Gary P. Dohanich, Ph.D., ProfessorSuzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellow
Co-Director of the Major and Masters Programs in Neuroscience
Ph.D., 1981, Michigan State University
Office: 3047 Percival Stern Hall
Telephone: (504) 862-3307
Email: dohanich@tulane.edu
Dr. Dohanich studies the effects of ovarian and adrenal hormones on behavioral processes. Employing a rat model, his work focuses on the roles of estrogen and corticosterone as moderators of cognitive, affective, and reproductive functions. Complementary interests include the impact of gender on the development and expression of behavior.
Selected Publications:
Row, B. W., and G. P. Dohanich. (2008). Post-training administration of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) enhances retention of a spatial memory through a noradrenergic mechanism in male rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, in press, available online.
Wolff, S. C., Z. Hruska, L. Nguyen, and G. P. Dohanich. (2008). Asymmetrical distributions of muscarinic receptor binding in the hippocampus of female rats. European Journal of Pharmacology, in press.
Luine, V. N. and G. P. Dohanich. (2008). Sex differences in cognitive function in rodents. In Sex on the Brain: From Genes to Behavior, edited by J. Becker et al., Oxford University Press, pp. 227-251.
Hruska, Z. and G. P. Dohanich. (2007). Estradiol Treatment Prevents Working Memory Deficits Induced by Combined Infusion of b-Amyloid (1-42) and Ibotenic Acid. Hormones and Behavior 52:297-306.
Dohanich, G. P. Ovarian steroids and cognitive function. (2003). Current Directions in Psychological Science 12:57-61, 2003.
Dohanich, G. P. (2002). Gonadal steroids, learning, and memory. In Hormones, Brain and Behavior, edited by D. W. Pfaff, A. P. Arnold, A, M. Etgen, S. E. Fahrbach, and R. T. Rubin. San Diego: Academic Press (Elsevier Science), Volume 2, pp. 265-327.
Daniel, J. M. and G. P. Dohanich. (2001). Acetylcholine modulates the estrogen-induced increase in NMDA receptor binding in CA1 of the hippocampus and the associated improvement in working memory. Journal of Neuroscience 21:6949-6956.
Gozal, D., J. M. Daniel, and G. P. Dohanich. (2001). Behavioral and anatomical correlates of chronic episodic hypoxia during sleep in the rat. Journal of Neuroscience 21:2442-2459.