Is there a pilot in the brain? Contribution of the self-positioning system to spatial navigation.

abstract：:Acquisition of social dominance is important for social species including mice, for preferential access to foods and mates. Male mice establish social rank through agonistic behaviors, which are regulated by gonadal steroid hormone, testosterone, as its original form and aromatized form. It is well known that estrogen...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Nakata M,Ågmo A,Sagoshi S,Ogawa S

更新日期：2018-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: This study utilized different theoretical perspectives to better understand motor performance. We refered to concepts of achievement motive-goal incongruence and assessed cortical correlates of self-control. We assumed that more self-control is required when people act in conformance with an incongruent goa...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Schüler J,Hofstetter J,Wolff W

更新日期：2019-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of Y chromosome in sex determination and male fertility is well established. It is also known that infertile men are prone to psychological disturbances. Earlier studies in the laboratory identified genes expressed in testes that are putatively regulated by Y chromosome in man and mouse. With the availability...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Dey SK,Kamle A,Dereddi RR,Thomas SM,Thummala SR,Kumar A,Chakravarty S,Jesudasan RA

更新日期：2018-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental enrichment produces protective addiction and depression phenotypes in rats. ΔFosB is a transcription factor that regulates reward in the brain and is induced by psychological stress as well as drugs of abuse. However, the role played by ΔFosB in the protective phenotypes of environmental enrichment has n...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Zhang Y,Crofton EJ,Li D,Lobo MK,Fan X,Nestler EJ,Green TA

更新日期：2014-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Subchronic treatment with the psychotomimetic phencyclidine (PCP) has been proposed as a rodent model of the negative and cognitive/executive symptoms of schizophrenia. There has, however, been a paucity of studies on this model in mice, despite the growing use of the mouse as a subject in genetic and molecular studie...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Brigman JL,Ihne J,Saksida LM,Bussey TJ,Holmes A

更新日期：2009-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We study how the ratio between the length of the second and fourth digit (2D:4D) correlates with choices in social and risk preferences elicitation tasks by building a large dataset from five experimental projects with more than 800 subjects. Our results confirm the recent literature that downplays the link between 2D...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Alonso J,Di Paolo R,Ponti G,Sartarelli M

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cannabinoid compounds may influence both emotional and cognitive processes depending on the level of environmental aversiveness at the time of drug administration. However, the mechanisms responsible for these responses remain to be elucidated. The present experiments investigated the effects induced by the endocannab...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Campolongo P,Ratano P,Manduca A,Scattoni ML,Palmery M,Trezza V,Cuomo V

更新日期：2012-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:As a model of anxiety disorder vulnerability, male Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats acquire lever-press avoidance behavior more readily than outbred Sprague-Dawley rats, and their acquisition is enhanced by the presence of a discrete signal presented during the inter-trial intervals (ITIs), suggesting that it is perceived as a...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Beck KD,Jiao X,Smith IM,Myers CE,Pang KC,Servatius RJ

更新日期：2014-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety is of paramount importance for animals, as it allows assessment of the environment while minimizing exposure to potential threats. Furthermore, anxiety disorders are highly prevalent. Consequently, the neural circuitry underlying anxiety has been a topic of great interest. In this mini review, we will discuss ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Adhikari A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritraumatic dissociation, a state characterized by alteration in perception and reduced awareness of surroundings, is considered to be a risk factor for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the predictive ability of peritraumatic dissociation is questioned for the inconsistent results i...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Dong X,Li Y

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonatal pain and stress induce long-term changes in pain sensitivity and behavior. Previously we found alterations in pain sensitivity in adolescent rats exposed to early-life adverse events. We tested whether these alterations have long-lasting effects and if those effects can be improved by the 5-hydroxytryptamine ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Butkevich IP,Mikhailenko VA,Vershinina EA,Aloisi AM,Barr GA

更新日期：2017-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotaxis is a powerful paradigm to study how orientation behavior is driven by sensory stimulation. Drosophila larvae navigate odor gradients by controlling the duration of their runs and the direction of their turns. Straight runs and wide-amplitude turns represent two extremes of a behavioral continuum. Here we es...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Gomez-Marin A,Louis M

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) stress response has been suggested to play a role in vulnerability to stress-related disorders, such as depression. Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) may result in HPA dysregulation, which in turn may predispose individuals to the effects of stress exposure throu...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Lam VYY,Raineki C,Takeuchi LE,Ellis L,Woodward TS,Weinberg J

更新日期：2018-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Invertebrates are used extensively as model species to investigate neuro-endocrine processes regulating behaviors, and many of these processes may be extrapolated to vertebrates. However, when it comes to reproductive processes, many of these model species differ notably in their mode of reproduction. A point in case ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Koene JM

更新日期：2010-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis learns and forms long-term memory (LTM) following both operant conditioning of aerial respiratory behavior and classical conditioning of taste aversive behavior. In the present study, we examined whether there are interstrain differences in the ability to form LTM following these two t...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Sunada H,Totani Y,Nakamura R,Sakakibara M,Lukowiak K,Ito E

