcutaneous and intracerebroventricular injections of arginine vasopressin in the rat Psychopharmacology 1985 87:430-433 DOI:10.1007/bf00432508 PMID:3936102
- Ehlers, C. L., Koob, G. F. Locomotor behavior following kindling in three different brain sites Brain Research 1985 326:71-79 DOI:10.1016/0006-8993(85)91385-x PMID:3971150
- Ehlers, C. L., Koob, G. F. The effects of chronic lithium on the EEG and locomotor response to drug challenge in rats Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 1985 9:133-142 DOI:10.1016/0278-5846(85)90075-2 PMID:4001429
- Mungas, D., Ehlers, C., Walton, N., McCutchen, C. B. Verbal-learning differences in epileptic patients with left and right temporal-lobe foci Epilepsia 1985 26:340-345 DOI:10.1111/j.1528-1157.1985.tb05660.x PMID:4006893
- Ehlers, C. L., Walton, N. Y., Floyd, R. A., Wang, M., McCutchen, C. B. EEG spectra following phenytoin infusion in seizure patients Clinical Electroencephalography 1984 15:173-177 PMID:6467631
- Ehlers, C. L., Foote, S. L. Ultradian periodicities in EEG and behavior in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) American Journal of Primatology 1984 7:381-389 DOI:10.1002/ajp.1350070407
- Schwartz, J. M., Ehlers, C. L., Detmer, W. M., Bloom, F. E. Amygdala kindling after ligation of the middle cerebral-artery in the rat Experimental Neurology 1983 80:484-490 DOI:10.1016/0014-4886(83)90300-x PMID:6840252
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