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Shannon entropy of brain functional complex networks under the influence of the psychedelic Ayahuasca [PDF]

, 2016
The entropic brain hypothesis holds that the key facts concerning psychedelics are partially explained in terms of increased entropy of the brain's functional connectivity.
de Araujo, Draulio B., Onias, Heloisa, Palhano-Fontes, Fernanda, Viol, A., Viswanathan, G. M.   +4 more
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Translating a Preclinically Tested 15 Hz rTMS Protocol to Humans With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Safety and Feasibility Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non‐invasive brain stimulation strategy with a demonstrated potential to reinforce the residual pathways after a spinal cord injury (SCI). A preclinically tested high‐frequency (15 Hz) rTMS (15 Hz rTMS) protocol was shown to induce corticospinal tract axon regeneration growth ...
Nabila Brihmat, Mehmed B. Bayram, Morgan Paine, Janelle Carnahan, Jian Zhong, Xiaofei Guan, Guang H. Yue, Soha Saleh, Gail F. Forrest   +8 more
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Exploring Processes and Dynamics of Mystical Contemplative Meditation: Some Christian-Buddhist Parallels in Relation to Transpersonal Theory [PDF]

, 2015
This paper explores Christian contemplative meditation, focusing on the prayer of Recollection as it is developed especially by Evelyn Underhill and St. Teresa of Avila. It outlines the practice and explores possible theoretical and therapeutic dynamics,
Stoeber, Michael
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Medication Use in Multiple Sclerosis: A Population‐Based Comparison With the General Danish Population

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the overall use of prescription medications among individuals with multiple sclerosis compared to the general population, with a focus on treatments beyond disease‐modifying therapies. Methods We conducted a nationwide, registry‐based study in Denmark.
Josefine Windfeld‐Mathiasen, Henrik Horwitz, Ida M. Heerfordt, Elisabeth Framke, Melinda Magyari   +4 more
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The Initiation of Swallowing Can Indicate the Prognosis of Disorders of Consciousness: A Self-Controlled Study

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Objective: To detect the initiation of swallowing in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) as well as the relationship between the initiation of swallowing and the prognosis of DOC patients.Methods: Nineteen DOC patients were included in this ...
Jianan Wang, Jing Wang, Xiaohua Hu, Lingqi Xu, Jinna Tian, Jiayin Li, Danruo Fang, Wangshan Huang, Yuxiao Sun, Minhui He, Steven Laureys, Haibo Di   +11 more
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Requirements for cabin crew medical examinations and assessments [PDF]

, 2015
The aim of the current study is to review current regulations relatively to medical requirements necessary to achieve suitability to fly of the cabin crew. There are three classes of flight crew medical standards and licensing. A first class medical
Di Folco, Francesco, Feltrin, Gianpietro, Sernia, Sabina, Unim, BRIGID ANDOUNIMYE   +3 more
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Cytokine, Chemokine, and Neurofilament Light Chain Signatures in LGI1 Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To investigate the value of cytokine, chemokine, and neurofilament light chain (NfL) concentrations in predicting relapse risk, chronic epilepsy, and functional impairment in LGI1 autoimmune encephalitis (AE). Methods Cytokines/chemokines (IL‐1‐beta, IL‐2, IL‐4, IL‐5, IL‐6, IL‐8/CXCL8, IL‐10, IL‐12p70, IL‐13, IL‐17A, GM‐CSF, TNF ...
Albert Aboseif, Georgios Mangioris, Binxia Yang, Vanessa K. Pazdernik, Jeffrey W. Britton, Divyanshu Dubey, Eoin P. Flanagan, Sarosh R. Irani, Gregory S. Day, Charles L. Howe, A. Sebastian López‐Chiriboga, Andrew McKeon, John R. Mills, Yahel Segal, Michel Toledano, Ivana Vodopivec, Sean J. Pittock, Anastasia Zekeridou   +17 more
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Depression as a Disorder of Consciousness [PDF]

The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
First-person reports of major depressive disorder reveal that when an individual becomes depressed a profound change or ‘shift’ to one’s conscious experience occurs. The depressed person reports that something fundamental to their experience has been disturbed or shifted, a change associated with the common but elusive claim that when depressed one ...
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Quantitative Iron Measurements in the Basal Ganglia of NBIA Patients Using QSM: Insights From a Tertiary Center

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) comprises rare genetic disorders characterized by predominantly extrapyramidal symptoms and iron deposition in the basal ganglia. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detects qualitative changes but cannot accurately quantify iron accumulation. Quantitative susceptibility
Özge Uygun, Alpay Özcan, Fuat Kaan Aras, Evrim Bozdemir, Sibel Uğur İşeri, Koray Kırımtay, Arzu Karabay, Murat Gültekin, Nihan Hande Akçakaya, Orkhan Mammadov, Gülay Kır, Dilek İnce Günal, Neşe Tuncer, Fatma Betül Özdilek, Banu Özen Barut, Ercan Köse, Hülya Apaydın, Asuman Ali, Sultan Çağırıcı, Pınar Topaloğlu, Alp Dinçer, Zuhal Yapıcı   +21 more
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Evolutionary Scenario linking the Nature of Self-Consciousness to Anxiety Management (Dec 2017) [PDF]

Anxiety is a main contributor to human psychological sufferings. Its evolutionary sources are generally related to alert signals for coping with adverse or unexpected situations [Steiner, 2002] or to hunter-gatherer emotions mismatched with today ...
Menant, Christophe
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