MK-801 decreases striatal and cortical GAD65 mRNA levels.

abstract：:Previous functional neuroimaging studies of attention have emphasized the visual modality. We developed an auditory version of the continuous performance test (CPT) that included simple, focused and divided attention conditions. Positron emission tomographic (PET) scans were acquired during CPT performance in normal y...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Benedict RH,Lockwood AH,Shucard JL,Shucard DW,Wack D,Murphy BW

更新日期：1998-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We can report, that by the use of indirect immunofluorescence techniques, that rat spinal motoneurons contain galanin-like immunoreactivity (LI). Furthermore, that galanin and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-LI coexist in a number of spinal motoneurons. Co-localization could be demonstrated as thoracic, lumbar ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Johnson H,Hökfelt T,Ulfhake B

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied over the frontal eye field (FEF) and the supplementary eye field (SEF) regions before execution of the first saccade in a double step task. When applied over the FEF, stimulation increased the percentage error in amplitude of the contralateral second saccade as compa...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Tobler PN,Müri RM

更新日期：2002-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells overexpressing the beta-amyloid precursor protein possessing a mutation found in familial Alzheimer's disease overproduce beta-amyloid peptide (A beta). Because these findings were based on immunological identification, we have chemically characterized the peptides produced. Purified A beta fragments from the co...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Dovey HF,Suomensaari-Chrysler S,Lieberburg I,Sinha S,Keim PS

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglial activation is thought to contribute to the progression of selective motor neuron death during amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). As minocycline has been shown to inhibit microglial activation, the therapeutic efficacy of this tetracycline derivative in the G93A mice model for familial ALS was tested. This...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Van Den Bosch L,Tilkin P,Lemmens G,Robberecht W

更新日期：2002-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that high levels of prenatal testosterone exposure are implied in the aetiology of dyslexia and its frequently co-occurring sensory problems. This study examined 2D : 4D digit ratio (a marker of fetal testosterone exposure) in dyslexic and normal reading children. No group differences in 2D : 4D ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Boets B,De Smedt B,Wouters J,Lemay K,Ghesquière P

更新日期：2007-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis and release of 3H-acetylcholine was measured in hippocampal slices of adult rat brain following acute in vitro exposure to ethanolamine. Evoked release of 3H-acetylcholine was elevated by 60-70% but 3H-acetylcholine synthesis was unaffected. Other amino alcohols were also found to significantly increase ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bostwick JR,Abbe R,Sun J,Appel SH

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional homology between human and macaque visual cortices has provided an important cue to functional subdivisions of the human visual cortex, but it is unclear beyond V1. We estimated the sizes and the visual field eccentricity functions of the extrastriate visual areas of human brains using MRI and fMRI measurem...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ejima Y,Takahashi S,Yamamoto H,Fukunaga M,Tanaka C,Ebisu T,Umeda M

更新日期：2003-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the characterization of orphanin FQ (OFQ), the endogenous ligand of ORL1 receptor, much work has focused on its physiological functions. OFQ was reported to antagonize the effect of opioid-induced antinociception, although its mechanism remains obscure. In the present study, whole-cell patch clamp recording tech...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Zhang M,Sun QL,Wan Y,Yao L,Yu YX,Han JS

更新日期：1998-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to determine if both inactivating and non-inactivating potassium currents occur in skeletal muscle cells at early times in culture. Whole cell current was recorded from embryonic muscle cells within 4-10 h of plating. We found that in the cells which had an outward current, half had a ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Moody-Corbett F,Gilbert R

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decoding verbal and nonverbal emotional expressions is an important part of speech communication. Although various studies have tried to specify the brain regions that underlie different emotions conveyed in speech, few studies have aimed to specify the time course of emotional speech decoding. We used event-related p...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Paulmann S,Kotz SA

更新日期：2008-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The inward rectifier Kir4.1, composed of KCNJ10 K channel subunits, plays an essential role in inner ear K homeostasis. We have investigated the developmental expression and localization of KCNJ10 (Kir4.1) in the guinea pig inner ear using semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and immunohis...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Jin Z,Wei D,Järlebark L

更新日期：2006-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins of the postsynaptic density are implicated in mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. We examined involvement of PSD95 and alphaCaMkII in learning-dependent plastic changes of representational maps in somatosensory cortex of mice. The barrel cortex of mice was examined following a 3 day long classical conditioning...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Skibinska A,Lech M,Kossut M

更新日期：2001-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) can non-invasively examine the molecular diffusion of water in vivo and directly reflects the anatomical integrity of neural fibers in white matter. Fractional anisotropy (FA) can be calculated from DTI data, and utilized to evaluate white matter integrity. DTI was performed on 30 patien...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Sun Z,Wang F,Cui L,Breeze J,Du X,Wang X,Cong Z,Zhang H,Li B,Hong N,Zhang D

更新日期：2003-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous investigation has suggested that the hyperpolarization-activated cation current Ih does not contribute to the spontaneous firing of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. This conclusion was reached using Cs(-1). We have re-examined this question with extracellular recordings in slices using the more specific block...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Seutin V,Massotte L,Renette MF,Dresse A

