Cortical and subcortical activities during food rewards versus social interaction in rats by Florbela Rocha-Almeida, Ana R. Conde-Moro, Antonio Fernández-Ruiz, José M. Delgado-García, Agnès Gruart

“…LFP analysis revealed a decrease in nucleus accumbens (NAc) spectral power following social interaction, accompanied by specific alterations in delta and theta bands within the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). The spectral power of LFPs delta and/or theta bands were different for the five selected regions following food reward vs. social interactions. …”
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Does the Somatosensory Temporal Discrimination Threshold Change over Time in Focal Dystonia? by Antonella Conte, Gina Ferrazzano, Daniele Belvisi, Nicoletta Manzo, Antonio Suppa, Giovanni Fabbrini, Alfredo Berardelli

“…Some evidence suggests that STDT depends on cortical inhibitory interneurons in the basal ganglia and in primary somatosensory cortex. Several studies have reported that the STDT in patients with dystonia is abnormal. …”
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Comparing the Efficacy of Excitatory Transcranial Stimulation Methods Measuring Motor Evoked Potentials by Vera Moliadze, Georg Fritzsche, Andrea Antal

“…The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of three widely applied stimulation methods inducing excitability enhancement in the motor cortex: 1 mA anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (atDCS), intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS), and 1 mA transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) within one subject group. …”
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For Better or Worse: The Effect of Prismatic Adaptation on Auditory Neglect by Isabel Tissieres, Mona Elamly, Stephanie Clarke, Sonia Crottaz-Herbette

“…In contrast to nonresponders, their lesions spared the right dorsal attentional system and posterior temporal cortex. The beneficial effect of R-PA on an ear-related performance contrasted with detrimental effects on diotic listening and auditory localization. …”
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DIGITAL CONTACT POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE PROBE by K. U. Pantsialeyeu, A. I. Svistun, A. K. Tyavlovsky, A. L. Zharin

“…The digital probe made on base of 32-bit microprocessor with a Cortex M4 core. Measuring cycle consists of at least two successive determinations of the output signal amplitude at different compensation voltage generated by the microcontroller. …”
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Analysis and Simulation of Thermodynamic Diagrams of Convective and Destructive Storms in Mountainous Regions (Case Study: Meshkinshahr City) by Darius Yarahmadi, Hamid Mir Hashmi, Habib Aryan Tabar

“…Using the thermodynamic physical equations, the thermodynamic diagrams of the vertex column were simulated for a point with a width of 38.375 degree north and a length of 47.625 degrees east. …”
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Neurobiological Mechanism of Acupuncture for Relieving Visceral Pain of Gastrointestinal Origin by Fang Zhang, Luyi Wu, Jimeng Zhao, Tingting Lv, Zhihai Hu, Zhijun Weng, Shuoshuo Wang, Huangan Wu, Huirong Liu

“…The generation of pain involves a series of processes, including energy transduction of stimulatory signals in the sensory nerve endings (signal transduction), subsequent conduction in primary afferent nerve fibers of dorsal root ganglia, and transmission to spinal dorsal horn neurons, the ascending transmission of sensory signals in the central nervous system, and the processing of sensory signals in the cerebral cortex. Numerous peripheral neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and cytokines participate in the analgesic process of EA in visceral pain. …”
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis – protocol for a feasibility study for a randomized, crossover clinical trial by Fernanda Ishida Corrêa, Amanda Cristina da Silva Reis, Bruno Paulino Venâncio, João Carlos Ferrari Corrêa

“…The first session will be randomized to receive high (≥5Hz) or low frequency (≤1Hz) TMS over the left motor cortex; after one week they will receive the second session, which will be the opposite. …”
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Motor Sequence Learning across Multiple Sessions Is Not Facilitated by Targeting Consolidation with Posttraining tDCS in Patients with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis by Harald Seelmann-Eggebert, Muriel Stoppe, Florian Then Bergh, Joseph Classen, Jost-Julian Rumpf

“…Active or sham anodal tDCS of the primary motor cortex was applied immediately after each training session. …”
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Chronic Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water Causes Alterations in Locomotor Activity and Decreases Striatal mRNA for the D2 Dopamine Receptor in CD1 Male Mice by Claudia Leticia Moreno Ávila, Jorge H. Limón-Pacheco, Magda Giordano, Verónica M. Rodríguez

“…No alterations on aggressive behavior or monoamines levels in striatum or frontal cortex were observed. A significant decrease in the expression of mRNA for D2 receptors was found in striatum of mice exposed to 5.0 mg As/L. …”
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Modified Arthroscopic Suture Fixation of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tibial Avulsion Fracture in the Setting of Multiligament Knee Injury in Teenager by Miguel Quesado, Ana Sofia Esteves, Nuno Vieira da Silva, Tiago Costa, Nuno Ferreira, Hélder Nogueira

