Volume 29, Issue 2

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June 2014

Special Issue: Neuroscience in Africa

Issue Editors:

Susan J. van Rensburg,
Vivienne A. Russell

35 articles in this issue

Highlights of neuroscience research in Africa
Susan J. van Rensburg
Vivienne A. Russell
Editorial 19 March 2014 Pages: 215 - 215
Bridging the Gap: establishing the necessary infrastructure and knowledge for teaching and research in neuroscience in Africa
Sadiq Yusuf
Tom Baden
Lucia L. Prieto-Godino
Original Paper 30 October 2013 Pages: 217 - 220
Systematic review of neuroimaging studies in vertically transmitted HIV positive children and adolescents
Jacqueline Hoare
Gabrielle L. Ransford
Dan J. Stein
Original Paper 12 December 2013 Pages: 221 - 229
Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder: a review
Gerhard P. Jordaan
Robin Emsley
Original Paper 05 December 2013 Pages: 231 - 243
Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure: a review of cognitive and neuroimaging studies
Maja A. Kwiatkowski
Annerine Roos
Kirsty Donald
Original Paper 28 December 2013 Pages: 245 - 254
The interaction between stress and exercise, and its impact on brain function
Vivienne A. Russell
Michael J. Zigmond
Musa V. Mabandla
Original Paper 08 January 2014 Pages: 255 - 260
HIV subtype is not associated with dementia among individuals with moderate and advanced immunosuppression in Kampala, Uganda
Ned Sacktor
Noeline Nakasujja
Thomas C. Quinn
Original Paper 12 February 2014 Pages: 261 - 268
Predictors of neurocognitive outcomes on antiretroviral therapy after cryptococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study
Renee Donahue Carlson
Melissa A. Rolfes
David R. Boulware
Original Paper 09 January 2014 Pages: 269 - 279
Intimate partner violence: associations with low infant birthweight in a South African birth cohort
Nastassja Koen
Gail E. Wyatt
Dan J. Stein
Research Article 12 April 2014 Pages: 281 - 299
The effect of childhood trauma on spatial cognition in adults: a possible role of sex
Supriya Syal
Jonathan Ipser
Dan J. Stein
Original Paper 21 February 2014 Pages: 301 - 310
Childhood adversity is linked to differential brain volumes in adolescents with alcohol use disorder: a voxel-based morphometry study
Samantha J. Brooks
Shareefa Dalvie
Dan J. Stein
Original Paper Open access 05 February 2014 Pages: 311 - 321
A comparison of spectral quality in magnetic resonance spectroscopy data acquired with and without a novel EPI-navigated PRESS sequence in school-aged children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Aaron T. Hess
Sandra W. Jacobson
Ernesta M. Meintjes
Original Paper 02 February 2014 Pages: 323 - 332
Haplotype-based study of the association of alcohol and acetaldehyde-metabolising genes with alcohol dependence (with or without comorbid anxiety symptoms) in a Cape Mixed Ancestry population
Andrew Crawford
Shareefa Dalvie
Dan J. Stein
Original Paper Open access 25 February 2014 Pages: 333 - 340
Structural brain changes in prenatal methamphetamine-exposed children
Annerine Roos
Gaby Jones
Kirsten A. Donald
Original Paper 20 February 2014 Pages: 341 - 349
Psychiatric disorders in individuals with methamphetamine dependence: prevalence and risk factors
Taiwo Akindipe
Don Wilson
Dan J. Stein
Original Paper 16 February 2014 Pages: 351 - 357
Determinants of cognitive performance in children relying on cyanogenic cassava as staple food
G. M. Bumoko
M. T. Sombo
D. D. Tshala-Katumbay
OriginalPaper 01 February 2014 Pages: 359 - 366
Mindfulness based cognitive therapy may improve emotional processing in bipolar disorder: pilot ERP and HRV study
Fleur M. Howells
H. G. Laurie Rauch
Dan J. Stein
Original Paper 07 December 2013 Pages: 367 - 375
Significance of dietary folate intake, homocysteine levels and MTHFR 677 C>T genotyping in South African patients diagnosed with depression: test development for clinical application
