Brian Piper
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Major Areas
Pharmacology, Toxicology, Neuroimaging
Education
Ph.D. University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2007
M.S. Northern Michigan University, 2001
B.S. Northern Michigan University, 1996
Research Interests
The overarching goal of my research is to understand the neurobiological consequences of exposure to recreational drugs during development. Current areas of study are the effects of prenatal methamphetamine on brain structure and function.
Teaching Experience
Psychobiology of Recreational Drugs (Winter 2008, Winter 2007) Drugs & Behavior (Summer 2007, Summer 2006)
Affiliations
Society for Neuroscience
Western Pharmacological Society
Publications
Piper, B. (2009). Get buzzed … Again (book review). International Behavioral Neuroscience Newsletter, 12, 6.
Biezonski, D., Courtemanche, A., Hong, N., Piper, B., & Meyer, J. (2009). Repeated adolescent MDMA ("Ecstasy") exposure in rats increases the behavioral and neuroendocrine response to a 5-HT2A/2C agonist. Brain Research, 1252, 87-93.
Piper, B., Farelli, J., Meyer, J. (2009). Dissociation of the actions of neonatal MDMA on SERT and BDNF. Developmental Neuroscience, 31, 90-94.
Meyer, J., Piper, B., Vancollie, V., & Oliver, A. (2008). Characterization of a novel animal model of intermittent MDMA ("Ecstasy") exposure during adolescence. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1139, 151-163.
Piper, B. (2008). Adolescent 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine exposure in rats: Behavioral, neurochemical, and pharmacokinetic activity. Monograph published by VDM Verlag.
Piper, B. , Fraiman, J., Owens, C., Ali, S., & Meyer, J. (2008). Dissociation of the neurochemical and behavioral consequences of MDMA (“Ecstasy”) by citalopram. Neuropsychopharmacology, 33 , 1192-1205.
Piper, B. (2007) A developmental comparison of the neurobehavioral effects of ecstasy (MDMA). Neurotoxicology & Teratology, 29 , 288-300.
Meyer, J., Brevard, M., Piper, B. , Ali, S., & Ferris, C. (2006). Neural effects of MDMA as determined by functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in awake marmoset monkeys. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1074, 365-376.
Piper, B. , Vu, H., Safain, M., Oliver, A., & Meyer, J. (2006). Repeated adolescent MDMA exposure in rats attenuates the effects of a subsequent challenge with MDMA or a 5-HT 1A receptor agonist. Journal of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics 317, 838-849.
Piper, B. , & Meyer, J. (2006). Increased responsiveness to MDMA in adult rats treated neonatally with MDMA. Neurotoxicology & Teratology, 28, 95-102.
Piper, B. , Fraiman, J., & Meyer, J. (2005). Repeated ecstasy (MDMA) exposure in adolescent male rats alters attention, motor-activity, and serotonin transporter levels . Developmental Psychobiology, 47, 145-157.
Piper, B. , & Meyer, J. (2004). Memory deficit and reduced anxiety in young adult rats given repeated intermittent MDMA treatment during the periadolescent period . Pharmacology, Biochemistry, & Behavior, 79, 723-731.
Piper, B. , DeYoung, M., & Lamsam, G. (2000). Perceptions of a service-learning experience. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 64, 159-165.
