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Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis
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ISSN (Print) 0065-1400 - ISSN (Online) 1689-0035
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[23 journals]

An effect of continuous contextual filling in the filled‑space
illusion
- Abstract: In the filled‑space (or Oppel‑Kundt) illusion, the filled part of the stimulus for most observers appears longer in comparison with the empty one. In the first two experimental series of the present s
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Potential role of dopamine transporter in behavioral flexibility
- Abstract: Behavioral flexibility is subserved by the prefrontal cortex and the basal ganglia. Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and dorsomedial striatum (DMS) form a functional frontocorticostriatal circuit crucial fo
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Effect of ethanol on the visual‑evoked potential in rat:dynamics of
ON and OFF responses
- Abstract: The effect of acute ethanol administration on the flash visual‑evoked potential (VEP) was investigated in numerous studies. However,it is still unclear which brain structures are responsible for the d
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Effects of Cornus mas L. and Morus rubra L. extracts on
penicillin‑induced epileptiform activity: an electrophysiological and
biochemical study
- Abstract: Traditionally, Morus rubra L. (Moraceae) (red mulberry) and Cornus mas L. (Cornacea) (cornelian cherry) fruits are eaten fresh and are also used in marmalades, juices, jam, natural dyes in Turkey and
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Nicorandil attenuates neuronal mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative
stress associated with murine model of vascular calcification
- Abstract: Evidences suggest that the presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with cerebrovascular diseases related cognitive decline in dialysis patients. As mitochondrial dysfunction is implicat
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Comparison of the influence of two models of mild stress on hippocampal
brain‑derived neurotrophin factor (BDNF) immunoreactivity in old age
rats
- Abstract: The way hippocampal neurons function during stress in old age (critical times of life) is dependent on brain derived neurotrophin factor (BDNF). This study examined the influence of acute and chronic
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Further pharmacological characterization of eltoprazine: focus on its
anxiolytic, anorexic, and adverse‑effect potential
- Abstract: Eltoprazine, a drug that had previously been developed for aggression, has recently been investigated for L‑DOPA‑induced dyskinesia in animal models of Parkinson´s disease (PD) and in dyskinetic PD pa
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Effect of combined administration of aripiprazole and fluoxetine on
cognitive functions in female rats exposed to ethyl alcohol
- Abstract: Alcoholism is a chronic and recurrent disease. The studies on ethyl alcohol show a progressive deterioration of cognitive functions (motor hyperactivity, operating memory). The aim of the study was to
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Long‑term consumption of fermented rooibos herbal tea offers
neuroprotection against ischemic brain injury in rats
- Abstract: Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, affecting about 240 people a day in South Africa and leaving survivors with residual disabilities. At the moment, there is no clinically approved
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Nigrostriatal interaction in the aging brain: new therapeutic target for
Parkinson’s disease
- Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of unclear etiology and pathogenesis. Research results gathered to date support the hypothesis that the motor symptoms of the disea
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Energy‑dense diet triggers changes in gut microbiota, reorganization of
gut‑brain vagal communication and increases body fat accumulation
- Abstract: Obesity is associated with consumption of energy‑dense diets and development of systemic inflammation. Gut microbiota play a role in energy harvest and inflammation and can influence the change from l
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Effects of epidural compression on stellate neurons and thalamocortical
afferent fibers in the rat primary somatosensory cortex
- Abstract: A number of neurological disorders such as epidural hematoma can cause compression of cerebral cortex. We here tested the hypothesis that sustained compression of primary somatosensory cortex may affe
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Impact of recurrent hypoglycemic stress on hindbrain A2 nerve cell energy
metabolism and catecholamine biosynthesis: modulation by estradiol
- Abstract: It is unclear if habituation of hindbrain A2 metabolo‑sensory neurons to recurrent insulin‑induced hypoglycemia (RIIH) correlates with estradiol‑dependent adjustments in energy metabolism that favor p
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4th International Seminar on Behavioral Methods
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Somatic and dendritic perforated-patch recordings reveal β-adrenergic
receptor-induced depolarization in medial prefrontal cortex pyramidal
neurons
