Nicotine-mediated plasticity in robust nucleus of the archistriatum of the adult zebra finch.

abstract：:The effects of the putative dopaminergic antagonist, haloperidol (0.01-10 mg/kg, i.v.), on cerebral glucose utilization in 43 anatomically discrete regions of the rat brain have been examined by the quantitative autoradiographic 2-deoxyglucose technique. Dose-dependent reductions in glucose utilization were observed i...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： McCulloch J,Savaki HE,Sokoloff L

更新日期：1982-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice were treated with dopamine (DA) receptor agonist and antagonist drugs: Agonists: (+/-)-SKF 38393 ((+/-)-1-phenyl-2,3,4, 5-tetrahydro-(1H)-3-benzazepine-7,8-diol) [DA D1-like]; bromocriptine, [DA D2 selective]; quinpirole, [DA D2/D3 preferring]; (+/-)-7-hydroxy-dipropylamino-tetralin (7-OH-DPAT), [DA D3/D2 preferr...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Cho S,Duchemin AM,Neff NH,Hadjiconstantinou M

更新日期：1999-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo release of labeled serotonin ([3H]5-HT) from the parietal cortex was investigated by cortical cup technique and electrical stimulation of midbrain raphe in rats anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium. The spontaneous efflux of tritium from the parietal cortex preload with [3H]5-HT followed a multiphasic expone...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Fujiwara H,Uemoto M,Tanaka C

更新日期：1981-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In pericruciate cortex-ablated 'pyramidal cats', discharge changes in single neurons of ventral thalamic nuclei were studied, following stimulation of ipsilateral medullary (MPT) and contralateral cervical (CPT) pyramidal tract. It was seen that cells in ventrolateral nucleus, ventroanterior nucleus and ventromedial n...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Giuffrida R,Li Volsi G,Pantó MR,Perciavalle V,Urbano A

更新日期：1983-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported spinal blood flow-metabolism uncoupling in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) animal model using Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1)-transgenic (Tg) mice, suggesting a relative hypoxia in the spinal cord. However, the hypoxic stress sensor pathway has not been well studied in ALS. Here, w...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Sato K,Morimoto N,Kurata T,Mimoto T,Miyazaki K,Ikeda Y,Abe K

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We used amygdala-kindled seizures in rats to study the function of striatal gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA) in the regulation of the seizure threshold of the limbic forebrain. Microinjections of the GABAA antagonist, bicuculline methiodide, 1 pmol, into the caudate-putamen protected rats against amygdala-kindled seizures. ...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Cavalheiro EA,Bortolotto ZA,Turski L

更新日期：1987-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed in the male Wistar rat to investigate the projections from cardiovascular responsive sites in the ventrolateral medulla (VLM) to the subfornical organ (SFO). Unilateral iontophoretic injections of Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin (PHA-L) were made into either caudal VLM (CVLM) sites at whi...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Babic T,Roder S,Ciriello J

更新日期：2004-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Wayfinding is a complex cognitive function involving different types of information, such as knowledge about landmarks and direction information. This variety of processes suggest that multiple neural mechanisms are involved, e.g., the hippocampal system, the posterior parietal and temporal cortical areas. Although pa...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： van Asselen M,Kessels RP,Kappelle LJ,Neggers SF,Frijns CJ,Postma A

更新日期：2006-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor one X (NFIX) has been shown to play a pivotal role during the development of many regions of the brain, including the neocortex, the hippocampus and the cerebellum. Mechanistically, NFIX has been shown to promote neural stem cell differentiation through the activation of astrocyte-specific genes and via...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Vidovic D,Harris L,Harvey TJ,Evelyn Heng YH,Smith AG,Osinski J,Hughes J,Thomas P,Gronostajski RM,Bailey TL,Piper M

