Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes neuroprotection and neuroregeneration.
In animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD), BDNF enhances the survival of dopaminergic …

Adolescence is a developmental period when physical and cognitive abilities are optimized,
when social skills are consolidated, and when sexuality, adolescent behaviors, and frontal …

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) is a group of conditions characterized
by the co-occurrence of epilepsy and intellectual disability (ID), typically with developmental …

Stroke remains the leading cause of long-term disability with limited options available to aid
in recovery. Significant effort has been made to try and minimize neuronal damage following …

There is increasing evidence of prodromal manifestation of neuropsychiatric symptoms in a
variety of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Huntington's …

Neurotrophins have been implicated in the pathophysiology of many neuropsychiatric
diseases. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most abundant and widely …

Despite the exponential increase in fear research during the last years, few studies have
included female subjects in their design. The need to include females arises from the …

Introduction The primary objective of this paper is to (1) provide a summary of human studies
that have used brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a biomarker,(2) review animal …

Growth factors, long studied for their involvement in neuronal development and plasticity,
also regulate responses to drugs of abuse, including alcohol. This review details the intricate …

Accumulating evidence suggests that certain gut microbiota have antidepressant-like
behavioural effects and that the microbiota can regulate neurogenesis and the expression of …