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1. Actigraphy monitoring of symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease

Author:
Pan, Weidong; Kwak, Shin; Li, Fuzhong; Wu, Chunlan; Chen, Yiyun; Yamamoto, Yoshiharu; Cai, Dingfang
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 156-160
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
Parkinson disease; actigraphy; disease course; disease severity; monitoring; patients; physical activity
Abstract:
... Although the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) is the “gold-standard” tool in assessing the severity of symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), not all activity-related disease symptoms can be accurately captured by the well-established clinical rating scale. Using an alternative approach, this study examined the level of physical activity measured by actigraphy over tim ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.044

2. Altered behavioral aspects of aged mice lacking the cellular prion protein

Author:
Massimino, Maria Lina; Redaelli, Marco; Bertoli, Alessandro; Sorgato, Maria Catia; Mucignat-Caretta, Carla
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 86-91
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
animal behavior; mice; prion diseases; prions; young animals
Abstract:
... The biological function of the prion protein, which is intimately involved in the onset of prion diseases, remains unclear. To understand whether the prion protein could play a role in animal behavior, a battery of tests was applied to young and aged mice that express, or not, the prion protein. In contrast to the similar results obtained in all young animals, we found that aged mice lacking the p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.006

3. A review of seasonal/circannual effects of laboratory rodent behavior

Author:
Ferguson, Sherry A.; Maier, Kaitlyn L.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 130-136
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
anxiety; humidity; locomotion; mice; photoperiod; rats; seasonal variation; spring; summer; temperature
Abstract:
... The existence of seasonal or circannual effects on laboratory rodent behavior has been the subject of much debate in recent conversations with colleagues. If such effects are real, they could explain poor replicability or hinder the detection of treatment effects. Here, we review the literature in which seasonal or circannual rhythms were examined under typical 12:12h photoperiods and present our ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.007

4. Cold climate specialization: Adaptive covariation between metabolic rate and thermoregulation in pregnant vipers

Author:
Lourdais, Olivier; Guillon, Michaël; DeNardo, Dale; Blouin-Demers, Gabriel
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 149-155
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
Vipera; body temperature; cold; cold zones; gestation period; pregnancy; snakes; thermoregulation; weather
Abstract:
... We compared thermoregulatory strategies during pregnancy in two congeneric viperid snakes (Vipera berus and Vipera aspis) with parapatric geographic ranges. V. berus is a boreal specialist with the largest known distribution among terrestrial snakes while V. aspis is a south-European species. Despite contrasted climatic affinities, the two species displayed identical thermal preferences (Tset) in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.041

5. Dietary variety is associated with larger meals in female rhesus monkeys

Author:
Moore, Carla J.; Michopoulos, Vasiliki; Johnson, Zachary P.; Toufexis, Donna; Wilson, Mark E.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 190-194
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
food intake; foods; energy intake; animals; texture; automated feeders; energy expenditure; Macaca mulatta; food availability; flavor; obesity; palatability; food choices; weight loss
Abstract:
... The complex, interacting influences on eating behavior and energy expenditure prevent elucidation of the causal role of any single factor in the current obesity epidemic. However, greater variety in the food supply, particularly in the form of highly palatable, energy-dense foods, has likely made a contribution. This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that greater dietary variety is assoc ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.014
PubMed:
23810992
PubMed Central:
PMC4454609

6. Effect of chronic administration of tamoxifen and/or estradiol on feeding behavior, palatable food and metabolic parameters in ovariectomized rats

Author:
Lampert, Carine; Arcego, Danusa Mar; Laureano, Daniela P.; Diehl, Luísa A.; da Costa Lima, Isadora Ferreira; Krolow, Rachel; Pettenuzzo, Letícia F.; Dalmaz, Carla; Vendite, Deusa
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 17-24
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
blood glucose; breast neoplasms; cages; chocolate; energy intake; estradiol; estrogen receptors; exposure duration; feeding behavior; food intake; foods; high density lipoprotein; long term effects; low density lipoprotein; models; ovariectomy; rats; tamoxifen; weight gain; weight loss; women
Abstract:
... Tamoxifen (TAM) is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) used in the treatment of breast cancer; however many women complain of weight gain during TAM treatment. The anorectic effects of estradiol (E) and TAM are well known, although the effects of E on the consumption of palatable food are controversial and there is no information regarding the effects of TAM on palatable food consumptio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.026

7. Effect of skipping breakfast on subsequent energy intake

Author:
Levitsky, David A.; Pacanowski, Carly R.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 9-16
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
adults; breakfast; cross-over studies; eating habits; energy intake; food intake; foods; humans; hunger; ingestion; lunch
Abstract:
... The objective was to examine the effect of consuming breakfast on subsequent energy intake.Participants who habitually ate breakfast and those who skipped breakfast were recruited for two studies. Using a randomized crossover design, the first study examined the effect of having participants consume either (a) no breakfast, (b) a high carbohydrate breakfast (335kcals), or (c) a high fiber breakfas ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.006

