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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…
Sergey K. Sudakov, Valentina G. Bashkatova, Tatiyana V. Proskuriakova, Alexey E. Umriukhin
Using the radioreceptor binding assay, μ -opioid receptor (MOR) affinity in the midbrain of stressed rats was higher than in naive controls. MOR density in the rat frontal cortex was reduced after stress. Intragastric administration of the MOR antagonist nalo…
Julien Celestine, Arnaud Tanti, Arnaud Aubert
Learning processes are extensively studied in behavioral neuroscience. As experimental models, Morris Water Maze (MWM) and Spontaneous Alternation (SA) represent two of the most frequently used laboratory tests to respectively address spatial vs non-spatial t…
David M. Compton, Megan Seeds, Grant Pottash, Brian Gradwohl, Chris Welton, Ross Davids
The active components associated with the bio-designer drugs known variously as “Spice” or “K2” have rapidly gained in popularity among recreational users, forcing the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to classify these compounds as Schedule I dru…
Hisahito Ishida, Masaaki Iwata, Yukihiko Shirayama, Katsumasa Muneoka
Background: Among neurotransmitter influencing memory formation, the noradrenergic system has been recognized as an important system. Memory formation involves various regions including the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala and septum. Method: We inves…
Ruth E. Mark, Fienke I. M. Geurdes, Marrie H. J. Bekker
Attachment theory suggests that anxious attachment is associated with hypervigilance to threatening social stimuli, and avoidant attachment with avoidance or suppression of processing such stimuli. Twenty-five students viewed angry, fearful and neutral female…
Thudalikunnil Gopalan Rejani, Anna Oommen, Shoba Srinath, Malavika Kapur
Background: To find the efficacy of multimodal intervention on attention deficit and hyperactivity, behavioral problems in home and school situations and on academic achievement of children with ADHD and the impact of family stress and coping on the outcome o…
Johan Torgersen, Hans Flaatten, Bernt A. Engelsen, Arne Gramstad
Introduction: Semi-automatic neuropsychological testing has gained a position both in clinical use and in research. Comparison studies with traditional neuropsychological tests are sparse and the role of such semi-automated testing is debated. To integrate se…
Lijuan Wang, Dajun Zhang
State anxiety has become serious among primary and middle school teachers in China. By using stratified random sampling, we selected 2790 primary and middle school teachers as participants. They were from seven regions of China, among them 2278 were valid sub…
Limor Amit, Irit Ben-Aharon, Thomas Tichler, Edna Inbar, Aaron Sulkes, Salomon M. Stemmer
Cisplatin is one of the most broadly used chemotherapeutic agents. Several central nervous system toxicities have been attributed to this agent, among which is a rare clinicoradiological condition referred to as posterior reversible leukoen-cephalopathy syndr…
Lea Pollak
Background: Vertigo without other neurological symptoms is usually not supposed to be due to a vascular cause. How-ever, hypoperfusion of the anterior cerebellar artery can lead to ischemia of the vestibular labyrinth and/or vestibular nuclei in the pontomedu…
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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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