EDUCATION

• 1995-99 Post-Doctoral Fellowship Department of Psychology, Division of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Virginia
  
  
• 1994 PhD Neurochemistry, Medical School, Showa University Tokyo, Japan
  
  
• 1986 MD Capital University of Medicine, Beijing, China

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• 2004-present Research Associate Department of Neurosurgery Division of Clinical Neuroscience, School of Medicine University of Texas at Houston



• 2001-2002 Research Scientist Boao Biochip Corporation, Beijing China



• 1995-1999 Research Associate Department of Psychology, Division of Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Virginia



• 1989-1995 Research Associate Department of Oral Physiology, Division of Neurophysiology, Showa University, Tokyo Japan



• 1986-1989 Research Assistant Department of Neurobiology, Medical School, Capital University of Medicine, Beijing China
  

CURRENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

• Functional neuroimaging of motor, sensory and language-specific cortex



• Functional reorganization in stroke



• MEG, MRI, DTI

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• 1995-1999  member,  Society for Neuroscience, USA



• 1990-1995  member, International Association for the Study of Pain



• 1993-1995  member, Japan Heart Assoication, Japan

GUEST POSITIONS

• 1994 Guest Reviewer, Brian Research Bulletin

PUBLICATIONS

1. Williams CL, Men D, Clayton EC. The effects of noradrenergic activation of the nucleus tractus solitarius on memory and in potentiating norepinephrine release in the amygdala. Behav Neurosci. 2000 Dec;114(6):1131-44.

2. Men D, McCarty R, Gold PE. Enhanced release of norepinephrine in rat hippocampus during spontaneous alternation tests. Neurobiol Learn Mem. 1999 May;71(3):289-300.

3. Williams CL, Men D, Clayton EC, Gold PE. Norepinephrine release in the amygdala after systemic injection of epinephrine or escapable footshock: contribution of the nucleus of the solitary tract. Behav Neurosci. 1998 Dec;112(6):1414-22.

4. Weinstock M, Razin M, Schorer-Apelbaum D, Men D, McCarty R. Gender differences in sympathoadrenal activity in rats at rest and in response to footshock stress. Int J Dev Neurosci. 1998 Jun-Jul;16(3-4):289-95.

5. Weinstock M, Poltyrev T, Schorer-Apelbaum D, Men D, McCarty R. Effect of prenatal stress on plasma corticosterone and catecholamines in response to footshock in rats. Physiol Behav. 1998 Jun 15;64(4):439-44.

6. Philpot BD, Men D, McCarty R, Brunjes PC. Activity-dependent regulation of dopamine content in the olfactory bulbs of naris-occluded rats. Neuroscience. 1998 Aug;85(3):969-77.

7. Men D, Matsui A, Matsui Y. Somatosensory afferent inputs release 5-HT and NA from the spinal cord. Neurochem Res. 1996 Dec;21(12):1515-9.

8. Men DS, Matsui Y. Activation of descending noradrenergic system by peripheral nerve stimulation. Brain Res Bull. 1994;34(3):177-82.

9. Men DS, Matsui Y. Peripheral nerve stimulation increases serotonin and dopamine metabolites in rat spinal cord. Brain Res Bull. 1994;33(6):625-32.

10. Men D, McIntyre CK, McCarty R, Gold PE. Age-related changes in extracellular acetylcholine and norepinephrine levels in the rat hippocampus Neurobiol Aging (accepted for publication)

11. Men D, Pal S, Chang Q, Gold PE. Changes of hippocampal acetylcholine and norepinephrine output during inhibitory avoidance acquisition and retrireview (submitted)

12. Osada H, Men D, Matsui, A, Matsui Y, Tsutsumi T. Factors influencing plasma norepinephrine response to footshock stress in SHR Stress: Molecular Genetic and Neurobiological Advances. P375-382, 1996 Edited by R. McCarty et al., Gordon and Breach Science

13. Men D, Matsui A, Matsui Y, Osada H, Tsutsumi T. Activation of descending noradrenergic and serotonergic systems in rat spinal cord by footshock stress Stress: Molecular Genetic and Neurobiological Advances. P311-316,1996 Edited by R. McCarty et al., Gordon and Breach Science

14. Matsui A, Men D, Matsui Y, Sekiya S, Osada H. Usefulness of microdialysis system for continuous assay of plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine during stress in rats Stress: Neuroendocrine and Molecular Approaches P545-552, 1992 Edited by R. Kvetnansky et al., Gordon and Breach Science

15. Osada H, Matsui A, Men D. Sekiya S, Matsui Y. Plasma norepinephrine and epinephrine response of SHR and WKY rat Stress: Neuroendocrine and Molecular Approaches P537-544, 1992 Edited by R. Kvetnansky et al., Gordon and Breach Science

Another 6 papers were published in Japanese language in journal HEART

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