Professional Memberships

• Society for Neuroscience (S.F.N.), Washington, United States
• Argentine Society of Experimental Pharmacology (SAFE)
• Kentucky Academy of Science (K.A.S.)
• Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (F.U.N.)
• The Greater Louisville International Professionals (G.L.I.P.)

Research and Teaching Interests

Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuropsychopharmacology, Individual Differences in Addiction and Drug Abuse, Neurobiology of Craving and Relapse, Event-related Potentials, Learning and Memory.

Grants

Present and active

2014 COGNISION System Grant Program (Neuronetrix)

Kentucky State University, Div. of Behavioral and Social Sciences

“Effects of Energy Drinks on Event-related Potentials in College Students” 10/14/14 – 10/30/15

Grant consists of equipment and supplies for a value of approximately $33000 Role: Principal Investigator

Teaching Experience

2012-present: Professor of Psychology, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Kentucky State University.

1995-2000: Lecturer in Pharmacology, School of Chemical Sciences, National University of Cordoba, Argentina.

1992-1994: Lecturer in Psychology, School of Philosophy and Humanities, National University of Cordoba, Argentina.

1989-1990: Instructor in Experimental Biopsychology, Psychology Department, National University of Cordoba, Argentina.

1989-1992: Instructor in Neurophysiology and Psychophysiology, Psychology Department, National University of Cordoba, Argentina.

Talks and Symposia

1. Capriles N. Long-term cocaine-induced gene changes in the brain. Motivation in the 21st Century: Brain Mechanisms of Learning and Behavioural Change. Symposium in Honor to Dr. Jane Stewart, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 5th, 2008.
2. Capriles N. Persistent changes in gene expression in the Nucleus Accumbens after cocaine self-administration. Center for Development and Behavioral Neuroscience, Binghamton University, State University of New York, February 15th 2008.