The non-invasive brain sensing modulation technology field is experiencing rapid development, with new techniques constantly emerging. This study delves into the field of non-invasive brain neuromodulation, a safer and potentially effective approach...
Clinical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) aims for the highest possible image quality, while balancing the need for acceptable examination time, reasonable signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and lowest artifact burden. With a recently introduced imaging ac...
Implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) are crucial tools for translating basic neuroscience concepts into clinical disease diagnosis and therapy. Among the various components of the technological chain that increases the sensing and stimu...
Objectives: To assess the clinical viability of compressed sensing magnetization, we prepared a rapid acquisition gradient echo (CS-MPRAGE) for brain volume measurement by comparing its scan time and image quality with standard MPRAGE. Methods: In th...
Microstrip crescent antennas offer compactness, conformability, low profile, high sensitivity, multi-band operability, cost-effectiveness and ease of fabrication in contrast to bulky, rigid horn, helical and Vivaldi antennas. This work presents cresc...
Cognitive stress, also known as mental workload, constitutes a central topic within the field of psychophysiology due to its role in modulating attention, autonomic regulation, and stress reactivity. Furthermore, it bears direct relevance to practica...
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is an optical biosensing modality that transduces cortical hemodynamics into a measurable near-infrared signal, underpinning wearable brain monitors and brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). Because epi...
This is the first pilot study with children that has assessed the effects of a brain–computer interface-assisted mindfulness program on neural mechanisms and associated cognitive performance. The participants were 31 children aged 9–10 ye...
Transient forebrain or global ischemia induces cell death in vulnerable CA1 pyramidal neurons. A brief period of ischemia, i.e., ischemic preconditioning, affords CA1 neurons robust protection against a subsequent, more prolonged ischemic challenge....
Sensing brain activity to reveal, analyze and recognize brain activity patterns has become a topic of great interest and ongoing research [...]
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) was offered to chronic pain patients who had exhausted medical and surgical options. However, several patients developed recurrent seizures. This work was conducted to assess the eff...
Central nervous system (CNS) disorders represent a growing healthcare burden, and various drugs are developed for their treatment. However, the blood–brain barrier (BBB) prevents over 98% of therapeutics from reaching brain tissue. Intranasal d...
We present a circular complementary split ring resonator (CCSRR) flexible antenna operating in the 1.4 GHz radio-astronomy quiet frequency band. The antenna is designed for microwave non-invasive brain temperature sensing of an infant’s head to...
Domain shifts pose significant challenges for cross-domain semantic segmentation in high-resolution remote sensing imagery. Inspired by the cognitive mechanisms of the human brain, we propose a Brain-Inspired Style Transfer and Semantic Segmentation...
As we move deeper into the twenty-first century there is a major trend to enhance the body with “cyborg technology”. In fact, due to medical necessity, there are currently millions of people worldwide equipped with prosthetic devices to restore lost...
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) have traditionally been regarded as brain-centered disorders driven primarily by the accumulation of pathological proteins. However, increasing evidence indicates that systemic metabolic dysfunction, chronic inflammat...
Volition is described as a psychological construct with great emphasis on the sense of agency. During volitional behavior, an individual always presents a volitional quality, an intrapersonal trait for dealing with adverse circumstances, which determ...
Electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) is an impedance-based method for monitoring changes in cell behaviour in real-time. In this paper, we highlight the importance of ECIS in measuring the kinetics of human melanoma cell invasion across h...
Obesity currently represents a major societal and health challenge worldwide. Its prevalence has reached epidemic proportions and trends continue to rise, reflecting the need for more effective preventive measures. Hypothalamic circuits that control...
Neurons communicate through complex chemical and electrophysiological signal patterns to develop a tight information network. A physiological or pathological event cannot be explained by signal communication mode. Therefore, dual-mode electrodes can...
Deoxynivalenol (DON), the most naturally-occurring trichothecenes, may affect animal and human health by causing vomiting as a hallmark of food poisoning. Deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside (D3G) usually co-occurs with DON as its glucosylated form and is ano...
Two antithetic terms, hypoxia and hyperoxia, i.e., insufficient and excess oxygen availability with respect to needs, are thought to trigger opposite responses in cells and tissues. This review aims at summarizing the molecular and cellular mechanism...
Intra- and perioperatively recorded local field potential (LFP) activity of the nucleus subthalamicus (STN) has been suggested to guide contact selection in patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Despite...
Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is an early symptom associated with a variety of diseases, including COVID-19, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease, where patients commonly experience hyposmia or anosmia. Effective restoration of olfac...
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for mental health interventions, with a special focus on digitally assisted ones. Self-regulation describes a set of meta-skills that enable one to take control over his/her mental hea...
