Introduction: Rrecent studies indicated that serotonergic receptors can be mediate the glucocorticoids’ effects on behavioral procesess. The aim of this study was to determine the role of serotonergic receptor (5-HT6) in the effects of acute stress and corticosterone on fear memory reconsolidation in mice. Materials and Methods: Male adult mice were trained and tested in an inhibitory avoidance...

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cause significant problems in academic performance, cognitive, social, emotional, developmental issues for many students and then in adulthood for their occupational and familial function. In the absence of treatment, the children are prone to develop psychological and social injuries in adulthood. On the other hand, there is a wealth of evid...

Patients with epilepsy are at the risk of cognitive disorders and abnormalities of behavior. The purpose of this study is to compare the episodic memory and semantic memory in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and healthy control subjects. This is a causal – comparative study. The study population was patients with epilepsy Iranian epilepsy society in Tehran, that, among 20 patients wi...

  Background and Objectives: Studies have indicated that sleep is essential for the development and survival of the brain and increases the brain's capacity for cognitive functions, and sleep loss disrupts cognitive performance. The present review study aimed to investigate the effects of sleep deprivation on learning and memory with an emphasis on the role of sex hormones. Materials and...

Introduction: In elderly, most people experience memory and learning problems. Different approaches have been proposed to improve memory; one of them is the complementary medicine and the use of herbs. This study was designed to assess the effect of Frankincense extract and Lemon balm extract on the memory of elderlies. Method: This study is a double-blind controlled clinical on 70 elderly pat...