Search Results - "Deiana, Serena"
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The cholinergic system and spatial learning
Published in Behavioural brain research (10-08-2011)“…► Spatial memory represents a simple form of episodic-like memory in rodents. ► During spatial acquisition ACh efflux is immediate in hippocampus and cortex. ►…”
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Sustained MK-801 induced deficit in a novel probabilistic reversal learning task
Published in Frontiers in pharmacology (14-10-2022)“…Cognitive flexibility, the ability to adapt to unexpected changes, is critical for healthy environmental and social interactions, and thus to everyday…”
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Effects of oxidized and reduced forms of methylthioninium in two transgenic mouse tauopathy models
Published in Behavioural pharmacology (01-06-2015)“…Given the repeated failure of amyloid-based approaches in Alzheimer’s disease, there is increasing interest in tau-based therapeutics. Although…”
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Medical use of cannabis. Cannabidiol: A new light for schizophrenia?
Published in Drug testing and analysis (01-01-2013)“…The medical properties of cannabis have been known for many centuries; its first documented use dates back to 2800 BC when it was described for its…”
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An endocannabinoid mechanism in relapse to drug seeking: A review of animal studies and clinical perspectives
Published in Brain Research Reviews (01-01-2007)“…Abstract Detoxification from drug abuse is strongly threatened by the occurrence of renewed episodes of drug intake. In human addicts, relapse to drug seeking…”
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Pro-cognitive effects of the GlyT1 inhibitor Bitopertin in rodents
Published in European journal of pharmacology (15-11-2022)“…N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction contributes to cognitive impairments in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. Reduced NMDAR…”
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Targeting the dopamine D1 receptor or its downstream signalling by inhibiting phosphodiesterase‐1 improves cognitive performance
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-07-2018)“…Background and Purpose Insufficient prefrontal dopamine 1 (D1) receptor signalling has been linked to cognitive dysfunction in several psychiatric conditions…”
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Long-term adaptation of prefrontal circuits in a mouse model of NMDAR hypofunction
Published in Neuropharmacology (15-08-2024)“…Pharmacological approaches to induce N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction have been intensively used to understand the aetiology and…”
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Effects of GPR139 agonism on effort expenditure for food reward in rodent models: Evidence for pro-motivational actions
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-08-2022)“…Apathy, deficiency of motivation including willingness to exert effort for reward, is a common symptom in many psychiatric and neurological disorders,…”
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MK-801-induced deficits in social recognition in rats: reversal by aripiprazole, but not olanzapine, risperidone, or cannabidiol
Published in Behavioural pharmacology (01-12-2015)“…Deficiencies in social activities are hallmarks of numerous brain disorders. With respect to schizophrenia, social withdrawal belongs to the category of…”
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Optogenetic activation of mesencephalic projections to the nucleus accumbens shell impairs probabilistic reversal learning by disrupting learning from negative reinforcement
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (31-10-2024)“…Cognitive flexibility, the capacity to adapt behaviour to changes in the environment, is impaired in a range of brain disorders, including schizophrenia and…”
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Targeting the dopamine D 1 receptor or its downstream signalling by inhibiting phosphodiesterase-1 improves cognitive performance
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-07-2018)“…Insufficient prefrontal dopamine 1 (D ) receptor signalling has been linked to cognitive dysfunction in several psychiatric conditions. Because the PDE1…”
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Reactivity to conditioned threat cues is distinct from exploratory drive in the elevated plus maze
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-01-2023)“…Fear and anxiety are adaptive states that allow humans and animals alike to respond appropriately to threatening cues in their environment. Commonly used tasks…”
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Methylthioninium chloride reverses cognitive deficits induced by scopolamine: comparison with rivastigmine
Published in Psychopharmacology (2009)“…Rationale The cholinergic system is involved in cognition as well as in age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer disease (AD). Cholinergic enhancers…”
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PM537. GPR52 agonists show pro-cognitive properties
Published in The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology (01-06-2016)Get full text
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The cholinergic system and spatial learning: The cholinergic system and brain function
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Strain and schedule-dependent differences in the acquisition, maintenance and extinction of intravenous cannabinoid self-administration in rats
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-02-2007)“…Cannabinoids have been reported to sustain self-administration in laboratory animals; however, genetic differences and environmental factors critical in the…”
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Cannabinoid CB1 antagonist SR 141716A attenuates reinstatement of heroin self-administration in heroin-abstinent rats
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Endocannabinoid system and opioid addiction: Behavioural aspects
Published in Pharmacology, biochemistry and behavior (01-06-2005)“…Cannabinoids produce a variety of pharmacological effects very similar to those elicited by opioids. Direct and indirect interactions with opioid system have…”
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CB1 receptor agonist and heroin, but not cocaine, reinstate cannabinoid‐seeking behaviour in the rat
Published in British journal of pharmacology (01-10-2004)“…We recently provided evidence for a functional link between cannabinoid and opioid endogenous systems in relapse to heroin‐seeking behaviour in rats. In the…”
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