By Professor Rick Richardson

Journal articles

Callaghan BL; Cowan CSM; Richardson R, 2016, 'Treating Generational Stress: Effect of Paternal Stress on Development of Memory and Extinction in Offspring Is Reversed by Probiotic Treatment', Psychological Science, 27, pp. 1171 - 1180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797616653103

Richardson R; Cowan CSM; Callaghan BL; Kan JM, 2016, 'Effects of early-life stress on fear memory in the developing rat', Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 7, pp. 15 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.10.003

Furlong TM; Richardson R; McNally GP, 2016, 'Habituation and extinction of fear recruit overlapping forebrain structures', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 128, pp. 7 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2015.11.013

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2016, 'Individual differences in the expression of conditioned fear are associated with endogenous fibroblast growth factor 2', Learning and Memory, 23, pp. 42 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.039644.115

Cowan CSM; Callaghan BL; Richardson R, 2016, 'The effects of a probiotic formulation (Lactobacillus rhamnosus and L. Helveticus) on developmental trajectories of emotional learning in stressed infant rats', Translational Psychiatry, 6, pp. e823 - e823, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2016.94

Cowan CSM; Callaghan BL; Kan JM; Richardson R, 2016, 'The lasting impact of early-life adversity on individuals and their descendants: Potential mechanisms and hope for intervention', Genes, Brain and Behavior, 15, pp. 155 - 168, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gbb.12263

Den ML; Graham BM; Newall C; Richardson R, 2015, 'Teens that fear screams: A comparison of fear conditioning, extinction, and reinstatement in adolescents and adults', Developmental Psychobiology, 57, pp. 818 - 832, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dev.21330

Graham BM; Richardson R, 2015, 'Fibroblast growth factor 2 as a new approach to fighting fear', JAMA Psychiatry, 72, pp. 959 - 960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2015.1187

Chan D; Baker KD; Richardson R, 2015, 'Relearning a context-shock association after forgetting is an NMDAr-independent process', Physiology and Behavior, 148, pp. 29 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2014.11.004

Baker KD; Richardson R, 2015, 'Forming competing fear learning and extinction memories in adolescence makes fear difficult to inhibit', Learning and Memory, 22, pp. 537 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.039487

Byrne SP; Rapee RM; Richardson R; Malhi GS; Jones M; Hudson JL, 2015, 'D-cycloserine enhances generalization of fear extinction in children', Depression and Anxiety, 32, pp. 408 - 414, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.22356

Graham BM; Callaghan BL; Richardson R, 2014, 'Bridging the gap: Lessons we have learnt from the merging of psychology and psychiatry for the optimisation of treatments for emotional disorders', Behaviour Research and Therapy, 62, pp. 3 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.07.012

Baker KD; Den ML; Graham BM; Richardson R, 2014, 'A window of vulnerability: Impaired fear extinction in adolescence', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 113, pp. 90 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2013.10.009

Den ML; Altmann SR; Richardson R, 2014, 'Comparison of the short- and long-term effects of corticosterone exposure on extinction in adolescence versus adulthood', Behavioral Neuroscience, 128, pp. 722 - 735, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bne0000022

Callaghan BL; Richardson R, 2014, 'Early emergence of adult-like fear renewal in the developing rat after chronic corticosterone treatment of the dam or the pups', Behavioral Neuroscience, 128, pp. 594 - 602, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bne0000009

Li S; Callaghan BL; Richardson R, 2014, 'Infantile amnesia: Forgotten but not gone', Learning and Memory, 21, pp. 135 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.031096.113

Callaghan BL; Li S; Richardson R, 2014, 'The elusive engram: What can infantile amnesia tell us about memory?', Trends in Neurosciences, 37, pp. 47 - 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2013.10.007

Cowan CSM; Callaghan BL; Richardson R, 2013, 'Acute early-life stress results in premature emergence of adult-like fear retention and extinction relapse in infant rats', Behavioral Neuroscience, 127, pp. 703 - 711, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0034118

Callaghan BL; Graham BM; Li S; Richardson R, 2013, 'From resilience to vulnerability: Mechanistic insights into the effects of stress on transitions in critical period plasticity', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 4, pp. 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00090

Baker KD; McNally GP; Richardson R, 2013, 'Memory retrieval before or after extinction reduces recovery of fear in adolescent rats', Learning and Memory, 20, pp. 467 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.031989.113

Sethi N; Moulds ML; Richardson R, 2013, 'The role of focus of attention and reappraisal in prolonging the negative effects of ostracism', Group Dynamics, 17, pp. 110 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0032436

Callaghan BL; Richardson R, 2013, 'Early experiences and the development of emotional learning systems in rats', Biology of Mood and Anxiety Disorders, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-5380-3-8

Den ML; Richardson RD, 2013, 'Enhanced sensitivity to learning fearful associations during adolescence', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 104, pp. 92 - 102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2013.05.011

Hawes DJ; Zadro L; Iannuzzelli RE; Godwin AK; Macnevin G; Dadds MR; Griffiths B; Richardson RD, 2013, 'Internalising problems and the effects of peer ostracism on children's primary needs', International Journal of Developmental Sciences, 7, pp. 41 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/DEV-1312113

Callaghan BL; Li S; Kim JH; Richardson R, 2013, 'Preclinical analysis of developmental transitions in the extinction of learned fear: From infancy through adolescence to adulthood.', Changing Emotions

