Spinal Reflex Recovery after Dorsal Rhizotomy and Repair with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Gel Combined with Bioengineered Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs) by Mateus Vidigal de Castro, Moníze Valéria Ramos da Silva, Gabriela Bortolança Chiarotto, Maria Helena Andrade Santana, Ângela Cristina Malheiros Luzo, Sergiy Kyrylenko, Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…Dorsal root rhizotomy (DRZ) is currently considered an untreatable injury, resulting in the loss of sensitive function and usually leading to neuropathic pain. In this context, we recently proposed a new surgical approach to treat DRZ that uses platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel to restore the spinal reflex. …”
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Quantifying the Elasticity Properties of the Median Nerve during the Upper Limb Neurodynamic Test 1 by Ming Lin, Yaodong Chen, Weixin Deng, Hongying Liang, Suiqing Yu, Zhijie Zhang, Chunlong Liu

“…Further studies need to focus on the elasticity properties of the median nerve in patients with peripheral neuropathic pain.…”
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An Effective Phytoconstituent Aconitine: A Realistic Approach for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia by Dilek Çankal, Esra Küpeli Akkol, Yeliz Kılınç, Mert İlhan, Raffaele Capasso

“…Infraorbital nerve chronic constriction injury was performed in adult Wistar Albino rats. After the neuropathic pain developed, the rats were assigned to one of the treatment groups: carbamazepine 40 or 80 mg/kg; aconitine 0.25, 0.50, or 0.75 mg/kg; or saline injection (control group). …”
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Diagnostic efficiency of exome-based sequencing in pediatric patients with epilepsy by Huafang Zou, Huafang Zou, Qian Zhang, Jianxiang Liao, Jianxiang Liao, Dongfang Zou, Zhanqi Hu, Bing Li, Li Chen, Jialun Wen, Xia Zhao, Victor Wei Zhang, Dezhi Cao, Dezhi Cao

“…Additionally, data concerning clinical symptoms, neuroimaging findings, treatment responses, and prognostic outcomes were collected and analyzed.ResultsThe overall diagnostic yield was 32.8% (85/259), with a diagnostic yield of 40.0% for exome-based epilepsy panels, 30.1% for CES, and 27.8% for WES. …”
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Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth Attenuate Trigeminal Neuralgia in Rats by Xiaofeng Bai, Xuedi Zhang, Chun Wang, Yao Liu, Xuemei Liu, Yu Fan, Xia Zhang

“…In this study, we established a rat model of chronic constriction injury of the infraorbital nerve (CCI-ION) to evaluate the analgesic effect of SHED in neuropathic pain. The effects of local SHED transplantation on inflammatory cell infiltration in the trigeminal nerve were investigated based on hematoxylin and eosin staining. …”
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Sex-modulated association between thyroid stimulating hormone and informant-perceived anxiety in non-depressed older adults: Prediction models and relevant cutoff value by Asma Hallab

“…Non-depressed Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) participants with complete Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and neuropsychiatric inventory (NPI/NPI-Q) were included. …”
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Can attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder be considered a form of cerebellar dysfunction? by Valeria Isaac, Vladimir Lopez, Maria Josefina Escobar

“…While the cerebellum’s role in motor function, such as balance, motor coordination, and execution, is well recognized, ongoing research has evidenced its additional and fundamental role in neurocognitive development and executive function, including attention and social cognition, which are all areas of impairment commonly found in ADHD. Interestingly, neuroimaging studies have consistently shown differences in cerebellar volume and functional connectivity between ADHD and typically developing children. …”
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Local and Distributed fMRI Changes Induced by 40 Hz Gamma tACS of the Bilateral Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: A Pilot Study by Lucia Mencarelli, Lucia Monti, Sara Romanella, Francesco Neri, Giacomo Koch, Ricardo Salvador, Giulio Ruffini, Giulia Sprugnoli, Simone Rossi, Emiliano Santarnecchi

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Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Case Report of Bilateral Thalamic Stroke Presenting with Acute Encephalopathy by Charles Donohoe, Nooshin Kiani Nia, Patricia Carey, Vamsi Vemulapalli

