How to weave virtual reality and the process of creative inhibition in didactic by Veronica Beatini, Alessio Di Paolo, Michele Todino, Stefano Di Tore

“…Virtual reality is a useful tool, moreover, to practice the capacity for orientation or perspective taking ability, through the activation of specific brain areas and the inhibition of others. This contribution has the aim to analyze the possible relationship between VR and the executive functions including inhibition, to foster creativity and respect personal cognitive style of students, especially with SNE. …”
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Continuous Wave-Diffuse Optical Tomography (CW-DOT) in Human Brain Mapping: A Review by Shuo Guan, Yuhang Li, Yuanyuan Gao, Yuxi Luo, Hubin Zhao, Dalin Yang, Rihui Li

“…Continuous wave-diffuse optical tomography (CW-DOT) has emerged as a promising non-invasive neuroimaging technique for assessing brain function. Its ability to provide brain mapping with high spatial resolution over traditional functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has garnered significant interest in clinical and cognitive neuroscience. …”
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Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Impact on Alzheimer’s Disease: Role in Inflammation, Stress, and Cognition by Jonathan Zegarra-Valdivia, Harold Arana-Nombera, Leandro Perez-Fernandez, Milagros del Rocío Casimiro, Viviana Gallegos-Manayay, María del Rosario Oliva-Piscoya, Reyna Alamo-Medina, Eduardo Abanto-Saldaña, María Celinda Cruz-Ordinola, Carmen Paredes-Manrique, Brenda Chino-Vilca

“…Special attention is given to high-level cognitive processes, including executive functions and social cognition, which are particularly vulnerable to these disruptions. …”
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Dynamic brain-heart-gut coupling during sleep: a continuous physiological signal analysis by Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Guojing Wang, Hongyun Liu, Hongyun Liu, Shijing Wu, Shijing Wu, Xiaohua Yu, Xiaohua Yu, Weidong Wang, Weidong Wang

“…BackgroundInvestigating brain-heart-gut coupling during sleep is crucial for understanding the coordinated regulatory mechanisms of multiple systems during sleep. …”
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Are all beliefs equal? Implicit belief attributions recruiting core brain regions of theory of mind. by Agnes Melinda Kovács, Simone Kühn, György Gergely, Gergely Csibra, Marcel Brass

“…However, the underlying mechanisms of these systems and the types of beliefs represented in the implicit system are still unclear. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Secondary to Trauma Brain Injury (TBI) and the Role of Angiotensin-1-7 by Mehdi Jahantigh, Abolfazl Parsi-Moud, Hamede Damani, Mohammad Ali Mirshekar, Ilia Mirzaei, Hossein Bagheri, Elham Shoghi, Tahereh Safari

“…Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) can highly influence the patient’s outcomes. …”
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Secure care (forensic) hospital evaluation of manualised interpersonal art-psychotherapy (SCHEMA): A randomised controlled trial protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Matthew Franklin, Simon S. Hackett, Katie Aafjes-van Doorn, Paula Foscarini-Craggs, Ania Zubala, Muhammad Riaz, Iain McKinnon, Jennifer Condie, Toni Leigh Harrison, Arman Iranpour, Elizabeth Randell, Sophie Rose, Rachel McNamara

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The influence of gut microbiota on the gut-brain-kidney axis and its implications for chronic kidney disease by Jue Zhu, Yutong Fu, Yutong Fu, Chinasa Valerie Olovo, Chinasa Valerie Olovo, Jianguo Xu, Qian Wu, Wei Wei, Ke Jiang, Ke Jiang, Xueming Zheng, Xueming Zheng

“…The gut-brain-kidney axis represents a dynamic interplay among the gut microbiota, renal function, and neurological processes, emerging as a critical factor in chronic kidney disease (CKD) pathophysiology. …”
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Hemodynamic Reactions during Removal of Brain Tumors with the Combined Use of Fentanyl and Alpha2-Adrenoagonist by M. V. Rumyantseva, L. M. Tsentsiper, A. N. Kondratiev

