Does the Gut Microbiota Influence Immunity and Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis Pathophysiology? by Monika Adamczyk-Sowa, Aldona Medrek, Paulina Madej, Wirginia Michlicka, Pawel Dobrakowski

“…It may offer an opportunity to understand the interaction comprised in the gut-immune-brain axis.…”
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Variation in Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone and Cognitive Disorders in Unmedicated Middle-Aged Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: A Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study by Hui Zhao, Shunkai Lai, Shuming Zhong, Yiliang Zhang, Hui Yang, Yanbin Jia

“…There are also known connections between thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), brain biochemical metabolism, and cognitive function (CF); however, there is scanty of information about these connections in middle-aged MDD patients. …”
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Powassan Encephalitis: A Case Report from New York, USA by Danielle A. Bazer, Matthew Orwitz, Nicholas Koroneos, Olga Syritsyna, Elizabeth Wirkowski

“…He was empirically treated for possible meningitis, as CSF revealed WBC 370 (80% mononuclear cells); RBC 10, protein 152 mg/dL, and glucose 59 mg/dL. An MRI scan of the brain showed a subacute left putamen stroke. MRAs of the head and neck were unremarkable. …”
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Hippocampal Proliferation Is Increased in Presymptomatic Parkinson’s Disease and due to Microglia by Karlijn J. Doorn, Benjamin Drukarch, Anne-Marie van Dam, Paul J. Lucassen

“…Besides dopamine-deficiency related motor symptoms, nonmotor symptoms, including cognitive changes occur in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, that may relate to accumulation of α-synuclein in the hippocampus (HC). This brain region also contains stem cells that can proliferate. …”
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Comparative analysis of transfer learning performance on generalised EEG data for use in a depression diagnosis task by Shusharina, Natalia Nikolaevna

“…The purpose of this work was to analyse the performance of different deep learning methods in the task of depression diagnosis based on bioelectrical brain activity data. In particular, to study the potential of transfer learning using an artificial neural network trained on a significant amount of “generalised” electroencephalography data in the task of diagnosing depression from non-invasive electroencephalogram signals. …”
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Additive Effect of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Prenatal Ultrasonography in Fetal Congenital Anomalies by Emine Kirtis, Gul Alkan Bulbul, Hulya Kandemir, Cem Yasar Sanhal, Kamil Karaali, Ibrahim Inanc Mendilcioglu

“…In the future, extensive prospective studies with standardized protocols for ultrasound imaging of the fetal brain are necessary to better understand the true role of fetal MRI in cases where fetal neurosonography has already been performed. …”
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Integrating molecular photoswitch memory with nanoscale optoelectronics for neuromorphic computing by David Alcer, Nelia Zaiats, Thomas K. Jensen, Abbey M. Philip, Evripidis Gkanias, Nils Ceberg, Abhijit Das, Vidar Flodgren, Stanley Heinze, Magnus T. Borgström, Barbara Webb, Bo W. Laursen, Anders Mikkelsen

“…Based on the experimental performance metrics, our on-chip solution is capable of operating an anatomically validated model of the insect brain navigation complex.…”
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Syndecan-4 is More Sensitive in Detecting Hypertensive Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in 2K2C Rats by Wenyue Dai, Yanqiu Liu, Fengjuan Yao, Wei Li, Jia Liu, Cuiling Li, Donghong Liu

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the changes of syndecan-4 (SDC-4) during the hypertensive period in two kidney-two clip (2K2C) hypertension rats and compare them to brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and the echocardiographic parameters for diastolic function evaluation in the rat model of 2K2C hypertension. …”
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Polygenic burden of short tandem repeat expansions promotes risk for Alzheimer’s disease by Michael H. Guo, Wan-Ping Lee, Badri Vardarajan, Gerard D. Schellenberg, Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins

“…AD STR expansions are highly enriched within active promoters in post-mortem hippocampal brain tissues and particularly within SINE-VNTR-Alu (SVA) retrotransposons. …”
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Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss/Meniere’s disease possibly triggered by neurocysticercosis: a case report by Hamza Arman Lateef, Evan Davies, Alidad Arabshahi

“…Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain highlighted postinflammatory calcification in the right parietal lobe and generalized volume loss, more substantial than what would be expected for the patient’s age. …”
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Effects of whole-body vibration training on lower limb motor function and neural plasticity in patients with stroke: protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Mingkai Zhang, Jianing Wei, Xueping Wu

