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Understanding the basic circuitry of the cerebral hemispheres: the case of lizards and its implications in the evolution of the telencephalon
(Elsevier, 2002-02)
The organization of the cerebral hemispheres of mammals is characterized by corticostriatal glutamatergic projections and striatopallidal GABAergic ones, plus the descending projections of the pallium and subpallium to ...
Attractive properties of sexual pheromones in mice: Innate or learned?
(Elsevier, 2002-09)
It is generally assumed that chemical signals (sexual pheromones) constitute the primary stimulus for sexual attraction in many mammals. However, it is unclear whether these pheromones are volatile or nonvolatile and which ...
Role of nitric oxide in pheromone-mediated intraspecific communication in mice
(Elsevier, 2009-12)
Nitric oxide is known to take part in the control of sexual and agonistic behaviours. This is usually attributed to its role in neural transmission in the hypothalamus and other structures of the limbic system. However, ...
Striato-amygdaloid transition area lesions reduce the duration of tonic immobility in the lizard Podarcis hispanica
(Elsevier, 2002)
Neuroanatomical data suggest that the lizard striato-amygdaloid transition area is homologous with the mammalian central amygdala. In order to investigate possible functional similarities, tonic immobility was induced in ...
Catecholaminergic interplexiform cells in the retina of lizards
(Elsevier, 1996-05)
An immunohistochemical study of the distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase has been performed in the retina of lizards of the generaPodarcis, Anolis andTarentola. Immunoreactive cells extending their processes into the inner ...
Amygdaloid projections to the ventral striatum in mice: direct and indirect chemosensory inputs to the brain reward system
(Frontiers, 2011-08-22)
Rodents constitute good models for studying the neural basis of sociosexual behavior. Recent findings in mice have revealed the molecular identity of the some pheromonal molecules triggering intersexual attraction. However, ...
Synchronized Activity in The Main and Accessory Olfactory Bulbs and Vomeronasal Amygdala Elicited by Chemical Signals in Freely Behaving Mice
(Springer Nature, 2017)
Chemosensory processing in mammals involves the olfactory and vomeronasal systems, but how the activity of both circuits is integrated is unknown. In our study, we recorded the electrophysiological activity in the olfactory ...
Lack of MeCP2 leads to region-specific increase of doublecortin in the olfactory system
(Springer, 2019-05)
The protein doublecortin is mainly expressed in migrating neuroblasts and immature neurons. The X-linked gene MECP2, associated to several neurodevelopmental disorders such as Rett syndrome, encodes the protein methyl-CpG-binding ...
Evolution of vertebrate survival circuits
(Elsevier, 2018-12)
Evolution selects those adaptive features that increase reproductive probabilities and facilitate survival. Analysing the brain circuits mediating risk-avoidance (e.g. defense) and those allowing reward-seeking (motivated) ...
Distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity in the brain of the lizard Podarcis hispanica
(Wiley, 2002-05)
The present work studies the distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide-immunoreactive (CGRP-li) neurons and fibers in the brain of a reptile, the lizard Podarcis hispanica. CGRP-li perikarya were not present in the ...