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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53117#.VLXOT8nQrzE Author(s)   Javier Alvarez-Rodriguez *   Affiliation(s) Jefe de Servicio de Psiquiatría, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain . ABSTRACT This paper deals with certain psychic automatisms that are usually diagnosed as psychiatric symptoms or as simple partial seizures. These mental automatisms are described in many writings by mystics, philosophers, literates, composers, and many different great artists and creators from human history, but they have never conferred any pathological value on these experiences. We have carried out previous scientific researches in which we found abundant arguments suggesting that these automatisms are due to neuronal nets physiologically adapted to fire in a hypersynchronous way. With these pieces of information we propose an audacious hypothesis: these automatic experiences are mani...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52840#.VKoBycnQrzE Author(s)   Fernando Canova * , Rodolfo Souza Faria , Elenice Aparecida de Moraes Ferrari Affiliation(s) Laboratory of Neural Systems and Behavior, Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, State University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil . ABSTRACT This study investigated effects of post-training treatment with phaclofen, GABA B receptor antagonist, on the memory of food location and on the expression of Synapsin I in the hippocampus of pigeons. Pigeons were trained in food location (7 sessions) and underwent post-training treatment with phaclofen (0.3 mg/kg, i.p.; PHAC), s...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51699#.VHVkUmfHRK0 ' Author(s) Huanhuan Li 1,2 , Wenjuan Lin 1* , Junfa Li 3 , Weiwen Wang 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Brain-Behavior Research Center, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China . 2 Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China . 3 Department of Neurobiology, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China . ABSTRACT Here we tested the hypothesis that stress-induced alterations in Neurogranin (Ng) synthesis and/ or utilization might underlie stress-related depression and anxiety. Rats were randomly divided into five conditions: chronic swim stress (CS), acute swim...