Neuroscience in Africa

Nilesh B. Patel, Vivienne A. Russell, Nouria Lakhdar-Ghazal

Frontiers Media SA

This Research Topic covers some of the latest research on brain and behavior in health and disease...

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Keywords: Africa,­biodiveristy,­hiv/aids,­Trypanosomiasis,­Alcohol effects,­Emerging viral diseases,­Environmental Pollutants,­Neuroanatomy,­Ethnopharmacology

Brain Stimulation and Behavioral Change

Claudio Lucchiari, Nicholas J. Kelley, Maria E. Vanutelli, Roberta Ferrucci

Frontiers Media SA

The eBook entitled “Brain Stimulation and Behavioral Change” is a collection of articles about the...

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Keywords: Transcranial electric stimulation (TES),­transcranic direct current stimulation (tDCS),­transcranic magnetic stimulation (TMS),­behavioral change,­clinical interventions,­cognitive enhancement,­Motor Skills,­Neurological symptoms,­creativity

Experience-Dependent Neuroplasticity Across the Lifespan: From Risk to Resilience

Erica R. Glasper, Gretchen N. Neigh

Frontiers Media SA

Risk and resilience determine the impact of environmental exposures on outcomes from both physical...

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Keywords: stress,­Sex,­development,­Paternal,­Behavior,­Brain,­adolescence,­prenatal,­postnatal,­reslilience

Clinical Relevance of the Immune-to-Brain and Brain-to-Immune Communications

Julie Lasselin, Martin Hadamitzky, Manfred Schedlowski, Mats Lekander

Frontiers Media SA

Experimental and clinical evidence demonstrates an intense crosstalk among the nervous, endocrine...

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Keywords: Immune System,­Brain,­brain-immune interactions,­Immunopsychiatry,­stress,­Psychoneuroimmunology,­gut-brain axis

The Impact of Stress on Cognition and Motivation

Pedro Morgado, João J. Cerqueira

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Stress has a broad impact on animals’ behavior, profoundly affects brain regions involved on...

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Keywords: Cognition,­stress,­Motivation,­Behavior,­decision-making,­pre-frontal cortex

Hormones and Economic Behavior

Pablo Brañas-Garza, Levent Neyse, Martin Voracek, Ulrich Schmidt, Monica Capra

Frontiers Media SA

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Keywords: Hormones,­Testosterone,­cortisol,­finance,­decision-making

The Insect Central Complex – From Sensory Coding to Directing Movement

Stanley Heinze, Keram Pfeiffer

Frontiers Media SA

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Keywords: Central Complex,­ Insects,­ Neurobiology,­ Sensory Integration,­ Action Selection,­ Motor Control,­ Neuroanatomy,­ Neural circuits

Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Drug Use: Evidence from Pre-Clinical and Clinical Models

Mary M. Torregrossa, Jacqueline M. Barker, Shannon L. Gourley

Frontiers Media SA

The purpose of this collection is to provide a forum to integrate pre-clinical and clinical...

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Keywords: alcohol,­sex differences,­cannabinoid,­Cocaine,­juvenile,­Prefrontal Cortex,­stress,­Nicotine,­Ketamine,­Methamphetamine

Executive function(s): Conductor, Orchestra or Symphony? Towards a Trans-Disciplinary Unification of Theory and Practice Across Development, in Normal and Atypical Groups

Lynne A. Barker, Nicholas Morton

Frontiers Media SA

There are several theories of executive function(s) that tend to share some theoretical overlap yet...

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Keywords: executive,­assessment,­Pathology,­Exercise,­fMRI,­default networks,­development,­disorders