Wellman, Laurie L.

Wellman, Laurie L.
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Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Medical Education

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wellmall@evms.edu

selected publications

2020

Predicting stress resilience and vulnerability: brain-derived neurotrophic factor and rapid eye movement sleep as potential biomarkers of individual stress responses.. SLEEP.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz199 PMID: 31556950
2019

BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA REGULATES EEG THETA ACTIVITY DURING RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP. SLEEP.
2019

RAPID-EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP AND BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR AS PREDICTORS OF STRESS RESILIENCE AND VULNERABILITY. SLEEP.
2019

Differential behavioral, stress, and sleep responses in mice with different delays of fear extinction. SLEEP. 42.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz147 PMID: 31322681
2019

Sleep fragmentation exacerbates executive function impairments induced by protracted low dose rate neutron exposure. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION BIOLOGY.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2019.1694190 PMID: 31724895
2018

Controllable and uncontrollable stress differentially impact pathogenicity and survival in a mouse model of viral encephalitis. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 319:130-141.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2018.02.014 PMID: 29580714
2018

Chronic Sleep Fragmentation Plays A Pro-Atherogenic Role In Atherogenesis. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY.
2018

Antagonism of corticotropin releasing factor in the basolateral amygdala of resilient and vulnerable rats: Effects on fear-conditioned sleep, temperature and freezing. HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR. 100:20-28.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2018.02.013 PMID: 29501756
2018

Technical Feasibility of Tissue Microarray (TMA) Analysis of Tumor-Associated Immune Response in Prostate Cancer. JOURNAL OF CANCER. 9:2191-2202.
Full Text via DOI: 10.7150/jca.22846 PMID: 29937939
2017

AMYGDALAR REGULATION OF PONTINE REM REGULATORY REGIONS: EFFECTS OF SLEEP. SLEEP. A51-A51.
2017

Blockade of Glutamatergic Transmission in the Primate Basolateral Amygdala Suppresses Active Behavior Without Altering Social Interaction. BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 131:192-200.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1037/bne0000187 PMID: 28221080
2017

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR IN THE AMYGDALA REGULATES INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN REM RESPONSES TO STRESS. SLEEP. A89-A89.
2017

EFFECT OF SLEEP FRAGMENTATION ON THE MICROBIOME-GUT-BRAIN AXIS. SLEEP. A32-A33.
2017

Effects of Optogenetic inhibition of BLA on Sleep Brief Optogenetic Inhibition of the Basolateral Amygdala in Mice Alters Effects of Stressful Experiences on Rapid Eye Movement Sleep. SLEEP. 40.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsx020 PMID: 28199723
2017

OPTOGENETIC STIMULATION AND INHIBITION OF THE CENTRAL NUCLEUS OF THE AMYGDALA ALTERS FIRING IN LOCUS COERULEUS NEURONS. SLEEP. A51-A51.
2017

Early gene activation initiates neuroinflammation prior to VSV neuroinvasion: Impact on antiviral responses and sleep. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 303:31-42.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2016.12.002 PMID: 28041664
2017

The basolateral amygdala can mediate the effects of fear memory on sleep independently of fear behavior and the peripheral stress response. NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY. 137:27-35.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.11.004 PMID: 27818268
2016

Amygdala selectively modulates defensive responses evoked from the superior colliculus in non-human primates. SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 11:2009-2019.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsw111 PMID: 27510499
2016

Bidirectional Control of Social Behavior by Activity within Basolateral and Central Amygdala of Primates. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 36:8746-8756.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0333-16.2016 PMID: 27535919
2016

Individual Differences in Animal Stress Models: Considering Resilience, Vulnerability, and the Amygdala in Mediating the Effects of Stress and Conditioned Fear on Sleep. SLEEP. 39:1293-1303.
Full Text via DOI: 10.5665/sleep.5856 PMID: 27091518
2016

Stress perception differentially regulates the inflammatory response in the CNS to a neurotropic viral pathogen. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY.
2015

Effects of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) on sleep and temperature following predictable controllable and uncontrollable stress in mice. FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 9.
Full Text via DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00258 PMID: 26283899
2015

Stress perception alters cellular and molecular immunity in the immune response in the brain to a neurotropic viral pathogen. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY.
2015

Blockade of Glutamatergic Transmission in Perirhinal Cortex Impairs Object Recognition Memory in Macaques. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 35:5043-5050.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4307-14.2015 PMID: 25810533
2015

Miniaturized Neural Sensing and Optogenetic Stimulation System for Behavioral Studies in the Rat. MEDICAL IMAGING 2010: COMPUTER - AIDED DIAGNOSIS.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.2085617
2014

The basolateral amygdala determines the effects of fear memory on sleep in an animal model of PTSD. EXPERIMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 232:1555-1565.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-3850-z PMID: 24519098
2014

Sleep and behavior during vesicular stomatitis virus induced encephalitis in BALB/cJ and C57BL/6J mice. BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 35:125-134.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2013.09.006 PMID: 24055862
2013

Basolateral Amygdala and the Regulation of Fear-Conditioned Changes in Sleep: Role of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor. SLEEP. 36:471-480.
Full Text via DOI: 10.5665/sleep.2526 PMID: 23564994
2013

Effects of Stressor Predictability on Escape Learning and Sleep in Mice. SLEEP. 36:421-430.
Full Text via DOI: 10.5665/sleep.2464 PMID: 23449731
2013

Defense-Like Behaviors Evoked by Pharmacological Disinhibition of the Superior Colliculus in the Primate. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 33:150-155.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2924-12.2013 PMID: 23283329
2013

