Staff
Prof. Dr. Rainer Spanagel
Scientific Director

Institute Psychopharmacology
Phone: +49 621 1703-6251
Fax: +49 621 1703-6255
Secretariat: Christine Roggenkamp, M.A.
Phone: +49 (0) 621 1703-6252, e-mail Laboratory Building, 4th Floor, Room 402
Publications in peer reviewed journals since 2006
TOP 5 publications:
- , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . The clock gene Per2 influences the glutamatergic system and modulates alcohol consumption.Nat Med. 2005 11(1):35-42.
- , , , , , , , . Enhanced and delayed stress-induced alcohol drinking in mice lacking functional CRH1 receptors.Science. 2002 296(5569):931-3.
- , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Glutamate receptors on dopamine neurons control the persistence of cocaine seeking.Neuron. 2008 59(3):497-508.
- , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Convergent evidence from alcohol-dependent humans and rats for a hyperdopaminergic state in protracted abstinence.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016 113(11):3024-9. Epub Feb 22.
- , , . Opposing tonically active endogenous opioid systems modulate the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1992 89(6):2046-50.
Awards
INVEST Travel-Award / NIDA 1995 Wilhelm-Feuerlein-Forschungspreis 1998 Sir Hans Krebs Preis 2003 Albrecht-Ludwig-Berblinger Preis 2005 James B. Isaacson Award 2008 DFG Reinhard Koselleck 2010 AGNP-Preis für Forschung in der Psychopharmakologie 2011
Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit (ZI) - https://www.zi-mannheim.de