abstract：THIS STUDY HAD THE FOLLOWING TWO AIMS:First, to explore the effects of acute resistance exercise (RE, i.e., using exercise machines to contract and stretch muscles) on behavioral and electrophysiological performance when performing a cognitive task involving executive functioning in young male adults; Second, to invest...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Tsai CL,Wang CH,Pan CY,Chen FC,Huang TH,Chou FY

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Schizotypy" is a latent organization of personality related to the genetic risk for schizophrenia. Some evidence suggests that schizophrenia and schizotypy share some biological features, including a link to dopaminergic D2 receptor signaling. A polymorphism in the D2 gene (DRD2 rs1076560, guanine > thymine (G > T)) ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Taurisano P,Romano R,Mancini M,Giorgio AD,Antonucci LA,Fazio L,Rampino A,Quarto T,Gelao B,Porcelli A,Papazacharias A,Ursini G,Caforio G,Masellis R,Niccoli-Asabella A,Todarello O,Popolizio T,Rubini G,Blasi G,Bertolin

更新日期：2014-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:People perceive the consequences of their own actions differently to how they perceive other sensory events. A large body of psychology research has shown that people also consistently overrate their own performance relative to others, yet little is known about how these "illusions of superiority" are normally maintai...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Wolpe N,Wolpert DM,Rowe JB

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Emotional events gain special priority in how they are remembered, with emotionally arousing events typically recalled more vividly and with greater confidence than non-emotional events. In dementia, memory and emotion processing are affected to varying degrees, however, whether emotional enhancement of memory for com...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Kumfor F,Irish M,Hodges JR,Piguet O

更新日期：2014-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Olfactory processing in behaving animals, even at early stages, is inextricable from top down influences associated with odor perception. The anatomy of the olfactory network (olfactory bulb, piriform, and entorhinal cortices) and its unique direct access to the limbic system makes it particularly attractive to study ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Martin C,Ravel N

更新日期：2014-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:During perinatal life, sex steroids, such as estradiol, have marked effects on the development and function of the nervous system. Environmental estrogens or xenoestrogens are man-made chemicals, which animal and human population encounter in the environment and which are able to disrupt the functioning of the endocri...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Martini M,Calandreau L,Jouhanneau M,Mhaouty-Kodja S,Keller M

更新日期：2014-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:It is suggested that striatal cAMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) regulates sensitivity to psychostimulants. To test the cell-specificity of this hypothesis we examined the effects of a dominant-negative CREB protein variant expressed in dopamine receptor D1 (D1R) neurons on cocaine-induced behaviors. A tra...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Bilbao A,Rieker C,Cannella N,Parlato R,Golda S,Piechota M,Korostynski M,Engblom D,Przewlocki R,Schütz G,Spanagel R,Parkitna JR

更新日期：2014-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:An influential model suggests that dopamine signals the difference between predicted and experienced reward. In this way, dopamine can act as a learning signal that can shape behaviors to maximize rewards and avoid punishments. Dopamine is also thought to invigorate reward seeking behavior. Loss of dopamine signaling ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Clark CA,Dagher A

更新日期：2014-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired sensorimotor gating occurs in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and can be measured using the prepulse inhibition (PPI) paradigm of the acoustic startle response. This assay is frequently used to validate animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders and to explore the therapeutic potential of ne...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Rohleder C,Jung F,Mertgens H,Wiedermann D,Sué M,Neumaier B,Graf R,Leweke FM,Endepols H

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:First-line treatment of major depression includes administration of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), yet studies suggest that remission rates following two trials of an SSRI are <50%. The authors examine the putative biological substrates underlying "treatment resistant depression (TRD)" with the goal ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Coplan JD,Gopinath S,Abdallah CG,Berry BR

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether the differences in perceptual awareness for stimuli at the threshold of awareness can arise from different global brain states before stimulus onset indexed by the EEG microstate. We used a metacontrast backward masking paradigm in which subjects had to discriminate between two weak stimuli and...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Britz J,Díaz Hernàndez L,Ro T,Michel CM

更新日期：2014-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to reappraise the emotional impact of events is related to long-term mental health. Self-focused reappraisal (REAPPself), i.e., reducing the personal relevance of the negative events, has been previously associated with neural activity in regions near right medial prefrontal cortex, but rarely investigated...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Falquez R,Couto B,Ibanez A,Freitag MT,Berger M,Arens EA,Lang S,Barnow S

