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Professor Julian Leslie
My research has primarily been in :
- Neural bases of extinction following operant conditioning
- Applied Behaviour Analysis
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Fellow British Psychological Society
- Secretary, Division of Behaviour Analysis Psychology Society of Ireland
- Founder member European Association for Behaviour Analysis
Publications
Hyland, JM, O'Hora, DP, Leslie, Julian and Smyth, S (2012) Sequential responding in accordance with temporal relational cues: A comparison of 'before' and 'after'.. Psychological Record, 62. pp. 463-484.
Angrini, Manar A. and Leslie, Julian (2012) Vitamin C attenuates the physiological and behavioural changes induced by long-term exposure to noise. Behavioural Pharmacology, 23 (2). pp. 119-125.
Leslie, Julian, Norwood, Kelly, Kennedy, Paul J., Begley, Michael and Shaw, David (2012) Facilitation of extinction of operant behaviour in C57Bl/6 mice by chlordiazepoxide and d-cycloserine. Psychopharmacology, 223. pp. 223-235.
Shaw, David, Norwood, Kelly and Leslie, Julian (2011) Chlordiazepoxide and lavender oil alter unconditioned anxiety-induced c-Fos expression in the rat brain. Behavioural Brain Research, 224. pp. 1-7.
Leslie, Julian (2011) Animal models of psychiatric disorders: behaviour analysis perspectives. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 12 (1). pp. 27-40.
Norwood, Kelly, McGovern, Stephen F.J., Kennedy, Paul J., Shaw, David and Leslie, Julian (2011) Effects of chlordiazepoxide on runway behaviours of C57Bl/6 mice under continuous or partial reinforcement. Behavioural Pharmacology, 22 (2). pp. 167.
Norwood, Kelly, McGovern, Stephen F.J., Kennedy, Paul J., Shaw, David and Leslie, Julian (2011) Effects of chlordiazepoxide on runway behaviours of C57Bl/6 mice under continuous or partial reinforcement. Behavioural Pharmacology, 22. pp. 167-172.
Fendt, M, Bürki, H, Imobersteg, S, van der Putten, H, McAllister, K, Leslie, Julian, Shaw, D and Holscher, Christian (2010) The effect of mGlu(8) deficiency in animal models of psychiatric diseases.. Genes, brain, and behavior, 9. pp. 33-44.
Shaw, David, Norwood, Kelly, Sharp, Kim, Quigley, Lauren, McGovern, Stephen F. J. and Leslie, Julian (2009) Facilitation of extinction of operant behaviour in mice by d-cycloserine. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 202 (1-3). pp. 397-402.
Leslie, Julian (2008) Principles of Behavioral Analysis - Third Ediction. Psychology Press. Hove. 357 pp ISBN 3-7186-5902-6
Doherty, Bernadette, O'Donnell, Fionnuala, Smyth, Franklin, Leslie, Julian, Ramachandran, Venkataraman N, Boyd, Neil S, Hack, Catherine, O'Kane, Edmund and McClean, Stephen (2007) A study of the analytical behaviour of selected psycho-active drugs using liquid chromatography, ion trap mass spectrometry, gas chromatography and polarography and the construction of an appropriate database for drug characterisation. TALANTA, 72 (2). pp. 755-761.
Doherty, Bernadette, Rodriguez, Virginia, Leslie, Julian, McClean, Stephen and Smyth, W. Franklin (2007) An electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometric investigation of selected psychoactive pharmaceuticals and its application in drug and metabolite profiling by liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 21 (13). pp. 2031-2038.
Leslie, Julian, Sharp, K, Quigley, L, Carson, A, McGovern, S and Shaw, David (2007) Effects of chlordiazepoxide on extinction of operant behaviour in mice vary with time of administration and rate of extinction. European Journal of Behavior Analysis, 8. pp. 257-266.
Shaw, David, Annett, J, Doherty, B and Leslie, Julian (2007) Anxiolytic effects of Lavender oil inhalation on open field behaviour in rats. Phytomedicine, 14. pp. 613-620.
