The ‘creatures’ of the human cortical somatosensory system
bioRxiv, 2019 Penfield’s description of the “homunculus”, a “grotesque creature” with large lips and hands and small trunk and legs depicting the representation of body-parts within the primary somatosensory cortex (S1), is one of the most prominent contributions to ...
Noam Saadon-Grosman +2 more
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NeuroSense: A non-invasive and configurable somatosensory stimulator with OPENVIBE communication
HardwareXUnderstanding the somatosensory system and its abnormalities requires the development of devices that can accurately stimulate the human skin. New methods for assessing the somatosensory system can enhance the diagnosis, treatments, and prognosis for ...
Erick A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez +5 more
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Effects of methamphetamine on locomotor activity and thalamic gene expression in leptin-deficient obese mice [PDF]
, 2017 Leptin is an adipose-derived hormone that regulates energy balance. Leptin receptors are expressed in extrahypothalamic sites and several reports showed that leptin can influence feeding and locomotor behavior via direct actions on dopaminergic neurons ...
Bisagno, Veronica +3 more
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Neurophysiological, behavioral and morphological abnormalities in the Fabry knockout mice
Neurobiology of Disease, 2009 Fabry disease (OMIM 301500) is a rare X-linked recessive disorder caused by mutations in the α-galactosidase gene (GLA). Loss of α-galactosidase (α-Gal) activity leads to the abnormal accumulation of glycosphingolipids in lysosomes predominantly of ...
L.G. Rodrigues +7 more
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Human Somatosensory Processing and Artificial Somatosensation
Cyborg and Bionic Systems, 2021 In the past few years, we have gained a better understanding of the information processing mechanism in the human brain, which has led to advances in artificial intelligence and humanoid robots.
Luyao Wang +3 more
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Assessing plantar sensation in the foot using the FOot Roughness Discrimination Test (FoRDT™): a reliability and validity study in stroke [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND: The foot sole represents a sensory dynamometric map and is essential for balance and gait control. Sensory impairments are common, yet often difficult to quantify in neurological conditions, particularly stroke.
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Grey and white matter network disruption is associated with sensory deficits after stroke
NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 Somatosensory deficits after ischaemic stroke are common and can occur in patients with lesions in the anterior parietal cortex and subcortical nuclei.
Simon S. Kessner +4 more
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Oxytocin is implicated in social memory deficits induced by early sensory deprivation in mice [PDF]
, 2016 Acknowledgements We thank Miss Jia-Yin and Miss Yu-Ling Sun for their help in breading the mice. Funding This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81200933 to N.-N. Song; 81200692 to L.
Chen, Ling +11 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Stroke is a leading cause of long‐term disability in adults, with upper limb hemiparesis being a common impairment. Traditional training is mostly aimed at paralyzed limbs, but the effect of bilateral training is still unclear.
Fangfang Qian +7 more
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Object-guided Spatial Attention in Touch: Holding the Same Object with Both Hands Delays Attentional Selection [PDF]
, 2009 Previous research has shown that attention to a specific location on a uniform visual object spreads throughout the entire object. Here we demonstrate that, similar to the visual system, spatial attention in touch can be object guided.
Bettina Forster +6 more
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