Ryan Smith
B.A. in Psychology, The Ohio State University
Thesis Advisors: Wolfgang Sadee
E-Mail: smith.4051@osu.edu
Research:
Currently identifying cis-acting regulatory polymorphisms by measuring allelic expression inbalance (AEI) for multiple genes implicated in drug abuse. Future work will include identifying similar elements in serotonergic genes in brain areas implicated in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and genotyping ASD populations for the presence of such elements.
Publications:
Smith, R. M. & Beversdorf, D. Q. (2008). Effects of semantic relatedness on recall of stimuli preceding emotional oddballs. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 14, 620-628.
Alexander, J. K., Hillier, A., Smith, R. M., Tivarus, M. E., & Beversdorf, D. Q. (2007). Beta-adrenergic modulation of cognitive flexibility during stress. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 19, 468-478.
Smith, R. M., Tivarus, M., Campbell, H. L., Hillier, A., & Beversdorf, D. Q. (2006). Apparent transient effects of recent “ecstasy” use on cognitive performance and extrapyramidal signs in human subjects. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 19, 157-164
Presentations at National Meetings:
Smith, R. M., Edwards, K. S., Tilley, M. R., Gu, H. G., Givens, B. S., & Beversdorf, D. Q. “Serotonin Transporter Function and Prenatal Stress Interact to Modulate Sociability in Mice.” An oral presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, London, England. May, 2008.
Smith, R. M., & Beversdorf, D. Q. “Evidence for the Warning Signal Hypothesis in Verbal Memory Performance.” A poster presented at Cognitive Neuroscience Society annual meeting, New York, NY. May, 2007
Smith, R. M., Berntson, G. G., Renner, K., & Beversdorf, D. Q. “Noradrenergic Modulation of Memory and Physiological Reactivity for Emotional Materal.” A poster presented at Cognitive Neuroscience Society annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. April, 2006
Smith, R. M., & Beversdorf, D. Q. “The effects of recent Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy) use on cognitive function.” A poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. April, 2004.
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