Microwaves can safely and non-destructively illuminate and penetrate dielectric materials, making them an attractive solution for various medical tasks, including detection, diagnosis, classification, and monitoring. Their inherent electromagnetic pr...
Following a stroke, the emergence of amygdala-related disorders poses a significant challenge, with severe implications for post-stroke mental health, including conditions such as anxiety and depression. These disorders not only hinder post-stroke re...
This paper describes the development and testing of a portable in-ear electroencephalography (EEG) system that uses dry electrodes made from different materials. Brain signals were collected from electrodes placed inside the ear and around the ear an...
(1) Background: Radial RARE-EPI MRI facilitates simultaneous T2 and T2* mapping (2in1-RARE-EPI). With modest undersampling (R = 2), the speed gain of 2in1-RARE-EPI relative to Multi-Spin-Echo and Multi-Gradient-Recalled-Echo references is limited. Fu...
Background: Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a common and disabling condition at the interface of neurology and psychiatry, characterized by motor, sensory, seizure-like, or cognitive symptoms that are incongruent with recognized neurologica...
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is increasingly understood as a precision-oriented neuromodulation therapy capable of influencing distributed basal ganglia–thalamo–cortical and cerebellothalamic networks. Although its symptomatic...
Perinatal nutrition is a key player in the susceptibility to developing metabolic diseases in adulthood, leading to the concept of “metabolic programming”. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of maternal protein restriction dur...
The sense of embodiment (SoE) is an essential element of human perception that allows individuals to control and perceive the movements of their body parts. Brain–machine interface (BMI) technology can induce SoE in real time, and adding sensor...
Globally, 70 million people are annually affected by TBI. A significant proportion of all TBI cases are actually mild TBI (concussion, 70–85%), which is considerably more difficult to diagnose due to the absence of apparent symptoms. Current cl...
Intracranial pressure (ICP) is an important measurement in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Currently, ICP can only be measured invasively, which exposes patients to operative risk and can only be performed by neurosurgeons. Hence, ther...
It is well established in mammals that the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) senses the luminal presence of nutrients and responds to such information by releasing signaling molecules that ultimately regulate feeding. However, gut nutrient sensing mechani...
The T-2 toxin, a major secondary metabolite of Fusarium Gramineae, is considered a great risk to humans and animals due to its toxicity, such as inducing emesis. The mechanism of emesis is a complex signal involving an imbalance of hormones and neuro...
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is an indispensable technique in today’s neurological research, but its signal acquisition time is extremely long due to the need to acquire signals in multiple diffusion gradient directions. Supervis...
We propose a new class of nonlocal Total Variation (TV), in which the first derivative and the second derivative are mixed. Since most existing TV considers only the first-order derivative, it suffers from problems such as staircase artifacts and los...
Automobiles for our roadways are increasingly using advanced driver assistance systems. The adoption of such new technologies requires us to develop novel perception systems not only for accurately understanding the situational context of these vehic...
Millions of people in the United States are affected by chronic pain, and the financial cost of pain treatment is weighing on the healthcare system. In some cases, current pharmacological treatments may do more harm than good, as with the United Stat...
Changes in human attention, workload, or alertness over time can affect task performance and may even increase the risk of injury. Detecting these changes in real time can be beneficial in improving system performance and safety. We reviewed 27 studi...
The recently growing progress in neuroscience research and relevant achievements, as well as advancements in the fabrication process, have increased the demand for neural interfacing systems. Brain–machine interfaces (BMIs) have been revealed t...
COVID-19 is a multisystem disease with important gastrointestinal (GI) involvement. Diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, reduced appetite, and abdominal pain are among the most frequently reported GI manifestations during acute infection, although their pre...
Locked-in Syndrome (LIS) is a neurological condition in which individuals remain conscious but experience complete paralysis of voluntary muscles, except for eye movements—highlighting the need for reliable assistive communication technologies....
Advances in implantable sensor technologies are revolutionizing the landscape of brain science by enabling chronic, precise, and multimodal interfacing with neural tissues. With the convergence of material science, electronics, and neurobiology, flex...
Reliable quality assessment of brain organoids is important for reproducible culture and downstream experimentation, yet routine evaluation relies largely on qualitative brightfield inspection. We investigated whether visual QA criteria could be repr...
Moral issues arise not only when neural technology directly influences and affects people’s lives, but also when the impact of its interventions indirectly conceptualizes the mind in new, and unexpected ways. It is the case that theories of con...
Neurons whose activity is regulated by glucose are found in a number of brain regions. Glucose-excited (GE) neurons increase while glucose-inhibited (GI) neurons decrease their action potential frequency as interstitial brain glucose levels increase....
Animals strongly rely on chemical senses to uncover the outside world and adjust their behaviour. Chemical signals are perceived by facial sensitive chemosensors that can be clustered into three families, namely the gustatory (TASR), olfactory (OR, T...
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