Darnielle Delport
Renata Schoeman
Maritha J. Kotze
Original Paper 18 February 2014 Pages: 377 - 384
The fear-factor stress test: an ethical, non-invasive laboratory method that produces consistent and sustained cortisol responding in men and women
Christopher du Plooy
Kevin G. F. Thomas
W. Jake Jacobs
Original Paper 17 January 2014 Pages: 385 - 394
The cross-cultural utility of foreign- and locally-derived normative data for three WHO-endorsed neuropsychological tests for South African adolescents
Helen L. Ferrett
Kevin G. F. Thomas
George Fein
Original Paper 14 February 2014 Pages: 395 - 408
The fat mass and obesity-associated FTO rs9939609 polymorphism is associated with elevated homocysteine levels in patients with multiple sclerosis screened for vascular risk factors
Wiliam Davis
Susan J. van Rensburg
Maritha J. Kotze
Original Paper 18 February 2014 Pages: 409 - 419
Episodic memory impairment in Addison’s disease: results from a telephonic cognitive assessment
Michelle Henry
Kevin G. F. Thomas
Research Article 27 February 2014 Pages: 421 - 430
Erratum to: Episodic memory impairment in Addison’s disease: results from a telephonic cognitive assessment
Michelle Henry
Kevin G. F. Thomas
Ian L. Ross
Erratum 30 March 2014 Pages: 431 - 431
Methamphetamine reversed maternal separation-induced decrease in nerve growth factor in the ventral hippocampus
J. J. Dimatelis
V. A. Russell
W. M. Daniels
Original Paper 11 January 2014 Pages: 433 - 439
Acute and sub-chronic effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on behavioural profiles in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Albert W. Nyongesa
Jemimah A. Oduma
Mustafa al’Absi
Original Paper 25 October 2013 Pages: 441 - 449
Dose-response inhibitory effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on cortisol and prolactin release in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)
Albert W. Nyongesa
Jemimah A. Oduma
Mustafa al’Absi
Original Paper 05 November 2013 Pages: 451 - 458
The effects of prenatal methylmercury exposure on trace element and antioxidant levels in rats following 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neuronal insult
Zulfiah Mohamed Moosa
Willie M. U. Daniels
Musa V. Mabandla
Original Paper 17 December 2013 Pages: 459 - 469
Effects of acute and chronic inhalation of paint thinner in mice: behavioral and immunohistochemical study
Karim Fifel
Mohamed Bennis
Saâdia Ba-M’hamed
Original Paper 12 November 2013 Pages: 471 - 482
Glia activation and its role in oxidative stress
Olalekan Michael Ogundele
Adams Olalekan Omoaghe
Philip Adeyemi Adeniyi
Original Paper 13 November 2013 Pages: 483 - 493
Changes in behavior and ultrasonic vocalizations during antidepressant treatment in the maternally separated Wistar-Kyoto rat model of depression
P. J. van Zyl
J. J. Dimatelis
V. A. Russell
Original Paper 12 December 2013 Pages: 495 - 507
Erythrina abyssinica prevents meningoencephalitis in chronic Trypanosoma brucei brucei mouse model
Johnson Nasimolo
Stephen Gitahi Kiama
John Maina Kagira
Original Paper 23 January 2014 Pages: 509 - 519
Cerebellar neurohistology and behavioural effects of gongronema latifolium and rauwolfia vomitoria in mice
Moses B. Ekong
Mine D. Peter
Theresa B. Ekanem
Original Paper 21 November 2013 Pages: 521 - 527
Depo-Provera effects on Wistar rat performance in the Y-maze
A. K. Okojie
O. A. Oyekunle
Original Paper 13 December 2013 Pages: 529 - 531
Identifying the optimal dose of ritonavir in the treatment of malignancies
Emad Y. Moawad
Original Paper 19 November 2013 Pages: 533 - 540
NMDA-R inhibition affects cellular process formation in Tilapia Melanocytes; a model for pigmented adrenergic neurons in process formation and retraction
Olalekan Michael Ogundele
Adetokunbo Adedotun Okunnuga
Abiodun Ayodele Ojo
Original Paper 17 November 2013 Pages: 541 - 551

