Abnormal anterior pituitary responsiveness to hypothalamic hormones in primary affective disorders. Effect of desipramine therapy.

abstract：:Clinical observations have suggested that lithium may exert adverse effects on memory. The difficulty in achieving empirical consensus regarding this issue has reflected several methodological problems: diversity of research designs, heterogeneous samples, lack of control groups and the possible confounding of memory ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Engelsmann F,Ghadirian AM,Grof P

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between physical activity and mental health has been widely investigated, and several hypotheses have been formulated about it. Specifically, during the aging process, physical exercise might represent a potential adjunctive treatment for neuropsychiatric disorders and cognitive impairment, helping de...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Deslandes A,Moraes H,Ferreira C,Veiga H,Silveira H,Mouta R,Pompeu FA,Coutinho ES,Laks J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The polymorphisms of serotonergic genes (5-HTTLPR and HTR1A rs6295) and separation life events have been studied to find an association with panic disorder, respectively. However, there are no studies that have yet evaluated the interaction effect between serotonergic genes and separation life events for pan...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Choe AY,Kim B,Lee KS,Lee JE,Lee JY,Choi TK,Lee SH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Deficits in psychological functioning, cognitive functioning, and sleep are frequently experienced by individuals who have survived aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH). Exercise has been shown to improve these domains; to date, it has never been explored in patients following aSAH. The aim of this exp...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Colledge F,Brand S,Pühse U,Holsboer-Trachsler E,Zimmerer S,Schleith R,Gerber M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Neurotrophins such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are vital for neuronal survival and adaptive plasticity. With high BDNF gene expression in the prefrontal cortex, BDNF is a potential regulatory factor for building and maintaining cognitive reserves. Recent studies suggest that individual d...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Koven NS,Collins LR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for specific predepressive personality factors has a long tradition in psychiatry. Studies in which assessments were made prospectively, before the onset of a first-ever episode of the illness, are, however, rare. In the present report from the Lundby Study we have investigated premorbid, mainly personality...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Rorsman B,Gräsbeck A,Hagnell O,Isberg PE,Otterbeck L

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disturbances in the serotonergic neurotransmission system have been implicated in the etiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). As the importance of genetic factors is well established, genes encoding for proteins of the serotonergic pathway are important candidates to unravel the underlying genetic...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Zoroglu SS,Erdal ME,Erdal N,Ozen S,Alasehirli B,Sivasli E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past, some researchers found increased cortisol and prolactin responses to the administration of fenfluramine in major-depressed patients. It was believed that the fenfluramine test could prove to constitute another challenge probe to reflect the central serotonergic function. The present study was conducted in...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Maes M,Jacobs MP,Suy E,Minner B,Raus J

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testosterone has been postulated as a 'social' hormone, but the relationship between testosterone and personality traits linked with socially oriented behaviors such as extraversion remains unclear. The objective of our study was to investigate the association between baseline salivary testosterone levels an...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Smeets-Janssen MM,Roelofs K,van Pelt J,Spinhoven P,Zitman FG,Penninx BW,Giltay EJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) is a mitochondrial enzyme involved in the degradation of dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine and these neurotransmitters are hypothesized to be involved in the cognitive function of humans. This study of a cohort of 191 healthy young Chinese females attempts to utilize the intelligence qu...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Yu YW,Tsai SJ,Hong CJ,Chen MC,Yang CW,Chen TJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between postoperative confusion and the plasma norepinephrine (NE), adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) or cortisol response to surgery in schizophrenic patients. We studied 50 schizophrenic patients and 35 control patients who underwent orthopedic surgery and perio...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Kudoh A,Takahira Y,Katagai H,Takazawa T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although differences in symptom profiles and outcome between depressive patients with an underlying major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar depression (BD) have been reported, studies with sequential short-interval assessments in a real-life inpatient setting are scarce. OBJECTIVES:To examine potential ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Hebbrecht K,Stuivenga M,Birkenhäger T,van der Mast RC,Sabbe B,Giltay EJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abnormalities in different parameters of the norepinephrine system have been widely described in major depression. The presence of alpha(2)-adrenoreceptors in blood platelets, similar to those in the brain, prompted us to evaluate them in depressed patients, as compared with healthy controls. METHODS:Fiftee...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Marazziti D,Baroni S,Masala I,Di Nasso E,Giannaccini G,Betti L,Lucacchini A,Cassano GB