更新日期：2014-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining the cause of psychiatric disorders is a goal of modern neuroscience, and will hopefully lead to the discovery of treatments to either prevent or alleviate the suffering caused by these diseases. One roadblock to attaining this goal is the realization that neuropsychiatric diseases are rarely due to a singl...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Karatsoreos IN

更新日期：2014-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The new-released Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) defines post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a "trauma and stressor-related disorder". PTSD pathogenesis relies on paradoxical changes of emotional memory processing induced by the trauma exposure and associated with emotional dysfuncti...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Berardi A,Trezza V,Palmery M,Trabace L,Cuomo V,Campolongo P

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroid hormones, released after stress, are known to influence neuronal activity and produce a wide range of effects upon the brain. They affect cognitive tasks including decision-making. Recently it was shown that systemic injections of corticosterone (CORT) disrupt reward-based decision-making in rats when t...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Koot S,Koukou M,Baars A,Hesseling P,van 't Klooster J,Joëls M,van den Bos R

更新日期：2014-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine plays a role in generating flexible adaptive responses in changing environments. Chronic administration of D2-like agonist quinpirole (QNP) induces behavioral sensitization and stereotypical behaviors reminiscent of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Some of these symptoms persist even after QNP discontinua...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Hatalova H,Radostova D,Pistikova A,Vales K,Stuchlik A

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroscience research over the past few decades has reached a strong consensus that the amygdala plays a key role in emotion processing. However, many questions remain unanswered, especially concerning emotion perception. Based on mnemonic theories of olfactory perception and in light of the highly associative nature ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Li W

更新日期：2014-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Anatomical investigations have revealed connections between the intralaminar thalamic nuclei and areas such as the superior colliculus (SC) that receive short latency input from visual and auditory primary sensory areas. The intralaminar nuclei in turn project to the major input nucleus of the basal ganglia, the stria...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Fisher SD,Reynolds JN

更新日期：2014-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety is of paramount importance for animals, as it allows assessment of the environment while minimizing exposure to potential threats. Furthermore, anxiety disorders are highly prevalent. Consequently, the neural circuitry underlying anxiety has been a topic of great interest. In this mini review, we will discuss ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Adhikari A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and experimental studies suggest possible risks associated with the repeated administration of benzodiazepines (BZDs) during the prenatal or early postnatal period on further development and behavior. In the present study, we assess short- and long-term effects of early exposure to clonazepam (CZP) on cogniti...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Mikulecká A,Subrt M,Stuchlík A,Kubová H

更新日期：2014-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:When stepping onto a stopped escalator, we often perceive an "odd sensation" that is never felt when stepping onto stairs. The sight of an escalator provides a strong contextual cue that, in expectation of the backward acceleration when stepping on, triggers an anticipatory forward postural adjustment driven by a habi...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Gomi H,Sakurada T,Fukui T

更新日期：2014-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although gene-environment interactions are known to significantly influence psychopathology-related disease states, only few animal models cover both the genetic background and environmental manipulations. Therefore, we have taken advantage of the bidirectionally inbred high (HAB) and low (LAB) anxiety-related behavio...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Chekmareva NY,Sotnikov SV,Diepold RP,Naik RR,Landgraf R,Czibere L

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The tendency to make unhealthy choices is hypothesized to be related to an individual's temporal discount rate, the theoretical rate at which they devalue delayed rewards. Furthermore, a particular form of temporal discounting, hyperbolic discounting, has been proposed to explain why unhealthy behavior can occur despi...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Story GW,Vlaev I,Seymour B,Darzi A,Dolan RJ

更新日期：2014-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotaxis is a powerful paradigm to study how orientation behavior is driven by sensory stimulation. Drosophila larvae navigate odor gradients by controlling the duration of their runs and the direction of their turns. Straight runs and wide-amplitude turns represent two extremes of a behavioral continuum. Here we es...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Gomez-Marin A,Louis M

更新日期：2014-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Affective tactile stimulation plays a key role in the maturation of neural circuits, but the development of brain mechanisms processing touch is poorly understood. We therefore used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study brain responses to soft brush stroking of both glabrous (palm) and hairy (forearm) ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Björnsdotter M,Gordon I,Pelphrey KA,Olausson H,Kaiser MD

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritraumatic dissociation, a state characterized by alteration in perception and reduced awareness of surroundings, is considered to be a risk factor for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, the predictive ability of peritraumatic dissociation is questioned for the inconsistent results i...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Dong X,Li Y

