A cortico-subcortical loop for motor control via the pontine reticular formation by Emília Bősz, Viktor M. Plattner, László Biró, Kata Kóta, Marco A. Diana, László Acsády

“…Summary: Movement and locomotion are controlled by large neuronal circuits like the cortex-basal ganglia (BG)-thalamus loop. Besides the inhibitory thalamic output, the BG directly control movement via specialized connections with the brainstem. …”
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Serial Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Optic Radiations after Acute Optic Neuritis by Scott C. Kolbe, Anneke van der Walt, Helmut Butzkueven, Alexander Klistorner, Gary F. Egan, Trevor J. Kilpatrick

“…We aimed to study optic radiation DTI changes over 12 months following acute ON and to study correlations between DTI parameters and damage to the optic nerve and primary visual cortex (V1). We measured DTI parameters [fractional anisotropy (FA), axial diffusivity (AD), radial diffusivity (RD), and mean diffusivity (MD)] from the optic radiations of 38 acute ON patients at presentation and 6 and 12 months after acute ON. …”
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Structural brain basis of latent factors of executive functions in childhood by Yongjing Li, Keertana Ganesan, Claire R. Smid, Abigail Thompson, Roser Cañigueral, Jessica Royer, Boris Bernhardt, Nikolaus Steinbeis

“…While working memory and shifting shared a cortical substrate in right superior frontal cortex as well as left middle and inferior temporal regions no significant brain clusters were associated with inhibition. …”
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The role of multifocal visual evoked potential in detection of minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis by Reem M. Sabry, Osama Hamad, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Khalil, Sahar Ibrahim Mohammed, Ragaey Ahmad Eid, Hanan Hosny

“…Multifocal visual evoked potential (mfVEP) imaging minimizes these limitations because it allows topographic recording of the optic nerve and visual cortex. The aim of this study was to detect minimal hepatic encephalopathy among cirrhotic patients using the mfVEP in comparison to the validated psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES), paired associative learning (PAL) and the Benton visual retention test (BVRT). …”
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Bifidobacterium breve BB05 alleviates depressive symptoms in mice via the AKT/mTOR pathway by Yanni Pan, Qingling Huang, Yuan Liang, Yuwuqi Xie, Fang Tan, Xingyao Long

“…Mechanistic analysis revealed that BB05 exerts antidepressant effects by activating the AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in the prefrontal cortex, promoting neuroprotection, neurogenesis, and synaptic plasticity.DiscussionThese findings suggest that BB05, particularly at higher doses, effectively alleviates CUMS-induced depressive behaviors and improves physiological outcomes, supporting the use of probiotics as a potential treatment for depression by targeting the AKT/mTOR pathway.…”
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A Synchronized Hybrid Brain-Computer Interface System for Simultaneous Detection and Classification of Fusion EEG Signals by Dalin Yang, Trung-Hau Nguyen, Wan-Young Chung

“…In this study, a simplified synchronized hybrid BCI system is proposed for multiple command control by the electroencephalograph (EEG) signals in the motor cortex. This system can detect the single motor imagery (MI) task, single steady-state visually evoked potential (SSVEP) task, and hybrid MI + SSVEP tasks simultaneously (total ten mental tasks) via 2 EEG channels with high accuracy. …”
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Exploring imitation of within hand prehensile object manipulation using fMRI and graph theory analysis by Werner Krammer, John H. Missimer, Vanessa Vallesi, Manuela Pastore-Wapp, Georg Kägi, Roland Wiest, Bruno J. Weder

“…The networks exhibit (1) rich clubs which include sensori-motor hand, dorsal attention and cingulo-opercular communities for observation and motor execution in both hemispheres and (2) diversity clubs, significant only for manipulation and observation of the left hand, which include the dorsal visual association cortex, suggesting enhanced visual perception required for guiding the movement-limited left fingers. …”
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Posttraining Alpha Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation Impairs Motor Consolidation in Elderly People by Jost-Julian Rumpf, Alexandru Barbu, Christopher Fricke, Mirko Wegscheider, Joseph Classen

“…Motor learning is associated with posttraining changes of oscillatory alpha and beta neuronal activities in the motor cortex. However, whether or not these oscillatory dynamics relate to posttraining consolidation and how they relate to the age-specific impairment of motor consolidation in older adults remains elusive. …”
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Functional Connectivity Changes in Multiple-Frequency Bands in Acute Basal Ganglia Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Machine Learning Approach by Jie Li, Lulu Cheng, Shijian Chen, Jian Zhang, Dongqiang Liu, Zhijian Liang, Huayun Li

“…Several functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have investigated the resting-state functional connectivity (rs-FC) changes in the primary motor cortex (M1) in patients with acute basal ganglia ischemic stroke (BGIS). …”
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Neurotechnology Combined with Artificial Intelligence and Neurorights: A Legal Discussion by Tilmon McCullum, Laura Camila Contreras Mancera

