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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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Effort-based decision making in response to high-dose androgens: role of dopamine receptors	33
Activation of mGlu2/3 receptors with the orthosteric agonist LY-404,039 alleviates dyskinesia in experimental parkinsonism	19
Chronic caffeine decreases anxiety-like behavior in the marble burying task in adolescent rats	18
My memory of Paul	18
Cannabidiol on aggression in betta fish (Betta splendens)	14
Creatine supplementation protects spatial memory and long-term potentiation against chronic restraint stress	13
Intermediate doses of d-amphetamine promote perseverative risky choices following the presentation of win-paired cues	9
Morphine-induced side effects can be differentially modulated by cannabidiol in male and female rats	9
Long-term follow-up of intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin-inducing pain sensitization	9
Methodological approach: using a within-subjects design in the marble burying assay	8
The role of lateral habenula NMDA receptors in tramadol-induced conditioning	8
Hesperidin produces antidepressant effects by activating AMPA receptor: enhancing synaptic proteins to promote hippocampal neuronal activities	7
‘Only connect’: cognition meets motivation as cognitive effort to enhance models of depression	7
The antidepressant-like activity of ketamine in the rat chronic mild stress model requires activation of cortical 5-HT1A receptors	7
Microinjection of morphine into the nucleus accumbens and CA1 modulates pain-related behaviors in an animal model of inflammatory pain in male rats	7
In memory of Dr Emily Jutkiewicz, 1975–2024	6
The role of l-arginine/NO/cGMP/KATP channel pathway in the local antinociceptive effect of berberine in the rat formalin test	6
Attenuation of morphine conditioned place preference and reinstatement by vitamin D	6
Gut–brain axis and depression: focus on the amino acid and short-chain fatty acid metabolism	6
Cannabidiol and cognition: a literature review of human randomized controlled trials	6
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	6
Pain-suppressed consumption of highly palatable liquid in rats	6
Use of drug purchase tasks in medications development research: orexin system regulation of cocaine and drug demand	6
The effects of high fat diet consumption on morphine-induced constipation	6
N-acetylcysteine: a promising strategy for alleviating damages induced by maternal deprivation in neonatal rats	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
Comparing withdrawal- and anxiety-like behaviors following oral and subcutaneous oxycodone administration in C57BL/6 mice	6
Pharmacological evaluation of lateral habenula and rostromedial tegmental nucleus in the expression of ethanol-induced place preference	6
Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting	5
Zymosan A produces a rapid and sustained antidepressant effect in chronically stressed mice by stimulating hippocampal microglia	5
Psilocybin inhibits formalin-induced nociception through 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor in rats	5
Co-administration of bromocriptine and corticosterone produces short- and long-lasting reduction in intake of high-fat food in male rats	5
Monlunabant suppresses appetite through a central mechanism	5
The mGlu2/3 agonist LY379268 reduces sucrose taking, seeking, and motivation in male and female rats	5
Conditioned place preference and conditioned place aversion in goldfish	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	4
Heterozygous and homozygous gene knockout of the 5-HT1B receptor have different effects on methamphetamine-induced behavioral sensitization	4
Involvement of dopaminergic system in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in modulating the orofacial pain-related behaviors in the rats	4
Over-the-counter analgesic usage: associations with attentional biases in young women	4
Effects of methylphenidate on impulsive choice and delay aversion in Lewis rats	4
Chronic pharmacological activation of SERCA with CDN1163 affects spatial cognitive flexibility but not attention and impulsivity in mice	4
Self-synergy antinociceptive effect of diclofenac: effect of peripheral inhibition of nitric oxide synthase	4
Ketamine as a pharmacological tool for the preclinical study of memory deficit in schizophrenia	4
Valproic acid triggers a sex-independent autism-like deficits, gut-brain axis, and neurodegenerative changes in the autism model of Wistar rats	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
The complexity of socially transmitted food preferences in rodents: a model for human epistemic trust?	4
The discriminative stimulus effects of baclofen and gamma hydroxybutyrate in C57BL/6J mice	4
Additive effect of histamine and muscimol upon induction of antinociceptive and antidepressant effects in mice	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
Procognitive effects of methyl 2-amino-3-methoxybenzoate (or daopine) may involve the dorsal striatal anthranilic acid pathway and mutimetabolite-multitarget pharmacology	3
Preweaning environmental enrichment alters neonatal ultrasonic vocalisations in a rat model for prenatal infections	3
Acute glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, semaglutide, attenuates cue-, drug-, and stress-induced fentanyl seeking in male Sprague–Dawley rats	3
Delta opioid receptors on parvalbumin cells are necessary for the convulsant and anxiolytic effects of the delta agonist SNC80	3
Effect of Alcea aucheri (Bioss.) Alef extract against scopolamine-induced memory impairment in rats	3
Varenicline serves as the training stimulus in the drug-discriminated goal-tracking task with rats: initial evaluation of potential neuropharmacological processes	3
Effects of ethanol and nicotine coadministration on probability discounting in rats	3
Resveratrol improves ovariectomy and chronic restraint stress-induced depression-like behaviors in mice through brain-derived neurotrophic factor associated structural synaptic remodeling	3
5-(4-Hydroxy-3-dimethoxybenzylidene)-thiazolidinone improves motor functions and exerts antioxidant potential in hemiparkinsonian rats	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
