NMDA Receptor Subunits Change after Synaptic Plasticity Induction and Learning and Memory Acquisition by María Verónica Baez, Magalí Cecilia Cercato, Diana Alicia Jerusalinsky

“…In CNS structures involved in cognitive functions as the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, GluN2A and GluN2B are major regulatory subunits; their expression is dynamic and tightly regulated, but little is known about specific changes after plasticity induction or memory acquisition. …”
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Transition clinics in pediatric rheumatology in Colombia: reflection on a necessary shortcomings by Lauren Natalia Ramirez, María Elisa Hoyos, Angela Catalina Mosquera-Pongutá, Gerardo Quintana-López

“…Results The transition of care should commence in early adolescence, considering each patient’s cognitive ability as a condition for the initiation of an educational process involving introspection into the disease. …”
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Dream Recall Frequencies and Dream Content in Wilson’s Disease with and without REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder: A Neurooneirologic Study by Gotthard G. Tribl, Mateus C. Trindade, Michael Schredl, Joana Pires, Iris Reinhard, Thais Bittencourt, Geraldo Lorenzi-Filho, Rosana Cardoso Alves, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Erich T. Fonoff, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, Alexandre A. Machado, Manoel J. Teixeira, Egberto R. Barbosa

“…The reduction in dream length might reflect specific cognitive deficits in WD. The lack of differences regarding dream content might be explained by the established successful WD treatment. …”
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Rehabilitation of Speech and Swallowing Disorder in a Patient With Severe Brain Injury in the Subacute Phase: A Case Report by Morteza Farazi, Niyayesh Aali, Seyed Majid Akhvan Hejazi

“…Based on the evaluation by neurologists and physical examination, according to the Rancho Los Amigo Scale, he was placed at level 4 and severely impaired in cognitive speech and brain function. After being evaluated by the treatment team, he underwent rehabilitation interventions. …”
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Age-Related Decrease in the Schaffer Collateral-Evoked EPSP in Awake, Freely, Behaving Rats by C. A. Barnes, G. Rao, G. Orr

“…The data suggest that changes in functional connectivity of old rats may be a significant contributor to cognitive changes during aging.…”
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EEG analysis of speaking and quiet states during different emotional music stimuli by Xianwei Lin, Xinyue Wu, Zefeng Wang, Zhengting Cai, Zihan Zhang, Guangdong Xie, Lianxin Hu, Laurent Peyrodie

“…Given the close relationship between music and language, researchers have begun to explore how music influences brain activity and cognitive processes by integrating artificial intelligence with advancements in neuroscience.MethodsIn this study, a total of 120 subjects were recruited, all of whom were students aged between 19 and 26 years. …”
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Evaluation of Health-related Quality of Life in Regular Hemodialysis Patients Using the KDQOL-SFTM Questionnaire by Eliseo Capote Leyva, Raydel Argudín Selier, Salvador Roberto Mora González, Lázaro Capote Pereira, Idrissa Leonard Rupalé, Yosvany Moret Hernández

“…The specific dimensions with lower scores were the burden of kidney disease, employment status and sexual function while dimensions with higher scores were specific: relationship with the dialysis staff (85.62 points), cognitive function (84.33 points) and quality of social relationship (82.88 points). …”
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The impact of L1 literacy on the production of Spanish verbal passives by school-age Spanish heritage speakers by Andrew Armstrong, Silvina Montrul, Silvina Montrul

“…They also outperformed the children in English-only schools in literacy and cognitive measures. These findings indicate that experience with textual input via L1 literacy development is an effective way to aid the acquisition and production of complex linguistic forms in HSs during the school-age period.…”
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Temporal ablation of the ciliary protein IFT88 alters normal brainwave patterns by Matthew R. Strobel, Yuxin Zhou, Liyan Qiu, Aldebaran M. Hofer, Xuanmao Chen

“…These afflictions are caused by disturbances in a wide variety of genes but a common phenotype amongst them is cognitive impairment. While cilia-mediated neural function has been widely examined in early neurodevelopment, their function in the adult brain is not well understood. …”
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Impact of Vehicular Countdown Signals on Driving Psychologies and Behaviors: Taking China as an Example by Fuquan Pan, Lixia Zhang, Changxi Ma, Haiyuan Li, Jinshun Yang, Tao Liu, Fengyuan Wang, Shushan Chai

“…The present work aims to clarify the impact of vehicular countdown signals on driving psychologies and behaviors on the cognitive level. A questionnaire survey with 32 questions about driving psychologies and behaviors was designed, and an online survey was conducted. …”
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Positron Emission Tomography—Computer Tomography Scan Used as a Monitoring Tool Following Cellular Therapy in Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation—A Case Report by Alok Sharma, Hemangi Sane, Amruta Paranjape, Nandini Gokulchandran, Pooja Kulkarni, Anjana Nagrajan, Prerna Badhe