更新日期：2017-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it has been known for decades that the drug nicotine can improve cognitive function, the nature of its effects and the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Nicotine activates nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors (nAChRs) that normally are activated by endogenous ACh, presumably "hijacking" the ch...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Metherate R,Intskirveli I,Kawai HD

更新日期：2012-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The Multiple Arousal Theory (Picard et al., 2016) was proposed to explain retrospective observations of bilateral differences in electrodermal activities occurring in threat-related high-stake situations. The theory proposes different cortical and subcortical structures to be involved in the processing of various face...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Bjørhei A,Pedersen FT,Muhammad S,Tronstad C,Kalvøy H,Wojniusz S,Pabst O,Sütterlin S

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum depression is a complex illness that often occurs in genetically predisposed individuals. Closely related inbred rat strains are a great resource to identify novel causative genes and mechanisms underlying complex traits such as postpartum behavior. We report differences in these behaviors between the inbre...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Luo W,Lim PH,Wert SL,Gacek SA,Chen H,Redei EE

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously developed rat experimental models based on the conditioned place preference (CPP) paradigm in which only four 15-min episodes of dyadic social interaction with a sex- and weight-matched male Sprague Dawley (SD) rat (1) reversed CPP from cocaine to social interaction despite continuing cocaine training, a...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Kummer KK,Hofhansel L,Barwitz CM,Schardl A,Prast JM,Salti A,El Rawas R,Zernig G

更新日期：2014-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:People perceive the consequences of their own actions differently to how they perceive other sensory events. A large body of psychology research has shown that people also consistently overrate their own performance relative to others, yet little is known about how these "illusions of superiority" are normally maintai...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Wolpe N,Wolpert DM,Rowe JB

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Behaviorally controllable stressors confer protection from the neurochemical and behavioral consequences of future uncontrollable stressors, a phenomenon termed "behavioral immunization". Recent data implicate protein synthesis within the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) as critical to behavioral immunization. Ad...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Christianson JP,Flyer-Adams JG,Drugan RC,Amat J,Daut RA,Foilb AR,Watkins LR,Maier SF

更新日期：2014-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alcohol consumption during pregnancy and lactation induces detrimental consequences, that are not limited to the direct in utero effects of the drug on fetuses, but extend to maternal care. However, the occurrence and severity of alcohol toxicity are related to the drinking pattern and the time of exposure. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Brancato A,Plescia F,Lavanco G,Cavallaro A,Cannizzaro C

更新日期：2016-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article on p. 51 in vol. 9, PMID: 25784866.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Careaga MB,Tiba PA,Ota SM,Suchecki D

更新日期：2015-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study assessed the influence of L-DOPA administration on neostriatal dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) binding in relation to motor and exploratory behaviors in the rat. METHODS:Rats received injections of 5 mg/kg L-DOPA, 10 mg/kg L-DOPA or vehicle. Motor and exploratory behaviors were assessed for 3...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Nikolaus S,Beu M,De Souza Silva AM,Huston JP,Hautzel H,Chao OY,Antke C,Müller HW

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:First-line treatment of major depression includes administration of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), yet studies suggest that remission rates following two trials of an SSRI are <50%. The authors examine the putative biological substrates underlying "treatment resistant depression (TRD)" with the goal ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Coplan JD,Gopinath S,Abdallah CG,Berry BR

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparisons of cognitive impairments between schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BPD) have produced mixed results. We applied different working memory (WM) measures (Digit Span Forward and Backward, Short-delay and Long-delay CPT-AX, N-back) to patients with SZ (n = 23), psychotic BPD (n = 19) and non-psychotic B...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Frydecka D,Eissa AM,Hewedi DH,Ali M,Drapała J,Misiak B,Kłosińska E,Phillips JR,Moustafa AA

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoflurane contributes to cognitive deficits when used as a general anesthetic, and so does sleep deprivation (SD). Patients usually suffer from insomnia before an operation due to anxiety, fear, and other factors. It remains unclear whether preoperative SD exacerbates cognitive impairment induced by isoflurane. In th...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Zhang K,Lian N,Ding R,Guo C,Dong X,Li Y,Wei S,Jiao Q,Yu Y,Shen H

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies investigated neural substrates of emotional face processing in adolescents and its comparison with adults. As emotional faces elicit more of emotional expression recognition rather than direct emotional responding, it remains undetermined how adolescents are different from adults in brain su...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Yuan J,Ju E,Meng X,Chen X,Zhu S,Yang J,Li H

更新日期：2015-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Many epidemiological studies have described an adolescent-related psychiatric illness and sensorimotor deficits after Glyphosate based herbicide (GBH) exposure. GBH exposure in animal models of various ages suggests that it may be neurotoxic and could impact brain development and subsequently, behavior in adulthood. H...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Ait Bali Y,Ba-Mhamed S,Bennis M

更新日期：2017-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Psychiatric disorders are multifactorial diseases with etiology that may involve genetic factors, early life environment and stressful life events. The neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia is based on a wealth of data on increased vulnerability in individuals exposed to insults during the perinatal period. M...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Girardi CE,Zanta NC,Suchecki D

更新日期：2014-09-10 00:00:00