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Summary: When to Select Selank vs Semax for Cognitive Research
The Selank–Semax decision in cognitive research should be driven by the primary biological question. Selank is the superior choice when the research question centres on anxiety-cognition interaction (how anxiety impairs working memory and attentional performan
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- The Selank–Semax decision in cognitive research should be driven by the primary biological question. Selank is the superior choice when the research question centres on anxiety-cognition interaction (how anxiety impairs working memory and attentional performance), GABA-A subunit specificity in the amygdala–prefrontal–hippocampal circuit, fear extinction and extinction memory consolidation (5-HT2C BLA mechanism), or neuroinflammatory IL-6 modulation in stress models. Semax is superior when the research question centres on hippocampal BDNF-LTP neuroplasticity, MC4R–CREB–BDNF transcriptional cascades, spatial memory encoding and consolidation (MWM, novel object location), contextual fear extinction (hippocampal safety memory), MCAO neuroprotection, or HPA normalisation through GR expression restoration in dentate gyrus. Combined Selank+Semax research is warranted when studying the additive effects of two orthogonal anxiety-cognition mechanisms in models like CUS, where both HPA hyperactiv
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