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The Effects of Ritalin on Mouse and Rat Behaviors
April 20, 2020
Ritalin has been prescribed for decades to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). More recently, its popularity has surged among healthy people…
Drugs That Block Operant Conditioning
April 20, 2020
Learning is a dynamic cognitive process that can be enhanced or decreased by the function of specific drugs. In fact, all steps of the learning process, i.e.,…
Episodic Memory in Humans and Rodents
April 15, 2020
Perhaps you’ve had the experience of mentally traveling back in time to an event after it is brought up in a conversation, such as a wedding day or a funeral.…
The Effects of Adderall on Rodent Behavior
April 15, 2020
Presently, Adderall is the 27th most prescribed medication in the United States, with over 24 million prescriptions in 2020. Given its accelerating use,…
Aging as a Disease Model and Therapeutic Target for Neurodegenerative Diseases
March 31, 2020
Aging is the progressive degeneration of physiological structure and function. Although people are living longer on average (thanks to improved medical…
Microglial Physiology and Behavior
March 22, 2020
Since microglia do not have as clear-cut of a relationship with behavior as neurons do, understanding their role is a challenge as many factors need to be…
Environmental Effects on Microglia and Behavior
March 22, 2020
Did you know that the environment can affect microglia? Although microglia protect the brain by providing the immune response, they can still be affected by…
Microglia Aging and Behavior
March 22, 2020
Aging doesn’t just mean wrinkles, it also means changes in microglia functioning. Because aging is associated with microglial dysfunction, ultimately affecting…
Microglia, Diseases, and Behavior
March 22, 2020
Although neurons have traditionally received most of the attention when it comes to understanding disease pathophysiology, a paradigm shift is occurring that…
Microglia, Inflammation, and Behavior
March 21, 2020
Since microglia are essentially in charge of CNS immunity, they are very likely to be involved in mechanisms where inflammation (an immune response) affects…
