Effects of Temporary Functional Deafferentation in Chronic Stroke Patients: Who Profits More?

abstract：:Mastoparan-7 (Mas-7), an analogue of the peptide mastoparan, which is derived from wasp venom, is a direct activator of Pertussis toxin- (PTX-) sensitive G proteins. Mas-7 produces several biological effects in different cell types; however, little is known about how Mas-7 influences mature hippocampal neurons. We exa...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Ramírez VT,Ramos-Fernández E,Inestrosa NC

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postural problems play a central role in the motor dysfunction of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Therefore, they spend more time in sitting than in standing to perform vital tasks of daily life. The focus of this article is to describe the pathophysiology of postural control in sitting and outline some implication...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Carlberg EB,Hadders-Algra M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeostatic synaptic plasticity is a negative-feedback response employed to compensate for functional disturbances in the nervous system. Typically, synaptic activity is strengthened when neuronal firing is chronically suppressed or weakened when neuronal activity is chronically elevated. At both the whole cell and en...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Wang G,Gilbert J,Man HY

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The motor function is controlled by the motor system that comprises a series of cortical and subcortical areas interacting via anatomical connections. The motor function will be disturbed when the stroke lesion impairs either any of these areas or their connections. More and more evidence indicates that the reorganiza...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Jiang L,Xu H,Yu C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Action observation (AO) allows access to a network that processes visuomotor and sensorimotor inputs and is believed to be involved in observational learning of motor skills. We conducted three consecutive experiments to examine the boosting effect of AO on the motor outcome of the untrained hand by either mirror visu...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Bähr F,Ritter A,Seidel G,Puta C,Gabriel HHW,Hamzei F

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of a topographical map of the corpus callosum (CC) has emerged from human lesion studies and from electrophysiological and anatomical tracing investigations in other mammals. Over the last few years a rising number of researchers have been reporting functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activation i...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Fabri M,Polonara G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical circuits in the brain are refined by experience during critical periods early in postnatal life. Critical periods are regulated by the balance of excitatory and inhibitory (E/I) neurotransmission in the brain during development. There is now increasing evidence of E/I imbalance in autism, a complex genetic ne...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： LeBlanc JJ,Fagiolini M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory is our ability to store and remember past experiences; it is the result of changes in neuronal circuits of specific brain areas as the hippocampus. During memory formation, neurons integrate their functions and increase the strength of their connections, so that synaptic plasticity is improved and consolidated....

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Colciago A,Magnaghi V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the evolution of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) over the first month of life in asphyxiated newborns treated with hypothermia and to compare it with that of healthy newborns. Asphyxiated newborns treated with hypothermia were enrolled prosp...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Kwan S,Boudes E,Benseler A,Gilbert G,Saint-Martin C,Shevell M,Wintermark P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emotionally arousing events are typically better remembered than mundane ones, in part because emotionally relevant aspects of our environment are prioritized in attention. Such biased attentional tuning is itself the result of associative processes through which we learn affective and motivational relevance of cues. ...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Ehlers MR,Todd RM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stria vascularis (SV) generates the endocochlear potential (EP) in the inner ear and is necessary for proper hair cell (HC) mechanotransduction and hearing. Cell junctions are indispensable for the establishment of compositionally distinct fluid compartments in the inner ear. Ototoxic drug cisplatin can damage SV ...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Zhang N,Cai J,Xu L,Wang H,Liu W

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently several lines of evidence demonstrated that methylcobalamin (MeCbl) might have potential analgesic effect in experimental and clinical studies. However, it was reported that MeCbl had no effect on treating lumbar spinal stenosis induced pain. Thus, the effects of short-term and long-term administration of MeC...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Zhang M,Han W,Zheng J,Meng F,Jiao X,Hu S,Xu H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that inflammation and neurogenesis play an important role in major depressive disorder (MDD). Mahuang-Fuzi-Xixin decoction (MFX), as the traditional Chinese prescription, has been widely applied for asthma, migraine, and MDD in clinics. However, the effects of MFX on the potential mechanism in MDD ar...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Jing W,Song S,Sun H,Chen Y,Zhao Q,Zhang Y,Dai G,Ju W

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The habituation/cross-habituation test (HaXha) is a spontaneous odor discrimination task that has been used for many decades to evaluate olfactory function in animals. Animals are presented repeatedly with the same odorant after which a new odorant is introduced. The time the animal explores the odor object is measure...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Coronas-Samano G,Ivanova AV,Verhagen JV

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of sleep microarchitecture and neural oscillations is an increasingly popular technique for quantifying EEG sleep activity. Many studies have examined sleep spindle oscillations in sleep-disordered adults; however reviews of this literature are scarce. As such, our overarching aim was to critically review ...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Weiner OM,Dang-Vu TT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionizing radiation is omnipresent. We are continuously exposed to natural (e.g., radon and cosmic) and man-made radiation sources, including those from industry but especially from the medical sector. The increasing use of medical radiation modalities, in particular those employing low-dose radiation such as CT scans,...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Verreet T,Verslegers M,Quintens R,Baatout S,Benotmane MA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following central motor lesions, two forms of adaptation can be observed which lead to improved mobility: (1) the development of spastic muscle tone, and (2) the activation of spinal locomotor centers induced by specific treadmill training. Tension development during spastic gait is different from that during normal g...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Dietz V

