Prefrontal Cortex

[The Symptom Checklist SCL-27-Plus for Patients With Eating Disorders].

[The Symptom Checklist SCL-27-plus for Patients with Eating Disorders].

Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol. 2013 May; 63(5): 201-3
Henn L, Braks K, Brian T, Herke M, Hardt J

The symptom checklist-27-plus has demonstrated good psychometric properties in various samples, but… Continue reading

Pearls and Pitfalls in Experimental Models of Spreading Depression.

Pearls and pitfalls in experimental models of spreading depression.

Cephalalgia. 2013 Jun; 33(8): 604-13
Ayata C

Spreading depression (SD) is the electrophysiological substrate of migraine aura and a potential trigger for headache. Since its discovery by Leão in 1944,… Continue reading

An Evolutionary Perspective on Food and Human Taste.

An evolutionary perspective on food and human taste.

Curr Biol. 2013 May 6; 23(9): R409-18
Breslin PA

The sense of taste is stimulated when nutrients or other chemical compounds activate specialized receptor cells within the oral cavity. Taste helps… Continue reading

Cholinergic Control Over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

Cholinergic Control over Attention in Rats Prone to Attribute Incentive Salience to Reward Cues.

J Neurosci. 2013 May 8; 33(19): 8321-35
Paolone G, Angelakos CC, Meyer PJ, Robinson TE, Sarter M

Some rats [sign-trackers (STs)] are especially prone to… Continue reading

Producing the “Problem” of Addiction in Drug Treatment.

Producing the “Problem” of Addiction in Drug Treatment.

Qual Health Res. 2013 May 3;
Moore D, Fraser S

In this article, we argue that the “problem” of addiction emerges as an effect of treatment policy and practice as well… Continue reading

MCH and Apomorphine in Combination Enhance Action Potential Firing of Nucleus Accumbens Shell Neurons in Vitro.

MCH and apomorphine in combination enhance action potential firing of nucleus accumbens shell neurons in vitro.

Peerj. 2013; 1: e61
Hopf FW, Seif T, Chung S, Civelli O

The MCH and dopamine receptor systems have been shown to modulate… Continue reading

Antidepressant Effect of Aminophylline After Ethanol Exposure.

Antidepressant effect of aminophylline after ethanol exposure.

Sci Pharm. 2013 Mar; 81(1): 211-22
Escudeiro SS, Soares PM, Almeida AB, de Freitas Guimarães Lobato R, de Araujo DP, Macedo DS, Sousa FC, Patrocínio MC, Vasconcelos SM

This work investigated the… Continue reading

Network Redundancy Analysis of Effective Brain Networks; a Comparison of Healthy Controls and Patients With Major Depression.

Network redundancy analysis of effective brain networks; a comparison of healthy controls and patients with major depression.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(4): e60956
Leistritz L, Weiss T, Bär KJ, De Vicofallani F, Babiloni F, Witte H, Lehmann T

This study… Continue reading

Treatment Resistance in Severe Unipolar Depression: No Association With Psychotic or Melancholic Features.

Treatment resistance in severe unipolar depression: No association with psychotic or melancholic features.

Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2013 May; 25(2): 97-106
Zaninotto L, Souery D, Calati R, Sentissi O, Kasper S, Akimova E, Zohar J, Montgomery S, Mendlewicz J, Serretti… Continue reading

Abuse Victimization in Childhood or Adolescence and Risk of Food Addiction in Adult Women.

Abuse victimization in childhood or adolescence and risk of food addiction in adult women.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 May 2;
Mason SM, Flint AJ, Field AE, Austin SB, Rich-Edwards JW

Objective: Child abuse appears to increase obesity risk in… Continue reading