abstract：:In this paper, we develop an animal model of prehension movements by examining the kinematics of reaching and grasping in monkeys and by comparing the results to published data on humans. Hand movements were recorded in three dimensions in monkeys who were trained to either point at visual targets under unperturbed an...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Roy AC,Paulignan Y,Farnè A,Jouffrais C,Boussaoud D

更新日期：2000-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The present research studied the influence of an early chronic variable stress (CVS) paradigm - an animal model of depression - on behavioral responses to subsequent environmental challenges suggested to model anhedonia and emotional reactions such as anxiety and fear. In order to explore a potential involvement of an...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Zurita A,Martijena I,Cuadra G,Brandão ML,Molina V

更新日期：2000-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the involvement of nitric oxide (NO) in phencyclidine (PCP)-induced place aversion and preference in the place conditioning paradigm. PCP-induced place aversion in naive mice was dose-dependently attenuated by administration of N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a NO synthase (...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Miyamoto Y,Noda Y,Komori Y,Sugihara H,Furukawa H,Nabeshima T

更新日期：2000-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes a series of animal experiments that investigate the role of endogenous adenosine (AD) in sleep. We propose that AD is a modulator of the sleepiness associated with prolonged wakefulness. More specifically, we suggest that, during prolonged wakefulness, extracellular AD accumulates selectively in ...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Strecker RE,Morairty S,Thakkar MM,Porkka-Heiskanen T,Basheer R,Dauphin LJ,Rainnie DG,Portas CM,Greene RW,McCarley RW

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light can elicit both circadian and acute physiological responses in humans. In a dose response protocol men and women were exposed to illuminances ranging from 3 to 9100 lux for 6.5 h during the early biological night after they had been exposed to <3 lux for several hours. Light exerted an acute alerting response as...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Cajochen C,Zeitzer JM,Czeisler CA,Dijk DJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies in the past have dealt with the role of serotonergic system lesions in tasks aimed at measurement of cognitive behavior, but the literature concerning the role of serotonin in cognition remains controversial. Rats with electrolytic lesions of the median raphe nucleus (MRN) were found to display a prof...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Sarihi A,Motamedi F,Naghdi N,Rashidy-Pour A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on starling song had shown that different categories of songs are produced and discriminated. In the present study, both playback experiments in the field and electrophysiological recordings of single cells in field L (main central auditory area) were used in order to understand the perceptual bases o...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Hausberger M,Leppelsack E,Richard J,Leppelsack HJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have demonstrated that stressors can modify the physiological action of drugs, mainly morphine. The present study investigated the effects of a mild stressor on chloral hydrate (Chl)-induced sedation in mice. For 4 consecutive days, NaCl and Chl-treated mice (300 mg kg(-1)) were stressed (S) either by a 5...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Meyer L,Jouen F,Molina M,Caston J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine has a broad spectrum of behavioural effects. A considerable body of data has emerged indicating genetic factors regulate the behavioural effects of nicotine. Experimental genetic techniques have been invaluable in generating knowledge on the interrelationship of genetic factors and behavioural responsiveness ...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Mohammed AH

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report describes the participation of nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) in controlling the excitability of local neuronal circuitries in the rat hippocampus and in the human cerebral cortex. The patch-clamp technique was used to record responses triggered by the non-selective agonist ACh and the alpha7-nAChR-se...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Albuquerque EX,Pereira EF,Mike A,Eisenberg HM,Maelicke A,Alkondon M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the results obtained from a behavioural and electrophysiological study. A synthesised continuum going from labial /ba/ to retroflex /da/ through dental /da/ was tested for category goodness. Native English speakers rated different tokens from each category as good, bad or ambiguous. The results showed that n...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Rivera-Gaxiola M,Johnson MH,Csibra G,Karmiloff-Smith A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive evidence suggests that N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) glutamate receptor channels in the amygdala are involved in fear-motivated learning, and infusion of NMDA receptor antagonists into the amygdala blocks memory of fear-motivated tasks. Recent studies have shown that previous training can prevent the amnestic ...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Roesler R,Vianna MR,de-Paris F,Rodrigues C,Sant'Anna MK,Quevedo J,Ferreira MB

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the light-induced electrical activity of rodent retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) regenerating into a peripheral nerve (PN) graft we used non-invasive recording of electroretinographic responses to the contrast-reversal of sinusoidal gratings (p-ERG). On comparing the retinas that received a PN graft and retinas...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Kittlerová P,Valousková V

