Nicoletta Berardi

Protein synthesis in the visual cortex is needed for ocular dominance plasticity.

Reactivation of ocular dominance plasticity in the adult visual cortex.

Effects of dark rearing on phosphorylation of neurotrophin Trk receptors.

Differential effects of cortical neurotrophic factors on development of lateral geniculate nucleus and superior colliculus neurons: anterograde and retrograde actions.

Effects of neurotrophins on synaptic protein expression in the visual cortex of dark-reared rats.

Molecular basis of plasticity in the visual cortex.

Environmental enrichment prevents effects of dark-rearing in the rat visual cortex.

Acceleration of visual system development by environmental enrichment.

Enriched environment and acceleration of visual system development.

Extracellular matrix and visual cortical plasticity: freeing the synapse.

Intranasal administration of nerve growth factor (NGF) rescues recognition memory deficits in AD11 anti-NGF transgenic mice.

Structural and functional recovery from early monocular deprivation in adult rats.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is required for the enhancement of hippocampal neurogenesis following environmental enrichment.

Differential effects of NT-4, NGF and BDNF on development of neurochemical architecture and cell size regulation in rat visual cortex during the critical period.

Environmental enrichment effects on development of retinal ganglion cell dendritic stratification require retinal BDNF.

A richness that cures.

Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) mediates the effects of enriched environment (EE) on visual cortical development.

Environmental enrichment delays the onset of memory deficits and reduces neuropathological hallmarks in a mouse model of Alzheimer-like neurodegeneration.

Hyperactivity and novelty-induced hyperreactivity in mice lacking Rac3.

Disruption of the prefrontal cortex function by rTMS produces a category-specific enhancement of the reaction times during visual object identification.

Plasticity in the adult brain: lessons from the visual system.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) overexpression in the forebrain results in learning and memory impairments.

Reduced responsiveness to long-term monocular deprivation of parvalbumin neurons assessed by c-Fos staining in rat visual cortex.

Enrich the environment to empower the brain.

Massage accelerates brain development and the maturation of visual function.

Setting the pace for retinal development: environmental enrichment acts through insulin-like growth factor 1 and brain-derived neurotrophic factor.

Reducing intracortical inhibition in the adult visual cortex promotes ocular dominance plasticity.

Involvement of the parietal cortex in perceptual learning (Eureka effect): an interference approach using rTMS.

GABAergic inhibition in visual cortical plasticity.

Environmental enrichment potentiates thalamocortical transmission and plasticity in the adult rat visual cortex.

The effects of preterm infant massage on brain electrical activity.

ERK pathway activation bidirectionally affects visual recognition memory and synaptic plasticity in the perirhinal cortex.

Enriched experience and recovery from amblyopia in adult rats: impact of motor, social and sensory components.

Enriched early life experiences reduce adult anxiety-like behavior in rats: a role for insulin-like growth factor 1.

System consolidation of spatial memories in mice: effects of enriched environment.

Environment and brain plasticity: towards an endogenous pharmacotherapy.

p140Cap regulates memory and synaptic plasticity through Src-mediated and citron-N-mediated actin reorganization.

Environmental enrichment strengthens corticocortical interactions and reduces amyloid-β oligomers in aged mice.

Neutralization of nerve growth factor impairs proliferation and differentiation of adult neural progenitors in the subventricular zone.

Treatment of amblyopia in the adult: insights from a new rodent model of visual perceptual learning.

Hippocampal dysregulation of neurofibromin-dependent pathways is associated with impaired spatial learning in engrailed 2 knock-out mice.

Brain structural and functional development: genetics and experience.