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Nela Pivac
Researcher at Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Publications - 238
Citations - 4767
Nela Pivac is an academic researcher from Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Internal medicine & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 220 publications receiving 3914 citations.
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Smoking and schizophrenia.
Marina Šagud,Alma Mihaljević-Peleš,Dorotea Muck-Seler,Nela Pivac,Bjanka Vuksan-Ćusa,Tomo Brataljenović,Miro Jakovljević +6 more
TL;DR: It has been suggested that smoking may be an attempt by schizophrenic patients to alleviate cognitive deficits and to reduce extrapyramidal side-effects induced by antipsychotic medication.
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The serotonergic system and cognitive function.
TL;DR: The current evidence implies that reduced 5-HT neurotransmission negatively influences cognitive functions and that normalization of5-HT activity may have beneficial effects, suggesting that 5- HT and 5-HTR represent important pharmacological targets for cognition enhancement and restoration of impaired cognitive performance in neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Ethnic Differences in Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism in Croatian and Korean Healthy Participants
Nela Pivac,Byungsu Kim,Gordana Nedić,Yeon Ho Joo,Dragica Kozarić-Kovačić,Jin Pyo Hong,Dorotea Muck-Seler +6 more
TL;DR: The study found significant ethnic differences in BDNF val66met polymorphism and the most frequent genotype among Korean participants was "Met/Val" and they had similar distribution of "Met" and "Val" alleles.
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Platelet serotonin and plasma prolactin and cortisol in healthy, depressed and schizophrenic women
TL;DR: The data, although obtained on peripheral biochemical markers, indicate that depression and schizophrenia are characterized by disturbed 5-HT transmission and dysregulated HPA axis activity.
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The role of the serotonergic system at the interface of aggression and suicide.
TL;DR: The development of animal models that may capture the complexity of 5-HT-ergic interactions promises to afford a powerful tool to elucidate the pathophysiology of impulsive aggression and suicidability, and identify new effective therapies for these conditions.