Papers and Posters Presented at National Conferences


McHale, L, & Jordan, W.P.  (1999).  Changing contextual cues: Support for an associtive explanation of habituation. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 70, 89.

Jordan, W.P., Kolody, A.W., O'Brien, J.C., & Coughlin, L.C.  (1998).  Failure of the NMDA antagonist MK-801 to antagonize cocaine sensitization of the acoustic startle response in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 2135.

Coughlin, L.C., O'Neal, A.L., Rizer, R.L., & Jordan, W.P.  (1998).  SCH23390 pre-treatment blocks cocaine sensitized head bobbing in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 24, 2134.

McHale, L., & Jordan, W.P.  (1998).  The relationship between alcohol expectancies, consumption, and sex of subject.  Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 69, 12.

Jordan, W.P., & Strasser, H.  (1998).  Extinction of contextual cues that mediate long-term habituation of lick suppression in the rat.  Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 69, 47.

Coughlin, L. J., Jordan, W. P., McKim, R., & Palmer, D. (1997). Baclofen pretreatment masks cocaine sensitization in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 23, 2411.

Jordan, W. P. (1997). The Effect of Contextual Stimuli on Long-term Habituation. Symposium address in: New ideas about habituation of the eyeblink and startle reflexes (A. Powers, chair). Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 68, 89. Jordan, W. P., Spicknall, K. E., & Bohan, R. T. (1997). Contextual effects on long-term habituation in the rat. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 68, 87.

Coughlin, L. J., Coffman, C. W., & Jordan, W. P. (1996). Diazepam pre-treatment masks cocaine sensitization in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 22, 930.

Jordan, W. P., & Bohan, R. T. (1996). Long-term habituation of lick suppression, but not of acoustic startle, is context specific. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Associatio, 67, 26

Jordan, W. P., & Bohan, R. T. (1996). Seroquel reverses PCP-induced hyperactivity and partially antagonizes PCP-mediated disruption of prepulse inhibition in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 22, 1677.

Nelson, C. J., & Jordan, W. P. (1995). Fluoxetine impairs acquisition of an avoidance response in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 21, 975.

Jordan, W. P., Nelson, C. J., & Bodie, T. B. (1993). Long-term habituation of the EMG startle response following lesions to the mesencephalic reticular formation in rats. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 19, 1230.

Poore, L. H., and Jordan, W. P. (1992). Habituation of the acoustic startle response: EMG activity in the spinotrapezius muscle of the rat. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 63, 16.

Poore, L. H., and Jordan, W. P. (1992). Modulation of the acoustic startle response: EMG activity in the spinotrapezius muscle of the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 18, 1065.

Jordan, W. P., Poore, L. H., Clayton, J. M., and Belcher, J. (1991). Habituation of the acoustic startle response is not frequency specific. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 17, 1046.

Jordan, W. P. (1990). Alcohol use by college students: Patterns and reasons for use. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 61, 29.

Jordan, W. P. (1989). Patterns of initial drug use: A retrospective study. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 60, 38.

Jordan, W. P., and Donovan, H. (1989). Bicuculline methiodide in the MRF does not affect long-term habituation of the acoustic startle response. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 15, 233.

Jordan, W. P. (1985). Assessing the inhibitory long-term habituation mechanism using the time course of the behavioral acoustic startle response in the rat. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 11, 983.

Jordan, W. P. & Melia, K. R. (1984). Neural inhibition extrinsic to the final common pathway mediates retention of habituation of the acoustic startle response in the rat. Proceedings and Abstracts of the Eastern Psychological Association, 56, 60.

Jordan, W.P. & Lickey, M.E.  (1982).  Optic efferents influence photic entrainment of the Aplysia eye clock.  Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 8, 547.

Jordan, W.P., Lickey, M.E., & Hiaasen, S.O.  (1981).  Strength of locomotor rhythmicity in one- and two-eyed Aplysia.  Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 7, 44.

Jordan, W.P., Hiaasen, S.O., & Lickey, M.E.  (1980).  A cAMP analog with a phosphodiesterase inhibitor resets the phase of the circadian oscillator in the Aplysia eye.  Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, 6, 833.

Jordan, W.P. & Leaton, R.N.  (1978).  The effects of mesencephalic reticular formation lesions on the habituation of the startle and lick suppression responses in the rat.  Eastern Psychological Association Meeting Abstracts, 49, 53.

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