Fernando Torrealba
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Recent Articles
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Torrealba F, Riveros M, Contreras M, Valdes J
Front Syst Neurosci
. 2012 Jul;
6:51.
PMID: 22783171
Brain histamine may affect a variety of different behavioral and physiological functions; however, its role in promoting wakefulness has overshadowed its other important functions. Here, we review evidence indicating that...
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Contreras M, Billeke P, Vicencio S, Madrid C, Perdomo G, Gonzalez M, et al.
Neuropsychopharmacology
. 2012 Apr;
37(9):2101-8.
PMID: 22534623
Drug craving critically depends on the function of the interoceptive insular cortex, and may be triggered by contextual cues. However, the role of the insula in the long-term memory linking...
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Passani M, Blandina P, Torrealba F
J Pharmacol Exp Ther
. 2010 Sep;
336(1):24-9.
PMID: 20864503
Interest in the histaminergic system as a potential target for the treatment of feeding disorders is driven by the unsatisfactory history of the pharmacotherapy of obesity. Eating behavior is regulated...
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Ocampo-Garces A, Ibanez F, Perdomo G, Torrealba F
J Sleep Res
. 2010 Jul;
20(1 Pt 1):3-11.
PMID: 20626614
The 24-h distribution of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is known to be deeply reshaped among albino rats with neurotoxic lesions in the lateral hypothalamus (LH) or among rodent models...
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Valdes J, Sanchez C, Riveros M, Blandina P, Contreras M, Farias P, et al.
Eur J Neurosci
. 2010 Jun;
31(11):2073-85.
PMID: 20529118
Obtaining food, shelter or water, or finding a mating partner are examples of motivated behaviors, which are essential to preserve the species. The full expression of such behaviors requires a...
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Torrealba F, Valdes J
Biol Res
. 2009 Jul;
41(4):369-77.
PMID: 19621117
Spatial cognition is a complex higher function in mammals and is involved in a variety of tasks that can be explored in the laboratory. In this review we will discuss...
17.
Robles L, Torrealba F, Santos M
Biol Res
. 2009 Jul;
41(4):367-8.
PMID: 19621116
No abstract available.
18.
Matus S, Burgos P, Bravo-Zehnder M, Kraft R, Porras O, Farias P, et al.
J Exp Med
. 2007 Dec;
204(13):3221-34.
PMID: 18056288
The interesting observation was made 20 years ago that psychotic manifestations in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with the production of antiribosomal-P protein (anti-P) autoantibodies. Since then, the...
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Contreras M, Ceric F, Torrealba F
Science
. 2007 Oct;
318(5850):655-8.
PMID: 17962567
Addiction profoundly alters motivational circuits so that drugs become powerful reinforcers of behavior. The interoceptive system continuously updates homeostatic and emotional information that are important elements in motivational decisions. We...
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Torres-Farfan C, Valenzuela F, Germain A, Viale M, Campino C, Torrealba F, et al.
J Pineal Res
. 2006 Jul;
41(1):58-66.
PMID: 16842542
The primate fetal adrenal reaches a large size relative to body weight followed by a rapid decrease in size in the postnatal period. We tested the hypothesis that maternal melatonin...