“…Se expone el amplio vector necesario para salvaguardar la adquisición de información sensible en tiempo real proveniente de interacciones humano-IA, abarcando perspectivas neuronales del córtex sensorial humano, marcadores biométricos y datos fisiológicos humanos críticos para el cálculo de la inteligencia artificial en la obtención de conocimientos académicos sobre los seres humanos. …”
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Individual variability in cortical representations of tonic pain by Bettina Deak, Anne Stankewitz, Astrid Mayr, Viktor Witkovsky, Pauline Jahn, Enrico Schulz

“…In an individual approach, we compared the cortical processing pattern of each individual with the overall group findings.The results revealed a large discrepancy between the group results that are usually reported in publications and the 4-session individual processing patterns: the group findings corroborated previous work localising tonic pain encoding to the secondary somatosensory cortex. By contrast, this region was shadowed by a variety of activity patterns across individuals, represented by a low spatial correlation between group statistics and individual results.The current findings challenge the usefulness and applicability of group results. …”
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Genetics and pathophysiology of low-renin arterial hypertension by A. L. Markel

“…These syndromes include cases of sporadically occurring somatic mutations in the cells of the adrenal cortex, which begin to produce aldosterone in increased amounts. …”
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The Effect of Electroacupuncture on PKMzeta in the ACC in Regulating Anxiety-Like Behaviors in Rats Experiencing Chronic Inflammatory Pain by Junying Du, Junfan Fang, Cun Wen, Xiaomei Shao, Yi Liang, Jianqiao Fang

“…Protein kinase Mzeta (PKMzeta) has been proposed to be essential for the maintenance of pain and may interact with GluR1 to maintain CNS plasticity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). We hypothesized that the PKMzeta-GluR1 pathway in the ACC may be involved in anxiety-like behaviors of chronic inflammatory pain and that the mechanism of EA regulation of pain emotion may involve the PKMzeta pathway in the ACC. …”
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Alterations in mRNA level of proteins related to redox state and mitochondria in an Alzheimer’s disease animal model: Promising targets in neuroprotection by Sylwia Żulińska, Przemysław L. Wencel, Kinga Czubowicz, Joanna B. Strosznajder

“…Moreover, transcription of genes related to mitochondrial electron transport complexes (ETC) and biogenesis in the brain cortex of 4-, 6- and 12-month-old transgenic AD Tg mice was analyzed. …”
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Brain mapping, biomarker identification and using machine learning method for diagnosis of anxiety during emotional face in preschool children by Samira Jafari, Hamid Sharini, Aliakbar Foroughi, Afshin Almasi

“…Result: The results of the brain mapping comparisons between anxiety and the non-anxiety showed that there was an increased FC between medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and right lateral amygdala (RLA) and a decreased FC between left anterior hippocampus (LAH) and left posterior hippocampus (LPH) in the angry condition. …”
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Functional MRI-guided microsurgery of intracranial arteriovenous malformations: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Shuo Wang, Yuanli Zhao, Jun Wu, Bing Zhao, Yong Cao

“…In the fMRI-guided group, fMRI mapping of an eloquent cortex in all AVMs will be identified. Surgical complications and outcomes at pretreatment, post-treatment, at discharge and at 1-month, 3-month and 6-month follow-up intervals will be analysed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS). …”
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The Practical Implications of Re-Referencing in ERP Studies: The Case of N400 in the Picture–Word Verification Task by Vojislav Jovanović, Igor Petrušić, Vanja Ković, Andrej M. Savić

“…Based on previous research, the references evaluated included the common average reference (AVE), mean earlobe reference (EARS), left mastoid reference (L), mean mastoids reference (MM), neutral infinity reference (REST), and vertex reference (VERT). <b>Results:</b> The results showed that all digital references, except for VERT, successfully elicited the centroparietal N400 effect in the picture–word verification task. …”
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Major individual and regional variations in unit entrainment by oscillations of different frequencies by Mohamed Badawy, Ian T. Kim, Alon Amir, Mohammad M. Herzallah, Luisa F. Gomez-Alatorre, Drew B. Headley, Denis Paré

“…Therefore, this study aimed to characterize the frequency profile of unit entrainment in cortex, thalamus, striatum, and basolateral amygdala (BLA) in rats of either sex. …”
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Network pharmacology combined with experimental verification for exploring the potential mechanism of phellodendrine against depression by Lili Hu, Na Wu, Jue Wang, Donghui Cai

“…Abstract The anti-inflammatory effect of phellodendrine (PHE), derived from Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex, has been verified in previous studies. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with immune dysregulation and inflammatory processes. …”
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ALKALOHALOPHILIC BACTERIA OF THE FAMILY BACILLACEAE IN THE LAKES OF THE BADAIN JARAN DESERT (CHINA) by E. B. Erdyneeva, A. A. Radnagurueva, N. L. Belkova, Z. B. Namsaraev, E. V. Lavrentieva

“…From the accumulative cultures of the cortex salt and the microbial mats of the lakes of the Badain Jaran desert, pure cultures belonging to the family Bacillaceae (the phylum Firmicutes) were isolated and described. …”
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