Healy, O, Leader, G, Honan, R, Leslie, Julian and Cullinan, V (2007) Statistical outcomes and best practice: A reply. Irish Psychologist, 34. pp. 58-59.
McLaughlin, Derek, McKenna, Hugh, Leslie, Julian, Moore, K and Robinson, J (2006) Illicit drug users in Northern Ireland: perceptions and experiences of health and social care professionals. JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, 13 (6). pp. 682-686.
Leslie, Julian (2006) Herbert Spencer's contributions to behavior analysis: A retrospective review of Principles of Psychology. JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR, 86 (1). pp. 123-129.
Smyth, Franklin, Leslie, Julian, McClean, Stephen, Hannigan, Bernie, McKenna, Hugh, Doherty, B, Joyce, C and O'Kane, E (2006) The characterisation of selected antidepressant drugs using electrospray ionisation with ion trap mass spectrometry and with quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry and their determination by high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY, 20 (11). pp. 1637-1642.
Leslie, Julian, Shaw, David, Gregg, G, McCormick, N, Reynolds, DS and Dawson, GR (2005) Effects of reinforcement schedule on facilitation of operant extinction by chlordiazepoxide. JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR, 84 (3). pp. 327-338.
McDaid, DG, Kim, Eun-Mee, Reid, RE, Leslie, Julian, Cleary, J and O'Hare, E (2005) Parenteral antioxidant treatment preserves temporal discrimination following intrahippocampal aggregated A beta((1-42)) injections. BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY, 16 (4). pp. 237-242.
Leslie, Julian, Shaw, David, McCabe, C, Reynolds, DS and Dawson, GR (2004) Effects of drugs that potentiate GABA on extinction of positively-reinforced operant behaviour. NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS, 28 (3). pp. 229-238.
Shaw, David, Dawson, GR, Reynolds, DS, McCabe, C and Leslie, Julian (2004) Effects of chlordiazepoxide on extinction and re-acquisition of operant behaviour in mice. BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY, 15 (3). pp. 225-232.
McCabe, C, Shaw, David, Atack, JR, Street, LJ, Wafford, KA, Dawson, GR, Reynolds, DS and Leslie, Julian (2004) Subtype-selective GABAergic drugs facilitate extinction of mouse operant behaviour. NEUROPHARMACOLOGY, 46 (2). pp. 171-178.
Leslie, Julian and O'Reilly, M (2003) Behavior Analysis: Foundations and Applications to Psychology. Psychology Press. Hove. 350 pp ISBN 905702-485-3
Leslie, Julian (2003) A history of reinforcement: the role of reinforcement schedules in behavior pharmacology. The Behavior Analyst Today, 4. pp. 98-108.
Angrini, M and Leslie, Julian (2003) The open field drinking test as a model for the assessment of anxiolytic action. Yemeni Journal of Sciences, 4 (2). pp. 83-89.
O'Hare, E, Ardis, T, Page, D, Courtney, M, Shephard, R, Leslie, Julian, Kim, Eun-Mee, Cleary, J and Richardson, L (2002) Effects of A beta oligimers and A beta plaques on learning and memory in the rat. NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING, 23 (1, Suppl. 1). pp. 1451.
Leslie, Julian (2002) Essential Behaviour Analysis. Oxford University Press. New York. 228 pp ISBN 034076273x
Leslie, Julian (2001) Selection in operant learning may fit a general model. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 24 (3). pp. 542+.
Leslie, Julian (2001) Broad and deep but always rigorous: Some appreciative reflections on Ullin Place's contributions to behaviour analysis. BEHAVIOR AND PHILOSOPHY, 29 (1). pp. 159-165.
