A large number of laboratory and field based studies are being carried out on mole-rats, both in our research group and others. Several studies have highlighted the development of adverse behaviours in laboratory animals and have emphasised the importance of enrichment for captive animals. Hence we were interested in evaluating how laboratory housing would affect behavioural performance in mole...

Anatomical and neurochemical results suggest that the cortico- and amygdalopetal cholinergic neurons of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) may receive GABAergic inputs. The present experiments were undertaken to evaluate the possible influence of intra-NBM injections of the GABAA agonist, muscimol, on memory. In two experiments, rats were chronically implanted with guide cannulae placed ...

PERSONNEL HAZARDS FROM MEDICAL ELECTRON ACCELERATOR PHOTONEUTRONS" R. C. McCall, T. M. Jenkins, R. A. Shore and P. D. LaRiviere+ Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, CA, U.S.A. and Varian Associates? INTRODUCTION For medical accelerators, neutron penetration through the room entry door is the major personnel hazard. Most therapy accelerator rooms are designed with at least a rudimentary maze to ...

Abstract Introduction A pressing issue in modern society, lack of sleep has detrimental health consequences, among which cognitive dysfunctions attract great attention. Although there is consensus about the harmful effects insufficient on vigilance and attention, still a debate memory susceptibility to acute chronic deprivation. Which types are more vulnerable remains unclear. We studied spatia...

abstract background and objective: according to the importance of learning and memory in the human life and also unavoidable neural degeneration due to aging, finding new compounds (drugs) against this process is valuable. however, there are many recommendations for herbal medicine and constituents which encouraged us to examine a candidate plant zingiber officinalis for the mentioned purpose. ...

Abstract Female cancer patients have a better prognosis but more adverse events with chemotherapy; less is known other treatments like radiation therapy. Previous literature has demonstrated sex-dependent effects on the hippocampi and behavioral tasks within post-natal mice after radiotherapy. We explored differences in activity sleep adult male female our previously established mouse model of ...