Exploratory Behavior
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Endocannabinoid modulation of amphetamine sensitization is disrupted in a rodent model of lesion-induced dopamine dysregulation.

30 Oct 2009 We tested the hypothesis that increased dopaminergic sensitivity induced by olfactory bulbectomy is mediated by dysregulation of endocannabinoid signaling. Bilateral olfactory bulbectomy induces behavioral and neurobiological symptomatology related ... Read more...

SUN1/2 and Syne/Nesprin-1/2 complexes connect centrosome to the nucleus during neurogenesis and neuronal migration in mice.

27 Oct 2009 Nuclear movement is critical during neurogenesis and neuronal migration, which are fundamental for mammalian brain development. Although dynein, Lis1, and other cytoplasmic proteins are known for their roles in connecting microtubules to the nucleus ... Read more...

MDMA pretreatment leads to mild chronic unpredictable stress-induced impairments in spatial learning.

29 Sep 2009 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a drug of abuse worldwide and a selective serotonin (5-HT) neurotoxin. An important factor in the risk of drug abuse and relapse is stress. Although multiple parallels exist between MDMA abuse and stress, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Exploratory Behavior'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Endocannabinoid modulation of amphetamine sensitization is disrupted in a rodent model of lesion-induced dopamine dysregulation. 30 Oct 2009
• SUN1/2 and Syne/Nesprin-1/2 complexes connect centrosome to the nucleus during neurogenesis and neuronal migration in mice. 27 Oct 2009
• MDMA pretreatment leads to mild chronic unpredictable stress-induced impairments in spatial learning. 29 Sep 2009
• Double dissociation and hierarchical organization of strategy switches and reversals in the rat PFC. 29 Sep 2009
• Deletion of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) in forebrain neurons facilitates reversal learning: enhanced cognitive adaptability? 29 Sep 2009
• A reverse-translational study of dysfunctional exploration in psychiatric disorders: from mice to men. 29 Sep 2009
• Effects of some 1,3,5-trisubstitued-2-pyrazoline derivatives on depression and anxiety parameters of mice. 24 Sep 2009
• The role of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the healthy brain: a characterization of G-CSF-deficient mice. 14 Sep 2009
• Fragmentation of grid cell maps in a multicompartment environment. 11 Sep 2009
• NCS-1 in the dentate gyrus promotes exploration, synaptic plasticity, and rapid acquisition of spatial memory. 8 Sep 2009
• A role for calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in the consolidation of visual object recognition memory. 2 Sep 2009
• Young children's understanding of joint commitments. 30 Aug 2009
• Beta oscillations and hippocampal place cell learning during exploration of novel environments. 30 Aug 2009
• Hyperactivity induced by antiphospholipid syndrome serum. 30 Aug 2009
• Sensation seeking as a predictor of treatment compliance and smoking cessation treatment outcomes in heavy social drinkers. 30 Aug 2009
• Granular and dysgranular retrosplenial cortices provide qualitatively different contributions to spatial working memory: evidence from immediate-early gene imaging in rats. 25 Aug 2009
• Attenuated behavioural responses to acute and chronic cocaine in GASP-1-deficient mice. 25 Aug 2009
• Older and stronger object memories are selectively destabilized by reactivation in the presence of new information. 25 Aug 2009
• Exploring objects with feet advances movement in infants born preterm: a randomized controlled trial. 25 Aug 2009
• Robotics: The bot that plays ball. 25 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Exploratory Behavior'

Definition: The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.

Descriptor UI: D005106

Alternative terms: Exploratory Behavior; Behavior, Exploratory; Behaviors, Exploratory; Exploratory Behaviors; Curiosity; Curiosities; Novelty-Seeking Behavior; Behavior, Novelty-Seeking; Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking; Novelty Seeking Behavior; Novelty-Seeking Behaviors;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.387; F01.658.370;

Online Note: use EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR to search BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1966-67 & CURIOSITY 1969-78

History Note: 68; was BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1965-67; CURIOSITY was see under EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR 1969-78

Technical Notes: human & animal