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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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The interactive effects of verapamil and CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist/inverse agonist, AM251 on passive avoidance learning and memory in rat	42
Locomotor and discriminative stimulus effects of NBOH hallucinogens in rodents	19
Alcohol consumption and preference in female rats induced by reward downshift reveals sex generality of the modulatory role of physical activity	15
The effects of xylazine on locomotion and motor behaviour in a planarian model	14
Investigation of the anti-inflammatory effects of stigmasterol in mice: insight into its mechanism of action	13
Chronic caffeine decreases anxiety-like behavior in the marble burying task in adolescent rats	12
Evaluation of acute and chronic nociception in subchronically administered MK-801-induced rat model of schizophrenia	10
Dual effects of anandamide in the antiepileptic activity of diazepam in pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in mice	9
SKF82958, a dopamine D1 receptor agonist, disrupts prepulse inhibition in the medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens in C57BL/6J mice	9
Characterization of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone discrimination in female Sprague–Dawley rats	9
Dietary-induced binge-like eating impairs acoustic startle responses to acute nisoxetine in male mice	9
Menstrual cycle influences on cue-induced smoking cravings and heart rate variability	8
Effects of cannabidiol and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in the elevated plus maze in mice	8
Amelioration of cognition impairments in the valproic acid-induced animal model of autism by ciproxifan, a histamine H3-receptor antagonist	8
Histamine and its H1 receptors in the ventral pallidum mediate formalin-induced pain-related behaviors through this region and spinal cord opioid receptors	8
Biphasic reward effects are characteristic of both lorcaserin and drugs of abuse: implications for treatment of substance use disorders	7
Effects of Ketanserin, M100907 and Olanzapine on hallucinogenic like action induced by 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine	7
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	6
GPR171 activation regulates morphine tolerance but not withdrawal in a test-dependent manner in mice	6
5-(4-Hydroxy-3-dimethoxybenzylidene)-thiazolidinone improves motor functions and exerts antioxidant potential in hemiparkinsonian rats	6
Prenatal exposure to fluoxetine modulates emotionality and aversive memory in male and female rat offspring	6
The 5-HT6R agonist E-6837 and the antagonist SB-271046 reverse the psychotic-like behaviors induced by ketamine	6
Effort-based decision making in response to high-dose androgens: role of dopamine receptors	6
Preclinical comparison of antinociceptive effects between ibuprofen, diclofenac, naproxen, and acetaminophen on acid-stimulated body stretching and acid-depressed feeding behaviors in rats	6
Evidence for spontaneous cannabinoid withdrawal in mice	6

Delivering a new generation of translational animal models for depression research	5
Antidepressant activity of Riparin A in murine model	5
Activation of mGlu2/3 receptors with the orthosteric agonist LY-404,039 alleviates dyskinesia in experimental parkinsonism	5
Omeprazole affects the expression of serotonin-1A in the brain regions and alleviates anxiety in rat model of immobilization-induced stress	5
Creatine supplementation protects spatial memory and long-term potentiation against chronic restraint stress	5
Blockade of the GABAB receptor suppressed alcohol self-administration in rats: an effect similar to that produced by GABAB receptor activation	5
Hesperidin produces antidepressant effects by activating AMPA receptor: enhancing synaptic proteins to promote hippocampal neuronal activities	5
The administration of a phentolamine infusion into the basolateral amygdala enhances long-term memory and diminishes anxiety-like behavior in stressed rats	5
Preweaning environmental enrichment alters neonatal ultrasonic vocalisations in a rat model for prenatal infections	5
Chronic pharmacological activation of SERCA with CDN1163 affects spatial cognitive flexibility but not attention and impulsivity in mice	4
Heterozygous and homozygous gene knockout of the 5-HT1B receptor have different effects on methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization	4
The role of lateral habenula NMDA receptors in tramadol-induced conditioning	4
CB2 agonist mitigates cocaine-induced reinstatement of place preference and modulates the inflammatory response in mice	4
Agmatine prevents the memory impairment and the dysfunction of hippocampal GSK-3β and ERK signaling induced by aluminum nanoparticle in mice	4
Discriminative stimulus properties of Cannabis sativa terpenes in rats	4
Is impulsivity related to attentional bias in cigarette smokers? An exploration across levels of nicotine dependency and deprivation.	4
Opioid receptor antagonists reduce motivated wheel-running behavior in mice	4
Announcement of new editor: Bart Ellenbroek	4
The effects of acute oral naltrexone pretreatment on the abuse potential of intranasal methamphetamine, and the relationship between reward/punishment sensitivity and methamphetamine’s effects	3
TrkB agonist 7,8-dihydroxyflavone reverses an induced prepulse inhibition deficit selectively in maternal immune activation offspring: implications for schizophrenia	3
Isobolographic analysis of antinociceptive effect of ketorolac, indomethacin, and paracetamol after simultaneous peripheral local and systemic administration	3
The effects of citalopram, SB-334867 and orexin-1, alone or in various combinations, on the anxiogenic-like effects of REM sleep deprivation in male mice	3
