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Overview

Berend Olivier is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on cellular and molecular neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their research spans multiple topics, including sexual function and dysfunction studies, hormonal and reproductive studies, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, sexuality, behavior and technology, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, and tryptophan and brain disorders.

Their publication record includes work in several scientific journals and book chapters. Recent papers authored or coauthored by Berend Olivier include:

  • Translational Studies in the Complex Role of Neurotransmitter Systems in Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders (2020), Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • A New Approach to 'On-Demand' Treatment of Lifelong Premature Ejaculation by Treatment with a Combination of a 5-HT1A Receptor Antagonist and SSRI in Rats (2023), Frontiers in Neuroscience

In addition to journal articles, Berend Olivier has contributed to books published by IntechOpen, such as:

  • Serotonin and the CNS - New Developments in Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2021)
  • COVID-19 Pandemic, Mental Health and Neuroscience - New Scenarios for Understanding and Treatment (2022)

Frequently appearing publication venues for Olivier's research include:

  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • Neuropraxis
  • Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
  • Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Olivier has collaborated with a range of coauthors, among the most frequent being:

  • Berend Olivier
  • Diana C. Esquivel-Franco
  • Stephen De Prêtre
  • Josien Janssen
  • Josien A. Janssen

Best Publications

  • Stress revisited: a critical evaluation of the stress concept

    J.M. Koolhaas;A. Bartolomucci;B. Buwalda;S.F. de Boer

  • Social Cognition in Schizophrenia: Recommendations from the Measurement and Treatment Research to Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia New Approaches Conference

    Michael F Green;Michael F Green;Berend Olivier;Jacqueline N Crawley;David L Penn

  • Effect of SSRI antidepressants on ejaculation: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study with fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, and sertraline.

    Marcel D. Waldinger;Michiel W. Hengeveld;Aeilko H. Zwinderman;Berend Olivier

  • Relevance of methodological design for the interpretation of efficacy of drug treatment of premature ejaculation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    M D Waldinger;A H Zwinderman;D H Schweitzer;B Olivier;B Olivier

  • Premature ejaculation and serotonergic antidepressants-induced delayed ejaculation: the involvement of the serotonergic system

    Marcel D Waldinger;Hemmie H.G Berendsen;Bertil F.M Blok;Berend Olivier

  • The bovine protein α-lactalbumin increases the plasma ratio of tryptophan to the other large neutral amino acids, and in vulnerable subjects raises brain serotonin activity, reduces cortisol concentration, and improves mood under stress

    C. R. Markus;B. Olivier;G. E. M. Panhuysen;J. van der Gugten

  • The stress-induced hyperthermia paradigm as a physiological animal model for anxiety: a review of pharmacological and genetic studies in the mouse.

    J. Adriaan Bouwknecht;Berend Olivier;Berend Olivier;Richard E. Paylor

  • A new animal welfare concept based on allostasis

    S. Mechiel Korte;Berend Olivier;Jaap M. Koolhaas

  • Animal Models in Psychopharmacology

    Berend Olivier;J. Mos;Jef L. Slangen

  • Stress-induced hyperthermia and anxiety: pharmacological validation.

    Berend Olivier;Berend Olivier;Theo Zethof;Tommy Pattij;Meg van Boogaert

  • Transcriptional and behavioral interaction between 22q11.2 orthologs modulates schizophrenia-related phenotypes in mice

    Marta Paterlini;Stanislav S Zakharenko;Stanislav S Zakharenko;Wen-Sung Lai;Wen-Sung Lai;Jie Qin

  • Serotonin: A never-ending story

    Berend Olivier

  • Stress-Induced Hyperthermia in Singly Housed Mice

    J. A. M. Van Der Heyden;T. J. J. Zethof;B. Olivier;B. Olivier

  • An empirical operationalization study of DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for premature ejaculation

    Marcel D Waldinger;Michiel W Hengeveld;Aeilko H Zwinderman;Berend Olivier

  • Botox for the brain: enhancement of cognition, mood and pro-social behavior and blunting of unwanted memories

    Reinoud de Jongh;Ineke Bolt;Ineke Bolt;Maartje Schermer;Berend Olivier

  • The effect of stress on core and peripheral body temperature in humans

    Christiaan H. Vinkers;Renske Penning;Juliane Hellhammer;Joris Cornelis Verster

  • Mechanisms Underlying Tolerance after Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use: A Future for Subtype-Selective GABA(A) Receptor Modulators?

    Christiaan H. Vinkers;Berend Olivier;Berend Olivier

  • Intranasal administration of oxytocin: behavioral and clinical effects, a review.

    Jan G. Veening;Berend Olivier

  • Serotonin Transporter Promoter Region (5-HTTLPR) Polymorphism is Associated with the Intravaginal Ejaculation Latency Time in Dutch Men with Lifelong Premature Ejaculation

    Paddy K C Janssen;Steven C Bakker;Janos Réthelyi;Aeilko H Zwinderman

  • Proposal for a definition of lifelong premature ejaculation based on epidemiological stopwatch data.

    Marcel D. Waldinger;Aeilko H. Zwinderman;Berend Olivier;Berend Olivier;Dave H. Schweitzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Joris C. Verster
Joris C. Verster Utrecht University
Jan G. Veening
Jan G. Veening Radboud University
S. Mechiel Korte
S. Mechiel Korte Utrecht University
Martien J H Kas
Martien J H Kas University of Groningen
Aletta D. Kraneveld
Aletta D. Kraneveld Utrecht University
Johan Garssen
Johan Garssen Utrecht University
Aeilko H. Zwinderman
Aeilko H. Zwinderman University of Amsterdam
Mark J. Millan
Mark J. Millan University of Glasgow
Walter Everaerd
Walter Everaerd University of Amsterdam
Alexander R. Cools
Alexander R. Cools Radboud University

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