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the anatomical distribution of the serotonergic neurotransmitter system, we identified serotonin transporter (5-HTT) in the hippocampus of rats and monkeys by immunohistochemistry. A widespread and heterogeneous distribution of 5-HTT-immunoreactive fine fibers was noted in the rat brain. However, in monke...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Owashi T,Iritani S,Niizato K,Ikeda K,Kamijima K

更新日期：2004-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:While exercise is commonly recommended for PD patients to improve motor function, little is known about the disease-altering potential of exercise. Although others have demonstrated neuroprotective or neurorestorative effects of exercise in animal models of PD, the majority of these studies utilize young animals. In o...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Hood RL,Liguore WA,Moore C,Pflibsen L,Meshul CK

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been hypothesised that the increased life span commonly observed in rodents that have had their diet restricted after weaning may be related to its effects on the anti-oxidant defence systems. However, undernutrition during the gestation and pre-weaning period is known to have long-term deleterious effects on a...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Partadiredja G,Worrall S,Simpson R,Bedi KS

更新日期：2008-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to quantify and compare the degree of control monkeys may assert over firing patterns of normal and epileptic neurons. Thirty-seven epileptic and 70 normal neurons were studied in detail. The operant task was for the monkey to generate specified consecutive interspike intervals (ISI). The ...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Wyler AR,Finch CA,Burchiel KJ

更新日期：1978-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A cluster of trigeminal nociceptive neurons was located in the lateral sulcus on the upper bank of the frontoparietal operculum in a region bordering between cortical areas SII and 7b. These neurons were isolated in cortical cell layers IV and V-VI. All nociceptive neurons responded exclusively to noxious mechanical s...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Dong WK,Salonen LD,Kawakami Y,Shiwaku T,Kaukoranta EM,Martin RF

更新日期：1989-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient ischemic attack (TIA) has received only little attention in the experimental research field. Recently, we introduced a TIA model for mice, and here we set similar principles for simulating this human condition in Wistar rats. In the model: 1) transient nature of the event is ensured, and 2) 24h after the eve...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Durukan Tolvanen A,Tatlisumak E,Pedrono E,Abo-Ramadan U,Tatlisumak T

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended incubation of hippocampus slices in the presence of fatty acid-free bovine serum albumin (FAF-BSA) strongly enhanced the release of D-[3H]aspartate and [14C]GABA induced by veratridine. Saturation of the FAF-BSA with oleic acid abolished the enhancing effect. Spontaneous release and K+-induced release were no...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Minc-Golomb D,Eimerl S,Levy Y,Schramm M

更新日期：1988-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The central nucleus of the amygdala (CEA) is selectively involved in the passive component of the behavioral (immobility) and the accompanying parasympathetic response during conditioned, stressful environmental challenges. Vasopressinergic mechanisms in the brain seem to play a role in these stress responses. The eff...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Roozendaal B,Wiersma A,Driscoll P,Koolhaas JM,Bohus B

更新日期：1992-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation probably plays a significant role in perinatal brain injury. To study the contribution of locally produced cytokines, the effect on cell death of addition of IL-8 and MCP-1 or antibodies to these, and the impact of acidosis, human postmitotic NT2-N neurons were exposed to 3 h of hypoxia and glucose depriv...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Frøyland E,Pedersen ED,Kvissel AK,Almaas R,Pharo A,Skålhegg BS,Mollnes TE,Rootwelt T

更新日期：2006-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii can cause parasitic encephalitis, a life-threatening infection that predominately occurs in immunocompromised individuals. T. gondii has the ability to invade the brain, but the mechanisms by which this parasite crosses the blood-brain-barrier (BBB) remain incompletely understood. The present study r...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Harun MSR,Marsh V,Elsaied NA,Webb KF,Elsheikha HM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-competitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist MK-801 blocks the ability of D-methamphetamine (MA) to deplete striatal dopamine (DA). We now report that MK-801 attenuates decreases in serotonin (5-HT) concentration induced by MA and two other amphetamine analogues, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamin...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Farfel GM,Vosmer GL,Seiden LS

