Joshua Rodefer

oshua  Rodefer , Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1997
Office: 
E404 SSH (Phone: 319-335-2399)
Fax:  319-335-0191
Email:  joshua-rodefer@uiowa.edu



Research Interests

  • animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders
  • attention and executive function
  • drug abuse and addiction
  • impulsive decision making

Selected  Publications

  • Cincotta SL, Yorek MS, Moschak TM, Lewis SR, Rodefer JS. (2008) Selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists: Potential therapies for neuropsychiatric disorders with cognitive dysfunction. Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs, 9, 47-56.
  • Rodefer JS, Nguyen TN. (2008). Naltrexone reverses age-induced cognitive deficits in rats. Neurobiol Aging. 29, 309-13.
  • Rodefer JS, Nguyen TN, Karlsson JJ, Arnt J.(2007) Reversal of subchronic PCP-induced deficits in attentional set shifting in rats by sertindole and a 5-HT(6) receptor antagonist: Comparison among antipsychotics. Neuropsychopharmacology, Dec 19.
  • Rodefer, J.S., Murphy, E.R., Baxter, M.G. (2005). PDE10A inhibition reverses PCP-induced deficits in attentional set-shifting. European Journal of Neuroscience, 21, 1070-1076.

Last Updated: 4/8/2005 11:06:33 AM