Volume 29, Issue 2

Highlights of neuroscience research in Africa

Bridging the Gap: establishing the necessary infrastructure and knowledge for teaching and research in neuroscience in Africa

Systematic review of neuroimaging studies in vertically transmitted HIV positive children and adolescents

Alcohol-induced psychotic disorder: a review

Effects of prenatal methamphetamine exposure: a review of cognitive and neuroimaging studies

The interaction between stress and exercise, and its impact on brain function

HIV subtype is not associated with dementia among individuals with moderate and advanced immunosuppression in Kampala, Uganda

Predictors of neurocognitive outcomes on antiretroviral therapy after cryptococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study

Intimate partner violence: associations with low infant birthweight in a South African birth cohort

The effect of childhood trauma on spatial cognition in adults: a possible role of sex

Childhood adversity is linked to differential brain volumes in adolescents with alcohol use disorder: a voxel-based morphometry study

A comparison of spectral quality in magnetic resonance spectroscopy data acquired with and without a novel EPI-navigated PRESS sequence in school-aged children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Haplotype-based study of the association of alcohol and acetaldehyde-metabolising genes with alcohol dependence (with or without comorbid anxiety symptoms) in a Cape Mixed Ancestry population

Structural brain changes in prenatal methamphetamine-exposed children

Psychiatric disorders in individuals with methamphetamine dependence: prevalence and risk factors

Determinants of cognitive performance in children relying on cyanogenic cassava as staple food

Mindfulness based cognitive therapy may improve emotional processing in bipolar disorder: pilot ERP and HRV study

Significance of dietary folate intake, homocysteine levels and MTHFR 677 C>T genotyping in South African patients diagnosed with depression: test development for clinical application

The fear-factor stress test: an ethical, non-invasive laboratory method that produces consistent and sustained cortisol responding in men and women

The cross-cultural utility of foreign- and locally-derived normative data for three WHO-endorsed neuropsychological tests for South African adolescents

The fat mass and obesity-associated FTO rs9939609 polymorphism is associated with elevated homocysteine levels in patients with multiple sclerosis screened for vascular risk factors

Episodic memory impairment in Addison’s disease: results from a telephonic cognitive assessment

Erratum to: Episodic memory impairment in Addison’s disease: results from a telephonic cognitive assessment

Methamphetamine reversed maternal separation-induced decrease in nerve growth factor in the ventral hippocampus

Acute and sub-chronic effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on behavioural profiles in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)

Dose-response inhibitory effects of purified cathinone from khat (Catha edulis) on cortisol and prolactin release in vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops)

The effects of prenatal methylmercury exposure on trace element and antioxidant levels in rats following 6-hydroxydopamine-induced neuronal insult

Effects of acute and chronic inhalation of paint thinner in mice: behavioral and immunohistochemical study

Glia activation and its role in oxidative stress

Changes in behavior and ultrasonic vocalizations during antidepressant treatment in the maternally separated Wistar-Kyoto rat model of depression

Erythrina abyssinica prevents meningoencephalitis in chronic Trypanosoma brucei brucei mouse model

Cerebellar neurohistology and behavioural effects of gongronema latifolium and rauwolfia vomitoria in mice

Depo-Provera effects on Wistar rat performance in the Y-maze

Identifying the optimal dose of ritonavir in the treatment of malignancies

NMDA-R inhibition affects cellular process formation in Tilapia Melanocytes; a model for pigmented adrenergic neurons in process formation and retraction

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