SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. G.S. Robertson, D.G. Herrera, M. Dragunow and H.A. Robertson (1989),L-DOPA activates c-fos in the striatum ipsilateral to a 6-hydroxidopamine lesion of the substantia nigra, Eur. J. Pharmacol. 159 99-100.

2. D.G. Herrera and H.A. Robertson (1989), Unilateral induction of c-fos protein in cortex following cortical devascularization, Brain Res.503 205-213.

3. D.G. Herrera and Robertson H.A. (1990), NMDA-receptors mediate the activation of c-fos in a model of brain injury, Neuroscience 35 273-281.

4. D.G. Herrera and Robertson H.A.(1990) , Topical application of potassium induces c-fos: reversal by MK-801, Brain Res 510 166-170.

5. D.G. Herrera and A.C. Cuello (1992), Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity following cortical devascularizing lesion, Neuroscience 49 781-791.

6. D.G. Herrera and A.C. Cuello (1992) MK-801 affects the potassium-induced increase of glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoreactivity in rat brain, Brain Res. 598 286-293.

7. D.G. Herrera, D. Maysinger and M. Goiny (1993), Induction of c-fos immunoreactivity in the hippocampus following potassium stimulation, Neuroscience 52 237-244.

8. D.G. Herrera, D. Maysinger, R. Gadient, C. Boeckh, U. Otten and A.C. Cuello (1993), Spreading depression induces c-fos-like immunoreactivity and NGF mRNA in the rat cerebral cortex, Brain Res. 602 99-103.

9. D.G. Herrera, Cavalcante Figueiredo,B. and A.C.Cuello (1993), Differential regulation of c-fos expression after cortical brain injury during development, Brain Res. Dev. Brain Res. 76, 79 85.

10. Bernardini, G.L., Herrera D.G., Carson D., DeGasperi R., Gama Sosa M.A., Kolodny E.H. and Trifiletti R (1997); Adult-onset Krabbe disease in siblings with novel mutations in the galactocerebrosidase gene. Annals of Neurology, 41, 111-4.

11. D.G. Herrera, D. Maysinger, R. Funnel and A.C. Cuello (1998), Analysis of c-fos and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) expression following topical application of potassium chloride to the brain surface . Brain Research 784 71-81.

12. D.G. Herrera (1998), Trauma and Self. Book Forum. Am. J. Psychiatry. 155, 301-2.

13. D.G. Herrera (1999) Emergencies in Mental Health Practice. Am J. Psychiatry 156, 1112-3.

14. D.G. Herrera, J.M Garcia-Verdugo and A. Alvarez-Buylla (1999) Adult-derived neural precursors transplanted into multiple regions in the adult brain. Ann Neurol ; 46, 867-77

15. H. Wichterle, J.M. Garcia-Verdugo, D.G. Herrera and A. Alvarez-Buylla (1999) Young neurons from medial ganglionic eminence disperse in adult and embryonic brain. Nature Neuroscience 2, 461-466.

16. Alvarez-Buylla A, Herrera DG, Wichterle H (2000) The subventricular zone: source of neuronal precursors for brain repair. Prog Brain Res. 2000;127, 1-11.

17. Lim, D.A., Tramontin A.D., Trevejo, J.M., Herrera, D.G., Garc’a Verdugo J.M., and Alvarez- Buylla, A. (2000) Noggin antagonizes BMP signaling to create a niche for adult neurogenesis. Neuron, 28, 713-726.

18. Gritti A, Bonfanti L, Doetsch F, Caille I, Alvarez-Buylla A, Lim DA, Galli R, Verdugo JM, Herrera DG, Vescovi AL. Multipotent neural stem cells reside into the rostral extension and olfactory bulb of adult rodents. J Neurosci 2002; 22:437-45.

19. Lim DA, Flames N, Collado L, Herrera DG.Investigating the use of primary adult subventricular zone neural precursor cells for neuronal replacement therapies. Brain Res Bull. 2002 Apr;57(6):759-64.

20. Kim E, Shirvalkar P, Herrera DG (2003). Regulation of neurogenesis in the aging vertebrate brain: role of oxidative stress and neuropsychiatric factors. Clinical Neuroscience Research 2: 285-293.

21. Herrera DG, Almudena G.YagŸe, Siv Johnsen-Soriano, , Francisco Bosch-Morell, Lucia Collado-Morente, Mar’a Muriach, Francisco J. Romero & J. Manuel Garcia-Verdugo (2003) Selective impairment of hippocampal neurogenesis by chronic alcoholism: protective effects of an antioxidant. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 100: 7919-7924.

22. Yamada KA, Rensing N, Izumi Y, De Erausquin GA, Gazit V, Dorsey DA, Herrera DG. Repetitive hypoglycemia in young rats impairs hippocampal long-term potentiation. Pediatr Res. (2004);55 :372-9.

23. Zhe-Yu Chen, Alessandro Ieraci, Henry Teng, Chui-Xiang Meng, D. G. Herrera, Anders Nykjaer, Barbara L. Hempstead, Francis S. Lee. Sortilin modulates altered targeting of the BDNF Variant (Val66Met) into the regulated secretory pathway. J Neurosc. (2005) 25:6156-66.

24. Alessandro Ieraci , and D. G. Herrera Nicotinamide inhibits neuronal death and behavioral impairment in fetal alcohol syndrome. Plos Medicine (2006) 3(4):e101.

25. B. Seri, D.G. Herrera, A. Gritti, S. Ferron, L. Collado, A., Vescovi, J.M. Garcia-Verdugo and Arturo Alvarez-Buylla. Composition and Organization of the SCZ: A Large Germinal Layer Containing Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Mammalian Brain. Cerebral Cortex (2006); 16:i103--i111

26. Chen Z-Y, Jing D, Bath KG, Ieraci A, Khan T, Siao C-J, Herrera DG, Toth M, McEwen BS, Hempstead BL and Lee FS. Genetic variant BDNF (Val66Met) polymorphism alters anxiety related behavior. (2006); Science, 314(5796):140-3.

27. Shirvalkar P, Malika S , Nicholas S, Herrera DG Cognitive enhancement with central thalamic electrical stimulation. (2006) PNAS;103(45):17007-12. Epub 2006 Oct 25.

28. Ieraci A and D.G. Herrera, Single alcohol exposure in early life damages hippocampal stem/progenitor cells and reduces adult neurogenesis. Neurobiology of Disease (2007) 26 :597-605.

29. Daniels JE, Wirth JB, Herrera DG, Simpson EB, Auchincloss EL, Occhiogrosso MB, Sobel W. Head banging on an inpatient psychiatric unit: a vicious circle. Harvard Rev Psychiatry. 2007;15:70-9.