Research Progress in Vitamin A and Autism Spectrum Disorder by Zhonghui Liu, Jingyu Wang, Qu Xu, Qin Hong, Jiansheng Zhu, Xia Chi

“…The lack of VA during pregnancy or early fetal development can affect brain development and lead to long-term or even permanent impairment in the learning process, memory formation, and cognitive function. …”
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Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease: Crossroads between Neurology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience by Paulo Bugalho, Albino J. Oliveira-Maia

“…Parkinson disease impulse control disorders (PD-ICDs) have raised significant interest in the scientific and medical community, not only because of their incapacitating nature, but also because they may represent a valid model of ICDs beyond PD and a means to study the physiology of drive, impulse control and compulsive actions in the normal brain. In this review, we discuss some unresolved issues regarding PD-ICDs, including the association with psychiatric co-morbidities such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and with dopamine related side effects, such as hallucinations and dyskinesias; the relationship with executive cognitive dysfunction; and the neural underpinnings of ICDs in PD. …”
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The effects of the ketone body ?-hydroxybutyrate on the neuronal transcriptome by Zayn Cheema, Megan Chen, Dana Poon, Taara Reddy, John Vergis, Sinead O'Donovan

“…-hydroxybutyrates (BHBs), which serve as an alternative fuel source for brain cells. However, the molecular effect of BHB on neurons is not well understood. …”
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Rectal Metastases from Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by S. Cedrés, N. Mulet-Margalef, M. A. Montero, P. Martinez, A. Martínez, E. Felip

“…The most frequent sites of distant metastasis are the liver, adrenal glands, bones and brain. Gastrointestinal metastases are uncommon and rectal metastases are extremely rare. …”
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People With Cerebral Palsy: Effects of and Perspectives for Therapy by Margaret J. Mayston

“…Impairments present in children with CP as a direct result of the brain injury or occurring indirectly to compensate for underlying problems include abnormal muscle tone; weakness and lack of fitness; limited variety of muscle synergies; contracture and altered biomechanics, the net result being limited functional ability. …”
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Pain Neuroscience Education for Acute Pain by Adriaan Louw, Teresa Schuemann, Kory Zimney, Emilio J Puentedura

“…However, modern pain science has illuminated the complexity of the human pain experience, incorporating psychosocial elements, nervous system sensitization, immune responses, and structural changes in the brain as factors. This contemporary understanding of pain has proven highly beneficial for both clinicians treating individuals in pain and those experiencing pain. …”
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Fatal Disseminated Aspergillosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Rochelle Hardie, Tracian James-Goulbourne, Monsoon Rashid, Jeremy Sullivan, Yamen Homsi

“…Postmortem autopsy revealed invasive fungal aspergillosis infection involving the heart, lungs, and brain. Earlier diagnosis and treatment with empiric antifungals may improve survival in these patients.…”
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Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities in Anti-Amyloid Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease: Expert Recommendation for Standard MRI Protocol by Jimin Kim, Eunhee Kim, Mina Park, Yun Jung Bae, Chong Hyun Suh, Sung-Hye You, Younghee Yim, Ho-Joon Lee, Jin Wook Choi, Se Won Oh, Won-Jin Moon

“…The introduction of anti-amyloid therapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), such as lecanemab (Lequembi ®), which was recently approved in Korea, necessitates careful monitoring for amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) using brain MRI. To optimize ARIA monitoring in Korean clinical settings, the Korean Society of Neuroradiology (KSNR) and the Age and Neurodegeneration Imaging (ANDI) Study Group proposed MRI protocol recommendations on essential MR sequences, MRI acquisition parameters, timing and condition of MRI examinations, and essential details to provide a scientific basis for maximizing the safety and efficacy of AD treatment. …”
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Role of Neuroinflammation in Adult Neurogenesis and Alzheimer Disease: Therapeutic Approaches by Almudena Fuster-Matanzo, María Llorens-Martín, Félix Hernández, Jesús Avila