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can enhance the effect of conventional therapies in post-stroke neurorehabilitation. The ability to predict an individual's potential for tDCS-induced recovery may permit rehabilitation providers to make rational decisions about who will be a good candidate for tDCS thera...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Baltar A,Piscitelli D,Marques D,Shirahige L,Monte-Silva K

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study is aimed at establishing links between brain network examination and neural plasticity studies measured by optical neuroimaging. Sixteen healthy subjects were recruited from the University of Macau to test the Granger Prediction Estimation (GPE) method to investigate brain network connectivity during...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Couto TA,Xu S,da Silva PA,Wu C,Neergaard K,Wang MY,Zhang J,Xiang Y,Yuan Z

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic stimulus. To date, the purported neural correlates of tinnitus from animal models have not been adequately characterized with translational technology in the human brain. The aim of the present study was to measure changes in oxy-hemoglobin conc...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Issa M,Bisconti S,Kovelman I,Kileny P,Basura GJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mirror visual feedback (MVF) therapy has been applied to improve upper limb function in stroke. When combined with motor training, MVF improves the performance of the trained and untrained hand by enhancing the excitability of both primary motor cortices (M1s). Bradykinesia is a typical feature of Parkinson's disease ...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Bonassi G,Pelosin E,Ogliastro C,Cerulli C,Abbruzzese G,Avanzino L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic neuroepithelia and adult subventricular zone (SVZ) stem and progenitor cells express nestin. We characterized a transgenic line that expresses enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) specified to neural tissue by the second intronic enhancer of the nestin promoter that had several novel features. During em...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Walker AS,Goings GE,Kim Y,Miller RJ,Chenn A,Szele FG

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Purpose:Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is widely recognized as one of the most common symptoms and side effects of cancer and/or its treatment. However, neuropathological mechanisms contributing to CRF are largely unknown, and the lack of knowledge makes CRF difficult to treat. Recent research has shown di...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Jiang C,Yang Q,Chen T,Siemionow V,Ranganathan VK,Yan AF,Yue GH

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress can cause a variety of central nervous system disorders, which are critically mediated by the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system in various brain structures. GABAergic neurons have different subsets, some of which coexpress certain neuropeptides that can be found in the digestive system. Accumulating evidence de...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Hou X,Rong C,Wang F,Liu X,Sun Y,Zhang HT

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Surround inhibition is a system that sharpens sensation by creating an inhibitory zone around the central core of activation. In the motor system, this mechanism probably contributes to the selection of voluntary movements, and it seems to be lost in dystonia. Objectives. To explore if sensory information is...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Terranova C,Rizzo V,Morgante F,Maggio R,Calamuneri A,Chillemi G,Girlanda P,Quartarone A

更新日期：2018-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The GABA-withdrawal syndrome (GWS) is a model of local status epilepticus following the interruption of a chronic GABA infusion into the rat somatomotor cortex. GWS is characterized by focal epileptic electroencephalographic discharges and associated contralateral myoclonus. In neocortical slices obtained from GWS rat...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Silva-Barrat C,Champagnat J,Menini C

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of attentional mechanisms in peripheral vision loss remains an outstanding question. Our study was aimed at determining the effect of genetically determined peripheral retinal dystrophy caused by Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) on visual cortical function and tested the recruitment of attentional mechanisms using f...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Ferreira S,Pereira AC,Quendera B,Reis A,Silva ED,Castelo-Branco M

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have associated reduced expression of synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25) with schizophrenia, yet little is known about its role in the illness. In this paper, a forebrain glutamatergic neuron-specific SNAP-25 knockout mouse model was constructed and studied to explore the possible path...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Yang H,Zhang M,Shi J,Zhou Y,Wan Z,Wang Y,Wan Y,Li J,Wang Z,Fei J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder is a severe and complex mental disorder. Impaired neurotransmission and disrupted signalling pathways may influence neuroplasticity, which is involved in the brain dysfunction in depression. Traditional neurobiological theories of depression, such as monoamine hypothesis, cannot fully explain...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Huang YJ,Lane HY,Lin CH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:One in three survivors of stroke experience poststroke depression (PSD). PSD has been linked with poorer recovery of function and cognition, yet our understanding of potential mechanisms is currently limited. Alterations in resting-state functional MRI have been investigated to a limited extent. Fluctuations...

journal_title：Neural plasticity

authors： Goodin P,Lamp G,Vidyasagar R,Connelly A,Rose S,Campbell BCV,Tse T,Ma H,Howells D,Hankey GJ,Davis S,Donnan G,Carey LM

更新日期：2019-07-28 00:00:00