Efficacy and safety of Qudu Huiyuan Pills in the treatment of opioid withdrawal syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial	3
Involvement of GABAA receptors of lateral habenula in the acquisition and expression phases of morphine-induced place preference in male rats	3
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	3
Prediction model for medication adherence using a medication event monitoring system in recurrent major depressive disorder	3
Propranolol blocks the unconditioned and conditioned hyperactive effects of methamphetamine in CD-1 mice	3
Immunization with a low dose of zymosan A confers resistance to depression-like behavior and neuroinflammatory responses in chronically stressed mice	3
SKF82958, a dopamine D1 receptor agonist, disrupts prepulse inhibition in the medial prefrontal cortex and nucleus accumbens in C57BL/6J mice	3
More than an opioid: dissociable analgesic and behavioral effects of kratom in planarians	3
Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of the central amygdala modulates the ethanol-induced tolerance to anxiolysis and withdrawal-induced anxiety in male rats	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
Investigation of p-coumaric acid on intracerebroventricular lipopolysaccharide-induced spatial memory impairment and neuroinflammation in rats	3
Neurobehavioral manifestations in female rats after intermittent exposure to an anticancer agent, paclitaxel	2
Thymoquinone ameliorates symptoms of Parkinson’s disease in a 6-OHDA rat model by downregulation of miR-204-3p	2

Estradiol enhances the mirtazapine effects on the expression of cocaine-induced locomotor sensitization in female rats	2
Relapse to cotinine seeking in rats: differential effects of sex	2
Paul Willner Obituary	2
Alcohol consumption and preference in female rats induced by reward downshift reveals sex generality of the modulatory role of physical activity	2
Evaluation of potential punishing effects of 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM) in rhesus monkeys responding under a choice procedure	2
NSC689857, an inhibitor of Skp2, produces antidepressant-like effects in mice	2
Examination of the mechanisms underlying the discriminative stimulus properties of the atypical antipsychotic amisulpride	2
Slight and hidden hearing loss differentially affect short- and long-term memory in young rats	2
Burrowing as an index of inflammatory pain in male vs. female rats	2
Haloperidol potentates the antinociceptive effect of buprenorphine and tramadol in rats	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
Maternal treatment with aripiprazole prevents the development of a valproic acid-induced autism-like phenotype in juvenile male mice	2
Dietary-induced binge-like eating impairs acoustic startle responses to acute nisoxetine in male mice	2
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	2
Gabapentin and D-cycloserine alone and in combination with naloxone in methadone-maintained humans responding under a naloxone novel-response discrimination procedure	2
Prevention of morphine dependence with a combination of ketotifen and l-carnitine in mice: a new potential therapeutic approach	2
Agmatine prevents the memory impairment and the dysfunction of hippocampal GSK-3β and ERK signaling induced by aluminum nanoparticle in mice	2
Temporal pattern of oxycodone self-administration in mice	2
Discriminative stimulus properties of Cannabis sativa terpenes in rats	2
Minocycline as a potential anxiolytic drug: systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence in murine models	2
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	2
Modeling spontaneous opioid withdrawal in male and female outbred mice using traditional endpoints and hyperalgesia	2
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
Contingency learning in zebrafish exposed to apomorphine- and levetiracetam	1
Parsing the hypophagic and anxiogenic effects of cocaine in male and female rats	1
Involvement of the NO/cGMP/KATP pathway in the antinociceptive effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oil in mice	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
A novel tramadol–polycaprolactone implant could palliate heroin conditioned place preference and withdrawal in rats: behavioral and neurochemical study	1
The effects of xylazine on locomotion and motor behaviour in a planarian model	1
1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid prevents 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine-induced motor function deficits	1
Omeprazole affects the expression of serotonin-1A in the brain regions and alleviates anxiety in rat model of immobilization-induced stress	1
Increasing the number of extinction sessions suppresses context-specific sensitization in mice	1
Synbiotic diet produces antidepressant-like effects but alters ketamine activity in an avian model of treatment-resistant depression	1
Discriminative-stimulus effects of cannabidiol oil in Sprague-Dawley rats	1
The 5-HT7 receptor antagonist SB-656104A fails to affect breakpoints for cocaine self-administration in male rats	1
Delivering a new generation of translational animal models for depression research	1
Announcement of new editor: Bart Ellenbroek	1
Menstrual cycle influences on cue-induced smoking cravings and heart rate variability	1
Evaluation of scopoletin as a potential therapeutic agent in fibromyalgia: evidence from a reserpine-induced mouse model	1
Anorectic effect of COR659 in a rat model of overeating	1
New insights about the antidepressant-like effects of riparin A in a chronic murine model of depression	1
Lack of sex and estrous stage effects on compulsive behavior assessed using a schedule-induced polydipsia procedure in rats	1
Ivermectin: a therapeutic strategy to treat patients with resistant epilepsy	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
Naltrexone treatment improves anxiety- and depression-like behavior in alcohol-exposed mice	1
Is impulsivity related to attentional bias in cigarette smokers? An exploration across levels of nicotine dependency and deprivation.	1
Effects of Ketanserin, M100907 and Olanzapine on hallucinogenic like action induced by 2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine	1
Effects of gabapentin on heroin and cocaine self-administration in rats	1
Comparison of the hot-plate pain effect between three inhalation methods and subcutaneous injection of heroin	1