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Papers

(The median citation count of Behavioural Pharmacology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Effort-based decision making in response to high-dose androgens: role of dopamine receptors	47
Creatine supplementation protects spatial memory and long-term potentiation against chronic restraint stress	23
Chronic caffeine decreases anxiety-like behavior in the marble burying task in adolescent rats	19
My memory of Paul	16
Activation of mGlu2/3 receptors with the orthosteric agonist LY-404,039 alleviates dyskinesia in experimental parkinsonism	15
Cannabidiol on aggression in betta fish (Betta splendens)	14
Morphine-induced side effects can be differentially modulated by cannabidiol in male and female rats	11
Antidepressant activity of Riparin A in murine model	11
Hesperidin produces antidepressant effects by activating AMPA receptor: enhancing synaptic proteins to promote hippocampal neuronal activities	10
Isobolographic analysis of antinociceptive effect of ketorolac, indomethacin, and paracetamol after simultaneous peripheral local and systemic administration	10
Long-term follow-up of intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin-inducing pain sensitization	10
The role of lateral habenula NMDA receptors in tramadol-induced conditioning	10
The antidepressant-like activity of ketamine in the rat chronic mild stress model requires activation of cortical 5-HT1A receptors	10
D2 receptor antagonism enhances cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization in female, but not male Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)	10
Methodological approach: using a within-subjects design in the marble burying assay	9
Pinocembrin ameliorates depressive-like behaviors by regulating P2X7/TRL4 receptors expression in mouse hippocampus	9
The role of l-arginine/NO/cGMP/KATP channel pathway in the local antinociceptive effect of berberine in the rat formalin test	8
In memory of Dr Emily Jutkiewicz, 1975–2024	8
The effect of Psilocybe cubensis alkaloids on depressive-like behavior in mice exposed to maternal separation with respect to hippocampal gene expression and DNA methylation of Slc6a4 and Nr3c1	8
‘Only connect’: cognition meets motivation as cognitive effort to enhance models of depression	8
Cannabidiol and cognition: a literature review of human randomized controlled trials	7
Attenuation of morphine conditioned place preference and reinstatement by vitamin D	7
Comparing withdrawal- and anxiety-like behaviors following oral and subcutaneous oxycodone administration in C57BL/6 mice	7
Pain-suppressed consumption of highly palatable liquid in rats	7
Use of drug purchase tasks in medications development research: orexin system regulation of cocaine and drug demand	6

Zymosan A produces a rapid and sustained antidepressant effect in chronically stressed mice by stimulating hippocampal microglia	6
Methamphetamine-induced locomotor sensitization in mice is not associated with deficits in a range of cognitive, affective and social behaviours: interaction with brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val	6
The mGlu2/3 agonist LY379268 reduces sucrose taking, seeking, and motivation in male and female rats	6
The effects of high fat diet consumption on morphine-induced constipation	5
Pharmacological evaluation of lateral habenula and rostromedial tegmental nucleus in the expression of ethanol-induced place preference	5
The 5-HT6R agonist E-6837 and the antagonist SB-271046 reverse the psychotic-like behaviors induced by ketamine	5
Monlunabant suppresses appetite through a central mechanism	5
Prenatal exposure to fluoxetine modulates emotionality and aversive memory in male and female rat offspring	5
Antidepressant-like effect of riparin I and riparin II against CUMS-induced neuroinflammation via astrocytes and microglia modulation in mice	5
The administration of a phentolamine infusion into the basolateral amygdala enhances long-term memory and diminishes anxiety-like behavior in stressed rats	5
CB2 agonist mitigates cocaine-induced reinstatement of place preference and modulates the inflammatory response in mice	5
Self-synergy antinociceptive effect of diclofenac: effect of peripheral inhibition of nitric oxide synthase	4
Co-administration of bromocriptine and corticosterone produces short- and long-lasting reduction in intake of high-fat food in male rats	4
Heterozygous and homozygous gene knockout of the 5-HT1B receptor have different effects on methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization	4
Ketamine as a pharmacological tool for the preclinical study of memory deficit in schizophrenia	4
Procognitive effects of methyl 2-amino-3-methoxybenzoate (or daopine) may involve the dorsal striatal anthranilic acid pathway and mutimetabolite-multitarget pharmacology	4
