List of works - João Bessa

A trans-dimensional approach to the behavioral aspects of depression

scientific article published on 27 January 2009

Adult hippocampal neuroplasticity triggers susceptibility to recurrent depression.

scientific article

Age-related qualitative shift in emotional behaviour: paradoxical findings after re-exposure of rats in the elevated-plus maze.

scientific article published on 12 April 2005

Astrocytic plasticity at the dorsal dentate gyrus on an animal model of recurrent depression

scientific article published on 17 November 2019

Chronic stress targets adult neurogenesis preferentially in the suprapyramidal blade of the rat dorsal dentate gyrus

scientific article published on 29 August 2017

Differential and converging molecular mechanisms of antidepressants' action in the hippocampal dentate gyrus

scientific article

Do genes and environment meet to regulate cerebrospinal fluid dynamics? Relevance for schizophrenia

scientific article

Erratum: Serotonin 2C receptor antagonists induce fast-onset antidepressant effects

scholarly article by M D Opal et al published 19 November 2013 in Molecular Psychiatry

Fifteen Years of Experience from a Medical School' Clinical Skills Laboratory

scientific article

Hippocampal NG2+ pericytes in chronic stressed rodents and depressed patients: a quantitative study

scientific article published on 17 June 2020

Immuno-Golgi as a Tool for Analyzing Neuronal 3D-Dendritic Structure in Phenotypically Characterized Neurons ⬇️

scientific article published on March 12, 2012

Induction of a hyperanxious state by antenatal dexamethasone: a case for less detrimental natural corticosteroids.

scientific article

Lithium blocks stress-induced changes in depressive-like behavior and hippocampal cell fate: the role of glycogen-synthase-kinase-3beta

scientific article

Metabolism and adult neurogenesis: Towards an understanding of the role of lipocalin-2 and iron-related oxidative stress

scientific article published on 26 September 2018

Morphological correlates of corticosteroid-induced changes in prefrontal cortex-dependent behaviors.

scientific article published in August 2005

Neuropathic pain is associated with depressive behaviour and induces neuroplasticity in the amygdala of the rat.

scientific article published on 20 May 2008

Perceived Stress in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is Related with Obsessive but Not Compulsive Symptoms.

scientific article published on 2 April 2013

Serotonergic signalling suppresses ataxin 3 aggregation and neurotoxicity in animal models of Machado-Joseph disease

scientific article

Serotonin 2C receptor antagonists induce fast-onset antidepressant effects.

scientific article

Stress-induced anhedonia is associated with hypertrophy of medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens.

scientific article

Tau-dependent suppression of adult neurogenesis in the stressed hippocampus

scientific article published on 30 May 2017

The Developmental Trajectory of Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Neuroimaging Studies

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

The Sweet Drive Test: refining phenotypic characterization of anhedonic behavior in rodents

scientific article

The effects of chronic stress on hippocampal adult neurogenesis and dendritic plasticity are reversed by selective MAO-A inhibition

scientific article

The moderator effect of age in the association between mood and adiposity in the elderly is specific for the subcutaneous adipose compartment: An MRI study

scientific article published on 07 November 2019

The modulation of adult neuroplasticity is involved in the mood-improving actions of atypical antipsychotics in an animal model of depression

scientific article published on 6 June 2017

The mood-improving actions of antidepressants do not depend on neurogenesis but are associated with neuronal remodeling.

scientific article

The neurobiological hypothesis of neurotrophins in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia: A meta-analysis

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

List of works by João Bessa

A trans-dimensional approach to the behavioral aspects of depression

Adult hippocampal neuroplasticity triggers susceptibility to recurrent depression.

Age-related qualitative shift in emotional behaviour: paradoxical findings after re-exposure of rats in the elevated-plus maze.

Astrocytic plasticity at the dorsal dentate gyrus on an animal model of recurrent depression

Chronic stress targets adult neurogenesis preferentially in the suprapyramidal blade of the rat dorsal dentate gyrus

Differential and converging molecular mechanisms of antidepressants' action in the hippocampal dentate gyrus

Do genes and environment meet to regulate cerebrospinal fluid dynamics? Relevance for schizophrenia

Erratum: Serotonin 2C receptor antagonists induce fast-onset antidepressant effects

Fifteen Years of Experience from a Medical School' Clinical Skills Laboratory

Hippocampal NG2+ pericytes in chronic stressed rodents and depressed patients: a quantitative study

Immuno-Golgi as a Tool for Analyzing Neuronal 3D-Dendritic Structure in Phenotypically Characterized Neurons ⬇️

Induction of a hyperanxious state by antenatal dexamethasone: a case for less detrimental natural corticosteroids.

Lithium blocks stress-induced changes in depressive-like behavior and hippocampal cell fate: the role of glycogen-synthase-kinase-3beta

Metabolism and adult neurogenesis: Towards an understanding of the role of lipocalin-2 and iron-related oxidative stress

Morphological correlates of corticosteroid-induced changes in prefrontal cortex-dependent behaviors.

Neuropathic pain is associated with depressive behaviour and induces neuroplasticity in the amygdala of the rat.

Perceived Stress in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is Related with Obsessive but Not Compulsive Symptoms.

Serotonergic signalling suppresses ataxin 3 aggregation and neurotoxicity in animal models of Machado-Joseph disease

Serotonin 2C receptor antagonists induce fast-onset antidepressant effects.

Stress-induced anhedonia is associated with hypertrophy of medium spiny neurons of the nucleus accumbens.

Tau-dependent suppression of adult neurogenesis in the stressed hippocampus

The Developmental Trajectory of Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Neuroimaging Studies

The Sweet Drive Test: refining phenotypic characterization of anhedonic behavior in rodents

The effects of chronic stress on hippocampal adult neurogenesis and dendritic plasticity are reversed by selective MAO-A inhibition

The moderator effect of age in the association between mood and adiposity in the elderly is specific for the subcutaneous adipose compartment: An MRI study

The modulation of adult neuroplasticity is involved in the mood-improving actions of atypical antipsychotics in an animal model of depression

The mood-improving actions of antidepressants do not depend on neurogenesis but are associated with neuronal remodeling.

The neurobiological hypothesis of neurotrophins in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia: A meta-analysis