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain microdialysis has been used to examine the in vivo effects of potassium and calcium on dopamine release in the dorsal globus pallidus (GP) of rats. Furthermore, the effects of food presentation and consumption on dopamine release in the GP were investigated. Basal dopamine levels in the GP were below the detecti...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Hauber W,Fuchs H

更新日期：2000-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study assessed the behavioural sequalae of unilateral excitotoxic cortical lesions made either in the medial agranular cortex (AGm) or in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) using a visual reaction time task. The task required animals to sustain a nose-poke in a central hole, until a brief light stimulus w...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Brasted PJ,Dunnett SB,Robbins TW

更新日期：2000-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The rabbit classical nictitating membrane/eyeblink conditioning preparation has proven highly valuable for delineating neural structures and systems involved in associative learning. Research conducted over the last 20 years has revealed that the essential neural circuitry for acquisition and performance of this simpl...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Steinmetz JE

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pavlovian conditioning of immune functions provided early impetus to the rapidly expanding knowledge of bi-directional communication among the immune, endocrine, and central nervous systems. Since these early investigations, the phenomenology of this response has been well characterized. However the neural mechanisms ...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Exton MS,von Auer AK,Buske-Kirschbaum A,Stockhorst U,Göbel U,Schedlowski M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalepsy, a symptom of Parkinson's disease and related disorders can be produced in rats and other laboratory animals by the blockade of nigrostriatal dopamine using dopaminergic antagonists such as haloperidol. When haloperidol-induced cataleptic rats are placed facing downward on an inclined plane, they will brace ...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Field EF,Whishaw IQ,Pellis SM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study demonstrated that permanent two-vessel occlusion (2VO)-induced working memory deficit was improved by daily administration of tacrine, a cholinesterase inhibitor. In this study, we investigated the mechanism underlying the effects of tacrine in 2VO rats using the eight-arm radial maze task. Daily ad...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Murakami Y,Ikenoya M,Matsumoto K,Li H,Watanabe H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a placebo-controlled, double-blind study, we measured the effects of low dose lorazepam on attentional and motor factors involved in saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements. We manipulated the temporal interval between the extinction of the central fixation target and the appearance of a second eccentric target (...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Masson GS,Mestre DR,Martineau F,Soubrouillard C,Brefel C,Rascol O,Blin O

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that precues about the possible locations of upcoming targets reduce the manual reaction time. The present study investigates at which stage of the sensorimotor system such precues act. Several light dots were displayed as a precue; one of them became the target, and subjects had to produce a manual r...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Bock O,Eversheim U

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe temporal lobe epilepsy in humans is often associated with loss of neurons in the hippocampus and memory deficits. In Experiment 1, 60 min of continuous electrical stimulation of the perforant path sufficient to produce seizures resembling status epilepticus and loss of hilar and pyramidal cells in the hippocamp...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Kelsey JE,Sanderson KL,Frye CA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new place navigation test was used to estimate the spatial orientation abilities of male and female rats. Animals had to avoid a room frame defined area on a rotating arena, entering of which was punished by mild footshock, i.e. rats had to avoid the same place in the room but different parts of the floor, which was...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Cimadevilla JM,Fenton AA,Bures J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of dissociated memory retrieval is observed when some influences (for example, pharmacological) on the brain result in specific changes of long-term memory. The purpose of present paper is to reveal possibilities of the phenomenon for study of long-term memory retrieval. Pharmacologically-induced dissoc...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Arkhipov VI

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, the involvement of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in the dorsal globus pallidus (GP) in motor control was investigated in rats. Results show that bilateral microinfusions of the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist SCH23390 or the dopamine D2 antagonist S( - )-sulpiride into the GP induced akinesia dete...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Hauber W,Lutz S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birds and aquatic mammals are the only taxonomic groups known to exhibit unihemispheric slow-wave sleep (USWS). In aquatic mammals, USWS permits sleep and breathing to occur concurrently in water. However, the function of avian USWS has been unclear. Our study is based on the premise that avian USWS serves a predator ...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Rattenborg NC,Lima SL,Amlaner CJ