- Abstract: The aim of this perforated-patch study was to test the effect of isoproterenol on the membrane potential in mPFC (medial prefrontal cortex) pyramidal neurons. Isoproterenol depolarized the membrane po
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Prolonged activity evokes potentiation and the “sag” phenomenon in
slow motor units of rat soleus
- Abstract: Slow motor units (MUs) have no sag in their unfused tetani. This study in anesthetized rats shows that the sag can be observed in slow soleus MUs after prolonged activity. Twitches and unfused tetanic
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a novel Acetylcholinesterase
Inhibitor, DMNG-3
- Abstract: DMNG-3 (3β-Methyl-[2-(4-nitrophenoxy)ethyl]-amino]con-5-enine), is a new and the potentially most potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitor recently obtained from conessine by N-demethylation and nucleoph
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Inhibition of neuronal and inducible nitric oxide synthase does not affect
the analgesic effects of NMDA antagonists in visceral inflammatory pain
- Abstract: Previously we described the antinociceptive effect of magnesium sulfate and dizocilpine (MK-801) in the visceral and somatic rat models of pain. In the somatic model of pain, we established the influe
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Behavioral verification of associative learning in whisker-related fear
conditioning in mice
- Abstract: Fear-conditioning is one of the most widely used paradigms in attempts to unravel the processes and mechanisms underlying learning and plasticity. In most Pavlovian conditioning paradigms an auditory
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Testosterone metabolism: a possible biological underpinning of non-verbal
IQ in intellectually gifted girls
- Abstract: The extraordinary giftedness is apparently a unique manifestation of a mutual interconnection between genes and environment. One of the possible etiological factors of intellectual giftedness is testo
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BDNF gene polymorphisms and haplotypes in relation to cognitive
performance in Polish healthy subjects
- Abstract: The brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin that plays an important role in the cell survival, axonal and dendritic growth, and synaptic plasticity. BDNF gene polymorphisms, functio
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Chronotype and sleep quality as a subphenotype in association studies of
clock genes in mood disorders
- Abstract: Genetic background and clinical picture of mood disorders (MD) are complex and may depend on many genes and their potential interactions as well as environmental factors. Therefore, clinical variation
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Lithium – therapeutic tool endowed with multiple beneficiary effects
caused by multiple mechanisms
- Abstract: Mood disorders are relatively common serious human diseases for which there is often no ideal pharmacotherapy. Basic characteristic of these diseases is affective disorder shifting the mood of the pat
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Functional correlates of brain aging: beta and gamma components of
event-related band responses
- Abstract: The brain as a system with gradually declining resources by age maximizes its performance by neural network reorganization for greater efficiency of neuronal processes which is reflected in changes of
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Surgical injury-induced early neocortical microvascular changes and
characteristics of the cells populating the peri-lesion zone
- Abstract: Adult mammalian brain contains a number of specialized neurovascular structures termed “niches” that act as sources of neuronal cells throughout the individual’s life. Some of the niches generate neur
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Effects of harmonics on aesthetic judgments of music: an ERP study
involving laypersons and experts
- Abstract: The purpose of the study was to test whether aesthetic judgments of music are affected by expertise or harmonic violation of musical sequences. The participants were 14 musical experts and 13 layperso
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Effectors of large-conductance calcium-activated potassium channel
modulate glutamate excitotoxicity in organotypic hippocampal slice
cultures
- Abstract: Mitochondria have been suggested as a potential target for cytoprotective strategies. It has been shown that increased K+ uptake mediate by mitochondrial ATP-regulated potassium channels (mitoKATP cha
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Cerebellar cortex development in the weaver condition presents regional
and age-dependent abnormalities without differences in Purkinje cells
neurogenesis
- Abstract: Ataxias are neurological disorders associated with the degeneration of Purkinje cells (PCs). Homozygous weaver mice (wv/wv) have been proposed as a model for hereditary cerebellar ataxia because they
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EEG source activity during processing of neutral stimuli in subjects with
anxiety disorders
- Abstract: Anxiety disorders are a social problem due to their prevalence and consequences. It is crucial to explore the influence of anxiety on cognitive processes. In this study we recorded EEG activity from 7
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Aberrant changes of somatostatin and neuropeptide Y in brain of a genetic
rat model for epilepsy: tremor rat
