MartÃn López, Mercedes
Titular teacher
Department of Psychobiology
Universidad de Malaga
Spain
Biography
Graduate and PhD in Psychology from the University of Málaga. He is part of the area of ​​Psychobiology where he has held the position of Head of University since 2009. His faculty has been developed at the University of Malaga where he has taught in various subjects of the Psychobiology Area of ​​Psychology (Degree and Degree). Currently teaches the subject of Fundamentals of Psychobiology I in the Degree of Psychology. He has also taught postgraduate, in different Doctorate courses and Postgraduate Interdepartmental Officials, at the University of Malaga. It has 4 five-year teaching staff. Regarding research activity, he has focused mainly on the field of Neuropsychopharmacology of Aggression in Animal Models. He is part of the research group Experimental Psychopharmacology, funded by the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Business of the Andalusian Regional Government (CTS-195). He co-directed a Doctoral Thesis and is in the final process of two others. He has published more than 40 articles in scientific journals and has 3 sexennials of research.
Research Interest
Experimental Psychopharmacology
Publications
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BLANCO, E., MARTIN-LOPEZ, M., CAVAS, M., ARIAS, JL & NAVARRO, JF (2008). Effects of MPEP administration, a selective antagonist of mGlu5 glutamate receptors, on spatial memory in mice. Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 15, 2, pp. 35-41.
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BURON, E., MARTIN-LOPEZ, M. & NAVARRO, JF (2008). Pharmacology and behavioral aspects of the α5 / GABA-A receptor. Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 15, 1, pp. 11-15.
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In this paper, Effects of SB-205384, a positive modulator of α3-subunit-containing GABA-A receptors, on isolation-induced aggression in male mice. Psicothema, vol. 20, 1, pp. 144-147.
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NAVARRO, JF, DE CASTRO, V. & MARTIN-LOPEZ, M. (2008). JNJ16259685, a selective mGlu1 receptor antagonist, suppresses isolation-induced aggression in male mice. European Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 586 1/3, pp. 217-220.
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MARTIN-LOPEZ, M., INFANTE, S., CAVAS, M. & NAVARRO, JF (2014). Study of social instigation in an aggression-induced isolation model: effects of the administration of JNJ16259685, an antagonist of mGlu1 receptors. UniversitasPsychologica, vol. 13, 3, pp. 15-23.