更新日期：1999-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex steroids exert potent effects on mood and mental state in the human. Our previous experimental findings in female rats suggest that these effects may be mediated, in part, by the action of estrogen on the 5-hydroxytryptamine2A receptor (5-HT(2A)R) and serotonin transporter (SERT) in brain. Here we review our recen...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Fink G,Sumner B,Rosie R,Wilson H,McQueen J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has established that the development of cocaine sensitization is prevented by co-administration of the non-competitive NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 or by prior ibotenic acid lesions of the medial prefrontal cortex (PFC). The present study examined the effect of these treatments on the expression of co...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Li Y,Wolf ME,White FJ

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of adrenalectomy and chronic corticosterone treatment on sexual behavior in the ovariectomized female rat were investigated. The serotonergic type 2A (5-HT2A) receptor-mediated behavior 'wet dog shakes' (WDS) was measured concurrently. In Experiment 1, adrenalectomy reduced the frequency of WDS following t...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Hanson LA,Gorzalka BB

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In rats lesioned with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) the effect of the noncompetitive N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, MK-801, the dopamine (DA) D2 receptor agonist quinpirole and the A2A adenosine antagonist SCH 58261 was studied on acetylcholine (ACh) release in the lesioned striatum and contralateral tu...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Acquas E,Fenu S,Loddo P,Di Chiara G

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, feline studies have shown that a lesion in the retrorubral area, which includes the dopaminergic A8 cell group, produces motor programming deficits inherent to a hypofunction of the A9 system. A hypofunction in the striatal terminal area of A9 fibers, in turn, is known to produce a hypofunction of its first-...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Arts MP,Cools AR

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible involvement of the serotonergic neuronal system in aversive motivation produced by phencyclidine [1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine; PCP] was investigated using a place-conditioning paradigm in rats. PCP (4 mg/kg, i.p.) produced place aversion in this task as reported previously (Kitaichi K, Noda Y, Hasega...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Kitaichi K,Noda Y,Miyamoto Y,Numaguchi A,Osawa H,Hasegawa T,Furukawa H,Nabeshima T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of motor imagery and motor learning have thus far been concerned only with its effects on healthy subjects. Therefore, in order to investigate the possible involvement of the basal ganglia, the effectiveness of motor imagery in the acquisition of motor constants in a graphomotor trajectorial learning task was ...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Yágüez L,Canavan AG,Lange HW,Hömberg V

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracranial self-administration (ICSA) and intracranial place conditioning (ICPC) methodologies have been mainly used to study drug reward mechanisms, but they have also been applied toward examining brain reward mechanisms. ICSA studies in rodents have established that the ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a site supp...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： McBride WJ,Murphy JM,Ikemoto S

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was outlined in order to provide additional behavioral validation to the elevated T-maze as a model of anxiety and memory. In this model, rats acquire an inhibitory avoidance response after successive exposures, and memory can be estimated by retesting later. Two experiments were carried out with rat...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Sanson LT,Carobrez AP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This series of studies explored the operant response rates for pup-reinforcement of female Sprague Dawley rats that were either postpartum or cycling and sustained lesions of the medial preoptic area (mpoa), the lateral amygdala, the nucleus accumbens, or sham lesions. The last experiment tested the effects on operant...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Lee A,Clancy S,Fleming AS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study showed that the noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists, MK-801 {(+)-5-methyl-10,11-dihydroxy-5H-dibenzo-[a,d]-cyclohepten-5,10-im ine hydrogen maleate}, ketamine, dextrorphan and dextromethorphan attenuated apomorphine-induced climbing behavior in reserpine-treated mice. In a...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Kim HS,Rhee GS,Oh S,Park WK

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The water maze task has been developed to test spatial learning abilities in rats or mice, and is widely used. Though it has been reported before that numerous cognitive abilities are of importance for learning this task, poor performance is usually interpreted as an impairment of spatial memory formation. Previous in...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Hölscher C

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main purpose of this study was to explore the role of the hippocampus in motivated behavior. Rats with bilateral excitotoxic lesions of the hippocampus and controls were trained to lever press for electrical stimulation of the ventral tegmental area. Rate intensity functions were generated from an ascending and de...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Kelley SP,Mittleman G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Raccoons have been widely used for neurobiological research and with respect to paw (hand) use have been 'considered' to be primates because they display highly developed skilled hand use. Their exceptional manipulatory ability is puzzling from an evolutionary perspective both because they belong to a taxon that is di...

journal_title：Behavioural brain research

authors： Iwaniuk AN,Whishaw IQ

更新日期：1999-02-15 00:00:00