Subregions in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex integrate threat and protective information to meta-represent safety. by Sarah M Tashjian, Joseph Cussen, Wenning Deng, Bo Zhang, Dean Mobbs

“…Previous studies have focused on safety estimations based on the features of external threats and do not consider how the brain integrates other key factors, including estimates about our ability to protect ourselves. …”
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From Prion Diseases to Prion-Like Propagation Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases by Isabelle Acquatella-Tran Van Ba, Thibaut Imberdis, Véronique Perrier

“…The hallmark of prion diseases is the deposition in the brain of PrPSc, an abnormal β-sheet-rich form of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) (Prusiner 1982). …”
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Leptomeningeal Enhancement due to Neurosarcoidosis Mimicking Malignancy by Sahara N. Saltijeral, Horiana B. Grosu, Henriette De La Garza, Barbara O’Brien, Gloria Iliescu

“…The present report describes the case of a 56-year-old African American man experiencing progressive disequilibrium, lower extremity weakness, difficulty walking, and hearing loss. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed leptomeningeal enhancement. …”
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Cortical Anaplastic Ependymoma with Significant Desmoplasia: A Case Report and Literature Review by Alaa Eldin Elsharkawy, Raid Abuamona, Markus Bergmann, Shadi Salem, Evariste Gafumbegete, Ernst Röttger

“…Ectopic brain anaplastic ependymomas with no connection to the ventricles are rare. …”
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Memory-Based Multiagent Coevolution Modeling for Robust Moving Object Tracking by Yanjiang Wang, Yujuan Qi, Yongping Li

“…The three-stage human brain memory model is incorporated into a multiagent coevolutionary process for finding the best match of the appearance of an object, and a memory-based multiagent coevolution algorithm for robust tracking the moving objects is presented in this paper. …”
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Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Hypothermia-Induced Neuroprotection by Yasushi Shintani, Yasuko Terao, Hiroyuki Ohta

“…Stroke is a dynamic event in the brain involving heterogeneous cells. There is now compelling clinical evidence that prolonged, moderate cerebral hypothermia initiated within a few hours after severe ischemia can reduce subsequent neuronal death and improve behavioral recovery. …”
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Mobility of social processes as a resource of society. Correlation of the concepts of pathology, deviation, mutations by S. I. Shlyapin

“…Savelyev in   his lecture material has considered the social evolution of   the human brain with the help of   the anthropological approach. …”
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Glioblastoma Multiforme Stem Cells by Irena Dimov, Deasanka Tasic-Dimov, Irena Conic, Vladisav Stefanovic

“…Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive, malignant, and lethal brain tumor, resistant to all current forms of treatment. …”
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Negotiating the Joint Career: Couples Adapting to Alzheimer's and Aging in Place by Renée L. Beard, Sasha Sakhtah, Vanessa Imse, James E. Galvin

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Cerebral Sinus Venous Thrombosis due to Asparaginase Therapy by Youssef Alsaid, Shamshad Gulab, Mohammed Bayoumi, Saleh Baeesa

“…Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis and right frontal hemorrhage were demonstrated on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans . Anticoagulation was initiated with unfractionated heparin and switched to low molecular weight heparin after 3 weeks and continued for 6 months. …”
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À la recherche du substrat cognitif du submorphème SM- by Line Argoud

“…Drawing on various approaches of cognitive linguistics (Lakoff & Johnson, Langacker, Heine, Sweetser), I suggest a description of the way the brain conceptualizes the referents of ‘sm- words’, and I shall show the convergence with the etymological data.Ultimately, I claim that the meanings of most ‘sm- words’ access mental representations relating on the one hand to experiential information collected by the nose and/or the mouth, and on the other hand to physical expressions of emotions through movements or positions of these two body parts. …”
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The Value of Large Sections in Surgical Pathology by Maria P. Foschini, Chiara Baldovini, Yuko Ishikawa, Vincenzo Eusebi

“…Similarly LS have been used to study neoplastic, inflammatory, and degenerative diseases affecting various organs, as brain, lung, gastrointentinal tract, bone, urinary tract, prostate, and placenta. …”
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Different Views about the Nature of Gender-Related Asymmetries in Tasks Based on Biological or Artefact Categories by Guido Gainotti, Francesca Ciaraffa, Maria Caterina Silveri, Camillo Marra

“…Sex-related asymmetries in the ability to process different semantic categories have been reported both in normal subjects and in brain-damaged patients, but the nature of these asymmetries is still controversial. …”
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Hypoglycemia Induced by Insulin as a Triggering Factor of Cognitive Deficit in Diabetic Children by Vanessa Rodrigues Vilela, Any de Castro Ruiz Marques, Christiano Rodrigues Schamber, Roberto Barbosa Bazotte

“…Furthermore, the results suggest that there is a strong correlation between brain damage caused by hypoglycemia and cognitive deterioration. …”
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Seasonality of Freeze Tolerance in a Subarctic Population of the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica by Jon P. Costanzo, M. Clara F. do Amaral, Andrew J. Rosendale, Richard E. Lee

“…Spring frogs had comparatively low levels of the urea in blood plasma, liver, heart, brain, and skeletal muscle, as well as a smaller hepatic reserve of glycogen, which is converted to glucose after freezing begins. …”
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Cytokines and Myelination in the Central Nervous System by Thomas Schmitz, Li-Jin Chew

“…Myelin abnormalities that reflect damage to developing and mature brains are often found in neurological diseases with evidence of inflammatory infiltration and microglial activation. …”
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Delta opioid receptors engage multiple signaling cascades to differentially modulate prefrontal GABA release with input and target specificity by Ryan P.D. Alexander, Kevin J. Bender

“…Summary: Opioids regulate circuits associated with motivation and reward across the brain. Of the opioid receptor types, delta opioid receptors (DORs) appear to have a unique role in regulating the activity of circuits related to reward without liability for abuse. …”
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Stress Response and Perinatal Reprogramming: Unraveling (Mal)adaptive Strategies by Laura Musazzi, Jordan Marrocco

“…Here, we discuss recent findings about stress remodeling of excitatory neurotransmission and brain morphology in animal models of behavioral stress. …”
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Treatment of Postpartum Depression with Neurosteroids by Reda Stankevičiūtė, Robertas Strumila

“… Neurosteroids, such as allopregnanolone, are primarily synthesized substances in the central nervous system which influence processes occurring in the brain. Fluctuations in the levels of neurosteroids can result in an increased anxiety and heightened sensitivity. …”
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What is “Hyper” in the ALS Hypermetabolism? by Alberto Ferri, Roberto Coccurello

“…The progressive and fatal loss of upper (brain) and lower (spinal cord) motor neurons and muscle denervation concisely condenses the clinical picture of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). …”
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