Leslie, Julian (2001) Behavioural safety: Extending the principles of applied behavioural analysis to safety in fires in public buildings.. In: Human Behaviour in Fires: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium in Fire 2001. Interscience Communications, London, pp. 1-9. ISBN 0953231267
Leslie, Julian (2001) A behavioural solution to the learned irrelevance of emergency exit signage. In: Human Behaviour in Fires: Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium in Fire. Interscience Communications, London, pp. 23-33. ISBN 0953231267
Leslie, Julian, Boyle, C and Shaw, David (2000) Effects of reinforcement magnitude and ratio values on behaviour maintained by a cyclic ratio schedule of reinforcement. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION B-COMPARATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 53 (4). pp. 289-308.
McLaughlin, D.F., McKenna, H. and Leslie, J.C. (2000) The perceptions and aspirations illicit drug users hold toward health care. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 7 (5). pp. 435-441.
Leslie, Julian (2000) Does conditioned suppression measure the resistance to change of operant behaviour?. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 23 (1). pp. 103+.
Leslie, Julian (2000) Selectionism, relational learning and radical application. In: Experimental and Applied Analysis of Human Behavior. Context Press, Reno, Nevada, pp. 9-22. ISBN 1-878978-37-3
Leslie, Julian (2000) Herbert spencer and selectionism in psychology. In: Herbert Spencer: Critical appraisals, Volume III. Routledge, London, pp. 267-278. ISBN 0-415-18183-6
Leslie, Julian (2000) Meanings of "function" in neuroscience, cognition and behaviour analysis. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 23. pp. 546-547.
Leslie, Julian and Blackman, D, eds. (2000) Experimental and Applied Analysis of Human Behavior. Reno, Nevada. 322 pp. Context Press. ISBN 1-878978-37-3
Leslie, Julian (1999) Selection and ``freedom'' in biology and psychology. BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES, 22 (5). pp. 897+.
Leslie, Julian and O'Reilly, M (1999) Behavior Analysis: Foundations and Applications to Psychology. Harwood Academic. Amsterdam. 350 pp ISBN 90-5702-485-3
McClintock, T, Shields, TJ, Reinhardt-Rutland, Anthony and Leslie, Julian (1999) Dishabituation and stimulus equivalence could make all emergency fire exits familiar. Journal of Applied Fire Science, 9 (2). pp. 125-134.
McClintock, T., Shields, T. J., Leslie, Julian and Reinhardt-Rutland, Anthony (1999) Dishabituation and stimlus equivalence could make all exits familiar. In: Proceedings of third postgraduate research conference. (Eds: Shields, TJ), School of Built Environment, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, pp. 34-41. ISBN 1-85923-1365
Angrini, M, Leslie, Julian and Shephard, RA (1998) Effects of propranolol, buspirone, pCPA, reserpine, and chlordiazepoxide on open-field behavior. PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, 59 (2). pp. 387-397.
Leslie, Julian, ed. (1997) Proceedings of the Third European Meeting for the Experimental Analysis of Behaviour. (Third European Meeting for the Experimental Analysis of Behaviour, Dublin, Ireland). Coleraine. 74 pp. University of Ulster. ISBN 1-85923-073-3
Angrini, M and Leslie, Julian (1997) The effect of propanolol and buspirone on conditioned suppression.. BEHAVIOR GENETICS, 27 (3). pp. 266.
Leslie, Julian (1997) Ethical implications of behavior modification: Historical and current issues. PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD, 47 (4). pp. 637-648.
Leslie, Julian (1997) Applied psychology from the standpoint of behavioural analysis. In: Advances in Behaviour Analysis. University College Dublin Press, Dublin, pp. 103-112. ISBN 1-900621-08-8
Annett, JM and Leslie, Julian (1996) Effects of visual and verbal interference tasks on olfactory memory: The role of task complexity. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 87 (Part 3). pp. 447-460.
Leslie, Julian (1996) The data collection dilemma: An ethical issue for all psychological research. IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 17 (2). pp. 148-155.
Leslie, Julian (1996) The rising profile of ethical issues for psychologists. IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 17 (2). pp. 87-94.
