Male carriers of the FMR1 premutation show altered hippocampal-prefrontal function during memory encoding.

abstract：:Curvature is a highly informative visual cue for shape perception and object recognition. We introduce a novel illusion-the Lemon Illusion-in which subtle illusory curvature is perceived along contour regions that are devoid of physical curvature. We offer several perceptual demonstrations and observations that lead u...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Strother L,Killebrew KW,Caplovitz GP

更新日期：2015-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We routinely need to process the identity of many faces around us, and how the brain achieves this is still the subject of much research in cognitive neuroscience. To date, insights on face identity processing have come from both healthy and clinical populations. However, in order to directly compare results across an...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Watson R,Huis In 't Veld EM,de Gelder B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A speech-action-repository (SAR) or "mental syllabary" has been proposed as a central module for sensorimotor processing of syllables. In this approach, syllables occurring frequently within language are assumed to be stored as holistic sensorimotor patterns, while non-frequent syllables need to be assembled from sub-...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Eckers C,Kröger BJ,Sass K,Heim S

更新日期：2013-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Perceptual bistability arises when two conflicting interpretations of an ambiguous stimulus or images in binocular rivalry (BR) compete for perceptual dominance. From a computational point of view, competition models based on cross-inhibition and adaptation have shown that noise is a crucial force for rivalry, and ope...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Theodoni P,Panagiotaropoulos TI,Kapoor V,Logothetis NK,Deco G

更新日期：2011-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Creativity generally involves the conception of original and valuable ideas. Previous studies have suggested an association between creativity and the dopaminergic system, and that physical activity facilitates creativity. Iron plays a key role in the dopaminergic system and physical activity. Here, we newly investiga...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Takeuchi H,Taki Y,Sekiguchi A,Nouchi R,Kotozaki Y,Nakagawa S,Miyauchi CM,Iizuka K,Yokoyama R,Shinada T,Yamamoto Y,Hanawa S,Araki T,Hashizume H,Kunitoki K,Sassa Y,Kawashima R

更新日期：2013-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent meta-analysis of experiments from seven independent laboratories (n = 26) indicates that the human body can apparently detect randomly delivered stimuli occurring 1-10 s in the future (Mossbridge etal., 2012). The key observation in these studies is that human physiology appears to be able to distinguish betw...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Mossbridge JA,Tressoldi P,Utts J,Ives JA,Radin D,Jonas WB

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Working memory (WM), a key determinant of many higher-order cognitive functions, declines in old age. Current research attempts to develop process-specific WM training procedures, which may lead to general cognitive improvement. Adaptivity of the training as well as the comparison of training gains to performance chan...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Brehmer Y,Westerberg H,Bäckman L

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is a valuable neuroimaging approach for studying cortical contributions to walking function. Recruitment of prefrontal cortex during walking has been a particular area of focus in the literature. The present study investigated whether task-related change in pre...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Chatterjee SA,Fox EJ,Daly JJ,Rose DK,Wu SS,Christou EA,Hawkins KA,Otzel DM,Butera KA,Skinner JW,Clark DJ

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent statistics have shown that the main difficulty in detecting alcoholism is the unreliability of the information presented by patients with alcoholism; this factor confusing the early diagnosis and it can reduce the effectiveness of treatment. However, electroencephalogram (EEG) exams can provide more reliable da...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Zhang H,Silva FHS,Ohata EF,Medeiros AG,Rebouças Filho PP

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, we will attempt to gain hints regarding the nature of tactile awareness in humans. At first, we will review some recent literature showing that an actual tactile experience can emerge in absence of any tactile stimulus (e.g., tactile hallucinations, tactile illusions). According to the current mo...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Pia L,Garbarini F,Burin D,Fossataro C,Berti A

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to detect small changes in one's visual environment is important for effective adaptation to and interaction with a wide variety of external stimuli. Much research has studied the auditory mismatch negativity (MMN), or the brain's automatic response to rare changes in a series of repetitive auditory stimul...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Cleary KM,Donkers FC,Evans AM,Belger A

更新日期：2013-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In complex genetic disorders such as schizophrenia, endophenotypes have potential utility both in identifying risk genes and in illuminating pathophysiology. This is due to their presumed status as closer in the etiopathological pathway to the causative genes than is the currently defining clinical phenomenology of th...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Pearlson GD,Calhoun VD

更新日期：2009-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggest that religious prayer can alter the experience of pain via expectation mechanisms. While brain processes related to other types of top-down modulation of pain have been studied extensively, no research has been conducted on the potential effects of active religious coping. Here, we aimed at in...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Elmholdt EM,Skewes J,Dietz M,Møller A,Jensen MS,Roepstorff A,Wiech K,Jensen TS

更新日期：2017-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional rehabilitation techniques present limitations and the majority of patients show poor 1-year post-stroke recovery. Thus, Neurofeedback (NF) or Brain-Computer-Interface applications for stroke rehabilitation purposes are gaining increased attention. Indeed, NF has the potential to enhance volitional control ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Lioi G,Butet S,Fleury M,Bannier E,Lécuyer A,Bonan I,Barillot C

