Selected Publications:

L.M.Marchetti, S.M.Biello, N.M.Broomfield, K.M.A.MacMahon and C.A.Espie, “Who is pre-occipied with sleep?: A comparison of attention bias in people with Psychophysiologic Insomnia, Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome and Good Sleepers using the Induced Change Blindness paradigm.” Journal of Sleep Research (2006) vol. 15:2, 212-221.

Gardani M, Blance, RN & Biello S.M. “MDMA alters the response of the mammalian circadian clock in hamsters: Effects on re-entrainment and triazolam-induced phase shifts.”  Brain Research (2005) vol. 1046: (1-2): 105-115.

M. Guscotta, L.J. Bristow, K. Hadinghama, T.W. Rosahla, M.S. Beera, J.A. Stantona, F. Bromidgea, A.P. Owensa, I. Huscrofta, J. Myersa, N.M. Rupniaka, S. Patela, P.J. Whitinga, P.H. Hutsona, K.C. Fonec, S.M. Biello, J.J. Kulagowskia and G. McAllister ‘Genetic knockout and pharmacological blockade studies of the 5-HT7 receptor suggest therapeutic potential in depression’ Neuropharmacology (2005) vol 48: 4, 492-502.

Dafters, R & Biello, S.M. ‘The Effect of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ('Ecstasy') on serotonergic regulation of the mammalian circadian clock mechanism: the role of dopamine and hyperthermia.’ Neuroscience Letters (2003) vol 350:2, 117-121.

Lall G. & Biello S.M. “Neuropeptide Y, GABA and circadian phase shifts to photic stimuli.” Neuroscience (2003) 120, 915-921.

Lall G. & Biello S.M. “Attenuation of circadian light induced phase advances and delays by neuropeptide y  and a Y1/Y5 receptor agonist” Neuroscience (2003) 119, 611-618.

Lall G. & Biello S.M.  “Attenuation of phase shifts to light by activity or neuropeptide y: a time course study.” Brain Research (2002) 957 p109-116.

Colbron S., Jones M. and Biello S.M. “MDMA alters the response of the circadian clock to a photic and non-photic stimulus.” Brain Research (2002) 956 p45-52
Biello, S.M. and Dafters, R “ MDMA alters the response of the circadian clock to a serotonin agonist in vitro.” Brain Research, (2001) 920: 202-209.

Smart, CM and Biello SM “WAY-100635, a specific 5-HT1A antagonist, can increase the responsiveness of the mammalian circadian pacemaker to photic stimuli.” Neuroscience Letters (2001) Vol 305:1, 33-36.

Harrington ME, Biello SM, Panula P “Effects of histamine on circadian rhythms and hibernation” Biol Rhyth Res 31: (3) 374-390 2000.
McArthur, A.J., Coogan, A.N., Ajpru, S., Sugden, D., Biello, S.M. & Piggins, H.D. (2000). Gastrin-releasing peptide phase-shifts suprachiasmatic nuclei neuronal rhythms in vitro.  J.Neuroscience  20(14), 5496-5502.

Harrington, M.E., Hoque, S., Hall, A., Golombek, D. and S.M.Biello "Dose and phase specificity of the effects of PACAP on the circadian clock: both photic and non-photic phase shifts" J.Neuroscience 19 (1999) 6637-6642.

Biello, S.M., Golombek, D.A., Schak, K.M. and Harrington, M.E., "Circadian phase shifts to neuropeptide y in vitro : Cellular communication and signal transduction." J.Neuroscience, 17 (1997) 8468-8475.

Biello, S.M., Golombek, D.A. and Harrington, M.E., "Neuropeptide Y and glutamate block phase shifts in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitro." Neuroscience, 77 (1997) 1049-1058.

Golombek, D.A., Biello S.M. and Harrington, M.E., "Neuropeptide Y phase shifts the circadian clock via a Y2 receptor." NeuroReport, 7 (1996) 1315-1319.

Biello, S.M. and Mrosovsky, N., "Phase response curves to neuropeptide Y in wildtype and tau mutant hamsters." Journal of Biological Rhythms, 11 (1996) 27-34.

Biello, S.M. and Mrosovsky, N., "Blocking the phase-shifting effect of NPY with light." Proceedings of the Royal Society, UK (Biological Sciences), 259 (1995) 179-187.