Volume 31, Issue 1

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February 2016

Special Issue: Progress in Neuroscience in Africa

Issue Editors:

Fleur M. Howells,
Vivienne A. Russell

21 articles in this issue

Progress in neuroscience in Africa: editorial
Fleur M. Howells
V. A. Russell
Editorial 11 January 2016 Pages: 1 - 2
Building sustainable neuroscience capacity in Africa: the role of non-profit organisations
Thomas K. Karikari
Ansa E. Cobham
Iliya S. Ndams
Research Article Open access 09 June 2015 Pages: 3 - 9
Neuroscience-related research in Ghana: a systematic evaluation of direction and capacity
Emmanuel Quansah
Thomas K. Karikari
Original Article Open access 07 September 2015 Pages: 11 - 24
Kolaviron was protective against sodium azide (NaN₃) induced oxidative stress in the prefrontal cortex
Olayemi J. Olajide
Bernard U. Enaibe
Olalekan M. Ogundele
Research Article 29 April 2015 Pages: 25 - 35
Honey prevents neurobehavioural deficit and oxidative stress induced by lead acetate exposure in male wistar rats- a preliminary study
Wahab Imam Abdulmajeed
Habeeb Bolakale Sulieman
Bamidele Victor Owoyele
Orignal Article 05 October 2015 Pages: 37 - 44
Memory deficits associated with khat (Catha edulis) use in rodents
S. T. Kimani
N. B. Patel
P. G. Kioy
Original Article 30 September 2015 Pages: 45 - 52
Frontal white matter changes and aggression in methamphetamine dependence
Katharina Lederer
Jean-Paul Fouche
Anne Uhlmann
Original Article 15 December 2015 Pages: 53 - 62
The long-term effects of methamphetamine exposure during pre-adolescence on depressive-like behaviour in a genetic animal model of depression
Moné Mouton
Brian H. Harvey
Christiaan B. Brink
Original Article 18 November 2015 Pages: 63 - 74
Possible involvement of the circadian pathway in alcohol use disorder in a South African adolescent cohort
Shareefa Dalvie
Anthony King
Dan J. Stein
Original Article 08 October 2015 Pages: 75 - 80
Alcohol exposure in utero is associated with decreased gray matter volume in neonates
Kirsten A. Donald
J. P. Fouche
Dan J. Stein
Original Article 29 November 2015 Pages: 81 - 91
Neural and behavioural changes in male periadolescent mice after prolonged nicotine-MDMA treatment
Philip A. Adeniyi
Azeez O. Ishola
Olalekan M. Ogundele
Research Article 20 June 2015 Pages: 93 - 107
Female rats are resistant to developing the depressive phenotype induced by maternal separation stress
J. J. Dimatelis
I. M. Vermeulen
V. A. Russell
Original Article 07 September 2015 Pages: 109 - 119
Behavioural and biochemical changes in maternally separated Sprague–Dawley rats exposed to restraint stress
P. J. van Zyl
J. J. Dimatelis
V. A. Russell
Original Article 11 November 2015 Pages: 121 - 133
Molecular mechanisms of D-cycloserine in facilitating fear extinction: insights from RNAseq
Stefanie Malan-Müller
Lorren Fairbairn
Sîan Megan Joanna Hemmings
Original Article 23 September 2015 Pages: 135 - 156
A quantitative and qualitative review of the effects of testosterone on the function and structure of the human social-emotional brain
Sarah J. Heany
Jack van Honk
Samantha J. Brooks
Research Article Open access 16 June 2015 Pages: 157 - 167
Genetic predisposition and early life experience interact to determine glutamate transporter (GLT1) and solute carrier family 12 member 5 (KCC2) levels in rat hippocampus
Toni-Lee Sterley
Fleur M. Howells
Vivienne A. Russell
Original Article 14 October 2015 Pages: 169 - 182
Glutamatergic and HPA-axis pathway genes in bipolar disorder comorbid with alcohol- and substance use disorders
Shareefa Dalvie
Chiara Fabbri
Dan J. Stein
Original Article 12 November 2015 Pages: 183 - 189
Polymorphisms within the neuronal cadherin (CDH2) gene are associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a South African cohort
N. W. McGregor
C. Lochner
S. M. J. Hemmings
Research Article 21 June 2015 Pages: 191 - 196
Multiple sclerosis-like diagnosis as a complication of previously treated malaria in an iron and vitamin D deficient Nigerian patient
Susan J. van Rensburg
Ronald van Toorn
Maritha J. Kotze
Original Article 08 January 2016 Pages: 197 - 204
Neuropsychological manifestations in children with Sydenham’s chorea after adjunct intravenous immunoglobulin and standard treatment
Claire Gregorowski
Christine Lochner
Soraya Seedat
Research Article 19 May 2015 Pages: 205 - 212
Apolipoprotein E genotyping and questionnaire-based assessment of lifestyle risk factors in dyslipidemic patients with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease: test development for clinical application
H. K. Lückhoff
M. Kidd
M. J. Kotze
Original Article 20 October 2015 Pages: 213 - 224

Volume 31, Issue 1

Progress in neuroscience in Africa: editorial

Building sustainable neuroscience capacity in Africa: the role of non-profit organisations

Neuroscience-related research in Ghana: a systematic evaluation of direction and capacity

Kolaviron was protective against sodium azide (NaN₃) induced oxidative stress in the prefrontal cortex

Honey prevents neurobehavioural deficit and oxidative stress induced by lead acetate exposure in male wistar rats- a preliminary study

Memory deficits associated with khat (Catha edulis) use in rodents

Frontal white matter changes and aggression in methamphetamine dependence

The long-term effects of methamphetamine exposure during pre-adolescence on depressive-like behaviour in a genetic animal model of depression

Possible involvement of the circadian pathway in alcohol use disorder in a South African adolescent cohort

Alcohol exposure in utero is associated with decreased gray matter volume in neonates

Neural and behavioural changes in male periadolescent mice after prolonged nicotine-MDMA treatment

Female rats are resistant to developing the depressive phenotype induced by maternal separation stress

Behavioural and biochemical changes in maternally separated Sprague–Dawley rats exposed to restraint stress

Molecular mechanisms of D-cycloserine in facilitating fear extinction: insights from RNAseq

A quantitative and qualitative review of the effects of testosterone on the function and structure of the human social-emotional brain

Genetic predisposition and early life experience interact to determine glutamate transporter (GLT1) and solute carrier family 12 member 5 (KCC2) levels in rat hippocampus

Glutamatergic and HPA-axis pathway genes in bipolar disorder comorbid with alcohol- and substance use disorders

Polymorphisms within the neuronal cadherin (CDH2) gene are associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in a South African cohort

Multiple sclerosis-like diagnosis as a complication of previously treated malaria in an iron and vitamin D deficient Nigerian patient

Neuropsychological manifestations in children with Sydenham’s chorea after adjunct intravenous immunoglobulin and standard treatment

Apolipoprotein E genotyping and questionnaire-based assessment of lifestyle risk factors in dyslipidemic patients with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease: test development for clinical application

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