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The aim of the Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science is to publish original research articles and reviews in the general field of behavioural and brain function. Articles dealing with the neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of behavior are especially welcomed. Multidisciplinary contributions from all fields of t…
Shintaro Uehara, Isao Nambu, Michikazu Matsumura, Shinji Kakei, Eiichi Naito
Once people have a well-trained motor skill, their performance becomes stabilized and achieving substantial improvement is difficult. Recently, we have shown that even a plateaued hand motor skill can be upgraded with short-period electrical stimulation to th…
Wudu E. Lado, Michael A. Persinger
Background: Previous results showed that quantitative changes in behavioural accuracies by rats that sustained a “mild” closed head injury were moderately correlated with the total areas (numbers) of anomalous neuronal soma within regions below the impact. Me…
Yongping Zhang, Zimo Huang, Lijiang Yu, Libin Zhang
The aim of this study was to investigate the potential protective effect of tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), one of available blood-activating and stasis-eliminating components from traditional Chinese medicines, on glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in mice and its p…
Rosana Alves, José Gilberto Barbosa de Carvalho, Marco Antonio Campana Venditti
Rearing is an exploratory behavior induced by novelty, such as exposure to an open field. Stimulation of certain brain regions, including the hippocampus, induces both rearing and clonic convulsions. Brain excitability is controlled by gamma-aminobutyric acid…
Manuel Salas, Carmen Torrero, Mirelta Regalado, Lorena Rubio
In the rat, the taste system plays a critical role in motivating the animal to consume nutrients and avoid toxic substances. In neonatal rat the orofacial movements can be modified by the application of sucrose and quinine in the mouth, producing ingestion or…
Marzieh Shirazi-Nejad, Nasser Naghdi, Shahrbanoo Oryan
Thirst is a subjective perception that provides the urge for human and animals to drink fluids and it is important for maintaining body fluid homeostasis and may arise from deficits in either intracellular or extracellular fluid volume. Gamma-aminobutyric aci…
Lorena Rubio-Navarro, Carmen Torrero, Mirelta Regalado, Manuel Salas
The impact of the gustatory stimuli on the rostral portion of the nucleus of the solitary tract (rNST) was investigated in developing rats, by using c-fos immunohistochemical staining. Wistar male rats of 5, 15, and 25 days of age were isolated from the mothe…
Mitzi G. Carreon, Carmen Torrero, Mirelta Regalado, Lorena Rubio, Manuel Salas
In the neonatal rat, the olfactory system is a fundamental channel to locate and recognize the mother, to survive and develop early social behavior, and to distinguish related or unrelated members of a litter. Perinatal undernutrition in rats alters the neuro…
Julie M. Werner, Sharon A. Cermak, Lisa Aziz-Zadeh
Primary impairments of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) include impairments in motor skill, motor learning, and imitation. Such difficulties present challenges for individuals with DCD and may persist into adulthood, negatively impacting daily life i…
James R. Hall, Leigh A. Johnson, Hoa T. Vo, Robert C. Barber, A. Scott Winter, Sid E. O’Bryant
A number of biological markers have been implicated in late life depression with inconsistent results. The present study examined the relationship between several serum based biomarkers and symptoms of depression in a sample of elderly women with AD or cognit…
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The aim of the Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science is to publish original research articles and reviews in the general field of behavioural and brain function. Articles dealing with the neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of behavior are especially welcomed. Multidisciplinary contributions from all fields of t… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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