Howard Fields
, Professor Emeritus · University of Washington School of Medicine
Credentials: · · ·
History
- 1970–1974
Neurology
Research
Endogenous pain control systems: brainstem spinal pathways and endorphin circuitry
Review · Annual Review of Neuroscience · 1984 · 2,238 citations
Endogenous pain control mechanisms: review and hypothesis
Review · Annals of Neurology · 1978 · 979 citations
Corticostriatal functional connectivity predicts transition to chronic back pain
Nature Neuroscience · 2012 · 838 citations

17 papers · 11 as a resident
- MR
14 papers · 2 as a resident

10 papers · 9 as a resident
- GZ
6 papers · 6 as a resident
- MD
5 papers
- JW
4 papers · 4 as a resident
- KS
3 papers

3 papers · 2 as a resident
Grants
- 2013–2017
Opioid Control of Identified Midbrain GABAergic Synapses
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R01
Contact PI · $1M · University of California, San Francisco
- 2004–2015
CRF Modulation of NMDA Currents and Behavior in the VTA
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R01
Contact PI · $1.3M · University of California, San Francisco
- 1978–2006
Neural Substrate of Opiate Analgesia
National Institute on Drug Abuse · R01
Contact PI · $2.4M · University of California, San Francisco
- 1985–2005
Mechanisms of Pain and Analgesia
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · P50
Contact PI · $10M · University of California, San Francisco
Clinical trials
- 2011–2013
Placebo-Controlled Cross Over Trial of Chlorzoxazone Intake
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 4
University of California, San Francisco
- 2010–2018
A Study of Neural Circuit Responses to Catechol-O-methyl Transferase (COMT) Inhibitors
Principal investigator · Completed
University of California, San Francisco
- 2010–2012
A Pilot Clinical Trial of Varenicline as a Treatment for Alcohol Dependence
Principal investigator · Completed
University of California, San Francisco




