Walter Zieglgänsberger

	Walter Zieglgänsberger, Prof. Dr. med. Scientist Former RG Zieglgänsberger: Clinical Neuropharmacology
	Phone:	089/30622-253
	Fax:	089/30622-402
	Email:	wzg[a]mpipsykl.mpg.de
	Interests:	neuroplasticity, pain, pharmacology, addiction, drup abuse, neurotransmitter, electrophysiology
CV: Born in Landshut. Study of medicine at the Ludwigs-Maximillians University of Munich. 1977/1978 visiting scientist at AVD-Center for Behavioral Neurobiology, Salk Institute, La Jolla, California/USA. Since 1983 Professor, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich. From 1984 until 2008 Head of the department of Clinical Neuropharmacology at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry.
Selected publications: Zieglgänsberger W, French ED, Siggins GR, Bloom FE (1979) Opioid peptides may excite hippocam¬pal pyramidal neurons by inhibiting adjacent inhibitory interneurons. Science 205, 415-417 Dodt H.U., Eder M., Frick A., Zieglgänsberger W. (1999) Precisely localized LTD in the neocortex revealed by infrared-guided laser stimulation. Science 286, 110-113 Marsicano G, Wotjak CT, Azad SC, Bisogno T, Rammes G, Cascio MG, Hermann H, Tang JR, Hofmann C, Zieglgänsberger W, Di Marzo V, Lutz B (2002) The endogenous cannabinoid system controls extinction of aversive memories. Nature 418 (6897), 530-534 Sillaber I, Rammes G, Zimmermann S, Mahal B, Zieglgänsberger W, Wurst W, Holsboer F, Spanagel R (2002) Enhanced and delayed stress-induced alcohol drinking in mice lacking functional CRH1 receptors. Science 296 (5569), 931-933 Marsicano G., Goodenough S., Monory K., Hermann H., Eder M., Cannich A., Azad S.C., Cascio M.G., Gutierrez S.O., van der Stelt M., Lopez-Rodriguez M.L., Casanova E., Schutz G., Zieglgänsberger W., Di Marzo V., Behl C., Lutz B. (2003) CB1 cannabinoid receptors and on-demand defense against excitotoxicity. Science 302, 84-88.

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