Neural substrates of tactile imagery: a functional MRI study.

abstract：:Glial cell-line neurotrophic factor (GDNF), a neurotrophic factor with heparin binding affinity, promotes the survival and differentiation of a variety of neuronal cells including dopaminergic neuron. The effect of heparin on GDNF signaling was investigated based on the expression of the tyrosine hydroxyrase (TH) gene...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Tanaka M,Xiao H,Kiuchi K

更新日期：2002-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple but effective method has been devised to explore backward masking in cutaneous sensation. In this method a weak electrical shock to the palm (test stimulus) is followed by a stronger shock to the same site (masking stimulus). By combining this stimulation strategy with a choice reaction time paradigm, it has ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： MacIntyre NJ,McComas AJ

更新日期：1996-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in insular cortex metabolites and the correlation with clinical manifestations in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA). Lateral insular metabolite levels were measured and relevant ratios were calculated in OSA patients and healthy individuals, inclu...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Kang J,Tian Z,Li M

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of chemical hypoxia on the central pattern generator controlling swimming in stage 42 Xenopus laevis larvae. We recorded motoneuron activity from ventral roots of immobilized tadpoles and evoked swim episodes by brief electrical stimulation of the tail skin. In the presence of the metabolic...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Robertson RM,Björnfors ER,Sillar KT

更新日期：2010-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study examined the hemodynamic response during the Go/NoGo task in children with/without attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Using near-infrared spectroscopy, oxy-Hb and deoxy-Hb concentration changes in the frontal areas were compared during the conditions with/without inhibitory demand. Comp...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Inoue Y,Sakihara K,Gunji A,Ozawa H,Kimiya S,Shinoda H,Kaga M,Inagaki M

更新日期：2012-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidences in the central nervous system are in favor that adenosine under basal conditions is released by a direct excitation-secretion modality. However, till now, there is no direct evidence that adenosine is contained in synaptic vesicles. Eight synaptic vesicle fractions were recovered on a discontinuous sucrose g...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Corti F,Cellai L,Melani A,Donati C,Bruni P,Pedata F

更新日期：2013-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory funneling of liminal multiple-point air-puff stimulation on the skin was evaluated by measuring somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs), reaction time (RT) and subjective detection threshold. Single-point air-puffs at the threshold intensity, and 2-point and 3-point air-puffs (10 mm apart) of the same intensity...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Hashimoto I,Yoshikawa K,Kimura T

更新日期：1999-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related depletion of androgens in men results in functional impairments in androgen-responsive tissues, such as the brain, resulting in increased risk for Alzheimer's disease. To investigate the relationship between normal age-related hormone loss and Alzheimer's disease risk, we evaluated the brain and serum leve...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Rosario ER,Chang L,Beckett TL,Carroll JC,Paul Murphy M,Stanczyk FZ,Pike CJ

更新日期：2009-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether frontal lobe damage affects thalamic volume in humans. Ipsilateral and contralateral thalamic areas were measured in 0.5T T1-weighted sagittal magnetic resonance images in 12 patients, first at the time of their surgery for relief of a unilateral frontal lobe brain tumo...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Hulshoff Pol HE,van der Flier WM,Schnack HG,Tulleken CA,Ramos LM,van Ree JM,Kahn RS

更新日期：2000-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The neural foundation of age-related declines in prospective memory was explored using event-related brain potentials (ERPs). Consistent with previous research, a decline in the efficiency of prospective memory was observed in older adults that reflected a decrease in veridical prospective responses and an increase in...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： West R,Covell E

更新日期：2001-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Central sensitization is a fundamental mechanism contributing to acute and chronic pain conditions. Our previous studies have documented a glutamatergic, purinergic and glial-dependent central sensitization that can be induced in rat medullary dorsal horn nociceptive neurons by mustard oil application to the tooth pul...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Chiang CY,Li Z,Dostrovsky JO,Sessle BJ

更新日期：2010-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the neural substrate of anticipation and learning of smooth pursuit eye movements in humans using fMRI. Both predictable and non-predictable eye movements, compared to baseline, activated a common network previously associated with oculomotor function. The temporal dynamics of activity in a subset of these ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Schmid A,Rees G,Frith C,Barnes G

更新日期：2001-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, there has been growing interest in the neurobiological role of some amygdalar neuromediators, such as GABA and orexins (ORX), that are responsible for stressful behaviors. Infusion of the major fear-related and panic-related basolateral amygdalar station, the lateral nucleus, with ORX-A and ORX-B, alone or i...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Avolio E,Biasone A,Mele M,Alò R

更新日期：2014-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The slow compensatory phases of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) in the rabbit tend to drift and the drift reverses the direction. This periodic alternating drift (PAD) has two peculiar characteristics: (1) it is induced by sinusoidal vestibular stimulation in naive animals, being evoked immediately after stimulus on...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ferraresi A,Azzena GB,Troiani D

更新日期：2001-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies, we demonstrated functional neuronal and dopaminergic differentiation of fetal mesencephalic neural precursor cells. The major factors for orienting their progeny towards a dopaminergic phenotype are forskolin and interleukin-1beta. Here, we investigated the effects of dexamethasone (10 microM) on ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Sabolek M,Herborg A,Schwarz J,Storch A

