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The modulatory effects of corticosteroids on cognition: studies in young human populations by Lupien, Sonia J., Wilkinson, Charles W., Brière, Sophie, Ménard, Catherine, Ng Ying Kin, N.M.K., Nair, N.P.V.

“…In the present article, we report on two studies performed in young human populations which tested the cognitive impact of glucocorticoids (GC) in situations…”
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Acute and long-term associations between ApoE genetic polymorphism, cortisol levels, and declarative memory performance in older adults by Fiocco, Alexandra J, Poirier, Judes, Joober, Ridha, Nair, N.P.V, Lupien, Sonia J

“…Summary Context For the past two decades, researchers have shown that elevated levels of circulating stress hormones may negatively impact cognitive…”
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Influence of genetic polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein (APOE) and the butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) gene on stress markers in older adults: A 3-year study by Fiocco, A.J, Nair, N.P.V, Schwartz, G, Ng Ying Kin, F, Joober, R, Poirier, J, Lupien, S.J

“…Abstract The present study examined the influence of genetic polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein (APOE) and the butyrylcholinesterase (BCHE) gene on GC…”
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Increased cortisol levels and impaired cognition in human aging: implication for depression and dementia in later life by Lupien, S J, Nair, N P, Brière, S, Maheu, F, Tu, M T, Lemay, M, McEwen, B S, Meaney, M J

“…Perhaps the most prominent feature of human aging is the variability in decline of intellectual processes. Although many research avenues have been used to…”
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Longitudinal study of basal cortisol levels in healthy elderly subjects: Evidence for subgroups by Lupien, Sonia, Lecours, AndréRoch, Schwartz, George, Sharma, Shakti, Hauger, Richard L., Meaney, Michael J., Nair, N.P.V.

“…A group of 51 healthy elderly volunteer subjects participated in a 3- to 6-year longitudinal study of basal cortisol levels. Once per year basal cortisol…”
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Individual differences in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal activity in later life and hippocampal aging by Meaney, Michael J., O'Donnell, Dajan, Rowe, Wayne, Tannenbaum, Beth, Steverman, Allan, Walker, Mathieu, Nair, N.P.V., Lupien, Sonia

“…Variation in magnitude of cognitive decline in later life is a central feature of human aging. The more severe forms of dementias, such as Alzheimer's disease,…”
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Circadian rhythms of melatonin and cortisol in aging by Sharma, M, Palacios-Bois, J, Schwartz, G, Iskandar, H, Thakur, M, Quirion, R, Nair, N P

“…The relationship of age to the circadian rhythms of melatonin and cortisol was investigated in 44 men and 27 women (age range 19-89 years). Subjects were…”
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Plasma melatonin--an index of brain aging in humans? by Nair, N P, Hariharasubramanian, N, Pilapil, C, Isaac, I, Thavundayil, J X

“…We investigated the age-related changes in the circadian rhythm of plasma melatonin as a potential index of brain aging in man. The subjects were 5 young men…”
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Neurobiological correlates of diagnosis and underlying traits in patients with borderline personality disorder compared with normal controls by Paris, Joel, Zweig-Frank, Hallie, Ng Ying Kin, N.M.K, Schwartz, George, Steiger, Howard, Nair, N.P.V

“…The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that borderline personality disorder (BPD) and its underlying traits are associated with abnormalities in…”
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Striatal 3-methoxytyramine as an index of dopamine release effects of electrical stimulation by Wood, P L, Nair, N P, Bozarth, M

“…Electrical stimulation of the substantia nigra elicited frequency-dependent increases in striatal 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT). Subsequently, successive increases…”
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Localization of cholecystokinin binding sites in canine brain using quantitative autoradiography by Morency, M A, Quirion, R, Nair, N P, Mishra, R K

“…1. CCK receptors have been characterized and localized in various mammalian species and significant species-specific differences in their distribution have…”
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Coexistence of central and peripheral benzodiazepine binding sites in the human pineal gland by Suranyi-Cadotte, B, Lal, S, Nair, N P, Lafaille, F, Quirion, R

“…The pineal gland and particularly its major hormone, melatonin, may participate in several physiological functions, including sleep promotion, anticonvulsant…”
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Thematic roles in Alzheimer's disease: Hierarchy violations in psychological predicates by Manouilidou, Christina, de Almeida, Roberto G., Schwartz, George, Nair, N.P.V.

“…The nature of the verb deficit in Alzheimer's disease (AD) was investigated with a special focus on thematic-role assignment, employing verbs whose argument…”
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Cognitive dysfunction in the elderly and the HPA axis by Lupien, Sonia J., Brière, Sophie, Nair, N.P.V., Meaney, Michael J.

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Differences in symptomatology and diagnostic profile in younger and elderly depressed inpatients by Stage, K.B., Bech, P., Kragh-Sørensen, P., Nair, N.P.V., Katona, C.

“…Background: Depression is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in the elderly and several studies indicate that 10–15% of persons over 65 years suffer from…”
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Fluvoxamine versus desipramine in elderly patients with major depression: A double-blind comparison by Tourigny-Rivard, M., Nair, N.P.V., Vincent, P.

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The Major Depression Rating Scale (MDS). Inter-rater reliability and validity across different settings in randomized moclobemide trials by Bech, P, Stage, K.B, Nair, N.P.V, Larsen, J.K, Kragh-Sørensen, P, Gjerris, A

“…The Major Depression Rating Scale (MDS) has been derived from the Hamilton Depression Scale and the Melancholia Scale. The MDS contains the nine DSM-IV items…”
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Nucleus basalis neuronal loss, neuritic plaques and choline acetyltransferase activity in advanced Alzheimer's disease by Etienne, P, Robitaille, Y, Wood, P, Gauthier, S, Nair, N P, Quirion, R

“…All our advanced, severe cases of Alzheimer's disease have dramatic cholinergic cell losses in the nucleus basalis of Meynert even after correction for cell or…”
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Moclobemide and nortriptyline in elderly depressed patients. A randomized, multicentre trial against placebo by Nair, N.P.V., Amin, M., Holm, P., Katona, C., Klitgaard, N., Ng Ying Kin, N.M.K., Kragh-Sørensen, P., Kühn, H., Leek, C.A., Stage, K.B.

“…Moclobemide and nortriptyline were compared with placebo in a double-blind randomized multinational (Canada, Denmark and UK) trial comprising 109 patients of…”
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Cortisol levels during human aging predict hippocampal atrophy and memory deficits by Lupien, Sonia, de Leon, Mony, de Santi, Susan, Convit, Antonio, Tarshish, Chaim, Nair, N.P.V, Thakur, Mira, McEwen, Bruce, Hauger, Richard, Meaney, Michael

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