Roberto Frussa Filho
Professor
Pharmacology
Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo
Brazil
Biography
Roberto Frussa Filho holds a bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences from the University of São Paulo (1982), a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of São Paulo (1992) and a PhD from the Federal University of São Paulo
Research Interest
Neuropsicofarmacologia. It acts on the following topics: drug dependence, tardive dyskinesia, pharmacology of neuroleptics and behavioral animal models of mental illness.
Publications
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Abilio, VC; Freitas, F.; Dolnikoff, M.; Castrucci, AML; Frussa-Filho, R.. Effects Of Continous Exposure To Light On Behavioral Dopaminergic Supersensitivity. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, v. 45, p. 1622-1629, 1999.
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Silva, RH; Frussa-Filho, R.. The plus-maze discriminative avoidance task: a new model to study memory-anxiety interactions. Effects of chlordiazepoxide and caffeine. J. NEUROSC METH, v. 102, p. 117-125, 2000
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Chinen, CC; Faria, RR; Frussa-Filho, R.. Characterization of the rapid-onset type of behavioral sensitization to amphetamine in mice: role of drug-environment conditioning. Neuropsychopharmacology, v. 31, p. 151-159, 2006.