更新日期：2006-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin sst2(a) receptor was observed, by immunofluorescence, in ependymal cells and in tanycytes of the wall of the ventricle and the hypothalamic recess of the male rat median eminence. Strong immunoreactivity for the receptor protein was observed in lateral tanycytes (alpha-type) while a moderate signal was se...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Hashemi SH,Li JY,Schindler M,Dahlström A

更新日期：2001-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:For many diseases and injuries of the central nervous system, transplantation of neural progenitor cells is being evaluated as a possible treatment option. Although local, intravenous and subarachnoid injections have been reported as administration methods of neural progenitor cells, each of these methods has limitati...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Hamasaki T,Tanaka N,Ishida O,Yanada S,Kamei N,Fujiwara Y,Nishida K,Nakanishi K,Sharman P,Kawamata S,Ochi M

更新日期：2005-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:EphA5 and its ligand ephrin-A5 interaction can trigger synaptogenesis during early hippocampus development. We have previously reported that abnormal EphA5 expression can result in synaptogenesis disorder in congenital hypothyroidism (CH) rats. To better understand its precise molecular mechanism, we further analyzed ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Suo G,Shen F,Sun B,Song H,Xu M,Wu Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional brain imaging techniques hold many promises as the methods of choice for identifying areas involved in the execution of language functions. The success of any of these techniques in fulfilling this goal depends upon their ability to produce maps of activated areas that overlap with those obtained through st...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Simos PG,Breier JI,Maggio WW,Gormley WB,Zouridakis G,Willmore LJ,Wheless JW,Constantinou JE,Papanicolaou AC

更新日期：1999-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate excitotoxicity has been suggested to play a role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), yet it remains unclear why some groups of motoneurons (MNs) are more vulnerable to degeneration than others. Our aim was to compare, in normal adult rats, the expression of Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Laslo P,Lipski J,Funk GD

更新日期：2001-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinal ganglion cells of the fish have the spontaneous capacity to regenerate after nerve crush, a phenomenon known to be facilitated by nerve growth factor (NGF). We have studied the high-affinity NGF receptor TrkA, during the regeneration of the tench (Tinca tinca L.) optic nerve, using immunocytochemical technique...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Vecino E,Caminos E,Becker E,Rudkin BB,Evan GI,Martín-Zanca D

更新日期：1998-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The auditory-evoked potential's N1 component of the scalp electroencephalogram is a well-established measure of electrical brain activity. The N1 reflects basic auditory processing and is modulated by auditory experience, for instance, by musical training. Here, we explore a possible correlation between the auditory N...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Liem F,Zaehle T,Burkhard A,Jäncke L,Meyer M

更新日期：2012-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that Parkinson's disease leads to impaired learning from reward and enhanced learning from punishment. The administration of dopaminergic medications reverses this learning pattern. However, few studies have investigated the neural underpinnings of these cognitive processes. In this study, using...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Argyelan M,Herzallah M,Sako W,DeLucia I,Sarpal D,Vo A,Fitzpatrick T,Moustafa AA,Eidelberg D,Gluck M

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Using functional magnetic resonance imaging during word generation and spatial judgement (Landmark task), we investigated how hemispheric specializations for language and spatial processing interact in healthy individuals. We found individuals with atypical, right-hemispheric dominance for language to have more bilate...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Jansen A,Flöel A,Menke R,Kanowski M,Knecht S

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid glycine is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord, brain stem, and vertebrate retina. The effective synaptic concentrations of glycine are regulated by at least two transporters: glycine transporter 1 and glycine transporter 2. Here, we show retinal expression of glycine transporter 1 by in-s...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Peña-Rangel MT,Riesgo-Escovar JR,Sánchez-Chávez G,Salceda R

更新日期：2008-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Is functional neuroimaging a royal way to understand brain function or is it a new phrenology without an exact understanding what we measure? After two decades of imaging revolution, more and more authors ask this question. Brain functions are multidimensional, which can be approached from the point of (1) behavioural...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Kéri S,Gulyás B

更新日期：2003-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study used the N400, an electrophysiological correlate of semantic processing, to investigate 19- and 24-month-old children's ability to integrate the meaning of words in a sentential context. Children listened passively to semantically appropriate sentences and to sentences in which the object noun violat...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Friedrich M,Friederici AD

更新日期：2005-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examined potential neuroprotective effects of HU-211, a synthetic non-psychotropic cannabinoid with non-competitive NMDA antagonist properties on neurones exposed to various excitotoxins in culture. HU-211 was found to protect neurones from NMDA and quisqualate-induced toxicity but not that produced ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Eshhar N,Striem S,Biegon A

更新日期：1993-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Event-related potential (ERP) studies have shown that responses to illusory (IC), as compared to no contours (NC), may differ within 200 ms following stimulus presentation. However, whether these responses reflect the modulation of similar, or the activation of distinct brain regions has never been assessed. Using ERP...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Pegna AJ,Khateb A,Murray MM,Landis T,Michel CM

更新日期：2002-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Subpopulations of olfactory receptor neurons, which are dispersed throughout the olfactory neuroepithelium, express specific cell surface carbohydrates and project to discrete regions of the olfactory bulb. Cell surface carbohydrates such as N-acetyl-lactosamine have been postulated to mediate sorting and selective fa...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Puche AC,Bartlett PF,Key B

更新日期：1997-10-20 00:00:00