Robert S. Astur

Associate Professor

Research Interests:

Representative Publications:

• Folley. B.S., Astur, R.S., Jagannathan, K., Calhoun, V.D., Pearlson, G.D. (2010).  Anomalous neural circuit function in schizophrenia during a virtual Morris water task.  Neuroimage, 49(4), 3373-84.

• Shipman, S., & Astur, R. (2008). Factors affecting the hippocampal BOLD response during spatial memory. Behavioural Brain Research, 187(2), 433-441.

• Newhouse, P., Newhouse, C., & Astur, R. (2007). Sex differences in visual-spatial learning using a virtual water maze in pre-pubertal children. Behavioural Brain Research, 183(1), 1-7.

• Kurtz, M., Baker, E., Pearlson, G., & Astur, R. (2007). A virtual reality apartment as a measure of medication management skills in patients with schizophrenia: A pilot study. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 33(5), 1162-1170.

• Levy, LA, Astur, R.S., Frick, KM.  (2005)  Men and women differ in object memory but not performance of a virtual radial maze.  Behavioral Neuroscience, 119(4), 853-62.

• Rowland, LM., Astur, R.S., Jung, RE., Bustillo, JR., Lauriello, J., Yeo, RA.  (2005).  Selective Cognitive Impairments Associated with NMDA Receptor Blockade in Humans.  Neuropsychopharmacology, 30(3), 633-9.

• Astur, R.S., Tropp, J., Sava, S., Constable, R.T., & Markus, E.T. (2004). Sex differences in a virtual Morris water task and a virtual eight-arm maze. Behavioural Brain Research,151(1-2):103-15.