Relapse to cotinine seeking in rats: differential effects of sex	3
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	3
Long-term follow-up of intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin-inducing pain sensitization	3
Effects of food restriction on the conditioned reinforcing properties of an opioid-associated stimulus	3
Cannabinoid drugs against chemotherapy-induced adverse effects: focus on nausea/vomiting, peripheral neuropathy and chemofog in animal models	3
Anti-aversive effect of 2-arachidonoylglycerol in the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray of male rats in contextual fear conditioning and Vogel tests	3
Assessment of antidepressant-like effects of dextromethorphan on differential reinforcement of low-rate 72-s performance in rats	3
Male and female rats exhibit comparable gaping behavior but activate brain regions differently during expression of conditioned nausea	3
Co-administration of bromocriptine and corticosterone produces short- and long-lasting reduction in intake of high-fat food in male rats	3
D2 receptor antagonism enhances cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization in female, but not male Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)	3
Punishment of ethanol choice in rhesus monkeys	3
Morphine-induced side effects can be differentially modulated by cannabidiol in male and female rats	3
The antidepressant-like activity of ketamine in the rat chronic mild stress model requires activation of cortical 5-HT1A receptors	2
Role of l-arginine/nitric oxide/cyclic GMP/KATP channel signaling pathway and opioid receptors in the antinociceptive effect of rutin in mice	2
Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting	2
Antidepressant-like effect of acute dose of Naringin involves suppression of NR1 and activation of protein kinase A/cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein/brain-derived neurot	2
Oxycodone decreases anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus-maze test in male and female rats	2
Norepinephrine as a spatial memory reset signal	2
The modulatory role of dopamine receptors within the hippocampal cornu ammonis area 1 in stress-induced analgesia in an animal model of persistent inflammatory pain	2
Development of a nicotine aerosol self-administration model in rats and the effects of e-liquid flavors	2
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	2
Methodological approach: using a within-subjects design in the marble burying assay	2
A novel tramadol–polycaprolactone implant could palliate heroin conditioned place preference and withdrawal in rats: behavioral and neurochemical study	2
Serial feature positive and feature negative discrimination learning in a taste avoidance preparation: implications for interoceptive control of behavior	2
Attenuation of morphine conditioned place preference and reinstatement by vitamin D	2
The anti-nociceptive activity of naringenin passes through L-arginine/NO/cGMP/KATP channel pathway and opioid receptors	2
Anorectic effect of COR659 in a rat model of overeating	1
Evaluation of akathisia in patients receiving selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors	1

Involvement of dopaminergic system in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in modulating the orofacial pain-related behaviors in the rats	1
The role of l-arginine/NO/cGMP/KATP channel pathway in the local antinociceptive effect of berberine in the rat formalin test	1
The discriminative stimulus effects of baclofen and gamma hydroxybutyrate in C57BL/6J mice	1
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	1
Announcement of two special issues: behavioural pharmacology of synaptopathies and psychedelic drugs	1
Can we change automatic processes: the influence of social priming on alcohol attentional bias	1
Thymoquinone ameliorates symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a 6-OHDA rat model by downregulation of miR-204-3p	1
Discriminative-stimulus effects of cannabidiol oil in Sprague-Dawley rats	1
NSC689857, an inhibitor of Skp2, produces antidepressant-like effects in mice	1
Burrowing as an index of inflammatory pain in male vs. female rats	1
Age is associated with altered locomotor and hypothermic response to acute nicotine	1
Prenatal exposure to valproic acid and treatment with intranasal oxytocin have sex-specific effects on behavior in Long Evans rats	1
Additive effect of histamine and muscimol upon induction of antinociceptive and antidepressant effects in mice	1
Behavioral effects induced by the cannabidiol analogs HU-502 and HU-556	1
Estradiol enhances the mirtazapine effects on the expression of cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization in female rats	1
Examination of the mechanisms underlying the discriminative stimulus properties of the atypical antipsychotic amisulpride	1
Spontaneous alternation and stereotypical behaviour in deer mice: response to escitalopram and levetiracetam	1
Pinocembrin ameliorates depressive-like behaviors by regulating P2X7/TRL4 receptors expression in mouse hippocampus	1
Ketamine as a pharmacological tool for the preclinical study of memory deficit in schizophrenia	1
Sodium butyrate enhances fear extinction and rescues hippocampal acetylcholinesterase activity in a rat model of posttraumatic stress disorder	1
Buspirone, a 5-HT1A agonist attenuates social isolation-induced behavior deficits in rats: a comparative study with fluoxetine	1
Effects of methylphenidate on impulsive choice and delay aversion in Lewis rats	1
The effect of early and long-term propranolol therapy on learning and memory in mice	1
Antinociceptive and adverse effects of morphine:ketamine mixtures in rats	1
1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid prevents 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced motor function deficits	1