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Scott Oakman Ph.D. 1997 Thesis Title: Functional Organization and Collateralization of Projections from the Pontomesencephalic Cholinergic Systems to Midbrain Dopaminergic Groups. Advisor: Boyd Hartman

Thesis Publications:

Oakman SA, Faris PL, Kerr PE, Cozzari C, Hartman BK. (1995) Distribution of pontomesencephalic cholinergic neurons projecting to substantia nigra differs significantly from those projecting to ventral tegmental area. J Neurosci 15:5859-5869.

Oakman SA, Faris PL, Cozzari C, Hartman BK. (1999) Characterization of the extent of pontomesencephalic cholinergic neurons' projections to the thalamus: comparison with projections to midbrain dopaminergic groups. Neuroscience 94:529-547.

Other Publications:

Oakman SA and Meador-Woodruff JH (2004) Calcyon Transcript Expression in Macaque Brain. Journal of Comparative Neurology 468: 264-276.

Faris PL, Kim SW, Meller WH, Goodale RL, Oakman SA , Hofbauer RD , Marshall AM, Daughters RS, Banerjee-Stevens D, Eckert ED, Hartman BK. Effect of decreasing afferent vagal activity with ondansetron on symptoms of bulimia nervosa: a randomised, double-blind trial. Lancet. 2000 Mar 4;355(9206):792-7.

Faris PL, Kim SW, Meller WH, Goodale RL, Hofbauer RD, Oakman SA , Howard LA, Stevens ER, Eckert ED, Hartman BK. Effect of ondansetron, a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, on the dynamic association between bulimic behaviors and pain thresholds. Pain. 1998 Sep;77(3):297-303.