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Robert D. Skinner, Ph.D.
Title Professor PhD University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Post Doctoral Training Department of Physiology, Harvard Medical School Research Interests Spinal cord injury and activity-dependent recovery in human subjects and animal models as part of the Spinal Cord Injury Mobilization Program and the Center for Translational Neuroscience; reticular activating system function measured by midlatency auditory evoked potential in humans with brain diseases (PTSD, Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Depression, et al.) and in animal models. Email: RDSkinner@uams.edu Address: Office: Biomedical Research Building II, Room 661-2 Mailing address: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 847 Little Rock, AR 72205 Phone: (501) 686-5183 Fax: (501) 526-7928 PubMed CTN Research

Selected Publications

Skinner, R.D., J.D. Houle, N.B. Reese, C.L. Berry and E. Garcia-Rill. 1996 Effects of exercise and fetal spinal cord implants on the H-reflex in chronically spinalized adult rats. Brain Res. 729:127–131.

Skinner, R.D., J.D. Houle, N.B. Reese and E. Garcia-Rill 1997 Electrophysio-logical investigations of neurotransplant mediated recovery after spinal cord injury. In: F. Seil, ed. Neuronal Regeneration, Reorganization, and Repair. Advances in Neurology, Vol. 72. New York: Raven Press, pp. 277–290.

Teo, C., L. Rasco, R.D Skinner and E. Garcia-Rill 1998 Disinhibition of the sleep state-dependent P1 potential in Parkinson's disease - Improvement after pallidotomy. Sleep Res. Online 1:62-70.

Skinner, R.D., L.M. Rasco, J. Fitzgerald, C.N. Karson, M. Matthew, K. Williams and E. Garcia-Rill 1999 Reduced sensory gating of the P1 potential in rape victims and combat veterans with post traumatic stress response. Anxiety and Depression. 9:122-130.

Skinner, R.D., H. Miyazato and E. Garcia-Rill 2002 The sleep state-dependent P50 auditory evoked potential in neuropsychiatric diseases. In: K. Hirata, et.al., eds., Recent Advances in Human Brain mapping. Proceedings of the 12th World Congress of the International Society of Brain Electromagnetic Topography. Elsevier Science, International Congresses Series, pp. 813-825.

Skinner, R.D. 2002 Temperature Regulation During Sleep. In: T.L. Lee-Chiong, M. Carskadon and M.J. Sateia, eds., Sleep Medicine. Chapter 9, Hanley & Belfus, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Homma, Y.K., Y. Homma, L. Teneud, R.D. Skinner , J. Dornhoffer, D.K. Williams and E. Garcia-Rill 2003 Effects of rotation on the sleep state-dependent P13 midlatency auditory evoked potential in the rat. J. Vest. Res. 12(2,3):117-125.

Skinner, R.D., Y. Homma and E. Garcia-Rill 2004 Arousal Mechanisms Related to posture and locomotion. II. Ascending Modulation. In: S. Mori, D. Stuart and M. Wiesendanger, eds., Brain Mechanisms for the Integration of Posture and Movement., Progress in Brain Research: Brain Mechanisms for the Integration of Posture and Movement, Vol.143:291-298.

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