“…Recognition of this condition as an acute stroke may be challenging due to various nonlocalized clinical presentations, given the wide range of neurological functions subserved by the thalamus. Prompt neuroimaging, preferably with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in conjunction with familiarity with this relatively rare vascular variation can facilitate initiation of appropriate time contingent thrombolytic treatment and improved long-term prognosis. …”
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Risk Factors for Stroke-associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Noelsis García Verdecia, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> a prospective single-cohort study was conducted involving 390 patients aged 16-93 years who met clinical and neuroimaging criteria for acute stroke treated at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Hospital from January 2012 through March 2015. …”
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Visual Hallucinations as Incidental Negative Effects of Virtual Reality on Parkinson’s Disease Patients: A Link with Neurodegeneration? by Giovanni Albani, Elisa Pedroli, Pietro Cipresso, Daniel Bulla, Veronica Cimolin, Astrid Thomas, Alessandro Mauro, Giuseppe Riva

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Medical cannabis in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review of clinical trials by Przemysław Płatek, Laura Piejko

“…Recent scientific findings suggest that cannabinoids may be therapeutically beneficial for conditions such as neurodegenerative disorders, seizures, nausea and vomiting, insomnia, neuropathic pain, excessive muscle tension, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and chronic wounds. …”
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Künstliche Intelligenz im Englischunterricht – Grundwissen und Praxisbeispiele by Inez De Florio-Hansen

“…Was bedeuten wichtige Begriffe wie Algorithmus, maschinelles Lernen und künstliche neuronale Netzwerke? Wie geht man am besten bei der Eingabe (Prompt) vor, und wie kann man das Prompting verbessern, um die angestrebten Ergebnisse zu erzielen? …”
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Environmental Factors Promoting Neural Plasticity: Insights from Animal and Human Studies by Laura Mandolesi, Francesca Gelfo, Laura Serra, Simone Montuori, Arianna Polverino, Giuseppe Curcio, Giuseppe Sorrentino

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The amygdala and the pursuit of future rewards by S. Tobias Johnson, Fabian Grabenhorst

“…Here we review evidence from single-neuron recordings and neuroimaging studies that implicate the amygdala—a brain structure long associated with cue-reactivity and emotion—in decision-making and the planned pursuit of future rewards (Grabenhorst et al., 2012, 2016, 2019, 2023;Hernadi et al., 2015;Zangemeister et al., 2016). …”
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Lessons learned from an fMRI-guided rTMS study on performance in a numerical Stroop task. by Lysianne Beynel, Hannah Gura, Zeynab Rezaee, Ekaete C Ekpo, Zhi-De Deng, Janet O Joseph, Paul Taylor, Bruce Luber, Sarah H Lisanby

“…The Stroop task is a well-established tool to investigate the influence of competing visual categories on decision making. Neuroimaging as well as rTMS studies have demonstrated the involvement of parietal structures, particularly the intraparietal sulcus (IPS), in this task. …”
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Inside the impulsive brain: a narrative review on the role of neurobiological, hormonal and genetic factors influencing impulsivity in psychiatric disorders by Hannah Raji, Susha Dinesh, Sameer Sharma

“…Abstract This abstract delves into the intricate nature of impulsivity and its ramifications across psychiatric disorders, leveraging advancements in neuroimaging and psychological studies. It elucidates diverse facets of impulsivity, encompassing response, choice, and tendencies, emphasizing its pivotal role in executive functioning and social development. …”
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Sistemas de administración tributaria digital: Una revisión de la literatura en Scopus (2012-2022) by Cardenas-López Cardenas-López

“…A través de una revisión sistemática de 17 artículos científicos indexados en Scopus (2012-2022), se identificaron tecnologías como Blockchain, Sistemas de Información Geográfica (GIS), Big Data, IoT y redes neuronales, destacando su impacto en la eficiencia operativa, la recaudación de impuestos y la detección de fraudes. …”
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Theatre and Psychoanalysis: or Jung on Martin Crimp's Stage: “100 Words” by Solange Ayache

“…A similar resort to psychoanalysis and psychiatry can be found in Sarah Kane’s 4.48 Psychosis (2002): in these “theatres of the mental space,” both authors turn either the clinical voice of the doctor or the neurotic voice of the patient into a self-referential source of vocal stage poetry displaying the bare materiality of words and the disapearance of the subject.…”
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Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations during music-evoked autobiographical memories in neurotypical older adults by Teresa Lesiuk, Kaitlyn Dillon, Giulia Ripani, Ioannis Iliadis, Gabriel Perez, Bonnie Levin, Xiaoyan Sun, Roger McIntosh

“…In addition to a T1 structural scan, neuroimaging data were collected while participants listened to familiar music (MEAM retrieval) versus unfamiliar music.ResultsWhen listening to familiar compared to unfamiliar music, greater fALFF activation patterns were observed in the right parahippocampal gyrus, controlling for age and GMV. …”
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