Matthew Holahan
Professor
Department of Neuroscience
Carleton University
Canada
Biography
Matthew Holahan Undergraduate Chair
Research Interest
The effects of low doses of phthalates on stress and development. An animal model of the cognitive deficits seen in schizophrenia (based on the glutamate hypofunction hypothesis of schizophrenia) and looking mainly at the prefrontal cortex and its importance in executive functions. The role of the nucleus accumbens in rats with deficits in behavioral inhibition (operant extinction, operant training), possible model of addiction. The acquisition and expression of remote spatial memories during the juvenile period and how AMPA (glutamate receptor) blockade during development can effect spatial memories (Morris water maze task). Potential concussion research.
