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Low frequency deep brain stimulation in the inferior colliculus ameliorates haloperidol-induced catalepsy and reduces anxiety in rats by Ihme, Hannah, Schwarting, Rainer K W, Melo-Thomas, Liana

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the colliculus inferior (IC) improves haloperidol-induced catalepsy and induces paradoxal kinesia in rats. Since the IC is part…”
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Clozapine prevented social interaction deficits and reduced c-Fos immunoreactivity expression in several brain areas of rats exposed to acute restraint stress by de Oliveira, Rodolpho Pereira, de Andrade, José Simões, Spina, Marianna, Chamon, João Vítor, Silva, Paulo Henrique Dias, Werder, Ana Keyla, Ortolani, Daniela, Thomaz, Lucas de Santana Cardoso, Romariz, Simone, Ribeiro, Daniel Araki, Longo, Beatriz Monteiro, Spadari, Regina Célia, Viana, Milena de Barros, Melo-Thomas, Liana, Céspedes, Isabel Cristina, da Silva, Regina Cláudia Barbosa

“…In the present study, we evaluate the effect of acute restraint stress (15 min) of male Wistar rats on social interaction measurements and c-Fos…”
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Paradoxical Kinesia Induced by Nightmare: Unique Case Report and Insights regarding the Neural Mechanism Based on Human and Rat Studies by Tostes, Jorge Gelvane, Fabbro, Mateus Dal, Pedrosa, David J, Coimbra, Norberto Cysne, Schwarting, Rainer, Melo-Thomas, Liana

“…Bradykinesia, characterized by slowed movement, stands out as a primary symptom observed in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). Nonetheless, there are…”
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OPTOGENETIC STIMULATION OF THE INFERIOR COLLICULUS ACTIVATES NEURONS IN THE MESENCEPHALIC LOCOMOTOR REGION AND INDUCES PARADOXICAL KINESIA by Pochapski, Jose, Franke, Jan, Bicakci, Oguzhan, Herlitze, Stefan, Jacob, Ralf, Kruse, Wolfgang, Cunha, Claudio Da, Schwarting, Rainer, Melo-Thomas, Liana

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Deep brain stimulation of the inferior colliculus: A possible animal model to study paradoxical kinesia observed in some parkinsonian patients? by Melo-Thomas, Liana, Thomas, Uwe

“…The inferior colliculus (IC) plays an important role in the normal processing of the acoustic message and is also involved in the filtering of acoustic stimuli…”
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Nitric oxide-signalling affects panic-like defensive behaviour and defensive antinociception neuromodulation in the prelimbic cerebral cortex by de Freitas, Renato Leonardo, Acunha, Renata Moreira, Bendaña-Córdoba, Fernando René, Medeiros, Priscila, Melo-Thomas, Liana, Coimbra, Norberto Cysne

“…Effect of microinjection of either NPLA (NOS inhibitor) or c-PTIO (NO scavenger) in the prelimbic division (PrL) of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC),…”
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Awakenings in rats by ultrasounds: A new animal model for paradoxical kinesia by Tonelli, Luan Castro, Wöhr, Markus, Schwarting, Rainer, Melo-Thomas, Liana

“…Paradoxical kinesia refers to a sudden transient ability of akinetic patients to perform motor tasks they are otherwise unable to perform. The mechanisms…”
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Paradoxical kinesia induced by appetitive 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations in rats depends on glutamatergic mechanisms in the inferior colliculus by Tonelli, Luan Castro, Wöhr, Markus, Schwarting, Rainer, Melo-Thomas, Liana

“…Paradoxical kinesia is a sudden transient ability of akinetic patients to perform motor tasks they are otherwise unable to perform. This phenomenon is known to…”
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Playback of 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations overcomes psychomotor deficits induced by sub-chronic haloperidol treatment in rats by Melo-Thomas, Liana, Tonelli, Luan C., Müller, Christian P., Wöhr, Markus, Schwarting, Rainer K. W.

“…Rationale In rodents, acute haloperidol treatment induces psychomotor impairments known as catalepsy, which models akinesia in humans and is characterized as…”
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Haloperidol–induced catalepsy is ameliorated by deep brain stimulation of the inferior colliculus by Engelhardt, K.-Alexander, Marchetta, Philine, Schwarting, Rainer K. W., Melo-Thomas, Liana

“…Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has evolved as a promising alternative treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD), but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly…”
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Stress-induced endocrine response and anxiety: the effects of comfort food in rats by Ortolani, Daniela, Garcia, Márcia Carvalho, Melo-Thomas, Liana, Spadari-Bratfisch, Regina Celia