Over-the-counter analgesic usage: associations with attentional biases in young women	4
Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting	4
Chronic pharmacological activation of SERCA with CDN1163 affects spatial cognitive flexibility but not attention and impulsivity in mice	4
Positive modulation of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptors differentially alters spatial learning and memory in juvenile rats younger and older than three weeks	4
No antinociceptive synergy between morphine and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in male and female rats with persistent inflammatory pain	4
The discriminative stimulus effects of baclofen and gamma hydroxybutyrate in C57BL/6J mice	4
Varenicline serves as the training stimulus in the drug-discriminated goal-tracking task with rats: initial evaluation of potential neuropharmacological processes	4
Involvement of dopaminergic system in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in modulating the orofacial pain-related behaviors in the rats	4
The complexity of socially transmitted food preferences in rodents: a model for human epistemic trust?	4
Effects of methylphenidate on impulsive choice and delay aversion in Lewis rats	4
Effects of three tryptamines: alpha-methyltryptamine, 5-methoxy-alpha-methyltryptamine, and 5-methoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine on acute toxicity, locomotor activity, and hallucinogenic behavior in mi	4
The effects of curcumin in learning and memory impairment associated with hypothyroidism in juvenile rats: the role of nitric oxide, oxidative stress, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor	4
Additive effect of histamine and muscimol upon induction of antinociceptive and antidepressant effects in mice	4
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the central amygdala modulates the ethanol-induced tolerance to anxiolysis and withdrawal-induced anxiety in male rats	3
Involvement of GABAA receptors of lateral habenula in the acquisition and expression phases of morphine-induced place preference in male rats	3
Alcohol consumption and preference in female rats induced by reward downshift reveals sex generality of the modulatory role of physical activity	3
Preweaning environmental enrichment alters neonatal ultrasonic vocalisations in a rat model for prenatal infections	3
5-(4-Hydroxy-3-dimethoxybenzylidene)-thiazolidinone improves motor functions and exerts antioxidant potential in hemiparkinsonian rats	3
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2–associated changes in pharmacokinetics, locomotor function and peripheral glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric acid levels during acute alcohol intoxication in male mice	3
Immunization with a low dose of zymosan A confers resistance to depression-like behavior and neuroinflammatory responses in chronically stressed mice	3
Propranolol blocks the unconditioned and conditioned hyperactive effects of methamphetamine in CD-1 mice	3
Multigenerational effects of paternal spatial training are lasting in the F1 and F2 male offspring	3
Resveratrol improves ovariectomy and chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors in mice through brain-derived neurotrophic factor associated structural synaptic remodeling	3
Preclinical comparison of antinociceptive effects between ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen, and acetaminophen on acid-stimulated body stretching and acid-depressed feeding behaviors in rats	3
SKF82958, a dopamine D1 receptor agonist, disrupts prepulse inhibition in the medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens in C57BL/6J mice	3
D2-like dopamine receptors blockade within the dentate gyrus shows a greater effect on stress-induced analgesia in the tail-flick test compared to D1-like dopamine receptors	3
Altered sleep during spontaneous cannabinoid withdrawal in male mice	3
Effect of Alcea aucheri (Bioss.) Alef extract against scopolamine-induced memory impairment in rats	3
The interactive effects of verapamil and CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist/inverse agonist, AM251 on passive avoidance learning and memory in rat	3
Dietary-induced binge-like eating impairs acoustic startle responses to acute nisoxetine in male mice	3
Discriminative stimulus properties of Cannabis sativa terpenes in rats	3
Role of l-arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic GMP/KATP channel signaling pathway and opioid receptors in the antinociceptive effect of rutin in mice	2
NSC689857, an inhibitor of Skp2, produces antidepressant-like effects in mice	2
Spontaneous alternation and stereotypical behaviour in deer mice: response to escitalopram and levetiracetam	2

Buspirone, a 5-HT1A agonist attenuates social isolation-induced behavior deficits in rats: a comparative study with fluoxetine	2