- Abstract: Excessive excitation or loss of inhibitory neurotransmission has been closely related to epileptic activity. Somatostatin (SST) and Neuropeptide Y (NPY) are members of endogenous neuropeptides which a
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High-dose 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D supplementation elongates the lifespan
of Huntington’s disease transgenic mice
- Abstract: Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant progressive neurodegenerative disease, which results in a decreased quality of life and an early death. A high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was firs
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Immune dysfunction and neuroinflammation in autism spectrum disorder
- Abstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder with a complex pathogenesis. Many studies over the last four decades have recognized altered immune responses amon
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The physiology of blood platelets and changes of their biological
activities in multiple sclerosis
- Abstract: Increasing evidence indicates that blood platelets contribute to diverse processes that extend beyond hemostasis. Many of the same mechanisms that play a role in hemostasis and thrombosis facilitate p
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Age‑dependent concomitant changes in synaptic function and GABAergic
pathway in the APP/PS1 mouse model
- Abstract: Synaptic dysfunction is a well‑documented manifestation in animal models of Alzheimer’s disease pathology. In this context, numerous studies have documented reduction in the functionality of synapses
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The effect of network template from normal subjects in the detection of
network impairment
- Abstract: This study aimed to provide a simple way to approach group differences by independent component analysis when researching functional connectivity changes of resting‑state network in brain disorders. W
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Upregulation of CCL3/MIP‑1alpha regulated by MAPKs and NF‑kappaB
mediates microglial inflammatory response in LPS‑induced brain injury
- Abstract: Growing evidence suggests that macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)‑1alpha (synonym CCL3) is upregulated in the neuroinflammatory processes initiated by some brain disorders, but its precise role and
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Analysis of methionine synthase (rs1805087) gene polymorphism in autism
patients in Northern Iran
- Abstract: Autism is characterized by impairment in reciprocal communication and speech, repetitive behaviors, and social communication. The genetic and environmental factors play roles in the pathogenesis of au
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Anhedonia but not passive floating is an indicator of depressive‑like
behavior in two chronic stress paradigms
- Abstract: Depression is the most common form of mental disability in the world. Depressive episodes may be precipitated by severe acute stressful events or by mild chronic stressors. Studies on the mechanisms o
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The effects of edaravone in ketamine-induced model of mania in rats
- Abstract: Bipolar disorder is a chronic disease characterized by recurring episodes of mania and depression that can lead to disability. This study investigates the protective effects of edaravone (3-methyl-1-p
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Continuous MPTP intoxication in the Göttingen minipig results in
chronic parkinsonian deficits
- Abstract: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder, resulting from progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc). Neuroprotective therapies in PD ar
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Rat white matter injury model induced by endothelin-1 injection: technical
modification and pathological evaluation
- Abstract: White matter injury is an important cause of functional disability of the brain. We comprehensively analyzed a modified endothelin-1 (ET-1) injection-induced white matter injury model in the rat which
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Effects of social stress and clomipramine on emotional memory in mice
- Abstract: We have previously observed impairing effects of social defeat stress (CSDS) on inhibitory avoidance (IA) in mice. Given the similarity between changes produced by social stress in animals and symptom
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The false-positive responses of analgesic drugs to the intradermal
serotonin- and compound 48/80-induced scratches as an animal model of itch
- Abstract: Intradermal injection of pruritogens such as serotonin, histamine and compound 48/80 into the skin and then, the evaluation of the scratching behavior is the commonly used animal model to advance prur
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Spatial memory formation differentially affects c-Fos expression in
retrosplenial areas during place avoidance training in rats
- Abstract: The retrosplenial cortex is involved in spatial memory function, but the contribution of its individual areas is not well known. To elucidate the involvement of retrosplenial cortical areas 29c and 30
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Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on
non-veridical decision making