“…The PCL was fixed arthroscopically using a Knee Scorpion and two SutureTapes (Arthrex, Munich-Germany) through of an interlaced configuration at the base of the fragment using a transseptal approach and fixed distally over a cortical button on the anterior cortex. The LCL was repaired with two cannulated screws by a percutaneous approach. …”
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Effects of Patterned Sound Deprivation on Short- and Long-Term Plasticity in the Rat Thalamocortical Auditory System In Vivo by Chloe N. Soutar, Laura G. Rosen, Simon G. Rodier, Hans C. Dringenberg

“…Postnatal sensory experience plays a significant role in the maturation and synaptic stabilization of sensory cortices, such as the primary auditory cortex (A1). Here, we examined the effects of patterned sound deprivation (by rearing in continuous white noise, WN) during early postnatal life on short- and long-term plasticity of adult male rats using an in vivo preparation (urethane anesthesia). …”
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Neurocognitive dynamics and behavioral differences of symmetry and asymmetry processing in working memory: insights from fNIRS by Izabela Maria Sztuka, Simone Kühn

“…Significant differences in brain activity were observed in various brain regions, with lateral occipital, posterior parietal, medial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices reacting to symmetry with decreased oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO), while in left orbitofrontal (HbO) and right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (HbO and HbR) hemoglobin concentration increased. …”
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Reversible Cortical Blindness as a Prominent Manifestation of Cerebral Embolism due to Infective Endocarditis by Georgios P. Kranidiotis, Alexandra N. Gougoutsi, Theodoros A. Retsas, Maria I. Anastasiou-Nana

“…Infarction of both occipital lobes, which are supplied by the posterior cerebral arteries, is infrequent, and is the cause of cortical blindness from lesion of the visual cortex. Cortical blindness is characterized by intact pupillary reflexes, a normal fundoscopy, and, rarely, denial of visual loss. …”
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Fasting Upregulates PPAR𝛼 Target Genes in Brain and Influences Pituitary Hormone Expression in a PPAR𝛼 Dependent Manner by Bettina König, Christine Rauer, Susann Rosenbaum, Corinna Brandsch, Klaus Eder, Gabriele I. Stangl

“…Here we demonstrate that fasting of rats increased mRNA concentrations of typical PPAR𝛼 target genes implicated in 𝛽-oxidation of fatty acids (acyl-CoA oxidase, carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1, medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase) and ketogenesis (mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase) in pituitary gland and partially also in frontal cortex and diencephalon compared to nonfasted animals. …”
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A novel approach on laplacian energy of -dominating complex spherical fuzzy graph structures and with application by S. N. Suber Bathusha, S. Angelin Kavitha Raj, Mufti Mahamud, Sowndharya Jayakumar

“…The AM of CSFGS and degree of vertex presence have been found. The lower and upper constraints on the energy of CSFGS are derived by calculating the energy of CSFGS. …”
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Music Theory, Historically-Informed Performance, and The Significance of Cities by Adam Krims

“…Untersucht und gemessen wird die Balance von Holzbläsern und Streichern, die immer als ein Vorteil des Ansatzes der Historischen Aufführungspraxis gesehen wurde. …”
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The change rule of smoke dispersion and temperature evolution in fires within lithium iron phosphate energy storage prefabricated cabin by ZHANG Yin, QIN Chaoqun, TIAN Shuangshuang, GE Zhichao, DONG Jun, ZHANG Xiaoxing

“…Based on direct numerical simulation and vortex simulation, a numerical model of lithium iron phosphate energy storage prefabricated cabin based on the size of the actual energy storage prefabricated cabin is studied, and the t2 model which is more in line with the development of the fire situation compared with the stable fire model, and investigated the change rule of the smoke dispersion and temperature inside the prefabricated cabin by simulating the fire situation with different thermal runaway positions. …”
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Pattern-reversal visual evoked potentials in prosthetic vision and simulated visual reduction by Sandra R Montezuma, Yingchen He, Jonathon Toft-Nielsen, Gordon Legge

“…Restriction on the field of view had no impact on either the amplitude or the peak latency of P100.Conclusion The early visual cortex in retinal prosthesis users remains responsive to retinal input, showing a similar response profile to that of sighted controls. …”
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PET Study in a Patient with Spinocerebellar Degeneration before and after Long-Term Administration of Thyrotropin Releasing Hormone by H. Tanji, H. Nagasawa, T. Hayashi, H. Onodera, T. Fujiwara, M. Itoh, T. Ido, Y. Itoyama

“…CMRG1c was markedly decreased in the cerebellum and there was no significant difference before and after the treatment, i.e. mean CMRG1c values were 4.92 and 4.90 mg/100 g/min, and the ratios of the cerebellum versus the frontal cortex were 0.50 and 0.51, respectively. The degree of disequilibrium of her body examined with stabilography became better by the 19th day and further improved by the 26th day after the start of TRH treatment. …”
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