Dr. Lauriann Elizabeth Young-Martin

Research Interests

• Gender differences and neuroendocrine regulation of cognition
• Neuroprotective effects of Oestrogen on learning and memory in aged animals
• The combined effects of different stressors and marijuana on behaviour
• The Neurobiology of Drug Addiction: Neurophysiological and Behavioural Mechanisms Associated with Addiction
• Neuroendocrine Regulation of Learning & Memory: Interactions Between Gender, Oestrogen and Testosterone Variations and the Dopaminergic Mesolimbic System
• Ontogenic And Gender Differences In The Drug-Induced Behavioural Effects Of Cocaine and Marijuana

Citations

Book, Chapter

• Young, Lauriann E.. Role of the mesolimbic system in the mediation of negative reinforcement: Implications for sensorimotor dysfunction
• Wray, Samuel R., Young, Lauriann E., Weaver, Steve R. . Substance abuse risk factors: Some neuropsychological dimensions
• Parshad, Omkar, Young, Lauriann E., Young, Ronald E.. Medicinal plants containing sedative activity with special reference to neem (Azadirachta indica, A Juss)

Journal, Article

• Benjamin, L.C., Young, Lauriann E., Young, Ronald E., Stewart, J., Heshmat, R., Rodagaros, D.. Effects of hormone replacement therapy on mesolimbic extracellular fluid dopamine following foot-shock stress: An in vivo microdialysis study [abstract]
• Young, Lauriann E., Benjamin, L.C.. Mesolimbic dopamine, estrogen and progesterone modulate avoidance learning and stress [abstract]
• Benjamin, L.C., Young, Lauriann E.. Differential effects of estrogen and progesterone on mesolimbic dopaminergic modulation of avoidance behaviour: Implications for learning and stress [abstract]
• Gossell-Williams, Maxine D. , Simon, O. , Young, L. , West, M. . Choline supplementation facilitates short-term memory consolidation into intermediate long-term memory of young Sprague-Dawley rats
• Palmer, K. O., Young, Lauriann E.. The Effect of Oestrogen on Discriminative Learning and Memory in Aged Male and Female Rats
• Wray, Samuel R.,, Parshad, Omkar, Young, Lauriann E.. Ethics and law in the medical curriculum: A University of the West Indies perspective
• Melville, G. Norris, Wray, Samuel R., Addae, Jonas I., Young, Lauriann E.. Progress in medical education in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies: Implementation of problem-based learning at the St. Augustine Campus.
• Young, Lauriann E., Benjamin, L. C., Young, Ronald E.. Gender and estrous cycle variations on avoidance learning: Effects of low dose amphetamine and cocaine
• Young, Lauriann E., Wray, Samuel R.. Learning dysfunction produced by mesolimbic deficits
• Benjamin, L.C., Young, Lauriann E., Young, Ronald E. Dopaminergic lesioning of the nucleus accumbens potentiates learned helplessness
• Chin-quee, K.P., Young, Lauriann E.. Pharmacological properties of Cannibis sativa in the behavioural demonstration of its hedonic effects: Implications for animal models of addiction [abstract]
• Young, Lauriann E., Benjamin, L. C.. Estrogen and progesterone differentially modulate nucleus accumbens dopamine: Genomic effects on avoidance learning and memory [abstract]
• Young, Lauriann E, Chin-Quee, K. P.. The effects of acute stress, amphetamine sensitization and dose response time on conditioned place preference to marijuana [abstract]
• Young, Lauriann E., Benjamin, L. C.. Accumbens modulation of associative learning varies with the estrous cycle, combined estrogen and progesterone treatment and dopaminergic agonists [abstract]
• Chin-quee, K.P., Young, Lauriann E.. Stress marijuana and addiction in an animal model [abstract]

Postgraduate Advisement:

• Benjamin,Liris Dr.
• Thaxter,Karen