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Brain Sciences, Volume 7, Issue 12

2017 December - 12 articles

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Articles (12)

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
13,609 Views
15 Pages

EEG Dynamics of a Go/Nogo Task in Children with ADHD

  • Simon Baijot,
  • Carlos Cevallos,
  • David Zarka,
  • Axelle Leroy,
  • Hichem Slama,
  • Cecile Colin,
  • Nicolas Deconinck,
  • Bernard Dan and
  • Guy Cheron

20 December 2017

Background: Studies investigating event-related potential (ERP) evoked in a Cue-Go/NoGo paradigm have shown lower frontal N1, N2 and central P3 in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to typically developing children...

  • Review
  • Open Access
253 Citations
17,855 Views
16 Pages

Advances in Brain Tumor Surgery for Glioblastoma in Adults

  • Montserrat Lara-Velazquez,
  • Rawan Al-Kharboosh,
  • Stephanie Jeanneret,
  • Carla Vazquez-Ramos,
  • Deependra Mahato,
  • Daryoush Tavanaiepour,
  • Gazanfar Rahmathulla and
  • Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

20 December 2017

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary intracranial neoplasia, and is characterized by its extremely poor prognosis. Despite maximum surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, the histological heterogeneity of GBM makes total eradication impossible...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
10,000 Views
15 Pages

19 December 2017

During the past decade, there has been an increasing interest in early diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The subjects involved range from soldiers exposed to concussive inju...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,724 Views
12 Pages

Investigating Methodological Differences in the Assessment of Dendritic Morphology of Basolateral Amygdala Principal Neurons—A Comparison of Golgi–Cox and Neurobiotin Electroporation Techniques

  • Paul M. Klenowski,
  • Sophie E. Wright,
  • Erica W. H. Mu,
  • Peter G. Noakes,
  • Nickolas A. Lavidis,
  • Selena E. Bartlett,
  • Mark C. Bellingham and
  • Matthew J. Fogarty

19 December 2017

Quantitative assessments of neuronal subtypes in numerous brain regions show large variations in dendritic arbor size. A critical experimental factor is the method used to visualize neurons. We chose to investigate quantitative differences in basolat...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,375 Views
4 Pages

11 December 2017

The concept of stereotactically standard areas (SSAs) within human brain nuclei belongs to the knowledge of the modern field of stereotactic brain microanatomy. These are areas resisting the individual variability of the nuclear location in stereotac...

  • Review
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,483 Views
11 Pages

Spasticity Management in Disorders of Consciousness

  • Géraldine Martens,
  • Steven Laureys and
  • Aurore Thibaut

9 December 2017

Background: Spasticity is a motor disorder frequently encountered after a lesion involving the central nervous system. It is hypothesized to arise from an anarchic reorganization of the pyramidal and parapyramidal fibers and leads to hypertonia and h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
8,759 Views
13 Pages

The Role of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Tourette Syndrome: A Review and Preliminary Findings

  • Valsamma Eapen,
  • Richard Baker,
  • Amelia Walter,
  • Veena Raghupathy,
  • Jordan J. Wehrman and
  • Paul F. Sowman

8 December 2017

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation technique that is being investigated for a variety of neurological and psychiatric conditions. Preliminary evidence suggests that tDCS may be useful in the treatment o...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,942 Views
8 Pages

6 December 2017

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is commonly encountered in clinical practice. While the cognitive ramifications of mTBI are frequently described in the literature, the impact of mTBI on emotional, sensory, and motor function is not as commonly dis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
12,228 Views
28 Pages

Early Detection and Intervention of ASD: A European Overview

  • María Magán-Maganto,
  • Álvaro Bejarano-Martín,
  • Clara Fernández-Alvarez,
  • Antonio Narzisi,
  • Patricia García-Primo,
  • Rafal Kawa,
  • Manuel Posada and
  • Ricardo Canal-Bedia

1 December 2017

Over the last several years there has been an increasing focus on early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), not only from the scientific field but also from professional associations and public health systems all across Europe. Not surprisin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
7,595 Views
18 Pages

29 November 2017

Excessive alcohol consumption leads to neurodegeneration, which contributes to cognitive decline that is associated with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). The endocannabinoid system has been implicated in the development of AUDs, but little is known abou...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,180 Views
14 Pages

28 November 2017

Alcohol (ethanol) disturbs cognitive functions including learning and memory in humans, non-human primates, and laboratory animals such as rodents. As studied in animals, cellular mechanisms for learning and memory include bidirectional synaptic plas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
149 Citations
22,641 Views
12 Pages

24 November 2017

Background: Despite the wealth of literature on social determinants of mental health, less is known about the intersection of these determinants. Using a nationally representative sample, this study aimed to study separate, additive, and multiplicati...

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