“…Anesthesia including drugs that act on the opioid (fentanyl) and adrenergic (clonidine or dexmedetomidine) neuroregulatory systems, creates optimal conditions for performing brain surgery.The objective: to study the effect of combination of opioid analgesic fentanyl and alpha2-adrenoagonists on stability (reactivity) and appropriate functional activity of the circulatory system.Subjects and Methods. …”
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Time-resolved connectivity reveals the “how” and “when” of brain networks reconfiguration during face processing by Antonio Maffei, Paola Sessa

“…Recent advances in the study of human brain networks suggest that efficient cognitive operations depend on dynamic changes in large-scale connectivity. …”
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Nanoparticles: a New Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Glial Tumours by I. F. Gareev, O. A. Beylerli, V. N. Pavlov, Shiguang Zhao, Xin Chen, Zhixing Zheng, Chen Shen, Jinxian Sun

“…With the development of nanotechnology the effectiveness of the drugs currently in use is on an increase and the reach to glial brain tumors is expanding. Nanoparticles are a preferred carrier of medicinal agents and dyes due to their size, availability of surface modification and the flexibility enabling the integration of several functional components into a single system. …”
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Differences in Anatomical Structures and Resting-State Brain Networks Between Elite Wrestlers and Handball Athletes by Fatma Sahin Ozarslan, Adil Deniz Duru

“…Background/Objectives: Advancements in biomedical imaging technologies over the past few decades have made it increasingly possible to measure the long-term effects of exercise on the central nervous system. This study aims to compare the brain morphology and functional connectivity of wrestlers and handball players, exploring sport-specific neural adaptations. …”
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A Complex Network of MicroRNAs Expressed in Brain and Genes Associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Santosh Shinde, Neelima Arora, Utpal Bhadra

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A study of heart–brain information flow across sleep stages using transfer entropy by Shumei Zhu, Jingyi Yu, Yuman Luo, Jun Wang

“…Heart–brain coupling, regulated by the autonomic and central nervous systems, plays a vital role in maintaining physiological homeostasis, emotional regulation, and cognitive function. …”
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Manatee cognition and behavior: a neurobiological perspective on an unusual constellation of senses and a unique brain by Peter F. Cook, Peter F. Cook, Peter F. Cook, Gordon B. Bauer, Gordon B. Bauer, Roger L. Reep

“…Here we review the evidence on manatee peripheral and central nervous function and present novel preliminary post-mortem diffusion MRI findings on whole-brain patterns of connectivity. …”
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Critical biomarkers for responsive deep brain stimulation and responsive focal cortex stimulation in epilepsy field by Zhikai Yu, Binghao Yang, Penghu Wei, Hang Xu, Yongzhi Shan, Xiaotong Fan, Huaqiang Zhang, Changming Wang, Jingjing Wang, Shan Yu, Guoguang Zhao

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Neurons Communication in the Hippocampus of Field CA3 of the White Rat Brain after Acute ischemia by A. S. Stepanov, V. A. Akulinin, S. S. Stepanov, D. B. Avdeev, A. V. Gorbunova

“…Data demonstrate structural and functional safety of all components of the communication system of a significant part of pyramidal neurons in acute ischemia. …”
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Fused-MemBrain: a spiking processor combining CMOS and self-assembled memristive networks by Davide Cipollini, Hugh Greatorex, Michele Mastella, Elisabetta Chicca, Lambert Schomaker

“…The core idea is to develop hardware that functions analogously to a syncytial network, exploiting self-assembled memristive systems and combining them with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technologies, interfacing with the silicon back-end-of-line. …”
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Pitolisant alleviates brain network dysfunction and cognitive deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease by Yang Zou, Linhan Yang, Jiahui Zhu, Jihua Fan, Hanrun Zheng, Xiang Liao, Zhiqi Yang, Kuan Zhang, Hongbo Jia, Arthur Konnerth, Yan-jiang Wang, Chunqing Zhang, Yun Zhang, Sunny C. Li, Xiaowei Chen

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The enhanced treatment efficacy of invasive brain glioma by dual-targeted artemether plus paclitaxel micelles by Xiuying Li, Luanxia Shi, Yandong Li, Qinqing Li, Xiujun Duan, Yingli Wang, Qingshan Li

“…The addition of two functional materials confers the ability of the micelles to effectively cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and then target the glioma cells. …”
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