abstract：:Mastoparan-7 (Mas-7), an analogue of the peptide mastoparan, which is derived from wasp venom, is a direct activator of Pertussis toxin- (PTX-) sensitive G proteins. Mas-7 produces several biological effects in different cell types; however, little is known about how Mas-7 influences mature hippocampal neurons. We exa...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Ramírez VT,Ramos-Fernández E,Inestrosa NC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the human brain has provided converging evidence that visual deprivation induces regional changes in white matter (WM) microstructure. It remains unclear how these changes modify network connections between brain regions. Here we used diffusion-weighted MRI to relate differences in ...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Reislev NL,Dyrby TB,Siebner HR,Kupers R,Ptito M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dizziness and vertigo frequently occur after cochlear implantation (CI) surgery, particularly during the early stages. It could recover over time but some of the patients suffered from delayed or sustained vestibular symptoms after CI. This study used rat animal models to investigate the effect of unilateral cochleost...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Suh MW,Hyun J,Lyu AR,Kim DW,Park SJ,Choi JW,Hur GM,Park YH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is an irreversible blinding eye disease which produces progressive retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss. Intraocular pressure (IOP) is currently the only modifiable risk factor, and lowering IOP results in reduced risk of progression of the disorder. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) has attracted considerable att...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Cairns EA,Baldridge WH,Kelly ME

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory is our ability to store and remember past experiences; it is the result of changes in neuronal circuits of specific brain areas as the hippocampus. During memory formation, neurons integrate their functions and increase the strength of their connections, so that synaptic plasticity is improved and consolidated....

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Colciago A,Magnaghi V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic stimulus. To date, the purported neural correlates of tinnitus from animal models have not been adequately characterized with translational technology in the human brain. The aim of the present study was to measure changes in oxy-hemoglobin conc...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Issa M,Bisconti S,Kovelman I,Kileny P,Basura GJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence from neuropathological, genetic, animal model, and biochemical studies has indicated that the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) is associated with, and probably induces, profound neuronal changes in brain regions critical for memory and cognition in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). There is consid...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Guntupalli S,Widagdo J,Anggono V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocannabinoids N-arachidonoylethanolamide (or anandamide, AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) belong to the larger groups of N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) and monoacylglycerol (MAG) lipid classes, respectively. They are biologically active lipid molecules that activate G-protein-coupled cannabinoid receptors fou...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Keereetaweep J,Chapman KD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapidly emerging evidence implicates perineuronal nets (PNNs) and extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules that compose or interact with PNNs, in the pathophysiology of several psychiatric disorders. Studies on schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders, mood disorders, Alzheimer's disease, and epilepsy point to the involve...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Pantazopoulos H,Berretta S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mirror visual feedback (MVF) therapy has been applied to improve upper limb function in stroke. When combined with motor training, MVF improves the performance of the trained and untrained hand by enhancing the excitability of both primary motor cortices (M1s). Bradykinesia is a typical feature of Parkinson's disease ...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Bonassi G,Pelosin E,Ogliastro C,Cerulli C,Abbruzzese G,Avanzino L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation is omnipresent. We are continuously exposed to natural (e.g., radon and cosmic) and man-made radiation sources, including those from industry but especially from the medical sector. The increasing use of medical radiation modalities, in particular those employing low-dose radiation such as CT scans,...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Verreet T,Verslegers M,Quintens R,Baatout S,Benotmane MA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occurrence of language impairment in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) patients is common and left mTLE patients always exhibit a primary problem with access to names. To explore different neuropsychological profiles between left and right mTLE patients, the study investigated both structural and effective function...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Fan X,Yan H,Shan Y,Shang K,Wang X,Wang P,Shan Y,Lu J,Zhao G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The habituation/cross-habituation test (HaXha) is a spontaneous odor discrimination task that has been used for many decades to evaluate olfactory function in animals. Animals are presented repeatedly with the same odorant after which a new odorant is introduced. The time the animal explores the odor object is measure...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Coronas-Samano G,Ivanova AV,Verhagen JV

