Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee

Ventral Tegmental Area BDNF Induces an Opiate-Dependent–Like Reward State in Naïve Rats

Héctor Vargas-Pérez, Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee, Christine Walton et al. · Science · 2009 · 182 citations · Full text

Neuropsychology, Single Infusion, Affective Neuroscience +27

Methamphetamine-enhanced embryonic oxidative DNA damage and neurodevelopmental deficits

Winnie Jeng, Andrea W. Wong, Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee et al. · Free Radical Biology and Medicine · 2005 · 80 citations

Developmental Biology, Developmental Toxicology, Neurodevelopmental Deficits +5

BDNF Signaling in the VTA Links the Drug-Dependent State to Drug Withdrawal Aversions

Héctor Vargas-Pérez, Amine Bahí, Mary Rose Bufalino et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2014 · 58 citations · Full text

Behavioral Addiction, Psychopharmacology, Pharmacotherapy +22

Dopaminergic Signaling Mediates the Motivational Response Underlying the Opponent Process to Chronic but Not Acute Nicotine

Taryn E. Grieder, Laurie H. L. Sellings, Héctor Vargas-Pérez et al. · Neuropsychopharmacology · 2009 · 43 citations · Full text

Tobacco Control, Opponent Process, Behavioral Neuroscience +12

A test of the opponent‐process theory of motivation using lesions that selectively block morphine reward

Héctor Vargas-Pérez, Ryan Ting‐A‐Kee, Andrew Heinmiller et al. · European Journal of Neuroscience · 2007 · 30 citations

Behavioral Decision Making, Behavioral Addiction, Affective Neuroscience +23