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00095.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Noorbakhsh S,Afzali MH,Boers E,Conrod PJ

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Face processing involves a complex, multimodal brain network. While visual-perceptual face patches in posterior parts of the brain have been studied for over a decade, the existence and properties of face-selective regions in orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) is a relatively new area of research. While regions of OFC are imp...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Troiani V,Dougherty CC,Michael AM,Olson IR

更新日期：2016-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripersonal space, as opposed to extrapersonal space, is the space that contains reachable objects and in which multisensory and sensorimotor integration is enhanced. Thus, the perception of peripersonal space requires combining information on the spatial properties of the environment with information on the current ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Bartolo A,Carlier M,Hassaini S,Martin Y,Coello Y

更新日期：2014-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the frequency of naming errors in aphasia, a common aim of speech and language rehabilitation is the improvement of naming. Based on evidence of significant word recall improvements in patients with memory impairments, errorless learning methods have been successfully applied to naming therapy in aphasia; howeve...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Riley EA,McFarland DJ

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A major feature of the human cortex is its huge morphological variability. Although a comprehensive literature about the sulco-gyral pattern of the central region is available from post-mortem data, a reliable and reproducible characterization from in vivo data is still lacking. The aim of this study is to test the re...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Mellerio C,Lapointe MN,Roca P,Charron S,Legrand L,Meder JF,Oppenheim C,Cachia A

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The autobiographical-self refers to a mental state derived from the retrieval and assembly of memories regarding one's biography. The process of retrieval and assembly, which can focus on biographical facts or personality traits or some combination thereof, is likely to vary according to the domain chosen for an exper...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Araujo HF,Kaplan J,Damasio A

更新日期：2013-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, researchers in the social sciences have increasingly adopted neuroscientific techniques, with the consequent rise of research inspired by neuroscience in disciplines such as economics, marketing, decision sciences, and leadership. In 2007, we introduced the term organizational cognitive neuroscienc...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Senior C,Lee N

更新日期：2013-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:How stable are human aesthetic preferences, and how does stability change over the lifespan? Here we investigate the stability of aesthetic taste in a cross-sectional study. We employed a simple rank-order preference task using paintings and photographs of faces and landscapes. In each of the four stimulus classes, we...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Pugach C,Leder H,Graham DJ

更新日期：2017-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to accurately process numerical magnitudes and solve mental arithmetic is of highest importance for schooling and professional career. Although impairments in these domains in disorders such as developmental dyscalculia (DD) are highly detrimental, remediation is still sparse. In recent years, transcranial...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Hauser TU,Rotzer S,Grabner RH,Mérillat S,Jäncke L

更新日期：2013-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive affect has been associated with improvement in performance in various attentional domains. Negative affect has been associated with narrowing of attention and lowering of performance in attentional tasks. Previous behavioral studies have put forth the diffuse mental state idea as the mechanism of these effect...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Dhinakaran J,De Vos M,Thorne JD,Braun N,Janson J,Kranczioch C

更新日期：2013-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain parcellation divides the brain's spatial domain into small regions, which are represented by nodes within the network analysis framework. While template-based parcellations are widely used, the parcels on the template do not necessarily match individual's functional nodes. A new method is developed to overcome t...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Cheng H,Li A,Koenigsberger AA,Huang C,Wang Y,Sheng J,Newman SD

更新日期：2017-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:High intakes of fat have been linked to greater cognitive decline in old age, but such associations may already occur in younger adults. We tested memory and learning in 38 women (25 to 45 years old), recruited for a larger observational study in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. These women varied in health statu...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Gibson EL,Barr S,Jeanes YM

更新日期：2013-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This review article deals with some effects of neck muscle proprioception on human balance, gait trajectory, subjective straight-ahead (SSA), and self-motion perception. These effects are easily observed during neck muscle vibration, a strong stimulus for the spindle primary afferent fibers. We first remind the early ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Pettorossi VE,Schieppati M

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism underlying brain region organization for motor control in humans remains poorly understood. In this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, right-handed volunteers were tasked to maintain unilateral foot movements on the right and left sides as consistently as possible. We aimed to identify t...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Wei P,Zhang Z,Lv Z,Jing B

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The present single-case study examined functional brain imaging patterns in a participant that reported being able, at will, to produce somatosensory sensations that are experienced as her body moving outside the boundaries of her physical body all the while remaining aware of her unmoving physical body. We found that...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Smith AM,Messier C

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The present fMRI study investigated the neural areas involved in implicit perceptual sequence learning. To obtain more insight in the functional contributions of the brain areas, we tracked both the behavioral and neural time course of the learning process, using a perceptual serial color matching task. Next, to inves...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Gheysen F,Van Opstal F,Roggeman C,Van Waelvelde H,Fias W

更新日期：2011-11-11 00:00:00