[HTML][HTML] Psychedelics and neuroplasticity: a systematic review unraveling the biological underpinnings of psychedelics

CMH De Vos, NL Mason, KPC Kuypers - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Clinical studies suggest the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, including ayahuasca,
DMT, psilocybin, and LSD, in stress-related disorders. These substances induce cognitive …

Sex: a significant risk factor for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders

P Pinares-Garcia, M Stratikopoulos, A Zagato, H Loke… - Brain sciences, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Males and females sometimes significantly differ in their propensity to develop neurological
disorders. Females suffer more from mood disorders such as depression and anxiety …

Vitamin D and depression: mechanisms, determination and application

C Geng, AS Shaikh, W Han, D Chen… - Asia Pacific journal of …, 2019‏ - search.informit.org
Depression is the most common debilitating psychiatric disease, the pathological
mechanisms of which are associated with multiple aspects of neural function. While recent …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between competitive anxiety, athlete characteristics and sport context: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis

VVS Rocha, FL Osório - Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo), 2018‏ - SciELO Brasil
Background: There is a vast literature investigating the possible associations between
competitive anxiety, athlete variables and sports context. As far as we are concerned, there …

Type 2 deiodinase polymorphism causes ER stress and hypothyroidism in the brain

S Jo, TL Fonseca, BMLC Bocco, GW Fernandes… - The Journal of clinical …, 2019‏ - jci.org
Levothyroxine (LT4) is a form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism. In the brain,
T4 is converted to the active form T3 by type 2 deiodinase (D2). Thus, it is intriguing that …

Oxytocin receptor signaling in the hippocampus: Role in regulating neuronal excitability, network oscillatory activity, synaptic plasticity and social memory

YT Lin, KS Hsu - Progress in neurobiology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Beyond its well-known role in reproduction, the hypothalamic neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT)
has been implicated in a broad spectrum of social and nonsocial behaviors. The biological …

A systematic review of the association between zinc and anxiety

A Azargoonjahromi - Nutrition Reviews, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Context The incidence of anxiety, which stems from both intrinsic and extrinsic factors, has
been increasing worldwide. Various methods by which it can be treated or prevented have …

The dynamics of adult neurogenesis in human hippocampus

AO Ihunwo, LH Tembo… - Neural Regeneration …, 2016‏ - journals.lww.com
The phenomenon of adult neurogenesis is now an accepted occurrence in mammals and
also in humans. At least two discrete places house stem cells for generation of neurons in …

Nuclear deterrents: Intrinsic regulators of IL-1β-induced effects on hippocampal neurogenesis

CS O'Léime, JF Cryan, YM Nolan - Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Hippocampal neurogenesis, the process by which new neurons are born and develop into
the host circuitry, begins during embryonic development and persists throughout adulthood …

Neurogenesis mediated plasticity is associated with reduced neuronal activity in CA1 during context fear memory retrieval

A Evans, DJ Terstege, GA Scott, M Tsutsui, JR Epp - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
Postnatal hippocampal neurogenesis has been demonstrated to affect learning and memory
in numerous ways. Several studies have now demonstrated that increased neurogenesis …