Background: During the brain growth spurt, the brain develops and modifies rapidly. In
rodents this period is neonatal, spanning the first weeks of life, whereas in humans it begins …

The dietary choices a mother makes during pregnancy offer her developing fetus its earliest
exposure to the family's culinary preferences. This comprehensive literature review …

The early postnatal brain development, when many potentially sensitive processes occur,
has been shown to be vulnerable to different pharmacological and environmental …

Ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, is widely used as a general
pediatric anesthetic. Recent studies suggest that ketamine enhances neuronal apoptosis in …

Ketamine, an anaesthetic agent used in newborns and toddlers, has been shown to induce
neurodegeneration and alter adult behavior in mice, when administered during the neonatal …

Several studies involving postnatal administration of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)
antagonists, dizocilpine (MK-801; 3 x 0.5 mg/kg, at 08.00, 16.00 and 24.00 h) on Postnatal …

Explaining the emergence of behavioral organization and functional action patterns during
ontogeny represents a challenge for developmental science. Using interlimb coordination in …

BACKGROUND: The drug ketamine is frequently abused for recreational use in Asia, but
few studies in humans have focused on the effects of ketamine exposure during pregnancy …

Fetal and infant rats can learn to avoid odors paired with illness before development of brain
areas supporting this learning in adults, suggesting an alternate learning circuit. Here we …

Three experiments were performed to study the effects of neonatal administration of
glutamate receptor antagonists, on either Day 11 (dizocilpine= MK-801, 3× 0.5 mg/kg, sc …