8. Effects of chronic mild stress on rats selectively bred for behavior related to bipolar disorder and depression

Author:
Murray, Ryan; Boss-Williams, Katherine A.; Weiss, Jay M.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 115-129
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
cages; energy intake; females; food intake; long term effects; males; rats; sucrose
Abstract:
... To test the possibility that chronic mild stress (CMS) might be unreliable in producing its often-intended outcome (i.e., decreased preference for sucrose, hypothesized to represent depression-relevant anhedonia) because it is typically applied to “normal” rats, a CMS procedure was applied to rats that may possess genetic susceptibility to affective disorders, having had been selectively-bred to s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.042

9. Effects of long-term etanercept treatment on anxiety- and depression-like neurobehaviors in rats

Author:
Bayramgürler, Dilek; Karson, Ayşe; Özer, Cüneyt; Utkan, Tijen
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 145-148
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
animal models; anxiety; clinical trials; inflammation; locomotion; long term effects; mental depression; psoriasis; quality of life; rats; swimming; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Abstract:
... Growing evidence indicates that there is a correlation between depression and inflammation. Administration of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents for treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as psoriasis, was associated with decreased depressive symptoms and increased quality of life in some clinical studies. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of chronic etaner ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.010

10. Estradiol modulates anhedonia and behavioral despair in rats and negative affect in a subgroup of women at high risk for postpartum depression

Author:
Schiller, Crystal Edler; O'Hara, Michael W.; Rubinow, David R.; Johnson, Alan Kim
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 137-144
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
electrical treatment; estradiol; humans; mental depression; models; ovariectomy; pregnancy; rats; risk; saliva; swimming; women
Abstract:
... In an effort to address inconsistencies in the literature, we tested a cross-species estrogen withdrawal model of postpartum depression (PPD) with a series of rodent experiments and a prospective, naturalistic human study. All rats were ovariectomized prior to experimentation. The first rat experiment examined the effects of low- and high-dose estradiol administration and withdrawal on lateral-hyp ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.009
PubMed:
23770328
PubMed Central:
PMC3772627

11. Fish oil provides robust and sustained memory recovery after cerebral ischemia: Influence of treatment regimen

Author:
Correia Bacarin, Cristiano; Mori, Marco Aurélio; Dias Fiuza Ferreira, Emilene; Valério Romanini, Cássia; Weffort de Oliveira, Rúbia Maria; Milani, Humberto
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 61-71
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
docosahexaenoic acid; fish oils; ischemia; memory; models; rats
Abstract:
... We previously reported that long-term treatment with fish oil (FO) facilitates memory recovery after transient, global cerebral ischemia (TGCI), despite the presence of severe hippocampal damage. The present study tested whether this antiamnesic effect resulted from an action of FO on behavioral performance itself, or whether it resulted from an anti-ischemic action. Different treatment regimens w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.001

12. Gene–environment contributions to energy and macronutrient intakes in 9-year-old children: Results from the Quebec Newborn Twin Study

Author:
Dubois, Lise; Diasparra, Maikol; Bédard, Brigitte; Kaprio, Jaakko; Fontaine-Bisson, Bénédicte; Pérusse, Daniel; Tremblay, Richard; Boivin, Michel
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 30-37
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
carbohydrates; children; diet recall; energy; environmental factors; experimental design; heritability; lipids; multivariate analysis; neonates; nutritional intervention; phenotype; planning; proteins; twins; variance; Quebec
Abstract:
... Few twin studies have examined nutrition-related phenotypes among children, and none has investigated energy and macronutrient intakes.The objective was to quantify genetic and environmental influences on variations in energy and macronutrient intakes among children aged 9years.We conducted a nutrition study among children participating in the Quebec Newborn Twin Study, a population-based birth co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.039

13. Human behavior in different TDRAs

Author:
Liu, Yanfeng; Wang, Lijuan; Liu, Jiaping; Di, Yuhui
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 25-29
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
air temperature; face; human behavior; humans; sensation; skin temperature
Abstract:
... Operative temperature is a synthesis index for radiant temperature and air temperature. The objective of this paper was to investigate human behavior in the environment that the temperature difference between radiant and air temperature (TDRA) was 0, 5, 8 and 10°C. The four types of TDRA were controlled in two operative temperatures, 28 and 32°C. The skin temperatures, thermal sensation vote (TSV) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.040

14. Influence of fatigue, stress, muscle soreness and sleep on perceived exertion during submaximal effort

Author:
Haddad, Monoem; Chaouachi, Anis; Wong, Del P.; Castagna, Carlo; Hambli, Mourad; Hue, Olivier; Chamari, Karim
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 185-189
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
athletes; exercise; monitoring; muscles; sleep
Abstract:
... The aim of this study was to assess the effects of the Hooper's Index variations (i.e., self-ratings of fatigue, stress, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and sleep) on rating of perceived exertion during a 10min submaximal exercise training session (RPE-10min) and then check the stability and the internal consistency of RPE-10min. Seventeen junior soccer players took part in this study. The i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.016

