Igor Branchi
Section of Behavioural Neurosciences
Department of Cell Biology and Neurosciences
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Viale Regina Elena 299
Italy
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- The double edged sword of neural plasticity: increasing serotonin levels leads to both greater vulnerability to depression and improved capacity to recover. Branchi, I. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2011)
- Shaping brain development: mouse communal nesting blunts adult neuroendocrine and behavioral response to social stress and modifies chronic antidepressant treatment outcome. Branchi, I., D'Andrea, I., Cirulli, F., Lipp, H.P., Alleva, E. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2010)
- The mouse communal nest: investigating the epigenetic influences of the early social environment on brain and behavior development. Branchi, I. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev (2009)
- Birth spacing in the mouse communal nest shapes adult emotional and social behavior. Branchi, I., D'Andrea, I., Gracci, F., Santucci, D., Alleva, E. Physiol. Behav. (2009)
- Nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease: investigating early-phase onset of behavioral dysfunction in the 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rat model. Branchi, I., D'Andrea, I., Armida, M., Cassano, T., Pèzzola, A., Potenza, R.L., Morgese, M.G., Popoli, P., Alleva, E. J. Neurosci. Res. (2008)
- Early social enrichment augments adult hippocampal BDNF levels and survival of BrdU-positive cells while increasing anxiety- and "depression"-like behavior. Branchi, I., D'Andrea, I., Sietzema, J., Fiore, M., Di Fausto, V., Aloe, L., Alleva, E. J. Neurosci. Res. (2006)
- Early social enrichment shapes social behavior and nerve growth factor and brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in the adult mouse brain. Branchi, I., D'Andrea, I., Fiore, M., Di Fausto, V., Aloe, L., Alleva, E. Biol. Psychiatry (2006)
- Communal nesting, an early social enrichment, increases the adult anxiety-like response and shapes the role of social context in modulating the emotional behavior. Branchi, I., Alleva, E. Behav. Brain Res. (2006)
- Early developmental exposure to BDE 99 or Aroclor 1254 affects neurobehavioural profile: interference from the administration route. Branchi, I., Capone, F., Vitalone, A., Madia, F., Santucci, D., Alleva, E., Costa, L.G. Neurotoxicology (2005)
- Neonatal behaviors associated with ultrasonic vocalizations in mice (mus musculus): A slow-motion analysis. Branchi, I., Santucci, D., Puopolo, M., Alleva, E. Dev. Psychobiol (2004)
- Scopolamine effects on ultrasonic vocalization emission and behavior in the neonatal mouse. Branchi, I., Campolongo, P., Alleva, E. Behav. Brain Res. (2004)
- Transgenic mouse in vivo library of human Down syndrome critical region 1: association between DYRK1A overexpression, brain development abnormalities, and cell cycle protein alteration. Branchi, I., Bichler, Z., Minghetti, L., Delabar, J.M., Malchiodi-Albedi, F., Gonzalez, M.C., Chettouh, Z., Nicolini, A., Chabert, C., Smith, D.J., Rubin, E.M., Migliore-Samour, D., Alleva, E. J. Neuropathol. Exp. Neurol. (2004)
- Epigenetic control of neurobehavioural plasticity: the role of neurotrophins. Branchi, I., Francia, N., Alleva, E. Behav. Pharmacol (2004)
- Refining learning and memory assessment in laboratory rodents. An ethological perspective. Branchi, I., Ricceri, L. Ann. Ist. Super. Sanita (2004)
- Animal models of mental retardation: from gene to cognitive function. Branchi, I., Bichler, Z., Berger-Sweeney, J., Ricceri, L. Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev (2003)
- Polybrominated diphenyl ethers: neurobehavioral effects following developmental exposure. Branchi, I., Capone, F., Alleva, E., Costa, L.G. Neurotoxicology (2003)
- Effects of perinatal exposure to a polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE 99) on mouse neurobehavioural development. Branchi, I., Alleva, E., Costa, L.G. Neurotoxicology (2002)
- Ultrasonic vocalisation emitted by infant rodents: a tool for assessment of neurobehavioural development. Branchi, I., Santucci, D., Alleva, E. Behav. Brain Res. (2001)