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A common polymorphism in the alpha1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) gene is associated with Alzheimer's disease. ACT is also a trophic factor in the hippocampal neurons. In order to examine if the ACT gene plays a role in the pathogenesis of schizophrenic disorders, patients (n = 175) and control subjects (n = 114) were genoty...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Chiu HJ,Hong CJ,Chen JY,Wang YC,Lin CY,Bai YM,Song HL,Lai HC,Tsai SJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 63 depressed patients, the associations between severity of depression, psychomotor retardation, assessed by the Bech-Rafaelsen Melancholia Scale, and EEG spectral analysis were examined. Slow EEG activity (theta 2/alpha 1 bands) was positively and fast activity (alpha 3/beta bands) negatively correlated with the o...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Nieber D,Schlegel S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations of the monoamine metabolites 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), homovanillic acid (HVA) and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) as well as their ratios and correlations were analyzed in relation to the season of birth. The sample consisted of 241 drug-free patients par...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Chotai J,Asberg M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growing number of studies examining the relationship between suicide and lipid metabolism are based upon studies suggesting that cholesterol-lowering procedures may increase the risk of death due to suicide or impulsive-aggressive behavior. Leptin seems to be strongly associated with lipid metabolism. In the prese...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Atmaca M,Kuloglu M,Tezcan E,Ustundag B,Gecici O,Firidin B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to compare the effects of aerobic training (AT), strength training (ST) and low-intensity exercise in a control group (CG) as adjunct treatments to pharmacotherapy for major depressive disorder (MDD) in older persons. METHODS:Older persons clinically diagnosed with MDD (n = 27) and treated ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Moraes HS,Silveira HS,Oliveira NA,Matta Mello Portugal E,Araújo NB,Vasques PE,Bergland A,Santos TM,Engedal K,Coutinho ES,Schuch FB,Laks J,Deslandes AC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Executive functions (EF) are often impaired in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Such dysfunctions are associated with anxiety, depression, and a lack of autonomy. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to enhance EF in healthy adults and clinical populations and to improve working memor...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Rothärmel M,Moulier V,Vasse M,Isaac C,Faerber M,Bendib B,Mirea-Grivel I,Opolczynski G,Rosier A,Guillin O

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that serotonin and norepinephrine are in some way involved in the pathophysiology of anxiety disorders. Urinary levels of the serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and the norepinephrine metabolite vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) were measured in 46 patients with generalized anxiety di...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Garvey MJ,Noyes R Jr,Woodman C,Laukes C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytokines do not only mediate responses to infection, but are also involved in behavioral and physiological responses to psychological stressors. IL-6 has received special attention in relation to the development of posttraumatic stress disorders and depression. OBJECTIVE:We tested effects of prior injectio...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Matsumoto T,Komori T,Yamamoto M,Shimada Y,Nakagawa M,Shiroyama T,Inui K,Okazaki Y

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The failure to inhibit pleasurable but inappropriate urges is associated with frontal lobe pathology and has been suggested as a possible cause of pedophilic behavior. However, imaging and neuropsychological findings about frontal pathology in pedophilia are heterogeneous. In our study we therefore address i...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Habermeyer B,Esposito F,Händel N,Lemoine P,Kuhl HC,Klarhöfer M,Mager R,Mokros A,Dittmann V,Seifritz E,Graf M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two independent samples of psychiatric outpatients (n = 52 and 60) with blood type A or O completed the Brief Symptom Inventory, an abbreviated version of the SCL-90. In both samples patients with blood type A scored significantly higher than those with type O on the 'Obsessive-Compulsive' and 'Psychoticism' factors. ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Boyer WF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human personality traits, which are substantially heritable, may be modulated by monoamine neurotransmitters. It has been demonstrated that the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met genetic polymorphism, a functional polymorphism that may affect monoamine metabolism, is possibly associated with specific person...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Tsai SJ,Hong CJ,Yu YW,Chen TJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight healthy paid male volunteers (age: 21-28 years, mean: 24.5 +/- 1.7 years; weight 62-79 kg) were administered via intravenous infusion (3 min) acute 25-, 50-, and 75-mg doses of phosphatidylserine, or matching placebo in a latin-square design. Multichannel EEG recordings were performed in baseline conditions, dur...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Rosadini G,Sannita WG,Nobili F,Cenacchi T

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS/METHODS:Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is still one of the most potent treatments in the acute phase of major depressive disorder (MDD) and particularly applied in patients considered treatment resistant. However, despite the frequent and widespread use of ECT for >70 years, the exact neurobiological m...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Stippl A,Kirkgöze FN,Bajbouj M,Grimm S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There is some evidence that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is an effective method of treating patients suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Here, we tested the hypothesis that rTMS has a positive impact both on symptom severity and cognitive performance in such patients. Sp...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Jahangard L,Haghighi M,Shyayganfard M,Ahmadpanah M,Sadeghi Bahmani D,Bajoghli H,Holsboer-Trachsler E,Brand S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and amphetamine antagonize pentobarbital. They are more effective in the day than at night. This is true for TRH even when the dose of pentobarbital is increased at night to prolong sedation. Under this condition the day-night difference is lost for amphetamine. Both substances...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Prange AJ Jr,Breese GR,Jahnke GD,Cooper BR,Cott JM,Wilson IC,Lipton MA,Plotnikoff NP

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morningness-eveningness preference by the self-rated Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ) has earlier been shown to be associated with the subjects' season of birth. Here, we obtain this result for a new sample of 2,125 university students and for the sample obtained by pooling the data with the earlier study, ...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Natale V,Adan A,Chotai J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sample of schizophrenic inpatients and a control sample of normal volunteers, matched for age and sex were tested on two tasks before and after an exposure condition in which they pointed repeatedly to a target while viewing their hands and the target through prisms. Both groups showed significant changes in both ta...

journal_title：Neuropsychobiology

authors： Pitblado C,Shapiro J,Petrides M

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00