A new perspective of the hippocampus in the origin of exercise–brain interactions

C Rendeiro, JS Rhodes - Brain Structure and Function, 2018 - Springer
Exercising regularly is a highly effective strategy for maintaining cognitive health throughout
the lifespan. Over the last 20 years, many molecular, physiological and structural changes …

Rodent models of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: An updated framework for model validation and therapeutic drug discovery

KM Kantak - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
There are over twenty rodent models of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), with
most reflecting a recognized ADHD subtype. Of these, only five rat models (Neonatal 6 …

Hormones and the evolution of complex traits: insights from artificial selection on behavior

T Garland Jr, M Zhao, W Saltzman - Integrative and Comparative …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Although behavior may often be a fairly direct target of natural or sexual selection, it cannot
evolve without changes in subordinate traits that cause or permit its expression. In principle …

Effects of voluntary exercise on spontaneous physical activity and food consumption in mice: results from an artificial selection experiment

LE Copes, H Schutz, EM Dlugosz, W Acosta… - Physiology & …, 2015 - Elsevier
We evaluated the effect of voluntary exercise on spontaneous physical activity (SPA) and
food consumption in mice from 4 replicate lines bred for 57 generations for high voluntary …

Long-lasting impairments in adult neurogenesis, spatial learning and memory from a standard chemotherapy regimen used to treat breast cancer

C Rendeiro, A Sheriff, TK Bhattacharya… - Behavioural Brain …, 2016 - Elsevier
The negative impact of chemotherapy on cognitive function in cancer patients has gained
increasing attention in the last decade. Whilst the short-term acute effects on cognition are …

Early life trauma has lifelong consequences for sleep and behavior

M Lewin, J Lopachin, J Delorme, M Opendak… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Sleep quality varies widely across individuals, especially during normal aging, with impaired
sleep contributing to deficits in cognition and emotional regulation. Sleep can also be …

Genetic approaches in comparative and evolutionary physiology

JF Storz, JT Bridgham, SA Kelly… - American Journal of …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Whole animal physiological performance is highly polygenic and highly plastic, and the
same is generally true for the many subordinate traits that underlie performance capacities …

Heterozygous loss of epilepsy gene KCNQ2 alters social, repetitive and exploratory behaviors

EC Kim, J Patel, J Zhang, H Soh… - Genes, Brain and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
KCNQ/Kv7 channels conduct voltage‐dependent outward potassium currents that potently
decrease neuronal excitability. Heterozygous inherited mutations in their principle subunits …

A new mouse model of ADHD for medication development

P Majdak, JR Ossyra, JM Ossyra, AJ Cobert… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
ADHD is a major societal problem with increasing incidence and a stagnant track record for
treatment advances. A lack of appropriate animal models has partly contributed to the …

An shen ding zhi ling alleviates symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder via anti-inflammatory effects in spontaneous hypertensive rats

Y Song, H Yuan, T Chen, M Lu, S Lei… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood-onset chronic neurobehavioral
disorder, with multiple genetic and environmental risk factors. Chronic inflammation may be …