Background and Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine sleep and work patterns in the general population. We conducted an anonymous online survey among white-collar workers from various finance, IT and technology companies in Lithuani...
21 January 2025
Objectives: The mental health and well-being of university students are crucial areas of research due to their significant impact on academic success, personal development, and overall life satisfaction. Since previous research consistently shows tha...
Pupil size informs about sympathovagal balance as well as cognitive and affective processes, and perception. It is also directly linked to phasic activity of the brainstem locus coeruleus, so that pupil measures have gained recent attention. Steady-s...
Background: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), Gulf War Illness (GWI) and control subjects underwent fMRI during difficult cognitive tests performed before and after submaximal exercise provocation (Washington 2020). Exercis...
Background/Objectives: Genetic factors play an important role in idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) but have not been fully studied. This study aimed to analyze the Parkinson’s disease (PD)-related genetic loci in iRBD...
The locus coeruleus norepinephrine (LC-NE) system modulates many visceral and cognitive functions, while LC-NE dysfunction leads to neurological and neurodegenerative conditions such as sleep disorders, depression, ADHD, or Alzheimer’s disease....
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe condition triggered by traumatic exposure, characterized by symptoms like trauma re-experiencing, avoidance, mood alterations, hypervigilance, and sleep disturbances. While its exact mechanisms remain...
Background/Objectives: A slowly progressive hereditary neurological disorder classified as degenerative encephalopathy (DE) occurs in Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. The disease is characterized by frequent episodes of pronounced involuntary mov...