By Professor Gavan Patrick McNally

Journal articles

Bradfield LA; Mcnally GP, 2010, 'The role of nucleus accumbens shell in learning about neutral versus excitatory stimuli during Pavlovian fear conditioning', Learning and Memory, 17, pp. 243 - 337

Furlong TM; Cole S; Hamlin AS; McNally GP, 2010, 'The role of prefrontal cortex in predictive fear learning', Behavioral Neuroscience, 124, pp. 574 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020739

Storsve A; Mcnally GP; Richardson RD, 2010, 'US habituation, like CS extinction, produces a decrement in conditioned fear responding that is NMDA dependent and subject to renewal and reinstatement.', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 93, pp. 463 - 471

Cole S; Mcnally GP, 2009, 'Complementary roles for amygdala and periaqueductal gray in temporal-difference fear learning', Learning and Memory, 16, pp. 1 - 7

Chan WYM; Mcnally GP, 2009, 'Conditioned Stimulus Familiarity Determines Effects of MK-801 on Fear Extinction', Behavioral Neuroscience, 123, pp. 303 - 314

Hamlin AS; Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF; Osborne PB, 2009, 'Induction of Fos proteins in regions of the nucleus accumbens and ventrolateral striatum correlates with catalepsy and stereotypic behaviours induced by morphine', Neuropharmacology, 56, pp. 798 - 807

Marchant N; Hamlin AS; Mcnally GP, 2009, 'Lateral hypothalamus is required for context-induced reinstatement of extinguished reward seeking', Journal of Neuroscience, 29, pp. 1331 - 1342

Hamlin AS; Mcnally GP; Choi EA; Clemens KJ, 2009, 'Paraventricular thalamus mediates context-induced reinstatement (renewal) of extinguished reward seeking', European Journal of Neuroscience, 29, pp. 802 - 812

Garfield JB; Mcnally GP, 2009, 'The Effects of FG7142 on Overexpectation of Pavlovian Fear Conditioning', Behavioral Neuroscience, 123, pp. 75 - 85

Mcnally GP, 2009, 'The roles of endogenous opioids in fear learning', International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 22, pp. 154 - 170

McNally GP; Augustyn K; Richardson RD, 2008, 'GABA(A) receptors determine the temporal dynamics of memory retention', Learning and Memory, 15, pp. 106 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.806008

Hamlin AS; Clemens KJ; Mcnally GP, 2008, 'Renewal of extinguished cocaine-seeking', Neuroscience, 151, pp. 659 - 670, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.11.018

Bradfield LA; Mcnally GP, 2008, 'Unblocking in Pavlovian fear conditioning', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Animal Behavior Processes, 34, pp. 256 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0097-7403.34.2.256

Hamlin AS; Mcnally GP; Osborne PB, 2007, 'Induction of c-Fos and zif268 in the nociceptive amygdala parallel abstinence hyperalgesia in rats briefly exposed to morphine', Neuropharmacology, 53, pp. 330 - 343

Cole S; Mcnally GP, 2007, 'Opioid receptors mediate direct predictive fear learning: Evidence from one-trial blocking', Learning and Memory, 14, pp. 229 - 235

Cole S; Mcnally GP, 2007, 'Temporal-difference prediction errors and Pavlovian fear conditioning: Role of NMDA and opioid receptors', Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, pp. 1043 - 1052

Tang H; Mcnally GP; Richardson RD, 2007, 'The effects of FG7142 on two types of forgetting in 18-day-old rats', Behavioral Neuroscience, 121, pp. 1421 - 1425

Hamlin AS; Newby J; Mcnally GP, 2007, 'The neural correlates and role of D1 dopamine receptors in renewal of extinguished alcohol-seeking', Neuroscience, 146, pp. 525 - 536

Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2006, 'A short intertrial interval facilitates acquisition of context-conditioned fear and a short retention interval facilitates its expression', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Animal Behavior Processes, 32, pp. 164 - 172

Mcnally GP; Carrive P, 2006, 'A telemetric examination of cardiovascular function during the development of, and recovery from, opiate dependence in rats', Physiology and Behavior, 88, pp. 55 - 60

Blatchford K; Choi EA; Mcnally GP, 2006, 'Altered responsivity to central administrations of corticotropin-releasing factor in rats with a history of opiate exposures', Behavioral Neuroscience, 120, pp. 1169 - 1174

Mcnally GP; Cole S, 2006, 'Opioid receptors in the midbrain periaqueductal gray regulate prediction errors during Pavlovian fear conditioning', Behavioral Neuroscience, 120, pp. 313 - 323

Iordanova MD; Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2006, 'Opioid receptors in the nucleus accumbens regulate attentional learning in the blocking paradigm', Journal of Neuroscience, 26, pp. 4036 - 4045

Weber MF; Mcnally GP; Richardson RD, 2006, 'Opioid receptors regulate retrieval of infant fear memories: Effects of naloxone on infantile amnesia', Behavioral Neuroscience, 120, pp. 702 - 709

Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2006, 'Predicting danger: The nature, consequences, and neural mechanisms of predictive fear learning', Learning and Memory, 13, pp. 245 - 253

Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2006, 'Predicting danger: The nature, consequences, and neural mechanisms of predictive fear learning', Learning and Memory, 13, pp. 245 - 253

Kim JH; Mcnally GP; Richardson RD, 2006, 'Recovery of fear memories in rats: Role of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) in infantile amnesia', Behavioral Neuroscience, 120, pp. 40 - 48