15. Maternal immune activation affects litter success, size and neuroendocrine responses related to behavior in adult offspring

Author:
French, Susannah S.; Chester, Emily M.; Demas, Gregory E.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 175-184
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
adulthood; adults; correlation; cortisol; defensive behavior; females; hamsters; immune response; immunocompetence; lipopolysaccharides; litter size; maternal effect; microorganisms; pathogens; phenotype; pregnancy; progeny; social behavior
Abstract:
... It is increasingly evident that influences other than genetics can contribute to offspring phenotype. In particular, maternal influences are an important contributing factor to offspring survival, development, physiology and behavior. Common environmental pathogens such as viral or bacterial microorganisms can induce maternal immune responses, which have the potential to alter the prenatal environ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.018

16. Melatonin ameliorates chronic mild stress induced behavioral dysfunctions in mice

Author:
Haridas, Seenu; Kumar, Mayank; Manda, Kailash
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 201-207
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
antidepressants; anxiety; behavior change; chronic exposure; circadian rhythm; cognition; etiology; homeostasis; humans; melatonin; mice; patients; phenotype; weight gain
Abstract:
... Melatonin, a neurohormone, is known to regulate several physiological functions, especially the circadian homeostasis, mood and behavior. Chronic exposure to stress is involved in the etiology of human affective disorders, and depressed patients have been reported to show changes in the circadian rhythms and nocturnal melatonin concentration. The present study was conducted to evaluate a possible ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.015

17. Prenatal exposure to psychostimulants increases impulsivity, compulsivity, and motivation for rewards in adult mice

Author:
Lloyd, S.A.; Oltean, C.; Pass, H.; Phillips, B.; Staton, K.; Robertson, C.L.; Shanks, R.A.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 43-51
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
adults; brain; drug interactions; drugs; impulse control disorders; mice; motivation; women
Abstract:
... Given the widespread use and misuse of methamphetamine (METH) and methylphenidate (MPD), especially in relation to women of childbearing age, it is important to consider the long-lasting effects of these drugs on the brain of the developing fetus. Male and female C57Bl/6J mice were prenatally exposed to METH (5mg/kg), MPD (10mg/kg), or saline. Following a 3-month washout, behavioral analysis using ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.038

18. Prevention of metabolic disorders and reproductive performance deficits by the blockade of Angiotensin II AT1 receptor in female rats fed with cafeteria diet

Author:
Sagae, S.C.; Lubaczeuski, C.; Zacharias, P.; Bonfleur, M.L.; Franci, C.R.; Sanvitto, G.L.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 1-8
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
adulthood; angiotensin II; animal models; body fat; cafeteria foods; cholesterol; estradiol; high density lipoprotein; high energy diet; insulin resistance; low density lipoprotein; luteinizing hormone; metabolic diseases; obesity; ovulation; progesterone; prolactin; rats; reproductive performance; sexual behavior; triacylglycerols; weaning; women
Abstract:
... Besides the well-known detrimental effects of obesity on cardiovascular and metabolic function, studies have shown that obesity is also associated with impaired reproductive function in women. Alterations in Angiotensin II (Ang II) have been associated with obesity and with female reproduction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the reproductive and metabolic effects of Ang II AT1 recept ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.029

19. Reduced palatability in pain-induced conditioned taste aversions

Author:
Lin, Jian-You; Arthurs, Joe; Reilly, Steve
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 79-85
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
lithium chloride; palatability; rats; saccharin; sodium chloride; taste
Abstract:
... The current study investigated whether internal pain-inducing agents can modulate palatability of a tastant in the same way as illness-inducing agents (e.g., lithium chloride). Similar to traditional conditioned taste aversion (CTA) experiments, during conditioning the rats were exposed to a saccharin solution followed by intraperitoneal injections of either gallamine (Experiment 1) or hypertonic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.06.012
PubMed:
23769688
PubMed Central:
PMC3816531

20. Refining the multisystem view of the stress response: Coordination among cortisol, alpha-amylase, and subjective stress in response to relationship conflict

Author:
Laurent, Heidemarie K.; Powers, Sally I.; Granger, Douglas A.
Source:
Physiology & behavior 2013 v.119 pp. 52-60
ISSN:
0031-9384
Subject:
alpha-amylase; autonomic nervous system; cortisol; models; saliva; stress response; women; young adults
Abstract:
... This study investigated associations among young adults' hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity, autonomic nervous system activity, and subjective stress in response to interpersonal conflict to better characterize coordination across stress systems. Seven saliva samples were collected from 199 young adult opposite-sex couples before, during, and after they discussed an unresolved relationsh ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.019
PubMed:
23684904
PubMed Central:
PMC4136638