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Brain Sciences, Volume 12, Issue 6

June 2022 - 128 articles

Cover Story: The Asymmetric Laplace Gaussian (ALG) distribution is a four-parametric statistical model emerging as the convolution of well-known Laplacian and Gaussian distributions. ALG presents a comprehensive statistical model of human brain inhibition distributions and enables psychiatrists and clinicians to categorize a spectrum of clinical conditions in terms of their statistical features. VIew this paper
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Articles (128)

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,395 Views
15 Pages

Surpass Evolve Flow Diverter for the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysm: A Systematic Review

  • Rania Issa,
  • Zahrah Al-Homedi,
  • Dawood Hasan Syed,
  • Waseem Aziz and
  • Basem Al-Omari

Purpose: This systematic review aims to summarize the evidence investigating the effectiveness and safety of the Surpass Evolve-Flow Diverter (SE-FD) to treat brain aneurysms. Method: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and Cochrane...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,069 Views
19 Pages

Source Localization of Audiovisual Multisensory Neural Generators in Young Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Heather S. McCracken,
  • Bernadette A. Murphy,
  • Ushani Ambalavanar,
  • Cheryl M. Glazebrook and
  • Paul C. Yielder

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that exhibits unique neurological and behavioural characteristics. Our previous work using event-related potentials demonstrated that adults with ADHD process audiovisua...

  • Review
  • Open Access
50 Citations
7,845 Views
10 Pages

Cognitive function is affected by low pressure and hypoxia in high-altitude environments, and is regulated by altitude and exposure time. With the economic development in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the increase in work and study activities, as well a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,526 Views
10 Pages

Unexpected Effect of IL-1β on the Function of GABAA Receptors in Pediatric Focal Cortical Dysplasia

  • Veronica Alfano,
  • Alessia Romagnolo,
  • James D. Mills,
  • Pierangelo Cifelli,
  • Alessandro Gaeta,
  • Alessandra Morano,
  • Angelika Mühlebner,
  • Eleonora Aronica,
  • Eleonora Palma and
  • Gabriele Ruffolo

Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) type II is an epileptogenic malformation of the neocortex, as well as a leading cause of drug-resistant focal epilepsy in children and young adults. The synaptic dysfunctions leading to intractable seizures in this dise...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,452 Views
16 Pages

No Sex Differences in Self-Reported Childhood Maltreatment in Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders: A Retrospective Study

  • Daniela Caldirola,
  • Tatiana Torti,
  • Francesco Cuniberti,
  • Silvia Daccò,
  • Alessandra Alciati,
  • Koen Schruers,
  • Giovanni Martinotti,
  • Domenico De Berardis and
  • Giampaolo Perna

Background: We investigated, for the first time, whether there are any sex differences in retrospective self-reported childhood maltreatment (CM) in Italian adult patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD). Furthermore, th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,107 Views
9 Pages

The Prophylactic and Multimodal Activity of Two Isatin Thiosemicarbazones against Alzheimer’s Disease In Vitro

  • Barbara Mavroidi,
  • Archontia Kaminari,
  • Dimitris Matiadis,
  • Dimitra Hadjipavlou-Litina,
  • Maria Pelecanou,
  • Athina Tzinia and
  • Marina Sagnou

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a multifactorial disorder strongly involving the formation of amyloid-β (Aβ) oligomers, which subsequently aggregate into the disease characteristic insoluble amyloid plaques, in addition to oxidative stres...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,811 Views
11 Pages

Glioma peritumoral brain edema (GPTBE) is a frequent complication in patients with glioma. The severity of peritumoral edema endangers patients’ life and prognosis. However, there are still questions concerning the process of GPTBE formation an...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,591 Views
8 Pages

High Myoinositol on Proton MR Spectroscopy Could Be a Potential Signature of Papillary Tumors of the Pineal Region—Case Report of Two Patients

  • Albert Pons-Escoda,
  • Juan Jose Sánchez Fernández,
  • Àlex de Vilalta,
  • Noemí Vidal and
  • Carles Majós

Papillary tumor of the pineal region (PTPR) is an uncommon entity in which a presurgical suspicion may be crucial for patient management. Maximal safe neurosurgical resection is of choice when PTPR is suspected, whereas non-surgical approaches can be...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,225 Views
10 Pages

Objective: To investigate the relationship between post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) and severe post-stroke dysphagia (PSD) and explore the risk factors related to PSCI combined with severe PSD. Methods: Data from patients were collated from th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,917 Views
10 Pages

Literature reviews appear to indicate that Music Therapy (MT) may instil a sense of empowerment and generate feelings of renewed self-confidence, distracting subjects who follow this type of intervention from negative thoughts and, generally, helping...

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