Alain Gratton
professor
Psychiatry
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Gratton is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. His research team is based in the Neuroscience Division of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. He specializes in the neurochemical mechanisms involved in the regulation of the physiological and behavioural responses to stressors in relation to drug addiction.
Research Interest
Neuroscience
Publications
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Mu Opioid Receptors in Gamma-Aminobutyric Acidergic Forebrain Neurons Moderate Motivation for Heroin and Palatable Food. Charbogne P, Gardon O, MartÃn-GarcÃa E, Keyworth HL, Matsui A, Mechling AE, Bienert T, Nasseef T, Robé A, Moquin L, Darcq E, Ben Hamida S, Robledo P, Matifas A, Befort K, Gavériaux-Ruff C, Harsan LA, von Elverfeldt D, Hennig J, Gratton A, Kitchen I, Bailey A, Alvarez VA, Maldonado R, Kieffer BL.
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A chronic in situ coil system adapted for intracerebral stimulation during MRI in rats. Madularu D, Kumaragamage C, Mathieu AP, Kulkarni P, Rajah MN, Gratton AP, Near J.
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Genetic elimination of dopamine vesicular stocks in the nigrostriatal pathway replicates Parkinson's disease motor symptoms without neuronal degeneration in adult mice. Isingrini E, Guinaudie C, C Perret L, Rainer Q, Moquin L, Gratton A, Giros B