Leslie, Julian and Rooney, F (1996) Psychological factors in road traffic accidents: Statistical evidence and a study of the effects of viewing an anti-speeding film. IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 17 (1). pp. 35-47.
Leslie, Julian (1996) Principles of Behavioral analysis - Third Edition. Harwood Academic. Amsterdam. 357 pp ISBN 3-7186-5901-8
Leslie, Julian, ed. (1996) Contemporary ethical issues for psychologists. Special Issue.. 106 pp. Irish Journal of Psychology. ISBN 0950457086
MALTBY, J, TALLEY, M, COOPER, C and Leslie, Julian (1995) PERSONALITY EFFECTS IN PERSONAL AND PUBLIC ORIENTATIONS TOWARD RELIGION. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, 19 (2). pp. 157-163.
ANNETT, JM, COOK, NM and Leslie, Julian (1995) INTERFERENCE WITH OLFACTORY MEMORY BY VISUAL AND VERBAL TASKS. PERCEPTUAL AND MOTOR SKILLS, 80 (3, Part 2). pp. 1307-1317.
ANNETT, JM and Leslie, Julian (1995) STIMULUS EQUIVALENCE CLASSES INVOLVING OLFACTORY STIMULI. PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD, 45 (3). pp. 439-450.
Leslie, Julian, TOAL, L and SHEPHARD, RA (1995) CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION AND THE EFFECTS OF PENTOBARBITAL WITH PICROTOXIN, FLUMAZENIL, AND R05-3663. PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD, 45 (2). pp. 299-307.
Leslie, Julian (1995) Behavioural theory and behavioural technology in the design of safe systems. In: Applications of Psychology to the Aviation System. Proceedings of the 21st Conference of the European Association for Aviation Psychology. Avebury Aviation, Aldershot, pp. 209-215. ISBN 0291398189
Leslie, Julian and TOAL, L (1994) VARYING REINFORCEMENT MAGNITUDE ON INTERVAL SCHEDULES. QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SECTION B-COMPARATIVE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 47 (1). pp. 105-122.
Leslie, Julian (1993) THE KRAKEN WAKES - BEHAVIORISM IN THE 21ST-CENTURY. IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY, 14 (2). pp. 219-232.
Leslie, Julian, TIERNEY, KJ, ROBINSON, CP, Keenan, Mickey, WATT, A and BARNES, D (1993) DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CLINICALLY ANXIOUS AND NONANXIOUS SUBJECTS IN A STIMULUS EQUIVALENCE TRAINING TASK INVOLVING THREAT WORDS. PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD, 43 (1). pp. 153-161.
Cecil, Rosanne and Leslie, Julian (1993) Early miscarriage: Preliminary results from a study in Northern Ireland. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 11. pp. 89-95.
TOAL, L, Leslie, Julian and SHEPHARD, RA (1991) EFFECTS OF CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE AND PUTATIVE ANXIOGENICS ON CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION IN RATS. PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR, 49 (6). pp. 1085-1090.
SHEPHARD, RA, TOAL, L and Leslie, Julian (1990) EFFECTS OF AGONISTS AND ANTAGONISTS AT THE GABA BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR ON CONDITIONED SUPPRESSION IN RATS. PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR, 36 (1). pp. 39-43.
Leslie, Julian (1988) Behavioural analysis of professional competence. In: Professional Competence and Quality Assurance in the Caring Professions. Croom Helm, Beckenham, pp. 179-198. ISBN 0709953135
HALLIDAY, S and Leslie, Julian (1986) A LONGITUDINAL SEMI-CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTHER-CHILD INTERACTION. BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 4 (Part 3). pp. 211-222.
MCAULEY, F and Leslie, Julian (1986) MOLECULAR ANALYSES OF THE EFFECTS OF D-AMPHETAMINE ON FIXED-INTERVAL SCHEDULE PERFORMANCES OF RATS. JOURNAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR, 45 (2). pp. 207-219.