Hamlin AS; Blatchford K; Mcnally GP, 2006, 'Renewal of an extinguished instrumental response: Neural correlates and the role of D1 dopamine receptors', Neuroscience, 143, pp. 25 - 38

McNally G; Westbrook RF, 2006, 'The effect of the inter trial interval on Pavlovian conditioned fear', Australian Journal of Psychology, 58, pp. 85 - 86, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000242541400306&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a

Mcnally GP; Lam S, 2005, 'Altered Vulnerability to Acute Opiate Withdrawal Following Stress: Roles of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate and Glucocorticoid Receptors', Behavioral Neuroscience, 119, pp. 1215 - 1221, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WY4-4HMFBS8-5/2/56cc84e146b7b357f340ee598283f2e2

Mcnally GP, 2005, 'Facilitation of fear extinction by midbrain periaqueductal gray infusions of RB 101(S), an inhibitor of enkephalin-degrading enzymes', Behavioral Neuroscience, 119, pp. 1672 - 1677

Diamond K; Westbrook RF; Mcnally GP; Blatchford K, 2005, 'Increased Vulnerability to Stress Following Opiate Exposures: Behavioral and Autonomic Correlates', Behavioral Neuroscience, 119, pp. 1034 - 1041, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WY4-4H5MWPR-K/2/0578465b6f3871c8a7419611011ed1c9

Mcnally GP; Lee B; Chiem J; Choi EA, 2005, 'The Midbrain Periaqueductal Gray and Fear Extinction: Opioid Receptor Subtype and Roles of Cyclic AMP, Protein Kinase A, and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase', Behavioral Neuroscience, 119, pp. 1023 - 1033, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WY4-4H5MWPR-J/2/53b6722378e1409c2c8522455733b6f1

Mcnally GP; Pigg M; Weidemann G, 2004, 'Blocking, unblocking, and overexpectation of fear: Opioid receptors regulate Pavlovian association formation', Behavioral Neuroscience, 118, pp. 111 - 120

Mcnally GP; Pigg M; Weidemann G, 2004, 'Opioid receptors in the midbrain periaqueductal gray matter regulate the extinction of Pavlovian fear conditioning', Journal of Neuroscience, 24, pp. 6912 - 6919

McNally GP; Westbrook RF, 2003, 'Anterograde Amnesia for Pavlovian Fear Conditioning and the Role of One-Trial Overshadowing: Effects of Preconditioning Exposures to Morphine in the Rat', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 29, pp. 222 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0097-7403.29.3.222

McNally GP; Westbrook RF, 2003, 'Temporally Graded, Context-Specific Retrograde Amnesia and its Alleviation by Context Preexposure: Effects of Postconditioning Exposures to Morphine in the Rat', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 29, pp. 130 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0097-7403.29.2.130

McNally GP; Johnston IN, 2003, 'A role for opioid peptides in communication between the immune and central nervous systems: Evidence from illness-induced hyperalgesia', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 55, pp. 85 - 86, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000186983200371&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Richardson R; McNally GP, 2003, 'Effects of an odor paired with illness on startle, freezing, and analgesia in rats', Physiology and Behavior, 78, pp. 213 - 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9384(02)00974-5

Richardson RD; Mcnally GP, 2003, 'Effects of an odor paired with illness on freezing, analgesia, and startle in rats', Physiology and Behavior, 78, pp. 213 - 219

Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2003, 'Opioid receptors regulate the extinction of Pavlovian fear conditioning', Behavioral Neuroscience, 117, pp. 1292 - 1301

Mcnally GP; Akil H, 2003, 'Selective down-regulation of hippocampal glucocorticoid receptors during opiate dependence', Molecular Brain Research, 118, pp. 152 - 155

Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2003, 'Temporally-graded anterograde deficits in Pavlovian fear conditioning and the role of one-trial overshadowing: Effects of pre-conditioning exposures to morphine.', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Animal Behavior Processes, 29, pp. 222 - 232

Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2003, 'Temporally-graded, context specific retrograde amnesia and its alleviation by context pre-exposure: Effects of post-conditioning exposures', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Animal Behavior Processes, 29, pp. 30 - 142

McNally GP; Akil H, 2002, 'Role of corticotropin-releasing hormone in the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in the behavioral, pain modulatory, and endocrine consequences of opiate withdrawal', Neuroscience, 112, pp. 605 - 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0306-4522(02)00105-7

Westbrook RF; Iordanova MD; Mcnally GP; Richardson RD; Harris J, 2002, 'Reinstatement of fear to an extinguished conditioned stimulus: two roles for context', Journal of Experimental Psychology - Animal Behavior Processes, 28, pp. 97 - 110

McNally GP; Akil H, 2001, 'Effects of contextual or olfactory cues previously paired with morphine withdrawal on behavior and pain sensitivity in the rat', Psychopharmacology, 156, pp. 381 - 387, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002130100743

Mcnally GP; Johnston IN; Westbrook RF, 2000, 'A peripheral, intracerebral, or intrathecal administration of an opioid receptor antagonist blocks illness-induced hyperalgesia in rats', Behavioral Neuroscience, 114, pp. 1183 - 1190

McNally GP; Johnston IN; Westbrook RF, 2000, 'A peripheral, intracerebral, or intrathecal administration of an opioid receptor antagonist blocks illness-induced hyperalgesia in the rat.', Behavioral Neuroscience, 114, pp. 1183 - 1190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037//0735-7044.114.6.1183

Mcnally GP; Westbrook RF, 2000, 'Acute exposure to saccharin reduces morphine analgesia in the rat: evidence for involvement of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors and peripheral opioid receptors', Psychopharmacology, 149, pp. 56 - 62

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