α-Synuclein fibrils enhance HIV-1 infection of human T cells, macrophages and microglia by Lia-Raluca Olari, Sichen Liu, Franziska Arnold, Julia Kühlwein, Marta Gil Miró, Ajeet Rijal Updahaya, Christina Stürzel, Dietmar Rudolf Thal, Paul Walther, Konstantin M. J. Sparrer, Karin M. Danzer, Jan Münch, Frank Kirchhoff

“…Abstract HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) and viral reservoirs in the brain remain a significant challenge. Despite their importance, the mechanisms allowing HIV-1 entry and replication in the central nervous system (CNS) are poorly understood. …”
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Is human-like decision making explainable? Towards an explainable artificial intelligence for autonomous vehicles by Jiming Xie, Yan Zhang, Yaqin Qin, Bijun Wang, Shuai Dong, Ke Li, Yulan Xia

“…Based on the parallelism in the complex neural network of human brain, we construct a Width Human-like neural network (WNN) model for personalized cognitive and human-like driving intention decision making. …”
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Neuroplastic Effects of Combined Computerized Physical and Cognitive Training in Elderly Individuals at Risk for Dementia: An eLORETA Controlled Study on Resting States by Charis Styliadis, Panagiotis Kartsidis, Evangelos Paraskevopoulos, Andreas A. Ioannides, Panagiotis D. Bamidis

“…Cortical EEG sources were modelled by exact low resolution brain electromagnetic tomography (eLORETA). Cognitive function was assessed before and after intervention using a battery of neuropsychological tests including the minimental state examination (MMSE). …”
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Multi-functional role of apolipoprotein E in neurodegenerative diseases by Sadequl Islam, Arshad Noorani, Yang Sun, Makoto Michikawa, Kun Zou

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Insula Volume and Salience Network Are Associated with Memory Decline in Parkinson Disease: Complementary Analyses of Voxel-Based Morphometry versus Volume of Interest by Yan-Ting Lu, Wen-Neng Chang, Chiung-Chih Chang, Cheng-Hsien Lu, Nai-Ching Chen, Chi-Wei Huang, Wei-Che Lin, Ya-Ting Chang

“…We investigated structural brain change in subjects with a clinical diagnosis of Parkinson disease with mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and examined its relationship with memory impairment. …”
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Effect of open and locked exercise on cognitive function in older adults by Yuping Zou

“…Results: Open sports can effectively improve attention, executive function and cognitive flexibility in the elderly, and closed sports can have positive effects on memory and concentration by enhancing brain neuroplasticity and regulating neurotransmitters. …”
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Nursing Care According to NANDA-I Diagnoses, NIC Interventions, and NOC Outcomes in a Patient with Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Case Report by Selda Çelik, Emine Ezgi Özçelik

“…Encephalitis, defined as inflammation of the brain tissue, is an uncommon yet serious condition that can lead to severe brain damage. …”
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A Stroke Mimic: A Case Report by Annia Martínez Rivas, Alexis Suárez Quesada, Yamila Espinosa Santisteban, Jirlén Moreno Torres, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

“…Once the treatment was completed, the clinical and radiological suspicion of a brain abscess was confirmed.…”
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Cerebellar and Hippocampal Activation During Eyeblink Conditioning Depends on the Experimental Paradigm: A MEG Study by Peter Kirsch, Caroline Achenbach, Martina Kirsch, Matthias Heinzmann, Anne Schienle, Dieter Vaitl

“…The results reflect differential brain activation patterns during the two types of eyeblink conditioning.…”
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Hypoparathyroidism Causing Seizures: When Epilepsy Does Not Fit by Faheem Seedat, Reyna Daya, Sindeep A. Bhana

“…The biochemical investigations and brain imaging were suggestive of seizures secondary to hypocalcemia, and a diagnosis of idiopathic hypoparathyroidism was confirmed. …”
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Saline obtaining and time standardization of prothrombin using thromboplastin of human placenta. by María de Jesús Sánchez Bouza, Pedro Sánchez Frenes, Albert Vera Razumova, Miriam Soto González, Deysi González Sarría, Junior Jáuregui Solís

“…The reactive was compared with thromboplastin from human brain from ¨Dr. Hermanos Ameijeiras¨ Hospital in Havana City in a group of patients with and without anticoagulant treatment . …”
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Patterns of Neglect Dissociation by Cristina Barbieri, Ennio De Renzi

“…Extinction in the visual, tactile and auditory modality, and visual, tactile and motor neglect were investigated in 40 right brain-damaged (RBD) and 50 left brain-damaged (LBD) patients. …”
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Personalised transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, depression with comorbid anxiety and negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a narrative review by Xiao Wei Tan, Hasvinjit Kaur Gulwant Singh, Jovi Zheng Jie Koh, Rachel Si Yun Tan, Phern Chern Tor

“…Nonetheless, symptom-specific brain circuit targeting has not been tested prospectively. …”
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Editorial: Methods and applications of tumour metabolic imaging in the preclinical and clinical setting by Liangjie Lin, Zhiliang Wei, Zhiliang Wei, Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Nian Wang, Nian Wang, Nian Wang

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P2Y Receptors in Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity: Therapeutic Potential in Cognitive Dysfunction by Segundo J. Guzman, Zoltan Gerevich

“…The findings discussed here may explain how P2Y1 receptor activation during brain injury, hypoxia, inflammation, schizophrenia, or Alzheimer’s disease leads to an impairment of cognitive processes. …”
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GABAergic Neuron Specification in the Spinal Cord, the Cerebellum, and the Cochlear Nucleus by Kei Hori, Mikio Hoshino

“…The elaborate balance of the activities of the two types is very important to elicit higher brain function, because its imbalance may cause neurological disorders, such as epilepsy and hyperalgesia. …”
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Extensive Bilateral Intracranial Calcifications: A Case of Iatrogenic Hypoparathyroidism by Vaso Zisimopoulou, Anna Siatouni, Grigorios Tsoukalos, Antonios Tavernarakis, Stylianos Gatzonis

“…Detection of brain calcinosis in patients who had total thyroidectomy can motivate clinicians in further investigation of possible hypoparathyroidism with measurement of calcium and phosphorus serum levels.…”
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Reconciling Homeostatic and Use-Dependent Plasticity in the Context of Somatosensory Deprivation by John J. Orczyk, Preston E. Garraghty

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Purinergic Receptors of the Central Nervous System: Biology, PET Ligands, and Their Applications by Hamideh Zarrinmayeh PhD, Paul R. Territo PhD

“…Based on their endogenous ligands, purinergic receptors are classified into P1 or adenosine, P2X and P2Y receptors. During brain injury or under pathological conditions, rapid diffusion of extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) or uridine triphosphate (UTP) from the damaged cells, promote microglial activation that result in the changes in expression of several of these receptors in the brain. …”
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Emergent Pulmonary Embolectomy and Advanced Glioblastoma Multiforme by Michael S. Firstenberg, Danielle Blais, Erik Abel, Herbert B. Newton, Juan Crestanello

“…Pulmonary emboli are frequent causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with brain tumors. Treatment options are limited in these complex patients. …”
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