“…The long-term effects of comfort food in an anxiogenic model of stress have yet to be analyzed. Here, we evaluated behavioral, endocrine and metabolic…”
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Lateralization in hemi-parkinsonian rats is affected by deep brain stimulation or glutamatergic neurotransmission in the inferior colliculus by Melo-Thomas, Liana, Tacken, Lars, Richter, Nicole, Almeida, Davina, Rapôso, Catarina, de Melo, Silvana Regina, Thomas, Uwe, de Paiva, Yara Bezerra, Medeiros, Priscila, Coimbra, Norberto C, Schwarting, Rainer

“…After unilateral lesion of the medial forebrain bundle (MFB) by 6-OHDA rats exhibit lateralized deficits in spontaneous behavior or apomorphine-induced…”
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Deep brain stimulation of the dorsal raphe inhibits avoidance and escape reactions and activates forebrain regions related to the modulation of anxiety/panic by Wscieklica, Tatiana, Silva, Mariana S.C.F., Lemes, Jéssica A., Melo-Thomas, Liana, Céspedes, Isabel C., Viana, Milena B.

“…•DBS applied to the DRD is anxiolytic.•DRB applied to the lwDR is panicolytic.•DBS applied to the DRD increases Fos-ir in forebrain anxiety-related regions…”
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Lateralization in Hemiparkinsonian Rats Is Affected by either Deep Brain Stimulation or Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in the Inferior Colliculus by Melo-Thomas, Liana, Tacken, Lars, Richter, Nicole, de Almeida, Davina, Rapôso, Catarina, de Melo, Silvana Regina, Thomas, Uwe, de Paiva, Yara Bezerra, Medeiros, Priscila, Coimbra, Norberto Cysne, Schwarting, Rainer

“…After unilateral lesion of the medial forebrain bundle by 6-OHDA rats exhibit lateralized deficits in spontaneous behavior or apomorphine-induced rotations. We…”
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Atypical antipsychotic olanzapine reversed deficit on prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex produced by microinjection of dizocilpine (MK-801) into the inferior colliculus in rats by Zangrando, Julia, Carvalheira, Renata, Labbate, Giovanna, Medeiros, Priscila, Longo, Beatriz Monteiro, Melo-Thomas, Liana, Barbosa Silva, Regina Claudia

“…•Unilateral microinjections of MK-801, an NMDA antagonist, into the inferior colliculus (IC) disrupted PPI.•Microinjections of NMDA into the IC did not alter…”
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A Wireless, Bidirectional Interface for In Vivo Recording and Stimulation of Neural Activity in Freely Behaving Rats by Melo-Thomas, Liana, Engelhardt, K-Alexander, Thomas, Uwe, Hoehl, Dirk, Thomas, Sascha, Wöhr, Markus, Werner, Bjoern, Bremmer, Frank, Schwarting, Rainer K W

“…In vivo electrophysiology is a powerful technique to investigate the relationship between brain activity and behavior at a millisecond and micrometer scale…”
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Unpredictable chronic mild stress exerts anxiogenic-like effects and activates neurons in the dorsal and caudal region and in the lateral wings of the dorsal raphe nucleus by Lopes, Danielle A., Lemes, Jéssica A., Melo-Thomas, Liana, Schor, Herbert, de Andrade, José S., Machado, Carla M., Horta-Júnior, José A.C., Céspedes, Isabel C., Viana, Milena B.

“…•Unpredictable chronic mild stress is anxiogenic.•Chronic stress increases Fos immunoreactivity in the caudal dorsal raphe.•Chronic stress activates…”
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A Wireless, Bidirectional Interface for In Vivo Recording and Stimulation of Neural Activity in Freely Behaving Rats by Melo-Thomas, Liana, Engelhardt, K.-Alexander, Thomas, Uwe, Hoehl, Dirk, Thomas, Sascha, Wöhr, Markus, Werner, Bjoern, Bremmer, Frank, Schwarting, Rainer K.W.

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Clozapine prevented social interaction deficits and reduced c-Fos immunoreactivity expression in several brain areas of rats exposed to acute restraint stress by Rodolpho Pereira de Oliveira, José Simões de Andrade, Marianna Spina, João Vítor Chamon, Paulo Henrique Dias Silva, Ana Keyla Werder, Daniela Ortolani, Lucas de Santana Cardoso Thomaz, Simone Romariz, Daniel Araki Ribeiro, Beatriz Monteiro Longo, Regina Célia Spadari, Milena de Barros Viana, Liana Melo-Thomas, Isabel Cristina Céspedes, Regina Cláudia Barbosa da Silva

“…In the present study, we evaluate the effect of acute restraint stress (15 min) of male Wistar rats on social interaction measurements and c-Fos…”
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