“…Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the non-progressive neurological diseases caused by damage to the brain tissue at birth, which leads to physical, cognitive and perceptive symptoms. Even after lifelong medical and therapeutic management there are residual deficits which affect the quality of life of the patients and their families. …”
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Cardiologists' attitudes on communication about prognosis with heart failure patients by Martje H.L. van derWal, Lisa Hjelmfors, Anna Strömberg, Tiny Jaarsma

“…Important barriers were cognitive problems (69%) and a lack of time (64%). …”
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Caregiver’s Opinions on the Design of the Screens of a Future Gamified Mobile Application for Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Children in Saudi Arabia by Demah M. Alsalman, Zahra Bu Ali, Zainab Alnosaier, Norah Alotaibi, Turki M. Alanzi

“…It can be concluded that the practical implementation of the screens in a future mobile application can motivate children with type 1 diabetes to improve eating habits, physical exercise, and cognitive, emotional, and social behaviors to maintain a stable state of health. …”
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Neurofilament Light Chain Levels in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Do Not Correlate with Survival Times in Patients with Prion Disease by Mika Shimamura, Kong Weijie, Toshiaki Nonaka, Koki Kosami, Ryusuke Ae, Koji Fujita, Taiki Matsubayashi, Tadashi Tsukamoto, Nobuo Sanjo, Katsuya Satoh

“…This accumulation disrupts neuronal functions, leading to the rapid onset of psychiatric symptoms, ataxia, and cognitive decline. The urgency of timely diagnosis for effective treatment necessitates the identification of strongly correlated biomarkers in bodily fluids, which makes our research crucial. …”
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A Novel Mathematical Approach to Define the Genes/SNPs Conferring Risk or Protection in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Based on Auto Contractive Map Neural Networks and Gra... by Massimo Buscema, Silvana Penco, Enzo Grossi

“…The Auto Contractive Map (AutoCM), belonging to the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) architecture, “spatializes” the correlation among variables by constructing a suitable embedding space where a visually transparent and cognitively natural notion such as “closeness” among variables reflects accurately their associations. …”
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The Default Mode Network and Altered Consciousness in Epilepsy by Nathan B. Danielson, Jennifer N. Guo, Hal Blumenfeld

“…The primary nodes of this network, which typically include the precuneus/posterior cingulate, the medial frontal and lateral parietal cortices, are thought to be involved in introspective and social cognitive functions. Interestingly, this same network has been shown to be selectively impaired during epileptic seizures associated with loss of consciousness. …”
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Pelvic Muscle Rehabilitation: A Standardized Protocol for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by Rodrigo Pedraza, Javier Nieto, Sergio Ibarra, Eric M. Haas

“…Pelvic muscle rehabilitation (PMR) is a noninvasive modality involving cognitive reeducation, modification, and retraining of the pelvic floor and associated musculature. …”
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Psychological Distress in Out-Patients Assessed for Chronic Pain Compared to Those with Rheumatoid Arthritis by D. Rice, S. Mehta, A. Shapiro, J. Pope, M. Harth, P. Morley-Forster, K. Sequeira, R. Teasell

“…Level of psychological distress based on the subscales of the DASS (depression, anxiety, and stress), PASS (escape avoidance, cognitive anxiety, fear of pain, and physiological anxiety), and PCS (rumination, magnification, and helplessness) was significantly higher in the CP group compared to the RA group. …”
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The Effect of Information Level and Coping Style on Pain and Anxiety in Needle Liver Biopsy by Nir Hilzenrat, Rose Yesovitch, Ian Shrier, Maria Stavrakis, Marc Deschênes

“…Sedative drugs are not used because the associated drop in blood pressure mimics hemorrhage, a major complication of the procedure. Cognitive and behavioural techniques have been used to decrease stress in patients undergoing other medical procedures. …”
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Congenital cytomegalovirus - current state of knowledge on the treatment and prevention of fetuses and newborns by Katarzyna Miedzińska, Mateusz Grego, Łukasz Stojak, Dariusz Popiela, Karina Urbańska, Filip Kwiatkowski, Mateusz Baczewski, Witold Czyż

“…Symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus occurs in about 10% of infected newborns and, among of the other things, can cause hearing loosing, vision impairment or cognitive impairment in the children. Importantly, a child who is asymptomatic at the time of delivery is still at risk of developing dysfunctions in the future. …”
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