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal mechanisms for processing auditory musical rhythms are well established, in which a perceived beat is beneficial for timing purposes. It is yet unknown whether such beat-based timing would also underlie visual perception of temporally structured, ecological stimuli connected to music: dance. In this study, we...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Su YH,Salazar-López E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inheritable neuropsychological disease caused by expansion of the CGG trinucleotide repeat affecting the fmr1 gene on X chromosome, resulting in silence of the fmr1 gene and failed expression of FMRP. Patients with FXS suffer from cognitive impairment, sensory integration deficits, learn...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Yang T,Zhao H,Lu C,Li X,Xie Y,Fu H,Xu H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional and effective connectivity of cortical areas are essential for normal brain function under different behavioral states. Appropriate cortical activity during sleep and wakefulness is ensured by the balanced activity of excitatory and inhibitory circuits. Ultimately, fast, millisecond cortical rhythmic oscill...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Vanvinckenroye A,Vandewalle G,Phillips C,Chellappa SL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motoneurons develop extensive dendritic trees for receiving excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs to perform a variety of complex motor tasks. At birth, the somatodendritic domains of mouse hypoglossal and lumbar motoneurons have dense filopodia and spines. Consistent with Vaughn's synaptotropic hypothesis, we pro...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Kanjhan R,Noakes PG,Bellingham MC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) has emerged as a tool to enhance human cognitive processes. Here, we provide a brief summary of the rationale behind tACS-induced effects on task-relevant brain oscillations and associated cognitive functions and review previous studies in young subjects th...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Antonenko D,Faxel M,Grittner U,Lavidor M,Flöel A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients suffering from chronic disorders of consciousness (DOC) are characterized by profound unawareness and an impairment of large-scale cortical and subcortical connectivity. In this study, we applied an electrophysiological approach aimed at identifying the residual audiomotor connectivity patterns that are thoug...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Naro A,Leo A,Cannavò A,Buda A,Bruno R,Salviera C,Bramanti P,Calabrò RS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported the crossed-withdrawal reflex in which the rats with nerve injury developed behavioral pain responses of the injured paw to stimuli applied to the contralateral uninjured paw. This reflex indicates that contralateral plastic changes may occur in the spinal cord after unilateral nerve injury...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Won R,Lee BH

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulating regeneration in the brain has the potential to rescue neuronal networks and counteract progressive pathological changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study investigated whether drugs with different mechanisms of action could enhance neurogenesis and improve cognition in mice receiving human neural stem...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Lilja AM,Malmsten L,Röjdner J,Voytenko L,Verkhratsky A,Ögren SO,Nordberg A,Marutle A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceramides induce important intracellular signaling pathways, modulating proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and inflammation. However, the relevance of the ceramide metabolism in the reconvalescence phase after stroke is unclear. Besides its well-known property as a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, fluoxetine ...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Brunkhorst R,Friedlaender F,Ferreirós N,Schwalm S,Koch A,Grammatikos G,Toennes S,Foerch C,Pfeilschifter J,Pfeilschifter W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is a process involving the continuous generation of newborn neurons in the hippocampus of adult animals. Mounting evidence has suggested that hippocampal neurogenesis contributes to some forms of hippocampus-dependent learning and memory; however, the detailed mechanism concerning how th...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Yau SY,Li A,So KF

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine (DA) modulates glutamatergic synaptic transmission and its plasticity in the striatum; however it is not well known how DA modulates long-term plasticity of striatal GABAergic inhibitory synapses. This work focused on the analysis of both dopaminergic modulation of inhibitory synapses and the synaptic plastic...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Nieto Mendoza E,Hernández Echeagaray E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates whether a combined cognitive and physical training may induce changes in the cortical activity as measured via electroencephalogram (EEG) and whether this change may index a deceleration of pathological processes of brain aging. Seventy seniors meeting the clinical criteria of mild cogni...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Styliadis C,Kartsidis P,Paraskevopoulos E,Ioannides AA,Bamidis PD

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Objective. Magnetic seizure therapy (MST) is a novel, experimental therapeutic intervention, which combines therapeutic aspects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation, in order to achieve the efficacy of the former with the safety of the latter. MST might prove to be a valua...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Cretaz E,Brunoni AR,Lafer B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of HMG-CoA reductase (statins), widely used to lower cholesterol in coronary heart and vascular disease, are effective drugs in reducing the risk of stroke and improving its outcome in the long term. After ischemic stroke, cardiac autonomic dysfunction and psychological problems are common complications rel...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Cho KJ,Cheon SY,Kim GW

