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Seong Shim

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Associate Professor
  • seong.s.shim@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale
  • MD from Chung-Ang University, Seoul

Research

Publications

  • Extrasynaptic NMDA receptors in acute and chronic excitotoxicity: implications for preventive treatments of ischemic stroke and late-onset Alzheimer's disease.
    Mol Neurodegener Volume: 18 Page(s): 43
    07/03/2023 Authors: Yu SP; Jiang MQ; Shim SS; Pourkhodadad S; Wei L
  • Lithium Provides Broad Therapeutic Benefits in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model.
    J Alzheimers Dis Volume: 91 Page(s): 273 - 290
    01/01/2023 Authors: Wiseman AL; Briggs CA; Peritt A; Kapecki N; Peterson DA; Shim SS; Stutzmann GE
  • Lithium: An Old Drug for New Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia.
    Neurodegener Dis Volume: 23 Page(s): 1 - 12
    01/01/2023 Authors: Shim SS; Berglund K; Yu SP
  • Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3: An Emerging Target in the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury.
    J Neurotrauma Volume: 33 Page(s): 2065 - 2076
    12/01/2016 Authors: Shim SS; Stutzmann GE
  • An emerging role of cGMP in the treatment of schizophrenia: A review.
    Schizophr Res Volume: 170 Page(s): 226 - 231
    01/01/2016 Authors: Shim S; Shuman M; Duncan E
  • Are NMDA receptor antagonists beneficial in the treatment of schizophrenia?
    J Psychiatr Res Volume: 51 Page(s): 19 - 20
    04/01/2014 Authors: Shim SS; Nadeem R
  • Four weeks lithium treatment alters neuronal dendrites in the rat hippocampus.
    Int J Neuropsychopharmacol Volume: 16 Page(s): 1373 - 1382
    07/01/2013 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD; Mervis RF
  • Effects of 4-weeks of treatment with lithium and olanzapine on long-term potentiation in hippocampal area CA1.
    Neurosci Lett Volume: 524 Page(s): 5 - 9
    08/22/2012 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD; Tatsuoka C; Feng IJ
  • Effect of Chronic Lithium Treatment on Morphology of Dendrites in Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex
    Volume: 67 Page(s): 238S - 239S
    05/01/2010 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD
  • Effects of 4-week treatment with lithium and olanzapine on levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, B-cell CLL/lymphoma 2 and phosphorylated cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein in the sub-regions of the hippocampus.
    Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol Volume: 105 Page(s): 113 - 119
    08/01/2009 Authors: Hammonds MD; Shim SS
  • Lower serum levels of lithium may produce efficacy without adverse effects.
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry Volume: 17 Page(s): 625
    07/01/2009 Authors: Shim SS
  • Lithium Enhances Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity and Learning
    Volume: 65 Page(s): 89S - 89S
    04/15/2009 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD; Nocjar C
  • Effects of Treatment with Olanzapine and Lithium on Synaptic Plasticity and Levels of BDNF, Bcl-2 and Phosphorylated CREB in the Hippocampus
    Volume: 65 Page(s): 28S - 29S
    04/15/2009 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD
  • Differential interactions between comorbid anxiety disorders and substance use disorder in rapid cycling bipolar I or II disorder.
    J Affect Disord Volume: 110 Page(s): 167 - 173
    09/01/2008 Authors: Gao K; Tolliver BK; Kemp DE; Verduin ML; Ganocy SJ; Bilali S; Brady KT; Shim SS; Findling RL; Calabrese JR
  • D-cycloserine augmentation for behavioral therapy.
    Am J Psychiatry Volume: 165 Page(s): 1050
    08/01/2008 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD; Vrabel MM
  • Potentiation of the NMDA receptor in the treatment of schizophrenia: focused on the glycine site.
    Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci Volume: 258 Page(s): 16 - 27
    02/01/2008 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD; Kee BS
  • Chronic lithium treatment magnifies learning in rats.
    Neuroscience Volume: 150 Page(s): 774 - 788
    12/19/2007 Authors: Nocjar C; Hammonds MD; Shim SS
  • Effects of subchronic lithium treatment on levels of BDNF, Bcl-2 and phospho-CREB in the rat hippocampus.
    Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol Volume: 100 Page(s): 356 - 359
    05/01/2007 Authors: Hammonds MD; Shim SS; Feng P; Calabrese JR
  • Effects of sub-chronic lithium treatment on synaptic plasticity in the dentate gyrus of rat hippocampal slices.
    Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry Volume: 31 Page(s): 343 - 347
    03/30/2007 Authors: Shim SS; Hammonds MD; Ganocy SJ; Calabrese JR
  • In vivo effects of lithium on synaptic plasticity and levels of BDNF and phospho-CREB in hippocampus
    Volume: 30 Page(s): S239 - S239
    12/01/2005 Authors: Shim S; Hammonds M; Calabrese J
  • Effects of exposure to lithium on morphology of dendrites in hippocampus and parietal cortex
    Volume: 29 Page(s): S208 - S208
    12/01/2004 Authors: Shim S; Russell R; Mervis R
  • Activation of methionine synthase by insulin-like growth factor-1 and dopamine: a target for neurodevelopmental toxins and thimerosal.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 9 Page(s): 358 - 370
    04/01/2004 Authors: Waly M; Olteanu H; Banerjee R; Choi S-W; Mason JB; Parker BS; Sukumar S; Shim S; Sharma A; Benzecry JM
  • Is NMDA receptor hypofunction in schizophrenia associated with a primary hyperglutamatergic state?
    Arch Gen Psychiatry Volume: 59 Page(s): 466 - 467
    05/01/2002 Authors: Shim SS; Adityanjee
  • Action of atypical antipsychotics.
    Am J Psychiatry Volume: 159 Page(s): 154 - 155
    01/01/2002 Authors: Shim SS
  • D4 dopamine receptor-mediated phospholipid methylation and its implications for mental illnesses such as schizophrenia.
    Mol Psychiatry Volume: 4 Page(s): 235 - 246
    05/01/1999 Authors: Sharma A; Kramer ML; Wick PF; Liu D; Chari S; Shim S; Tan W; Ouellette D; Nagata M; DuRand CJ
  • Effects of lesions in the medial prefrontal cortex on the activity of midbrain dopamine neurons.
    Neuropsychopharmacology Volume: 15 Page(s): 437 - 441
    11/01/1996 Authors: Shim SS; Bunney BS; Shi WX
  • Effect of monoamine oxidase A and B inhibition on the uptake and metabolism of serotonin within serotonergic neurons of rat brain.
    J Psychopharmacol Volume: 7 Page(s): 181 - 189
    01/01/1993 Authors: Shim SS; Becker RE
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