David Albeck , Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology

Office: NC 5008G
Office Phone: 303-556-6718
Fax: 303-556-3520

E-mail: david.albeck@cudenver.edu

 

 

Research Interests

Behavioral and Neurophysiological effects of aging.

Non-invasive strategies to enhance neurotrophin expression and cognitive function in animal models of aging.

Representative Publications

Albeck, D.S., McKittrick, C.R., Blanchard, D.C., Blanchard, R.J., Nikulina, J., McEwen, B.S. and Sakai, R.R. (1997) Chronic social stress alters expression of corticotropin-releasing factor and arginine vasopressin mRNA expression in rat brain. Journal of Neuroscience, v. 17, p. 4895-4903.

Albeck, D.S., Bäckman, C., Rose, G.M., Veng, L., Friden, P. and Granholm, A.C. (1999) Acute application of NGF increases the firing rate of mature NGF deprived basal forebrain neurons. European Journal of Neuroscience, v. 11 (7), p.2291-2304.

Isacson, O., Seo, H., Lin, L., Albeck, D.S. and Granholm, A.C. (2002) Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome: roles of APP, trophic factors and ACh. Trends in the Neurosciences, Feb;25(2):79-84.

Albeck, D.S., Mesches, M.H., Juthberg, S., Browning, M., Bickford, P.C., Rose, G. M. and Granholm, A-Ch. (2003) Exogenous NGF restores endogenous NGF distribution in the brain of the cognitively impaired aged rat. Brain Research, 967: 306-310.