Neurophysiological Endophenotypes, CNS Disinhibition, and Risk for Alcohol Dependence and Related Disorders by Bernice Porjesz, Madhavi Rangaswamy

“…We will present our recent genetic findings related to brain oscillations and Central Nervous System (CNS) disinhibition.…”
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Face-to-Face Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The Effects on Gastrointestinal and Psychiatric Symptoms by Hanna Edebol-Carlman, Brjánn Ljótsson, Steven J. Linton, Katja Boersma, Martien Schrooten, Dirk Repsilber, Robert J. Brummer

“…Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder linked to disturbances in the gut-brain axis. Visceral hypersensitivity and pain are hallmarks of IBS and linked to the physiological and psychological burden and to the nonadaptive coping with stress. …”
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A 2D cell segmentation protocol for monitoring multiple STAT signaling pathways by fluorescence microscopy by Gergő Szanda, Éva Wisniewski, László Barna, Gábor Turu, Ken Mackie

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Monte Carlo simulation of interferometric measurement and wavefront shaping under influence of shot noise and camera noise by Chunghyeong Lee, Jaeyeon Oh, Hakseok Ko, Mooseok Jang

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The impact of emotional abuse on Internet addiction in Chinese children: the sequential mediation roles of emotional dysregulation and regulatory emotional self-efficacy by Wang Liu, Wang Liu, Jie Huang, Jie Huang, Yu-Ling Li, Yu-Ling Li, Xiang Gao, Xiang Gao, Zi-Yi Xu, Zi-Yi Xu, Yong-Hui Li, Yong-Hui Li

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Association of autistic personality traits with the EEG scores in non-clinical subjects during the facial video viewing by A. N. Savostyanov, D. A. Kuleshov, D. I. Klemeshova, M. S. Vlasov, A. E. Saprygin

“…Our module allows inducing the brain’s functional states, in which the EEG indicators of people with different levels of APT significantly differ. …”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Reveals Compound Heterozygosity for Ethnically Distinct PEX7 Mutations Responsible for Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata, Type 1 by Jessie C. Jacobsen, Emma Glamuzina, Juliet Taylor, Brendan Swan, Shona Handisides, Callum Wilson, Michael Fietz, Tessa van Dijk, Bart Appelhof, Rosamund Hill, Rosemary Marks, Donald R. Love, Stephen P. Robertson, Russell G. Snell, Klaus Lehnert

“…We describe two brothers who presented at birth with bone growth abnormalities, followed by development of increasingly severe intellectual and physical disability, growth restriction, epilepsy, and cerebellar and brain stem atrophy, but normal ocular phenotypes. …”
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Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial with gamma-band transcranial alternating current stimulation for the treatment of schizophrenia refractory auditor... by Xiaojuan Wang, Xiaochen Zhang, Yuan Chang, Jingmeng Liao, Shuang Liu, Dong Ming

“…Abstract Gamma oscillations are essential for brain communication. The 40 Hz neural oscillation deficits in schizophrenia impair left frontotemporal connectivity and information communication, causing auditory hallucinations. …”
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Chinese version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire: psychometric properties and clinical applications by Wei Wei, Zhe Zhang, Lin Zhu, Qian Zhang, Xin-Lu Cai, Qingying Ye, Ke Ni, Minmin Yin, David A. Preece, Bao-Ming Li

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Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration Related to C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion by Mirjana Babić Leko, Vera Župunski, Jason Kirincich, Dinko Smilović, Tibor Hortobágyi, Patrick R. Hof, Goran Šimić

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The effect of beet leaf (Beta vulgaris) extract on learning and memory after cerebral ischemic reperfusion in rats by Kobra Mirahmadi, Najmeh Asgharzadeh, Zahra Lorigooini, Marzieh Mardani, Zahra Rabiei, Diana Shahrani, Mohamad Shahrani, Mehrdad Shahrani Korrani

“…After conducting behavioral tests, the antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels of the rat’s serum and brain were measured. Results: The results showed that the hydroalcoholic extract of B. vulgaris leaves increases the antioxidant capacity of serum and brain. …”
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Maladaptive changes in the homeostasis of AEA-TRPV1/CB1R induces pain-related hyperactivity of nociceptors after spinal cord injury by JiaQi Hu, WenYong Fan, Yue Xu, XiaoFei Li, HaoYang Zhang, Shun Li, Lei Xue

