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April 2015 in “The FASEB Journal” This study found that perinatal androgen deprivation in male rats increased serum estrogen levels and enhanced exploratory behavior, indicating that elevated estrogen may affect brain sex differentiation and related behaviors.
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May 2017 in “Behavioural brain research” This study found that manipulating neuroactive steroids during early development stages in male rats influences alcohol-induced locomotor sensitivity, suggesting their role in addiction vulnerability.
August 2008 in “European Neuropsychopharmacology” RY-023, a specific drug, can improve early stage memory learning without affecting general activity in rats, but it's less effective for later learning stages and doesn't impact memory recall.
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July 2005 in “Journal of Ethnopharmacology” In this study, the aqueous extract of Eclipta alba and its hydrolyzed fraction showed nootropic activity and reduced stress-induced alterations in rats.
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October 2018 in “BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine” In this animal study, the methanolic extract of Crataeva nurvala leaves was found to possess sedative and anxiolytic properties, potentially linked to GABAergic activity and certain neuroactive compounds.