Author of more than 250 publications on scientific journals and of several books and book chapters in the field of Neuropharmacology and Neurotoxicology.
Dr Cuomo’s research activity has been mainly addressed to the evaluation of neurobehavioural, neurochemical and electrophysiological changes produced in rats by the developmental exposure to psychotherapeutic agents, drugs of abuse, and environmental chemicals.
More recently he has explored the effects of chemicals influencing the endocannabinoid system in animal models of psychiatric disorders. In particular, he has explored the role of endocannabinoids and related lipid signals in the modulation of cognitive functions, feeding behaviour, anxiety and mood tone.
All these researches have been funded by WHO, EPA, Italian Ministry of Education, National Research Council, Italian Ministry of Health.