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing research has evidenced that our brain retains a capacity to change in response to experience until late adulthood. This implies that cognitive training can possibly ameliorate age-associated cognitive decline by inducing training-specific neural plastic changes at both neural and behavioral levels. This lon...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Leung NT,Tam HM,Chu LW,Kwok TC,Chan F,Lam LC,Woo J,Lee TM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the evolution of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) over the first month of life in asphyxiated newborns treated with hypothermia and to compare it with that of healthy newborns. Asphyxiated newborns treated with hypothermia were enrolled prosp...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Kwan S,Boudes E,Benseler A,Gilbert G,Saint-Martin C,Shevell M,Wintermark P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathies are characterized by a complex response of the central nervous system to injuries. Glial cells are recruited to maintain neuronal homeostasis but dysregulated activation leads to pain signaling amplification and reduces the glial neuroprotective power. Recently, we highlighted the property of α7 nicotinic...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Di Cesare Mannelli L,Tenci B,Zanardelli M,Failli P,Ghelardini C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Bipolar disorder (BD) implies risk of suicide. The age at onset (AAO) of BD carries prognostic significance. Substance abuse may precede the onset of BD and cannabis is the most common illicit drug used. The main goal of this study is to review the association of cannabis use as a risk factor for early o...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Leite RT,Nogueira Sde O,do Nascimento JP,de Lima LS,da Nóbrega TB,Virgínio Mda S,Moreno LM,Sampaio BH,de Matos E Souza FG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse early life experiences can negatively affect behaviors later in life. Maternal separation (MS) has been extensively investigated in animal models in the adult phase of MS. The study aimed to explore the mechanism by which MS negatively affects C57BL/6N mice, especially the effects caused by MS in the early pha...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Bian Y,Yang L,Wang Z,Wang Q,Zeng L,Xu G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently several lines of evidence demonstrated that methylcobalamin (MeCbl) might have potential analgesic effect in experimental and clinical studies. However, it was reported that MeCbl had no effect on treating lumbar spinal stenosis induced pain. Thus, the effects of short-term and long-term administration of MeC...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Zhang M,Han W,Zheng J,Meng F,Jiao X,Hu S,Xu H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood emotional trauma contributes significantly to certain psychopathologies, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. In experimental animals, however, whether or not early-life stress results in behavioral abnormalities in adult animals still remains controversial. Here, we investigated both short-term and long-...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Chen LJ,Shen BQ,Liu DD,Li ST

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matricellular proteins are secreted, nonstructural proteins that regulate the extracellular matrix (ECM) and interactions between cells through modulation of growth factor signaling, cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation. Despite being well described in the context of nonneuronal tissues, recent studies have rev...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Jones EV,Bouvier DS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclothiazide (CTZ) has been reported to simultaneously enhance glutamate receptor excitation and inhibit GABAA receptor inhibition, and in turn it evokes epileptiform activities in hippocampal neurons. It has also been shown to acutely induce epileptic seizure behavior in freely moving rats. However, whether CTZ indu...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Kong S,Cheng Z,Liu J,Wang Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasticity of brain function, especially reorganization after stroke or sensory loss, has been investigated extensively. Based upon its special characteristics, the olfactory system allows the investigation of functional networks in patients with smell loss, as it holds the unique ability to be activated by the se...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Kollndorfer K,Kowalczyk K,Hoche E,Mueller CA,Pollak M,Trattnig S,Schöpf V

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a general consensus that sleep is strictly linked to memory, learning, and, in general, to the mechanisms of neural plasticity, and that this link may directly affect recovery processes. In fact, a coherent pattern of empirical findings points to beneficial effect of sleep on learning and plastic processes, a...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Gorgoni M,D'Atri A,Lauri G,Rossini PM,Ferlazzo F,De Gennaro L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain cancer is a common type of childhood malignancy, and radiotherapy (RT) is a mainstay of treatment. RT is effective for tumor eradication, and survival rates are high. However, RT damages the brain and disrupts ongoing developmental processes, resulting in debilitating cognitive "late" effects that may take years...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Rodgers SP,Trevino M,Zawaski JA,Gaber MW,Leasure JL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perceptual learning can be specific to a trained stimulus or optimally generalized to novel stimuli with the breadth of generalization being imperative for how we structure perceptual training programs. Adapting an established auditory interval discrimination paradigm to utilise complex signals, we trained human adult...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Brown DJ,Proulx MJ

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00