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Francesca Cirulli

Istituto Superiore di Sanitą
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Early disruption of the mother–infant relationship: effects on brain plasticity and implications for psychopathology

F Cirulli, A Berry, E Alleva - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2003 - Elsevier
… Alleva) and the Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Finalizzata 2000, grant ICS 120.4/RA00-90
to F. Cirulli: Analisi delle alterazioni comportamentali e di fenomeni di plasticitą neuronale …

Early life stress as a risk factor for mental health: role of neurotrophins from rodents to non-human primates

F Cirulli, N Francia, A Berry, L Aloe, E Alleva… - Neuroscience & …, 2009 - Elsevier
Early adverse events can enhance stress responsiveness and lead to greater susceptibility
for psychopathology at adulthood. The epigenetic factors involved in transducing specific …

Use of assistance and therapy dogs for children with autism spectrum disorders: A critical review of the current evidence

…, M Borgi, N Francia, E Alleva, F Cirulli - The journal of alternative …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Background: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by deficits in social
reciprocity and communication, and by unusually restricted, repetitive behaviors. Intervention …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of quarantine and physical distancing following COVID-19 on mental health: study protocol of a multicentric Italian population trial

…, U Albert, C Carmassi, G Carrą, F Cirulli… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic and its related containment measures—mainly physical distancing
and isolation—are having detrimental consequences on the mental health of the general …

Effectiveness of a standardized equine-assisted therapy program for children with autism spectrum disorder

…, F Bisacco, M Fagerlie, M Frascarelli, F Cirulli - Journal of autism and …, 2016 - Springer
In this study the effectiveness of an equine-assisted therapy (EAT) in improving adaptive
and executive functioning in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was examined (…

Postnatal repeated maternal deprivation produces age-dependent changes of brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in selected rat brain regions

M Roceri, F Cirulli, C Pessina, P Peretto, G Racagni… - Biological …, 2004 - Elsevier
… rats (F 1,22 = 8.218, p = .048) but, similar to the lack of effects in PFC and striatum, CSS
did not alter levels in MD animals (F 1,22 = .285, p = .600, two-way ANOVA with SCPHT). …

Effects of the lockdown on the mental health of the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: Results from the COMET collaborative network

…, U Albert, C Carmassi, G Carrą, F Cirulli… - European …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented
traumatic event influencing the healthcare, economic, and social welfare systems worldwide. In …

[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoid-related molecular signaling pathways regulating hippocampal neurogenesis

…, E Milanesi, J Rybka, A Berry, F Cirulli… - …, 2013 - nature.com
Stress and glucocorticoid hormones regulate hippocampal neurogenesis, but the molecular
mechanisms underlying their effects are unknown. We, therefore, investigated the molecular …

Intrahippocampal administration of BDNF in adult rats affects short‐term behavioral plasticity in the Morris water maze and performance in the elevated plus‐maze

F Cirulli, A Berry, F Chiarotti, E Alleva - Hippocampus, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… find it, as shown by a significant main effect of trial on the latency to find the platform [F(5,80) …
lower latency [F (1,16) 4.97, P 0.04] and a tendency to perform a shorter path length [F (1,16)…

[HTML][HTML] Baby schema in human and animal faces induces cuteness perception and gaze allocation in children

…, V Brelsford, K Meints, F Cirulli - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
… , E 1 F 1 and left E 2 F 2 eye width), nose length (OH), nose width (IJ), mouth width (KL). The
baby schema was captured by six facial parameters (Table 1, column B): CD as an absolute …