In-vivo Sensing of Glutamate Levels in the Basolateral Amygdala Across Sleep-Wake States. 2013 IEEE SENSORS. 348-350.
2012

Effects of microinjections of Group II metabotropic glutamate agents into the amygdala on sleep. BRAIN RESEARCH. 1452:85-95.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2012.03.003 PMID: 22453124
2012

EFFECTS OF STRESSOR PREDICTABILITY ON ESCAPE LEARNING AND SLEEP IN MICE. SLEEP. A75-A75.
2012

Neurobiological linkage between stress and sleep. MEDICAL IMAGING 2010: COMPUTER - AIDED DIAGNOSIS.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1117/12.981788
2012

SLEEP AND ACTIVITY DURING VIRAL EENCEPHALITIS IN C57BL/6J MICE. SLEEP. A34-A34.
2012

VIRAL INDUCTION OF CHEMOKINES AND MODULATION OF SLEEP AND TEMPERATURE. SLEEP. A34-A34.
2011

Antagonizing Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Attenuates Fear-induced Reductions in Sleep but not Freezing. SLEEP. 34:1539-1549.
Full Text via DOI: 10.5665/sleep.1394 PMID: 22043125
2011

Effects of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) on sleep and body temperature following controllable footshock stress in mice. PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR. 104:886-892.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.05.025 PMID: 21651923
2011

Effects of Stressor Predictability and Controllability on Sleep, Temperature, and Fear Behavior in Mice. SLEEP. 34:759-771.
Full Text via DOI: 10.5665/SLEEP.1044 PMID: 21629364
2011

INHIBITION OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS IN BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA PREVENTS FEAR CONDITIONED CHANGES IN SLEEP. SLEEP. A30-A31.
2011

POST-STRESS SLEEP IS AN IMPORTANT DETERMINANT OF SUBSEQUENT STRESS RESPONSES. SLEEP. A107-A107.
2010

Distinct macrophage subpopulations regulate viral encephalitis but not viral clearance in the CNS. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 226:81-92.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.05.034 PMID: 20599280
2010

Differential Effects of Controllable and Uncontrollable Footshock Stress on Sleep in Mice. SLEEP. 33:621-630.
2010

ANTAGONIZING CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR (CRF) 1 RECEPTORS IN THE BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA (BLA) ATTENUATES THE EFFECT OF FOOTSHOCK TRAINING ON SLEEP IN RATS. SLEEP. A44-A44.
2010

Differential Effects of Controllable and Uncontrollable Footshock Stress on Sleep in Mice. SLEEP. 33:621-630.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/sleep/33.5.621 PMID: 20469804
2010

EFFECTS OF CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR (CRF) ON SLEEP FOLLOWING PREDICTABLE CONTROLLABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE STRESS IN MICE. SLEEP. A44-A45.
2010

EFFECTS OF STRESSOR PREDICTABILITY AND CONTROLLABILITY ON SLEEP IN MICE. SLEEP. A45-A45.
2009

GABAergic Antagonism of the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Attenuates Reductions in Rapid Eye Movement Sleep After Inescapable Footshock Stress. SLEEP. 32:888-896.
2009

Corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) modulates fear-induced alterations in sleep in mice. BRAIN RESEARCH. 1276:112-122.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.04.017 PMID: 19376095
2009

CONTROLLABLE AND UNCONTROLLABLE STRESS PRODUCE DIRECTIONALLY DIFFERENT EFFECTS ON SLEEP IN MICE. SLEEP. A7-A8.
2009

CRF1 BUT NOT CRF2 RECEPTORS IN THE CENTRAL NUCLEUS OF THE AMYGDALA (CNA) REGULATE RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP (REM) IN RATS. SLEEP. A7-A7.
2009

EFFECTS OF CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR (CRF) ON SLEEP FOLLOWING CONTROLLABLE STRESS IN MICE. SLEEP. A8-A8.
2009

FEAR-INDUCED ACTIVATION OF STRESS AND AROUSAL REGIONS IS MEDIATED BY CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR (CRF) 1 RECEPTORS IN THE CENTRAL NUCLEUS OF THE AMYGDALA (CNA). SLEEP. A8-A9.
2009

GROUP II METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE (MGLU) RECEPTORS IN THE BASAL AMYGDALA (BA) REGULATE RAPID EYE MOVEMENT SLEEP (REM). SLEEP. A8-A8.
2008

Contextual fear extinction ameliorates sleep disturbances found following fear conditioning in rats. SLEEP. 31:1035-1042.
2008

Mouse strain differences in the effects of corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) on sleep and wakefulness. BRAIN RESEARCH. 1190:94-104.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.11.007 PMID: 18053970
2008

Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) modulates fear-induced alterations in sleep in mice. SLEEP. A15-A15.
2008

The central nucleus of the amygdala (CNA) regulates changes in rapid eye movement sleep (REM) after escapable shock in rats. SLEEP. A15-A16.
2007

Effects of contextual fear extinction on sleep in rats. SLEEP. A3-A3.
2007

Mouse strain differences in the effects of corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) on sleep and activity. SLEEP. A6-A6.
2007

Role of corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) in footshock stress-induced alterations in sleep. SLEEP. A6-A6.
2006

Decreased Social Interactions in Monkeys after Unilateral Blockade of GABAA Receptors in the Basolateral Amygdala. ANNALS OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 985:540-541.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07122.x
2005

GABAA-mediated inhibition of basolateral amygdala blocks reward devaluation in macaques.. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 25:4577-86.
Full Text via DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2257-04.2005 PMID: 15872105

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