Salas, Ramiro

Nicotine Decreases Food Intake Through Activation of POMC Neurons

Mineur, Y. S., Abizaid, A., Rao, Y., Salas, R., DiLeone, R. J., Gündisch, D., Diano, S., De Biasi, M., Horvath, T. L., Gao, X.-B., et al. (2011) · Science

Regulation of Appetite and ObesitySmoking Behavior and Cessation

Cited by 439

Nicotinic receptors in the habenulo-interpeduncular system are necessary for nicotine withdrawal in mice

Salas, R., Sturm, R., Boulter, J., & De Biasi, M. (2009) · The Journal of Neuroscience

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudySmoking Behavior and Cessation

Cited by 310

Decreased Signs of Nicotine Withdrawal in Mice Null for the β4 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subunit

Salas, R., Pieri, F., & De Biasi, M. (2004) · The Journal of Neuroscience

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudySmoking Behavior and Cessation

Cited by 226

The role of the habenula in drug addiction

Velasquez, K. M., Molfese, D. L., & Salas, R. (2014) · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on BehaviorNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Cited by 155

Altered Anxiety-Related Responses in Mutant Mice Lacking the β4 Subunit of the Nicotinic Receptor

Salas, R., Pieri, F., Fung, B., Dani, J. A., & De Biasi, M. (2003) · The Journal of Neuroscience

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudySmoking Behavior and Cessation

Cited by 128

The Nucleus Accumbens and Ketamine Treatment in Major Depressive Disorder

Abdallah, C. G., Jackowski, A., Salas, R., Gupta, S., Sato, J. R., Mao, X., Coplan, J. D., Shungu, D. C., & Mathew, S. J. (2017) · Neuropsychopharmacology

Treatment of Major DepressionTryptophan and brain disorders

Cited by 123

The α3 and β4 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits are necessary for nicotine-induced seizures and hypolocomotion in mice

Salas, R., Cook, K. D., Bassetto, L., & De Biasi, M. (2004) · Neuropharmacology

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Cited by 115

Prefrontal Connectivity and Glutamate Transmission: Relevance to Depression Pathophysiology and Ketamine Treatment

Abdallah, C. G., Averill, C. L., Salas, R., Averill, L. A., Baldwin, P. R., Krystal, J. H., Mathew, S. J., & Mathalon, D. H. (2017) · Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Treatment of Major DepressionFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies

Cited by 111

Prefrontal cortex, temporal cortex, and hippocampus volume are affected in suicidal psychiatric patients

Gosnell, S. N., Velasquez, K. M., Molfese, D. L., Molfese, P. J., Madan, A., Fowler, J. C., Christopher Frueh, B., Baldwin, P. R., & Salas, R. (2016) · Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging

Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 95

Influence of Neuronal Nicotinic Receptors over Nicotine Addiction and Withdrawal

De Biasi, M., & Salas, R. (2008) · Experimental Biology and Medicine

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudySmoking Behavior and Cessation

Cited by 95

Hippocampal volume and the rapid antidepressant effect of ketamine

Abdallah, C. G., Salas, R., Jackowski, A., Baldwin, P., Sato, J. R., & Mathew, S. J. (2015) · Journal of Psychopharmacology

Treatment of Major DepressionElectroconvulsive Therapy Studies

Cited by 78

Decreased withdrawal symptoms but normal tolerance to nicotine in mice null for the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit

Salas, R., Main, A., Gangitano, D., & De Biasi, M. (2007) · Neuropharmacology

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudySmoking Behavior and Cessation

Cited by 76

Progesterone modulation of α5 nAChR subunits influences anxiety‐related behavior during estrus cycle

Gangitano, D., Salas, R., Teng, Y., Perez, E., & De Biasi, M. (2009) · Genes, Brain and Behavior

Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors StudyNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Cited by 76

Classifying suicidal behavior with resting-state functional connectivity and structural neuroimaging

Gosnell, S. N., Fowler, J. C., & Salas, R. (2019) · Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesSuicide and Self-Harm Studies

Cited by 49

Volume of subcortical brain regions in social anxiety disorder: mega-analytic results from 37 samples in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group

Groenewold, N. A., Bas-Hoogendam, J. M., Amod, A. R., Laansma, M. A., Van Velzen, L. S., Aghajani, M., Hilbert, K., Oh, H., Salas, R., Jackowski, A. P., et al. (2023) · Molecular Psychiatry

Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive ProcessesNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 36

Reward Processing in Psychiatric Inpatients With Depression

Oh, H., Lee, J., Patriquin, M. A., Oldham, J., & Salas, R. (2023) · Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Neural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Cited by 14

Effects of the KCNQ (Kv7) Channel Opener Ezogabine on Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Striatal Brain Reward Regions, Depression, and Anhedonia in Major Depressive Disorder: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial

Chowdhury, A., Boukezzi, S., Costi, S., Hameed, S., Jacob, Y., Salas, R., Iosifescu, D. V., Han, M.-H., Swann, A., Mathew, S. J., et al. (2025) · Biological Psychiatry

Treatment of Major DepressionFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies

Cited by 10

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Novel, Potent Kv7 Channel Opener Azetukalner in Individuals with Major Depressive Disorder and Anhedonia: Neural Response to Reward, Clinical Outcomes, and Safety

Murrough, J., Fremont, R., Neukam, P., Govindarajulu, U., Ables, J., Hameed, S., Corwin, M., Hargrove, M., Chang, H., Boukezzi, S., et al. (2025) · Research Square

Treatment of Major DepressionNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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