- Abstract: We test the emerging hypothesis that prefrontal cortical mechanisms involved in non-veridical decision making do not overlap with those of veridical decision making. Healthy female subjects performed
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PROFESSOR JERZY VETULANI (1936–2017)
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) induced extracellular vesicle
formation: a potential role in organochlorine increased risk of
Parkinson’s disease
- Abstract: A number of studies have demonstrated that rural living and exposure to pesticides such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) highly increase the chances of developing Parkinson’s disease. In a pre
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Functional organization of the human amygdala in appetitive learning
- Abstract: The amygdala is a small subcortical structure located bilaterally in medial temporal lobes. It is a key region for emotional processes and some forms of associative learning. In particular, the role o
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Additive and antagonistic antinociceptive interactions between magnesium
sulfate and ketamine in the rat formalin test
- Abstract: Because ketamine and magnesium block NMDA receptor activation by distinct mechanisms of action, we hypothesized that in a model of inflammatory pain in rats the combination of ketamine and magnesium m
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Nucleus accumbens local field potential power spectrums, phase‑amplitude
couplings and coherences following morphine treatment
- Abstract: In the past decade, neural processing has been extensively studied in cognitive neuroscience. However, neural signaling in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) that might clarify reward process remained to be investigated. Male Swiss albino ICR mice implanted with intracranial electrodes into the NAc and the ventral tegmental area (VTA) were used
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Assessment of type 1 and type 3 deiodinase expression levels in depressive
disorders
- Abstract: A depressive disorder is a disease characterized by a heterogenous background. The important processes observed and diagnosed in depressed patients indicate that the etiology of depression may include disturbances in thyroid hormone (TH) levels and the occurrence of immune‑inflammatory activation. Type 1 (DIO1) and type 3 (DIO3) iodothyronine deiodinases are
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Tiapride prevents the aversive but not the rewarding effect induced by
parabrachial electrical stimulation in a place preference task
- Abstract: The parabrachial complex has been related to the processing of both rewarding and aversive signals. This pontine area is activated after the gastrointestinal administration of rewarding nutrients, in taste aversion learning, and in response to the reinforcing and aversive effects of some drugs of abuse. Electrical stimulation of this region
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Effects of individual stressors used in a battery of “chronic
unpredictable stress” on long‑term plasticity in the hippocampus
of juvenile rats
- Abstract: We have studied alterations in the properties of long‑term potentiation (LTP) in hippocampal slices of juvenile rats induced by the exposure of animals to different individual stressors usually used in batteries of chronic unpredictable stress (CUS), a widely used model of depression. Social isolation for 16 h did substantially affect
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Marble burying as compulsive behaviors in male and female mice
- Abstract: Marble burying is considered an, albeit controversial, animal model of the compulsive like behaviors of obsessive‑compulsive disorder (OCD). Hallmark features of OCD patients are similarities and, more prominent, differences from anxiety disorders, e.g., the absence of sex differences and resistance to spontaneous remission. We report an experiment on marble burying
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In vivo stimulation of locus coeruleus: effects on amygdala subnuclei
- Abstract: The locus coeruleus (LC) is the major noradrenergic nucleus and sends projections to almost all brain areas. A marked increase in norepinephrine release has been demonstrated in several brain areas in response to exposure to acute stressful stimuli, especially those innervated by LC projections. One of the brain areas innervated
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BDNF expression in cat striate cortex is regulated by binocular pattern
deprivation
- Abstract: Deprivation of patterned visual information, as in early onset congenital cataract patients, results in a severe impairment in global motion perception. Previously we reported a delayed maturation of the peripheral visual field representation in primary visual area 17, based on a 2‑D DIGE screen for protein expression changes and in
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The differential effects of neuroleptic drugs and PACAP on the expression
of BDNF mRNA and protein in a human glioblastoma cell line
- Abstract: It has been suggested that, in addition to modulation of monoaminergic neurotransmission, antipsychotic drugs can also affect expression of neurotrophic factors in the brain. The present study was aimed to examine the effects of the first generation neuroleptic drug (FGA; haloperidol) and second generation neuroleptic drugs (SGAs; olanzapine and amisulpride)
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