The hippocampus is a critical brain substrate for learning and memory; events that harm the
hippocampus can seriously impair mental and behavioral functioning. Hippocampal …

Various animal models, involving different brain insults, lead to memory deficits, which can
be measured using behavioral tests. In numerous studies, using five different experimental …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) induces blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption, which contributes
to secondary injury of brain tissue and development of chronic cognitive decline. However …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-associated cognitive dysfunction significantly disturbs
patients' quality of life and will to live. However, its underlying mechanism is as yet unknown …

A leaky blood-brain barrier has long been implicated in cognitive dysfunction in aging and
neurodegeneration, but reliable human data were lacking. Here, Montagne et al.(2015) …

The phenomenon of selective neuronal vulnerability to neurological diseases or insults,
such as ischemia-reperfusion, brain trauma, and ageing-associated neurodegeneration …

Worldwide, millions of people are exposed to dietary imbalance that impacts in health and
quality of life. In developing countries, like in Brazil, in poor settings, dietary habits …

The hippocampus has a pivotal role in learning and in the formation and consolidation of
memory and is critically involved in the regulation of emotion, fear, anxiety, and stress …

The hippocampus, a brain region vital for memory and learning, is sensitive to the damage
caused by ischemic/hypoxic stroke and is one of the main regions affected by Alzheimer's …

The hippocampus is intimately sensitive to stress hormones and responds to stress through
changes in structure, neurochemistry, and excitability. Both acute and chronic stress can …