Dr Roger Bitencourt Varela
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Asia-Pacific Centre for Neuromodulation

Book Chapter
Varela, Roger B., Dal-Pont, Gustavo C., Quevedo, João and Valvassori, Samira S. (2022). Behavioral models of bipolar disorder. Biomarkers in Bipolar Disorders. (pp. 63-80) London, United Kingdom: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821398-8.00015-1
Journal Articles
Varela, Roger B., Cararo, José Henrique, Tye, Susannah J., Carvalho, Andre F., Valvassori, Samira S., Fries, Gabriel R. and Quevedo, João (2022). Contributions of epigenetic inheritance to the predisposition of major psychiatric disorders: Theoretical framework, evidence, and implications. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 135 104579, 104579. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104579
Valvassori, Samira S., Dal-Pont, Gustavo C., Varela, Roger B., Resende, Wilson R., Gava, Fernanda F., Mina, Franciele G., Budni, Josiane and Quevedo, João (2021). Ouabain induces memory impairment and alter the BDNF signaling pathway in an animal model of bipolar disorder: Cognitive and neurochemical alterations in BD model. Journal of Affective Disorders, 282, 1195-1202. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.190
Varela, Roger B., Resende, Wilson R., Dal-Pont, Gustavo C., Gava, Fernanda F., Nadas, Gabriella B., Tye, Susannah J., Andersen, Monica L., Quevedo, João and Valvassori, Samira S (2020). Role of epigenetic regulatory enzymes in animal models of mania induced by amphetamine and paradoxical sleep deprivation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 53 (2) ejn.14922, 649-662. doi: 10.1111/ejn.14922
Menegas, Samira, Dal-Pont, Gustavo C., Cararo, José H., Varela, Roger B., Aguiar-Geraldo, Jorge M., Possamai-Della, Taise, Andersen, Monica L., Quevedo, João and Valvassori, Samira S. (2019). Efficacy of folic acid as an adjunct to lithium therapy on manic-like behaviors, oxidative stress and inflammatory parameters in an animal model of mania. Metabolic Brain Disease, 35 (2), 413-425. doi: 10.1007/s11011-019-00503-3