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Brain Sciences, Volume 5, Issue 1

March 2015 - 6 articles

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Articles (6)

  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
15,115 Views
23 Pages

23 March 2015

Capitalizing from neuroscience knowledge on how individuals are affected by the sound environment, we propose to adopt a cybernetic and ecological point of view on the musical aesthetic experience, which includes subprocesses, such as feature extract...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,228 Views
11 Pages

Lead Excretion in Spanish Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Milagros Fuentes-Albero,
  • Carmen Puig-Alcaraz and
  • Omar Cauli

16 February 2015

Among epigenetic factors leading to increased prevalence of juvenile neuropsychiatric disorders, including autism spectrum disorder, exposure to metals, such as lead (Pb) have led to conflicting results. The aim of the present study was to determine...

  • Review
  • Open Access
75 Citations
17,095 Views
26 Pages

Multisensory Integration and Child Neurodevelopment

  • Emmanuelle Dionne-Dostie,
  • Natacha Paquette,
  • Maryse Lassonde and
  • Anne Gallagher

11 February 2015

A considerable number of cognitive processes depend on the integration of multisensory information. The brain integrates this information, providing a complete representation of our surrounding world and giving us the ability to react optimally to th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
8,969 Views
18 Pages

26 January 2015

Folate is a water-soluble vitamin that is critical for nucleotide synthesis and can modulate methylation of DNA by altering one-carbon metabolism. Previous studies have shown that folate status during pregnancy is associated with various congenital d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
12,449 Views
11 Pages

Lipo-oxytocin-1, a Novel Oxytocin Analog Conjugated with Two Palmitoyl Groups, Has Long-Lasting Effects on Anxiety-Related Behavior and Social Avoidance in CD157 Knockout Mice

  • Akira Mizuno,
  • Stanislav M. Cherepanov,
  • Yusuke Kikuchi,
  • Azam AKM Fakhrul,
  • Shirin Akther,
  • Kisaburo Deguchi,
  • Toru Yoshihara,
  • Katsuhiko Ishihara,
  • Satoshi Shuto and
  • Haruhiro Higashida

20 January 2015

Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide hormone that is secreted into the brain and blood circulation. OT has not only classical neurohormonal roles in uterine contraction and milk ejection during the reproductive phase in females, but has also been shown to...

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Brain Sci. - ISSN 2076-3425