Keenan, Mickey and Leslie, Julian (1986) Varying the incidence of response-reinforcer contiguity within a recycling conjunctive schedule. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 45. pp. 317-332.
Leslie, Julian (1985) NEW TRENDS AND NEW THEORIES IN BEHAVIOR-MODIFICATION. BULLETIN OF THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 38 (SEP). pp. A95.
Leslie, Julian (1984) Intelligence and age as determinants of motor performance. Personality and Individual Differences, 5. pp. 109-111.
Keenan, Mickey and Leslie, Julian (1984) Separating response dependence and response-reinforcer contiguity within a recycling conjunctive schedule. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 41. pp. 203-210.
Toal, L and Leslie, Julian (1984) Temporal control by signals of interval duration within variable-interval schedules. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 42. pp. 83-91.
Leslie, Julian (1982) Synthetic and paced random interval schedules in the rat. Behaviour Analysis Letters, 2. pp. 39-48.
Leslie, Julian (1982) Conditioned suppression and behavioral inhibition. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 5. pp. 489-450.
Leslie, Julian and Beech, JR (1982) Psychology at the New University of Ulster: The first ten years. NUU. pp. 27.
Leslie, Julian (1981) Effects of variation in local reinforcement rate on local response rate in variable interval schedules. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 35. pp. 45-53.
Leslie, Julian (1981) State notation programming languages in psychology. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies, 14. pp. 341-354.
Keenan, Mickey and Leslie, Julian (1981) Effects of fixed-time shocks and brief stimuli on food-maintained behavior of rats. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 36. pp. 353-361.
Leslie, Julian (1981) Is operant conditioning ready for formal molar theories?. The Behavioural and Brain Sciences, 4. pp. 398.
Millenson, JR and Leslie, Julian (1979) Principles of Behavioral Analysis - Second Edition. Macmillan. New York. 528 pp ISBN 0-02-381280-x
Leslie, Julian (1979) Instructor's Resource Manual to accompany "Principles of Behavioral Analysis". Macmillan. New York. 111 pp ISBN 0-02-381280-7
Leslie, Julian, Boakes, RA, Linaza, J and Ridgers, A (1979) Autoshaping using visual stimuli in the rat. Psychological Record, 29. pp. 523-546.
Leslie, Julian (1979) Using computers in psychological research. IUCC Bulletin, 1. pp. 133-136.
Leslie, Julian (1979) The effects of punishment and probability of reinforcement on a two-response chain. Irish Journal of Psychology, 4. pp. 120-130.
Beech, JR and Leslie, Julian (1978) Monitoring the effects of increasing resource demands on the clarity of visual images. British Journal of Psychology, 69. pp. 323-333.
Leslie, Julian (1977) Effects of food deprivation and reinforcement magnitude on conditioned suppression. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 28. pp. 107-115.
Leslie, Julian and Garrud, P (1976) Conditioned suppression of a positively reinforced shuttle response. Animal Learning & Behavior, 4. pp. 99-104.
Millenson, JR and Leslie, Julian (1974) The conditioned emotional response (CER) as a baseline for the study of anti-anxiety drugs. Neuropharmacology, 13. pp. 1-9.
Leslie, Julian and Millenson, JR (1973) Effects of free signalled reinforcement on concurrent performance. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1. pp. 97-100.
Research Activity / Grants
| Source | Project | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Merck Sharp Dohme | Evaluation of an operant procedure for sensitivity to drug compounds | £109, 490 |
| EPSRC | Network: Human Behaviour in Fire Network (HUBFIN) | £40,000 |
| Merck Research Laboratories | Pharmacology symposium | £2,750 |
| The Flax Trust | Research on Suicide | £25,000 |
| NI Community Addiction Service | Monitoring the progress of problem drinkers through treatment | £6,250 |
| BBSRC | Identification of GABAergic and glutamatergic processes in operant extinction using subtype selective drugs | £232,477 |
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