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular processes in GABAergic local circuit neurons critically contribute to information processing in the hippocampus and to stress-induced activation of the amygdala. In the current study, we determined expression changes in GABA-related factors induced in subregions of the dorsal hippocampus as well as in the BL...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Hadad-Ophir O,Albrecht A,Stork O,Richter-Levin G

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal exposure to infection occurring mid-gestation produces a three-fold increase in the risk of schizophrenia in the offspring. The critical initiating factor appears to be the maternal immune activation (MIA) that follows infection. This process can be induced in rodents by exposure of pregnant dams to the viral...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Dickerson DD,Bilkey DK

更新日期：2013-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Space and shape are distinct perceptual categories. In language, perceptual information can also be used to describe abstract semantic concepts like a "rising income" (space) or a "square personality" (shape). Despite being inherently concrete, co-speech gestures depicting space and shape can accompany concrete or abs...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Nagels A,Chatterjee A,Kircher T,Straube B

更新日期：2013-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cross-situational word learning is based on the notion that a learner can determine the referent of a word by finding something in common across many observed uses of that word. Here we propose an adaptive learning algorithm that contains a parameter that controls the strength of the reinforcement applied to associati...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Tilles PF,Fontanari JF

更新日期：2013-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We come to understand other people's physical and mental states by re-mapping their bodily states onto our sensorimotor system. This process, also called somatosensory resonance, is an essential ability for social cognition and is stronger when observing ingroup than outgroup members. Here we investigated, first, whet...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Fini C,Cardini F,Tajadura-Jiménez A,Serino A,Tsakiris M

更新日期：2013-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with schizophrenia show neurophysiological and psychological disturbances before the onset of the illness. Mismatch negativity (MMN), an event-related potential, has been shown to be associated with cognitive function. Specifically, duration MMN (dMMN) amplitudes have been indicated to predict progression to ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Sumiyoshi T,Miyanishi T,Seo T,Higuchi Y

更新日期：2013-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Anesthetics are often used to characterize the activity of single neurons in vivo for their advantages such as reduction of noise level and convenience in noxious stimulations. Urethane has been a widely used anesthetic in thalamic studies under the assumption that sensory signals are still relayed to the thalamus und...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Huh Y,Cho J

更新日期：2013-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopaminergic medication for motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) recently has been linked with impulse control disorders, including pathological gambling (PG), which affects up to 8% of patients. PG often is considered a behavioral addiction associated with disinhibition, risky decision-making, and altered stria...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Callesen MB,Hansen KV,Gjedde A,Linnet J,Møller A

更新日期：2013-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical decisions will often entail a broad search for relevant information. No sources alone may offer a complete picture, and many may be selective in their presentation. This selectivity may induce forgetting for previously learned material, thereby adversely affecting medical decision-making. In the study phase of...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Coman D,Coman A,Hirst W

更新日期：2013-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence focuses on acetaldehyde (ACD) as the mediator of the rewarding and motivational properties of ethanol. Indeed, ACD stimulates dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens and it is self-administered under different conditions. Besides the dopaminergic transmission, the endocannabinoid system has been ...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Plescia F,Brancato A,Marino RA,Cannizzaro C

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Salsolinol, a tetrahydroisoquinoline present in the human and rat brains, is the condensation product of dopamine and acetaldehyde, the first metabolite of ethanol. Previous evidence obtained in vivo links salsolinol with the mesolimbic dopaminergic (DA) system: salsolinol is self-administered into the posterior of th...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Xie G,Krnjević K,Ye JH

更新日期：2013-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Major advances in the past decade have led a better understanding of the pathophysiology of narcolepsy with cataplexy (NC) caused by the early loss of hypothalamic hypocretin neurons. Although a role for hypocretin in the regulation of sleep/wakefulness state is widely recognized, other functions, not necessarily rela...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Bayard S,Dauvilliers YA

更新日期：2013-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to maintain appropriate gaps to objects in one's environment is important when navigating through a three-dimensional world. Previous research has shown that the visual angle subtended by a lead/approaching object and its rate of change are important variables for timing interceptions, collision avoidance,...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： Hosking SG,Davey CE,Kaiser MK

更新日期：2013-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a high degree of intra-individual variation in how individuals respond to stress. This becomes evident when exploring the development of posttraumatic symptoms or stress-related disorders after exposure to trauma. Whether or not an individual develops posttraumatic symptoms after experiencing a traumatic even...

journal_title：Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience

authors： van der Werff SJ,van den Berg SM,Pannekoek JN,Elzinga BM,van der Wee NJ

更新日期：2013-05-07 00:00:00