“…Introduction Lower limb motor dysfunction is common in patients with stroke, and usually caused by brain neural connectivity disorder. Previous studies have shown that the whole-body vibration training (WBVT) significantly improves the lower limb motor function in patients with stroke and may promote nerve remodelling. …”
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Multimodal Autism Spectrum Disorder Method Using GCN With Dual Transformers by Tianming Song, Zhe Ren, Jian Zhang, Yawei Qu, Yingying Cui, Zhengda Liang

“…The first Transformer is dedicated to extracting intricate temporal features from fMRI data, which are crucial for understanding brain activity over time. The second Transformer is employed to enhance the fusion of these temporal features with spatial features learned by the GCN, effectively combining both dimensions of the neuroimaging data. …”
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Effect of temperature cycles on the sleep-like state in Hydra vulgaris by Aya Sato, Manabu Sekiguchi, Koga Nakada, Taishi Yoshii, Taichi Q. Itoh

“…Even cnidarians, such as Hydra and jellyfish, which lack a brain, display sleep-like states. However, the manner in which environmental cues affect sleep-like states in these organisms remains unknown. …”
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Reduced Expression of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel Beta 2 Restores Neuronal Injury and Improves Cognitive Dysfunction Induced by Aβ1-42 by Shan Li, Guo-Ji Yan, Ya-Xin Tan, Lu-Lu Xue, Ting-Hua Wang, Hao-Ran Zhao, Min-Nan Lu, Hui-Xiang Zhang, Rong Mei, Xiao-Han Dong, Li-Na Liu, Dan Wang, Yan-Bin Xiyang

“…The results showed that Navβ2 knockdown restored neuronal viability of Aβ1-42-induced injury in neurons; increased the contents of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), enzyme neprilysin (NEP) protein, and NEP enzyme activity; and effectively altered the proportions of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) metabolites including Aβ42, sAPPα, and sAPPβ, thus ameliorating cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Reverse Visually Guided Reaching in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Pauline Gaprielian, Stephen H. Scott, Ron Levy

“…Preoperative psychological assessments are used to screen for impulsivity that may be worsened by deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN). …”
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Lemierre Syndrome with Extensive Thrombosis: A Unique Case Report and Literature Review by Stergos Koukias, Asimenia Athousaki, Dionisios Klonaris, Melina Kavousanaki, Georgios Papazoglou, Nikolaos Papanikolaou

“…Medical history included cervical spine disorder and traumatic brain injury in the past, as well as the recent use of pain relievers due to acute cervical pain. …”
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The Influence of Cochlear Implant-Based Electric Stimulation on the Electrophysiological Characteristics of Cultured Spiral Ganglion Neurons by Na Shen, Lei Zhou, Bin Lai, Shufeng Li

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Primary pulmonary meningioma — a rare lung tumor by Galust A. Baksiyan, Alexander A. Zavialov, Sergey V. Lishchuk

“…According to data from further examinations (computed tomography of the chest cavity organs, of the abdominal cavity and of the minor pelvis; magnetic resonance tomography of the brain; esophagogastroduodenoscopy; colonoscopy), no other abnormalities were detected. …”
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HIV and the Gut Microbiota, Partners in Crime: Breaking the Vicious Cycle to Unearth New Therapeutic Targets by Kishanda Vyboh, Mohammad-Ali Jenabian, Vikram Mehraj, Jean-Pierre Routy

“…The changes made locally in the gut have far-reaching consequences on the other organs of the body starting in the liver, where microbes and their products are normally filtered out, and extending to the blood and even brain. Microbial translocation and their downstream effects such as increased indolamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) enzyme expression and activity create a self-sustaining feedback loop which enhances HIV disease progression and constitute a vicious cycle of inflammation and immune activation combining viral and bacterial factors. …”
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Multimodal Assessment of Changes in Physiological Indicators when Presenting a Video Fragment on Screen (2D) versus a VR (3D) Environment by Elena Kriklenko, Anastasia Kovaleva, Aleksei Klimenko, Usman Dukuev, Sergey Pertsov

“…The study results suggest that in the process of immersion in a virtual environment, the participants develop a complex functional state, different from the state when watching on screen, which is characterised by the restructuring of autonomic regulation and activation of emotion structures of the brain.…”
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