Burrowing as an index of inflammatory pain in male vs. female rats	2
Relapse to cotinine seeking in rats: differential effects of sex	2
Slight and hidden hearing loss differentially affect short- and long-term memory in young rats	2
Examination of the mechanisms underlying the discriminative stimulus properties of the atypical antipsychotic amisulpride	2
Fenofibrate ameliorates olanzapine’s side effects without altering its central effect: emphasis on FGF-21–adiponectin axis	2
Minocycline as a potential anxiolytic drug: systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence in murine models	2
Gabapentin and D-cycloserine alone and in combination with naloxone in methadone-maintained humans responding under a naloxone novel-response discrimination procedure	2
Neurobehavioral manifestations in female rats after intermittent exposure to an anticancer agent, paclitaxel	2
Agmatine prevents the memory impairment and the dysfunction of hippocampal GSK-3β and ERK signaling induced by aluminum nanoparticle in mice	2
Estradiol enhances the mirtazapine effects on the expression of cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization in female rats	2
Astaxanthin engages the l-arginine/NO/cGMP/KATP channel signaling pathway toward antinociceptive effects	2
Thymoquinone ameliorates symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a 6-OHDA rat model by downregulation of miR-204-3p	2
Is impulsivity related to attentional bias in cigarette smokers? An exploration across levels of nicotine dependency and deprivation.	1
Effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on estrous cycle, and behavior and expression of estrogen receptor alpha and oxytocin during estrus and diestrus in mice offspring	1
Involvement of the NO/cGMP/KATP pathway in the antinociceptive effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oil in mice	1
Contingency learning in zebrafish exposed to apomorphine- and levetiracetam	1
1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid prevents 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced motor function deficits	1
The effects of xylazine on locomotion and motor behaviour in a planarian model	1
Modeling spontaneous opioid withdrawal in male and female outbred mice using traditional endpoints and hyperalgesia	1
Maternal treatment with aripiprazole prevents the development of a valproic acid-induced autism-like phenotype in juvenile male mice	1
A novel tramadol–polycaprolactone implant could palliate heroin conditioned place preference and withdrawal in rats: behavioral and neurochemical study	1
Omeprazole affects the expression of serotonin-1A in the brain regions and alleviates anxiety in rat model of immobilization-induced stress	1
Lack of sex and estrous stage effects on compulsive behavior assessed using a schedule-induced polydipsia procedure in rats	1
Cholinergic models of memory impairment in animals and man: scopolamine vs. biperiden	1
Anorectic effect of COR659 in a rat model of overeating	1
Delivering a new generation of translational animal models for depression research	1
The anti-nociceptive activity of naringenin passes through L-arginine/NO/cGMP/KATP channel pathway and opioid receptors	1
Menstrual cycle influences on cue-induced smoking cravings and heart rate variability	1
Role of D1- and D2-like dopamine receptors within the CA1 hippocampal region in the stress-induced antinociceptive response in the exposure to acute pain	1
Paul Willner Obituary	1
Effects of the psychoactive compounds in green tea on risky decision-making	1
Effect of acute treatment with the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, liraglutide, and estrus phase on cue- and drug-induced fentanyl seeking in female rats	1
Deciphering the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of pelargonidin through L-arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic GMP/ATP-sensitive potassium channel signaling pathway and gamma-aminobutyric acid/o	1
Discriminative-stimulus effects of cannabidiol oil in Sprague-Dawley rats	1
Announcement of new editor: Bart Ellenbroek	1
Prenatal exposure to valproic acid and treatment with intranasal oxytocin have sex-specific effects on behavior in Long Evans rats	1
Effects of Ketanserin, M100907 and Olanzapine on hallucinogenic like action induced by 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine	1
Blockade of the GABAB receptor suppressed alcohol self-administration in rats: an effect similar to that produced by GABAB receptor activation	1
Evaluation of potential punishing effects of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM) in rhesus monkeys responding under a choice procedure	1
Sex differences in the acute ethanol effects on object recognition memory: influence of estrous cycle	1