duration of each session (1 h and 20 min per animal). Three animals were excluded from the study due to health-related issues (N = 1) or to technical issues (N = 2; final sample: NS = 22; IS = 23). All behavioral tests were videotaped using a Logitech C270 Webcam. In addition...
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide and thus smoking cessation is a critical step for improving global health [1,2]. Nicotine is a psychoactive chemical that can be found in tobacco, causing neurobehavioral responses such as arousal, pleasure, mood/cognitive changes...
Covington 3rd, A.K. Friedman, M.B. Wilkinson, J.J. Walsh, D.C. Cooper, E.J. Nestler, M.-H. Han Mesolimbic dopamine neurons in the brain reward circuit mediate susceptibility to social defeat and antidepressant action J. Neurosci., 30 (2010), pp. 16453-16458, 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3177...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an incapacitating chronic disorder. With a 3.9% lifetime prevalence rate worldwide and a 6.4–7.8% rate in the USA, PTSD’s health burden is substantial1,2,3,4,5. Based on the World Mental Health Surveys, 69.7% worldwide (82.7% in the USA) ...
Depressive disorder is a chronic, recurring, and potentially life-endangering neuropsychiatric disease. According to a report by the World Health Organization, the global population suffering from depression is experiencing a significant annual increase. Despite its prevalence and considerable impact on peop...
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Video activity schedules are a type of video-based instruction that combines video modeling with activity schedules. To the authors’ knowledge, there has not been a comprehensive synthesis of this intervention for teaching autistic people. The purpose of this review was to synthesize the current sin...
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indicates that maternal crack cocaine intake might affect the methylation of child’s oxytocin receptors [45]. Changes in the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis are discussed as another possible mechanism mediating the association between PAE and mental health problems in children [46,47], ...