Li S; Richardson RD, 2013, 'Traces of memory: Reacquisition of fear following forgetting is NMDAr-independent', Learning and Memory, 20, pp. 174 - 182, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.029504.112

Cole S; Richardson RD; McNally GP, 2013, 'Ventral Hippocampal Kappa Opioid Receptors Mediate the Renewal of Fear following Extinction in the Rat', PLoS One, 8, pp. Article numbere58701, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058701

Baker KB; McNally GP; Richardson RL, 2012, 'D-cycloserine does not facilitate fear extinction by reducing conditioned stimulus processing or promoting conditioned inhibition to contextual cues', Learning and Memory, 19, pp. 461 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.026674.112

Li S; Kim JH; Richardson RD, 2012, 'Differential involvement of the medial prefrontal cortex in the expression of learned fear across development.', Behavioral neuroscience, 126, pp. 217 - 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0027151

Callaghan BL; Richardson RD, 2012, 'Early-life stress affects extinction during critical periods of development: An analysis of the effects of maternal separation on extinction in adolescent rats', Stress - the International Journal on the Biology of Stress, 15, pp. 671 - 679

Kim JH; Li S; Hamlin AS; Mcnally GP; Richardson RD, 2012, 'Phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase in the medial prefrontal cortex and the amygdala following memory retrieval or forgetting in developing rats', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 97, pp. 59 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2011.09.005

Storsve AB; McNally GP; Richardson RD, 2012, 'Renewal and reinstatement of the conditioned but not the unconditioned response following habituation of the unconditioned stimulus', Behavioural Processes, 90, pp. 58 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2012.03.007

Richardson RD; Tang H, 2012, 'Reversing the negative psychological sequalae of exclusion: Inclusion is ameliorative but not protective against the aversive consequences of exclusion', Emotion

Callaghan BL; Richardson RD, 2012, 'The effect of adverse rearing environments on persistent memories in young rats: Removing the brakes on infant fear memory.', Translational Psychiatry, 2, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/tp.2012.65

Hawes DJ; Zadro L; Fink E; Richardson RD; O''moore K; Griffiths B; Dadds MR; Williams K, 2012, 'The effects of peer ostracism on children’s cognitive processes', European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 9, pp. 599 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17405629.2011.638815

Mason EC; Richardson RD; Mason D, 2012, 'Treating Disgust in Anxiety Disorders', Clinical Psychology - Science and Practice, 19, pp. 180 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2850.2012.01282.x

Li S; Kim JH; Richardson RD, 2012, 'Updating memories: Changing the involvement of the prelimbic cortex in the expression of an infant fear memory.', Neuroscience, pp. 316 - 325

Pharo ; Richardson RD; Gross J; Hayne J, 2011, 'Age-Related Changes in the Effect of Ostracism.', Social Influence, 6, pp. 22 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2010.525852

Graham BM; Richardson RD, 2011, 'Fibroblast growth factor-2 alters the nature of extinction', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 18, pp. 80 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.2006511

Kim JH; Li S; Richardson RD, 2011, 'Immunohistochemical analyses of long-term extinction of conditioned fear in adolescent rats', Cerebral cortex, 21, pp. 530 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhq116

Graham B; Richardson RD, 2011, 'Intraamygdala infusion of fibroblast growth factor 2 enhances extinction and reduces renewal and reinstatement in adult rats', Journal of Neuroscience, 31, pp. 14151 - 14157, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3014-11.2011

Cole S; Richardson RD; McNally GP, 2011, 'Kappa opioid receptors mediate where fear is expressed following extinction training', Learning and Memory, 18, pp. 88 - 95, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/lm.2049511

Callaghan B; Richardson RD, 2011, 'Maternal Separation Results in Early Emergence of Adult-Like Fear and Extinction Learning in Infant Rats', Behavioral Neuroscience, 125, pp. 20 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0022008

Graham BM; Richardson RD, 2011, 'Memory of Fearful Events: The role of fibroblast growth factor-2 in fear acquisition and extinction', Neuroscience, 189, pp. 156 - 169, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.05.041

Graham BM; Langton JM; Richardson RD, 2011, 'Pharmacological enhancement of fear reduction: Preclinical models', British Journal of Pharmacology, 164, pp. 1230 - 1247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.01175.x

Graham BM; Richardson RD, 2010, 'Early-life exposure to Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 facilitates context-dependent long-term memory in developing rats', Behavioral Neuroscience, 124, pp. 337 - 345

Quirk G; Pare D; Richardson RD; Henry C; Monfils ; Schiller D; Vicentic , 2010, 'Erasing fear memories with extinction training', Journal of Neuroscience, 30, pp. 14993 - 14997

Kim JH; Richardson RD, 2010, 'Extinction in preweanling rats does not involve NMDA receptors', Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 94, pp. 176 - 182

Graham BM; Richardson RD, 2010, 'Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 Enhances Extinction and Reduces Renewal of Conditioned Fear', Neuropsychopharmacology, pp. 1348 - 1355

Mccallum J; Kim JH; Richardson RD, 2010, 'Impaired extinction retention in adolescent rats: Effects of D-cycloserine', Neuropsychopharmacology, 35, pp. 2134 - 2142

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