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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques to Reduce Violence Proneness by Interfering in Anger and Irrita…
2020
The field of neurocriminology has proposed several treatments (e.g., pharmacological, brain surgery, androgen-deprivation therapy, neurofeedback) to reduce violence proneness, but unfortunately, their effectiveness has been limited due to their side-effects. Therefore, it is necessary to explore alternative techniques to improve patients’ behavioural regulation with minimal undesirable effects. In this regard, non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, which are based on applying changing magnetic fields or electric currents to interfere with cortical excitability, have revealed their usefulness in alleviating the symptomatology of several mental disorders. However, to our knowledge, there …
Brain stimulation procedures for treatment of contralesional spatial neglect
2011
The application of brain stimulation techniques for modulation of cortical excitability changes underlying spatial neglect following right-brain-damage has been the first application of brain stimulation in the rehabilitation setting. Several factors concur in making neglect a prototype of cognitive disorders that can be modulated by brain stimulation: 1) neglect is highly lateralized deficit, 2) neglect is a network disorder in which lesion of a network node impacts affects excitability of intrahemispehric and interhemispheric connections, and 3) lesions of the right hemisphere, the most frequent cause of neglect, are associated with a transcallosally mediated increase of facilitation of t…
‘John Tiptoft’
1997
Una voce di enciclopedia su John Tiptoft, aggiornata con bibliografia
Software/Hardware Issues in Modelling Insect Brain Architecture
2011
The concept of cognitive abilities is commonly associated to humans and animals like mammals, birds and others. Nevertheless, in the last years several research groups have intensified the studies on insects that posses a much simpler brain structure even if they are able to show interesting memory and learning capabilities. In this paper a survey on some key results obtained in a joint research activity among Engineers and Neurogeneticians is reported. They were focussed toward the design and implementation of a model of the insect brain inspired by the Drosophila melanogaster. Particular attention was paid to the main neural centers the Mushroom Bodies and the Central Complex. Moreover a …
TRafficking profile in naive and memory B cells in young and old subjects
2012
Pielāgotās fiziskās aktivitātes sievietēm pēc menopauzes.
2022
Katra sieviete noteiktā dzīves posmā saskaras ar menopauzi un tās nevēlajamām blaknēm, tāpēc ir svarīgi kā šo diskomfortu ikdienā var mazināt bez medikamentu palīdzības. Darba mērķis ir, apkopot jau veikto pētījumu rezultātus un analizēt aptaujas rezultātus, lai izprastu pareizu fizisko aktivitāšu izvēles nozīmi, sievitēm pēc menopauzes. Anketēšanā piedalījās 71. sieviete vecumā no 42 līdz 68 gadiem, kura piekrita anonīmi atbildēt uz 10 jautājumiem par pieredzētajiem menopauzes simtomiem, to intensitāti, un fizisko aktivitāšu daudzumu ikdienā. Veicot plašu zinātniskās literatūras analīzi, kā arī apkopojot aptaujas datus, tika secināts, ka ir cieša saistība starp menopauzes simptomu intensit…
Profiles of mental well- and ill-being among elite athletes: Associations with sport-related demands and resources
2022
The aim of the present study was to identify profiles of elite athlete mental well- and ill-being and study how the profiles (i.e., subgroups of athletes) differed in sport-related demands and resources. A total of 259 Finnish elite athletes (n = 170 active and n = 89 retired) completed quantitative self-report inventories. Through cluster analysis, four profiles of mental well- and ill-being were identified. Profile 1 was overrepresented by retired, older, and male athletes, and characterized by good mental well-being. Profile 2 consisted mainly of active athletes who reported mild risk for alcohol abuse. Profile 3 consisted mainly of women who displayed possible presence of an eating diso…
Scholarly publishing depends on peer reviewers
2018
The peer-review crisis is posing a risk to the scholarly peer-reviewed journal system. Journals have to ask many potential peer reviewers to obtain a minimum acceptable number of peers accepting reviewing a manuscript. Several solutions have been suggested to overcome this shortage. From reimbursing for the job, to eliminating pre-publication reviews, one cannot predict which is more dangerous for the future of scholarly publishing. And, why not acknowledging their contribution to the final version of the article published? PubMed created two categories of contributors: authors [AU] and collaborators [IR]. Why not a third category for the peer-reviewer? published
Anthropometric indices, lipid profile, and lipopolysaccharide-binding protein levels in metabolic endotoxemia: A case-control study in Calabar Metrop…
2020
Objectives: To determine the anthropometric indices, lipopolysaccharide-binding proteins (LBP), and lipid profile in patients with metabolic endotoxemia. Methods: The study comprised of 47 patients with metabolic endotoxemia (the metabolic endotoxemia group) and 43 controls (the control group). Patients in the metabolic endotoxemia group were categorized further into three subgroups including the normal weight group (n=8), the overweight group (n=12) and the obese group (n=27). Height, weight, waist, and hip circumference were measured, and waist-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) were calculated. LBP was determined by ELISA and total cholesterol, triglycerides, high density lipoprot…
Metformīna ietekme uz Alcheimera slimības modeļa žurku sociālo uzvedību
2019
Šī darba mērķis bija noskaidrot pretdiabēta līdzekļa metformīna radītos efektus Alcheimera slimības (AD) streptozotocīna (STZ) modeļa žurkām sociālās uzvedības testā. Iegūtie rezultāti rāda, ka metformīns gan devā 75 mg/kg, gan 100 mg/kg būtiski uzlaboja AD modeļa žurku sociālo interesi un īstermiņa atmiņu. Iegūtie dati liecina, ka metformīns spēj uzlabot AD STZ modeļa žurku interesi par nepazīstamu dzīvnieku un rosināt sociālo kontaktu. Tomēr nepieciešami tālāki pētījumi, lai noteiktu metformīna sociabilitāti veicinošus celulāros un molekulāros mehānismus.