Obesity may be a low-grade systemic inflammatory disease. Overweight and obese children and adults have elevated serum levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis …
LA Newman, DL Korol, PE Gold - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
When administered either systemically or centrally, glucose is a potent enhancer of memory processes. Measures of glucose levels in extracellular fluid in the rat hippocampus during …
R Lalonde - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2002 - Elsevier
When placed in a T-maze, rats or mice possess a strong tendency of alternating arm choices on successive trials. The exploration of novel environmental stimuli is dependent on the …
Because of its reliance on memory, the tendency for rats, mice and other animals to alternate successive choices of T-or Y-maze arms has assumed considerable popularity in …
N Awad, M Gagnon, C Messier - Journal of clinical and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
The present review integrates findings of published studies that have evaluated the cognitive function of treated and untreated type 2 diabetic patients and provides a detailed …
ME Ragozzino - Annals of the New York academy of sciences, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Behavioral flexibility refers to the ability to shift strategies or response patterns with a change in environmental contingencies. The frontal lobe and basal ganglia are two brain regions …
PE Gold - Neurobiology of learning and memory, 2003 - Elsevier
Extensive evidence supports the view that cholinergic mechanisms modulate learning and memory formation. This paper reviews evidence for cholinergic regulation of multiple …
ME Jackson, H Homayoun… - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Cognitive deficits associated with frontal lobe dysfunction are a determinant of long-term disability in schizophrenia and are not effectively treated with available medications. Clinical …
Previous research has identified that glucose administration can enhance cognitive performance, especially during more intense cognitive processing. There appears to be a …