Published Works from WWU

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WWU publications:

Journal Articles (* denotes WWU student co-author

Staben, J.*, Koch, M.*, Reid, K.*, Muckerheide, J.*, Gilman, L.*, McGuinness, F.*, Kiesser, S., Oswald, I.W.H., Koby, K.A., Martin, T.J., & Kaplan, J.S. (2023). Cannabidiol and cannabis-inspired terpene blends have acute prosocial effects in the BTBR mouse model of Autism Spectrum DisorderFrontiers in Neuroscience.

Westenbroek, R., Kaplan, J.S., Viray, K., & Stella, N. (2023). The serine hydrolase ABHD6 controls survival and thermally induced seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndromeNeurobiology of Disease

Aychman, M.M.*, Goldman, D.L., & Kaplan, J.S. (2023). Cannabidiol’s Neuroprotective Properties and Potential Treatment of Traumatic Brain InjuriesFrontiers in Neurology.

Erikson, C.M., Douglas, K.T., Thuet, T.O., Richardson, B.D., Mohr, C., Shiina, H., Kaplan, J.S., & Rossi, DJ. (2022). Independent of differences in taste, B6N mice consume less alcohol than genetically similar B6J mice, and exhibit opposite polarity modulation of tonic GABAAR currents by alcohol. Neuropharmacology.

Kaplan, J.S., Wagner, J.K.*, Reid, K.*, McGuinness, F.*, Arvila, S.*, Brooks, M.*, Stevenson, H.*, Jones, J.*, Risch, B.*, McGillis, T.*, Budinich, R.*, Gambell, E.*, & Predovich, B. (2021). Cannabidiol exposure during the mouse adolescent period is without harmful behavioral effects on locomotor activity, anxiety, and spatial memory. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 

Stein, R.E., Kaplan, J.S., Li, J., & Catterall, W.A. (2019). Hippocampal deletion of Nav1.1 channels in mice causes thermal seizures and cognitive deficit characteristics of Dravet Syndrome. PNAS.

Cao, J.K., Kaplan, J.S., & Stella, N. (2019). ABHD6: Its place in endocannabinoid signaling and beyond. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences.

Wagner, J.K.*, Gambell, E.*, Gibbons, T.*, Martin, T.J. & Kaplan, J.S. (Submitted and under review). Sex differences in the anxiolytic properties of common cannabis terpenes, linalool and β-myrcene, in mice.

Book Chapters

Martig, K.*, Reid, K.*, & Kaplan, J.S. (2019). ‘Emerging Clinical and Mechanistic Support for CBD Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder’, in Cannabis as Medicine. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Student-led Conference Presentations

Staben, J., Koch, M., Reid, K., Gibbons, T., Gilman, L., Muckerheide, J. & Kaplan, J.S. (2022). Cannabidiol and cannabis terpene blends have acute prosocial effects in the BTBR mouse model of autism spectrum disorder. Poster session presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting; November 2022; San Diego, CA.

Stevenson, H., McGillis, T., Wagner, J.K., Reed, K., McGuinness, F., Arvila, S., Brooks, M., Jones, J., Risch, B., Budinich, R., Gambell, E., & Kaplan, J.S. (2021). Developmental exposure to cannabidiol via intraperitoneal injection or passive inhalation is without substantial behavioral consequences on locomotor behavior, anxiety, and spatial learning in mice. Virtual poster presentation at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting; October 2021.

Wagner, J. & Kaplan, J.S. (2020). Sex differences in the anxiolytic effects of prominent cannabis terpenes: Implications for the Entourage Effect. Virtual presentation at The Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Virtual Symposium; October 25, 2020.

Wagner, J., Reid, K., Brooks, M., Arvila, B., McGuinness, F., Webster, H., Haryu, T., Predovich, B., & Kaplan, J.S. (2019). Anxiolytic effects of full-spectrum cannabidiol-rich hemp extracts in mice. 685.16. Poster session presented at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting; October 2019; Chicago, IL.

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