更新日期：1992-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a wide range of doses of systemically administered cysteamine were studied on locomotor behavior, passive avoidance memory, cortical and cerebrospinal fluid somatostatin-like immunoactivity and cortical levels of dopamine and norepinephrine. High doses of cysteamine (200 and 250 mg/kg s.c.) led to susta...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Haroutunian V,Mantin R,Campbell GA,Tsuboyama GK,Davis KL

更新日期：1987-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of the septo-hippocampal and nucleus basalis-cortical cholinergic pathways was investigated by measuring changes in the extracellular acetylcholine levels in the hippocampus and parietal cortex, by means of transversal microdialysis, during the acquisition and recall of a positively reinforced operant beh...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Orsetti M,Casamenti F,Pepeu G

更新日期：1996-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diminished dopaminergic neurotransmission contributes to decreased reward and negative eating behaviors in obesity. Bariatric surgery is the most effective therapy for obesity and rapidly reduces hunger and improves satiety through unknown mechanisms. We hypothesized that dopaminergic neurotransmission would...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Dunn JP,Cowan RL,Volkow ND,Feurer ID,Li R,Williams DB,Kessler RM,Abumrad NN

更新日期：2010-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:By using enkephalin immunohistochemistry combined with retrograde fluorescent labelling, a great majority of neurons in the rat cerebellum sending their axons to the spinal cord were shown to contain enkephalin immunoreactivity. These neurons were numerous and clustered in the fastigial nucleus but far less abundant i...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Ikeda M,Houtani T,Nakagawa H,Baba K,Kondoh A,Ueyama T,Yamamoto T,Gemba H,Sugimoto T

更新日期：1995-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for the neural substrate of a state of consciousness has led to the expectation that there may be neurons which discharge tonically and rhythmically during that state alone. We have now recorded in the cat the first evidence of neurons whose rhythmic discharge is consistent with the hypothesis of a tonicall...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Netick A,Orem J,Dement W

更新日期：1977-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) is a powerful antioxidant and/or lipoxygenase (LOX) inhibitor which is isolated from Larrea tridentate. NDGA has been shown to have neuroprotective effects both in vitro and in vivo experiments. However, little is known regarding NDGA's protective mechanism in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Liu Y,Wang H,Zhu Y,Chen L,Qu Y,Zhu Y

更新日期：2012-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated, in 9 normal subjects, the time course of amplitude changes in the automatic long latency stretch reflex of wrist flexors during the preparatory period as a function of the precued direction of hand movement. Subjects maintained right hand position against a weak force and learned to compensate pr...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Bonnet M

更新日期：1983-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Met-enkephalin immunoreactive material content was found to be decreased in the cervical and thoracic segments of the spinal cord from rats aged 25 months as compared to young, 3-month-old, rats. No age-related variations were detectable at the lumbar level. Bio-Gel P 30 column chromatography of thoracic segment extra...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Missale C,Govoni S,Castelletti L,Spano PF,Trabucchi M

更新日期：1983-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Some afferent fibers from the pudendal nerve of the female cat were stimulated by pressing on the perineal skin, the vagina or the uterine cervix. Three different types of skin mechanoreceptors were found: (1) with low threshold (< 20 mg) and slow-adapting discharges; (2) with high threshold (0.1-0.5 g) and slow-adapt...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Cueva-Rolón R,Muñoz-Martínez EJ,Delgado-Lezama R,Raya JG

更新日期：1994-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous studies have indicated that oxygen radicals, produced during reoxygenation following short-term arterial hypoxia, lead to sustained suppression of cerebral arteriolar responses to N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA). However, whether arteriolar dilator responses to NMDA are reduced during arterial hypoxia has nev...

journal_title：Brain research

authors： Bari F,Thore CR,Louis TM,Busija DW

更新日期：1998-01-12 00:00:00