更新日期：2001-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a technique for noninvasively stimulating specific cortical regions of the brain with small (<2 mA) and constant direct current on the scalp. tDCS has been widely applied, not only for medical treatment, but also for cognitive and somatosensory function enhancement, mo...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Song M,Shin Y,Yun K

更新日期：2014-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the medial septum in suppressing paradoxical sleep and promoting slow wave sleep was suggested on the basis of neurotoxic lesion studies. However, these conclusions need to be substantiated with further experiments, including chemical stimulation studies. In this report, the medial septum was stimulated in...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Mukherjee D,Kaushik MK,Jaryal AK,Kumar VM,Mallick HN

更新日期：2012-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between cerebral ischemia and Alzheimer's disease has been evaluated extensively. However, the association between cerebral ischemia and the deposition of beta-amyloid (Abeta) remains to be clarified. Here, we used mice bilateral common carotid artery ligation model to investigate the alterations in m...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ye JT,Pi RB,Mao XX,Chen XH,Qin J,Xu SW,Liu PQ

更新日期：2009-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharmacologically distinct NMDA-glutamate receptor subtypes have been reported in brain. We have studied the developmental expression of the mRNA encoding the NMDA receptor NR2C subunit in the rat brain by in situ hybridization. In contrast with the adult where no hybridization signal was detected in the hippocampus, ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Pollard H,Khrestchatisky M,Moreau J,Ben Ari Y

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of the acoustic startle reflex is a measure of sensorimotor gating which occurs in both rodents and humans. PPI is deficient in severe neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. We investigated PPI in 10 adult monkeys (Cebus apella). Stimuli were 115 dB white noise startle pulses, eith...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Linn GS,Javitt DC

更新日期：2001-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuregulins (NRG), the only trophic factors known to support Schwann cell survival, have a potential for use in treatment of patients with chronic neuropathies. Expression of one NRG isoform, NRG-beta1, was increased in axons in the early phase of axonal degeneration in nerve biopsy specimens from patients with neurop...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Oka N,Kawasaki T,Matsui M,Tachibana H,Sugita M,Akiguchi I

更新日期：2000-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumers often rely on observable cues that hint at the hidden quality of a product. The aim of this study was to investigate brain activities associated with the country-of-origin (COO) effect and consumer evaluation of a product design. Electroencephalogram recordings were used to observe event-related brain potent...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Min BK,Cho K,Sung J,Cho E

更新日期：2014-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the use of an immunoblotting technique to investigate the potential role of reaction oxygen species in the pathogenesis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Quadriceps femoris muscle biopsy samples were obtained from six patients with Duchenne and six with Becker muscular dystrophy, and from six control subject...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Haycock JW,Mac Neil S,Mantle D

更新日期：1998-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic vesicles contain a protein (agglutinin) which binds cell plasma membranes. The protein activity is titrated measuring the agglutination of rabbit trypsinized-fixed red blood cells induced by serial dilutions of purified vesicles. The protein is highly concentrated in vesicles: the specific activity is 150-fol...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Popoli M,Paterno R

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both extracellular guanosine and adenosine stimulated astrocyte proliferation in vitro and increased intracellular cAMP 6-fold within 2 min. The effects of both guanosine and adenosine on proliferation and cAMP levels were inhibited by antagonists of adenosine A2 receptors but augmented by A1 receptor antagonists. The...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Rathbone MP,Middlemiss PJ,DeLuca B,Jovetich M

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-stranded DNA end-binding factor with high levels of expression in brain and testis of adult mice was identified as the Ku protein, earlier described as an autoantigen in connective tissue diseases and found to be essential for recombination of the immunoglobulin genes and DNA repair. High Ku levels were found...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bakalkin G,Yakovleva T,Hurd YL,Nussenzweig A,Li GC,Terenius L

更新日期：1998-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) signalling is implicated in limbic seizure propagation and seizure-induced neurodegeneration. D2R-/- mice display increased susceptibility to kainic acid (KA) seizures and seizure-induced apoptosis of hippocampal neurons. Here we further investigated the molecular pathways of KA-induced apop...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Tripathi PP,Santorufo G,Brilli E,Borrelli E,Bozzi Y

更新日期：2010-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Blockade of L-type Ca2+ channels results in a decrease in firing frequency of neostriatal neurons. In contrast, N- and P/Q-types of Ca2+ channel cooperate to tune firing pattern, since both of these channel types have to be blocked to enhance firing frequency. Parameters of the intensity-frequency plot were differenti...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Pérez-Garci E,Bargas J,Galarraga E

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the positioning of human retinotopic areas, which were considered to be homologous with the macaque visual cortices, by applying computational geometry to MRI and fMRI data sets. We found a similarity between the positional relationship of the retinotopic areas in the human and macaque visual cortex, despi...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ejima Y,Takahashi S

更新日期：2005-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The Stroop effect refers to an increase in response time observed when the word meaning and the stimulus hue do not match. In an incongruent condition, the word 'green' is presented in the color red, whereas in a congruent condition the word 'red' is presented in the color red. To determine at what level of processing...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Xiao X,Qiu J,Zhang Q

更新日期：2009-05-06 00:00:00