“…Furthermore, neuroinflammation has been demonstrated to affect important processes in the brain, such as the formation of new neurons, commonly known as adult neurogenesis. …”
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Microbiome in irritable bowel syndrome: advances in the field – A scoping review by T. Surdea-Blaga, L. Ciobanu, A. Ismaiel, D. Dumitrascu

“…Objective: The pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome is still not clearly understood. Brain-gut-microbiota disbalances might play an important role in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) development. …”
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Electrical excitability of neuronal networks based on the voltage threshold of electrical stimulation by Chen Meng, Yang Lu, Yan Huang, Xiaoying Lü

“…We tested the stability of the voltage threshold during the experiment and demonstrated the reliability of our method by examining the effect of Ni2+ on neocortical neuronal networks of acute brain slices from rats. Moreover, we compared our new method with the spontaneous activity analysis, which is one of the most commonly used methods in protocols for large-scale drug screening with MEA; our new method performed better in the experiments investigating the neocortical neuronal network excitability after the application of Ni2+. …”
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Manganese overload as a co-factor of neurological symptoms in a patient with sclerosing cholangitis due to Langerhans cell histiocytosis by Jerome Razanamahery, Ahmed Idbaih, Matthias Papo, Fabien Robelin, Jean-Francois Emile, Sylvain Audia, Bernard Bonnotte, Julien Haroche

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Emergencia académica en el Cono Sur. El programa de reubicación de los cientistas sociales by Paola Bayle

“…En consonancia con los planteamientos que venían desarrollándose desde la década anterior entre los cientistas sociales latinoamericanos -en relación con la autonomía de los centros de investigación y el brain drain (fuga de cerebros) hacia países industrializados- esta política de reubicación echa luz sobre un conjunto de momentos clave del proceso de institucionalización y desinstitucionalización de las ciencias sociales en el Cono Sur.…”
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Possible Gender Differences in Classical Music, Flamenco and Fado by Alicia Garcia-Falgueras

“…In this text, I explore and empirically describe, neuroanatomically or functionally, some examples of different genres of music and brain differences, related to music and dance. Three different genres of music (Classical music, Fado and Flamenco) are explored in an attempt to elucidate some reasons for possible gender differences.…”
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Risk factors and treatment approaches to seasonal affective disorder: a review by V. Jurgaitytė, N. Khawaja, J. Dijokas, P. Rimkevičiūtė

“…Besides environmental risk factors, such as day length and sunlight exposure, genetics and neurochemical changes in the brain also play a role in SAD patients showing that this disorder is heterogeneous. …”
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Pathways and Patterns of Cell Loss in Verified Alzheimer’s Disease: A Factor and Cluster Analysis of Clinico-Pathological Subgroups by H. Förstl, R. Levy, A. Burns, P. Luthert, N. Cairns

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Role of Precise Rehabilitation in Diagnosis and Treatment of Consciousness Disorder Caused by Severe Craniocerebral Injury by Yi WU

“…Severe craniocerebral injury is the leading cause of death and disability. Traumatic brain injury can lead to a variety of dysfunctions, the most serious of which is disturbance of consciousness (DOC). …”
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Is a “floater” always a floater? Case report and short review of sphenoid meningiomas’ ocular manifestation by Dominik Sokalski, Jacek P. Szaflik, Joanna Przybek-Skrzypecka

“…Meningiomas are the most common primary brain tumours. The incidence of meningiomas increases progressively with age and might be related to general diseases, e.g. neurofibromatosis type 2 and exposure to radiation. …”
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Bioactive Volatile Content of the Stem and Root of Centaurea carduiformis DC. subsp. carduiformis var. carduiformis by Ibrahim Demirtas, Ayse Sahin

“…In the present study, antiproliferative activity of hexane extract from stems and roots of Centaurea carduiformis DC. subsp. carduiformis var. carduiformis (CCS and CCR) on Vero cells (African green monkey kidney), C6 cells (Rat Brain tumor cells), and HeLa cells (human uterus carcinoma) was investigated in vitro. …”
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Pain: A Culturally Informed Experience by David Ng

“…Pain, as I believed for a long time, was a bodily sensation with an expression that was more or less universal; to me, pain was simply the sensation that the brain experiences as a response to noxious stimuli. …”
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