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Neurophysiologist & Pharmacologist | Experimental Design, Data Analysis, Writing, Editing

Profile Summary

I am a neuroscientist generally interested in understanding how the brain codes behavior or generates behaviors at the cellular level. I have significant experience with electrophysiological, pharmacological, and microscopy techniques applied to in vitro and in vivo preparations across a range neuroscience areas.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Electrophysiology
• ★ Neurology
• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Data Visualization

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Data & AI

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking, Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Work Experience

Assistant Professor

Southern Illinois University - School of Medicine

July 2020 - Present

Assistant Research Professor

University of Idaho

September 2017 - June 2020

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Washington State University

August 2014 - September 2017

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Florida

October 2012 - June 2014

Education

PhD

Southern Illinois University -School of Medicine

June 2008 - December 2012

PhD (Pharmacology)

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

June 2008 - December 2012

B.S. (Psychology)

Illinois College

August 2004 - May 2008

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

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Jessica A. Higginbotham, Rong Wang, Ben D. Richardson, Hiroko Shiina, Shi Min Tan, Mark A. Presker, David J. Rossi, Rita A. Fuchs(2020). {CB}1 receptor signaling modulates amygdalar plasticity during context-cocaine memory reconsolidation to promote subsequent cocaine seeking . Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

David J. Rossi, Ben D. Richardson(2018). The Cerebellar {GABAAR} System as a Potential Target for Treating Alcohol Use Disorder . Springer Berlin Heidelberg

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2020). Mechanisms of GABAergic and cholinergic neurotransmission in auditory thalamus: Impact of aging . Hearing Research.

Evelyn McClendon, Daniel C. Shaver, Kiera Degener-O'Brien, Xi Gong, Thuan Nguyen, Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen, Zoltán Molnár, Claudia Mohr, Ben D. Richardson, David J. Rossi, et al.(2017). Transient Hypoxemia Chronically Disrupts Maturation of Preterm Fetal Ovine Subplate Neuron Arborization and Activity . The Journal of Neuroscience. 37. (49). p. 11912--11929. Society for Neuroscience

Ben Richardson, Danielle O. Sambo, Min Lin, Anthony Owens, Joseph J. Lebowitz, Darin A. Jagnarine, Madhur Shetty, Meghan Rodriquez, Taiwo Alonge, Mishaal Ali, et al.(2017). The sigma-1 receptor modulates methamphetamine dysregulation of dopamine neurotransmission . Nature Communications. 8. (1). Springer Nature

Evelyn McClendon, Daniel C. Shaver, Kiera Degener-O'Brien, Xi Gong, Thuan Nguyen, Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen, Zoltán Molnár, Claudia Mohr, Ben D. Richardson, David J. Rossi, et al.(2017). Transient Hypoxemia Chronically Disrupts Maturation of Preterm Fetal Ovine Subplate Neuron Arborization and Activity . The Journal of Neuroscience. 37. (49). p. 11912--11929. Society for Neuroscience

Ben D. Richardson, David J. Rossi(2017). Recreational concentrations of alcohol enhance synaptic inhibition of cerebellar unipolar brush cells via pre- and postsynaptic mechanisms . Journal of Neurophysiology. 118. (1). p. 267--279. American Physiological Society

Sunil Sirohi, Ben D. Richardson, Janelle M. Lugo, David J. Rossi, Jon F. Davis(2017). Impact of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery on appetite, alcohol intake behaviors, and midbrain ghrelin signaling in the rat . Obesity. 25. (7). p. 1228--1236. Wiley-Blackwell

Ben Richardson, Danielle O. Sambo, Min Lin, Anthony Owens, Joseph J. Lebowitz, Darin A. Jagnarine, Madhur Shetty, Meghan Rodriquez, Taiwo Alonge, Mishaal Ali, et al.(2017). The sigma-1 receptor modulates methamphetamine dysregulation of dopamine neurotransmission . Nature Communications. 8. (1). Springer Nature

R. Cai, B. D. Richardson, D. M. Caspary(2016). Responses to Predictable versus Random Temporally Complex Stimuli from Single Units in Auditory Thalamus: Impact of Aging and Anesthesia . Journal of Neuroscience. 36. (41). p. 10696--10706. Society for Neuroscience

J. S. Kaplan, M. A. Nipper, B. D. Richardson, J. Jensen, M. Helms, D. A. Finn, D. J. Rossi(2016). Pharmacologically Counteracting a Phenotypic Difference in Cerebellar {GABAA} Receptor Response to Alcohol Prevents Excessive Alcohol Consumption in a High Alcohol-Consuming Rodent Genotype . Journal of Neuroscience. 36. (35). p. 9019--9025. Society for Neuroscience

Amy A Arguello, Ben D Richardson, Jacob L Hall, Rong Wang, Matthew A Hodges, Marshall P Mitchell, Garret D Stuber, David J Rossi, Rita A Fuchs(2016). Role of a Lateral Orbital Frontal Cortex-Basolateral Amygdala Circuit in Cue-Induced Cocaine-Seeking Behavior . Neuropsychopharmacology. 42. (3). p. 727--735. Springer Nature

Ben D. Richardson, Kaustuv Saha, Danielle Krout, Elizabeth Cabrera, Bruce Felts, L. Keith Henry, Jarod Swant, Mu-Fa Zou, Amy Hauck Newman, Habibeh Khoshbouei(2016). Membrane potential shapes regulation of dopamine transporter trafficking at the plasma membrane . Nature Communications. 7. p. 10423. Nature Publishing Group

K. Saha, D. Sambo, B. D. Richardson, L. M. Lin, B. Butler, L. Villarroel, H. Khoshbouei(2014). Intracellular Methamphetamine Prevents the Dopamine-induced Enhancement of Neuronal Firing . Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289. (32). p. 22246--22257. American Society for Biochemistry {\&} Molecular Biology ({ASBMB})

B. D. Richardson, K. E. Hancock, D. M. Caspary(2013). Stimulus-specific adaptation in auditory thalamus of young and aged awake rats . Journal of Neurophysiology. 110. (8). p. 1892--1902. American Physiological Society

B. D. Richardson, L. L. Ling, V. V. Uteshev, D. M. Caspary(2013). Reduced {GABAA} Receptor-Mediated Tonic Inhibition in Aged Rat Auditory Thalamus . Journal of Neuroscience. 33. (3). p. 1218--1227. Society for Neuroscience

Ben D. Richardson, Thomas J. Brozoski, Lynne L. Ling, Donald M. Caspary(2012). Targeting inhibitory neurotransmission in tinnitus . Brain Research. 1485. p. 77--87. Elsevier {BV}

Ben D. Richardson, Lynne L. Ling, Victor V. Uteshev, Donald M. Caspary, Steven Barnes(2011). Extrasynaptic {GABAA} Receptors and Tonic Inhibition in Rat Auditory Thalamus . {PLoS} {ONE}. 6. (1). p. e16508. Public Library of Science ({PLoS})

Thomas J. Brozoski, Donald M. Caspary, Carol A. Bauer, Benjamin D. Richardson(2010). The effect of supplemental dietary Taurine on Tinnitus and auditory discrimination in an animal model . Hearing Research. 270. (1-2). p. 71--80. Elsevier {BV}