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Associations between inflammation and striatal dopamine D2-receptor availability in aging by Vanessa Crine, Goran Papenberg, Jarkko Johansson, Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, Anders Wåhlin, Ulman Lindenberger, Martin Lövdén, Katrine Riklund, Lars Bäckman, Lars Nyberg, Nina Karalija

“…Abstract Background Normal brain aging is associated with dopamine decline, which has been linked to age-related cognitive decline. …”
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Radiological markers of CSF α-synuclein aggregation in Parkinson’s disease patients by Amgad Droby, Avital Yoffe-Vasiliev, Daniel Atias, Kyle B. Fraser, Omar S. Mabrouk, Nurit Omer, Anat Bar-Shira, Mali Gana-Weisz, Orly Goldstein, Moran Artzi, Dafna Ben Bashat, Roy N. Alcalay, Avi Orr-Urtreger, Julia C. Shirvan, Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Nir Giladi, Anat Mirelman, Avner Thaler

“…Quantitative measures including striatal binding ratios (SBR), whole-brain and deep gray matter volumes, neuromelanin-MRI (NM-MRI), functional connectivity (FC), and white matter (WM) diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) were calculated. …”
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Multimodal neurophenomenology of advanced concentration absorption meditation: An intensively sampled case study of Jhana by Avijit Chowdhury, Marta Bianciardi, Eric Chapdelaine, Omar S. Riaz, Christopher Timmermann, Remko van Lutterveld, Terje Sparby, Matthew D. Sacchet

“…Our results show that advanced meditation practices markedly dysregulate high-level brain systems via practices of enhanced attention to sensations, corroborating recent neurocognitive theories of meditation as the deconstruction of the brain's cortical hierarchy. …”
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Changes in Serum Natriuretic Peptide Levels after Percutaneous Closure of Small to Moderate Ventricular Septal Defects by Yuksel Kaya, Ramazan Akdemir, Huseyin Gunduz, Sani Murat, Orhan Bulut, İbrahim Kocayigit, M. Bulent Vatan, M. Akif Cakar, Ekrem Yeter, Harun Kilic, Mustafa Tarik Agac, Zeydin Acar

“…Brain natriuretic peptide levels were measured one day before and one month after the closure. …”
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Selective correlation of hippocampal volumes with WADA memory scores in mesial temporal sclerosis patients by Lourdes Khalife, Wassim Nasreddine, Fatima Jaafar, Huda Abboodi, Karim Nasreddine, Ahmad Beydoun

“…Hippocampal volumes were measured from high-resolution brain MRIs using automated software (volBrain), which were harmonized and normalized to whole brain volume. …”
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fNIRS neurofeedback facilitates emotion regulation: Exploring individual differences over the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex by Yiwei Li, Sijin Li, Hua Li, Yuyao Tang, Dandan Zhang

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Green tea consumption and cerebral white matter lesions in community-dwelling older adults without dementia by Shutaro Shibata, Moeko Noguchi-Shinohara, Ayano Shima, Taro Ozaki, Yuta Usui, Yasuyuki Taki, Kazuhiro Uchida, Takanori Honda, Jun Hata, Tomoyuki Ohara, Tatsuya Mikami, Tetsuya Maeda, Masaru Mimura, Kenji Nakashima, Jun-ichi Iga, Minoru Takebayashi, Toshiharu Ninomiya, Kenjiro Ono, On behalf of the Japan Prospective Studies Collaboration for Aging and Dementia (JPSC-AD) study group

“…A Food Frequency Questionnaire was used to assess green tea and coffee consumption, whereas brain magnetic resonance imaging was performed to assess cerebral white matter lesions, hippocampal volume, and total brain volume. …”
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Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis in an Australian Context: Common and Underdiagnosed in Multiple Ethnic Groups by Davor Pavlin‐Premrl, Michael Waters, Vincent Thijs, Peter J. Mitchell, Nawaf Yassi, Mark W. Parsons, Louise Weir, Lauren Pesavento, Julian Maingard, Geoffrey Cloud, Vimal Stanislaus, Mei Ngun, Bruce C.V. Campbell

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