Depression is apparently the most common psychiatric disease among the mood disorders
affecting about 10% of the adult population. The etiology and pathogenesis of depression …

Major depression, with its strikingly high prevalence, is the most common cause of disability
in communities of Western type, according to data of the World Health Organization. Stress …

Bariatric surgery induces sustained weight loss and metabolic benefits via notable effects on
the gut–brain axis that lead to alterations in the neuroendocrine regulation of appetite and …

Repeated, extreme, or traumatic stressors can elicit pathological effects leading to many
negative physical and psychological outcomes. Stressors can precipitate the onset of …

Resiliency to the adverse effects of extraordinary emotional trauma on the brain varies within
the human population. Accordingly, some people cope better than others with traumatic …

Although the etiology of major depressive disorder remains poorly understood, reduced
gamma oscillations is an emerging biomarker. Olfactory bulbectomy, an established model …

In rodents, the removal of the olfactory bulbs (OBs), ie olfactory bulbectomy (OBX), results in
numerous alterations in neurotransmitter, endocrine and immune systems, as well as …

The microbiota-gut-brain axis is a bidirectional regulatory pathway between the brain and
the gastrointestinal tract, which plays an important role in maintain homeostasis. Gut …

Background Migraine is a highly disabling health burden with multiple symptoms; however,
it remains undertreated because of an inadequate understanding of its neural mechanisms …

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) signaling regulation of corticolimbic communication is known to
modulate binge-like ethanol consumption in rodents. In this work we sought to assess the …