The temporal evolution of electromagnetic markers sensitive to the capacity limits of visual short-term memory.

abstract：:Verbal learning tests (VLTs) are widely used to evaluate memory deficits in neuropsychiatric and developmental disorders. However, their validity has been called into question by studies showing significant differences in VLT scores obtained by different examiners. Here we describe the computerized Bay Area Verbal Lea...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Woods DL,Wyma JM,Herron TJ,Yund EW

更新日期：2017-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain image plays a central role in contemporary image culture and, in turn, (co)constructs contemporary forms of subjectivity. The central aim of this paper is to probe the unmistakably potent interpellative power of brain images by delving into the power of imaging and the power of the image itself. This is not ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： De Vos J

更新日期：2014-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The proposal that dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) enhances neurocognitive functioning in term infants is controversial. Theoretical evidence, laboratory research and human epidemiological studies have convincingly demonstrated that DHA deficiency can negatively impact neurocognitive development. However, the result...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Heaton AE,Meldrum SJ,Foster JK,Prescott SL,Simmer K

更新日期：2013-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals differ substantially in their susceptibility to distraction by irrelevant visual information. Previous research has uncovered how individual variability in the goal-driven component of attentional control influences distraction, yet it remains unknown whether other sources of variability between individual...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Lechak JR,Leber AB

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge on the patterns of repetition amongst individuals who develop language deficits in association with right hemisphere lesions (crossed aphasia) is very limited. Available data indicate that repetition in some crossed aphasics experiencing phonological processing deficits is not heavily influenced by lexical-s...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： De-Torres I,Dávila G,Berthier ML,Walsh SF,Moreno-Torres I,Ruiz-Cruces R

更新日期：2013-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In its full sense, perception rests on an agent's model of how its sensory input comes about and the inferences it draws based on this model. These inferences are necessarily uncertain. Here, we illustrate how the Hierarchical Gaussian Filter (HGF) offers a principled and generic way to deal with the several forms tha...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Mathys CD,Lomakina EI,Daunizeau J,Iglesias S,Brodersen KH,Friston KJ,Stephan KE

更新日期：2014-11-19 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：:The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing in the last decades, also in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Even though it has been established that an increase in weight can have important negative effects on gait in healthy adults and children, it has not been investigated what the effect is of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Meyns P,Van Gestel L,Bar-On L,Goudriaan M,Wambacq H,Aertbeliën E,Bruyninckx H,Molenaers G,De Cock P,Ortibus E,Desloovere K

更新日期：2016-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Some studies highlight similarities between Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and healthy aging. Indeed, the decline in older individuals' ability to create a unified representation of the individual features of an event is thought to arise from a disruption of binding within the episodic buffer of working memory (WM) as...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Lecouvey G,Quinette P,Kalpouzos G,Guillery-Girard B,Bejanin A,Gonneaud J,Abbas A,Viader F,Eustache F,Desgranges B

更新日期：2015-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is a powerful MRI technique that can be used to estimate both the microstructural integrity and the trajectories of white matter pathways throughout the central nervous system. This fiber tracking (aka, "tractography") approach is often carried out using anatomically-defined seed points ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Figley TD,Bhullar N,Courtney SM,Figley CR

更新日期：2015-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the combined effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and an intensive Conversational therapy treatment on discourse skills in 12 persons with chronic aphasia. Six short video clips depicting everyday life contexts were prepared. Three videoclips were used to elicit spont...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Marangolo P,Fiori V,Calpagnano MA,Campana S,Razzano C,Caltagirone C,Marini A

更新日期：2013-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Human locomotion is a complex motor task. Previous research hypothesized that muscle synergies reflect the modular control of muscle groups operated by the Central Nervous System (CNS). Despite the high stride-to-stride variability characterizing human gait, most studies analyze only a few strides. This may be limitin...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Rimini D,Agostini V,Knaflitz M

更新日期：2017-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research shows that people can use a cue to mentally prepare for a cognitive challenge. The response to a cue has been defined as phasic alertness which is reflected in faster responses and increased activity in frontal, parietal, thalamic, and visual brain regions. We examine if and how phasic alertness can ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： de Dreu MJ,Schouwenaars IT,Rutten GM,Ramsey NF,Jansma JM

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a detailed description of a set of FreeSurfer compatible segmentation guidelines tailored to infant MRI scans, and a unique data set of manually segmented acquisitions, with subjects nearly evenly distributed between 0 and 2 years of age. We believe that these segmentation guidelines and this dataset will h...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： de Macedo Rodrigues K,Ben-Avi E,Sliva DD,Choe MS,Drottar M,Wang R,Fischl B,Grant PE,Zöllei L

更新日期：2015-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:People are extremely good at hitting falling balls with a baseball bat. Despite the ball's constant acceleration, they have been reported to time hits with a standard deviation of only about 7 ms. To examine how people achieve such precision, we compared performance when there were no added restrictions, with performa...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Brenner E,Driesen B,Smeets JB

更新日期：2014-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Although previous studies have shown that the rostral prefrontal cortex (rPFC) plays a crucial role in executive tasks, the various functions of the rPFC in the humans are still understudied. Here we used transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) to interfere with the execu...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： He W,Fan C,Li L

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00098.]. ...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Zhang Y,Du G,Yang Y,Qin W,Li X,Zhang Q

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:To disentangle taste from reward responses in the human gustatory cortex, we combined high density electro-encephalography with a gustometer delivering tastant puffs to the tip of the tongue. Stimuli were pure tastants (salt solutions at two concentrations), caloric emulsions (two milk preparations identical in compos...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Tzieropoulos H,Rytz A,Hudry J,le Coutre J

更新日期：2013-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurophenomenological (NP) methods integrate objective and subjective data in ways that retain the statistical power of established disciplines (like cognitive science) while embracing the value of first-person reports of experience. The present paper positions neurophenomenology as an approach that pulls from traditi...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Bockelman P,Reinerman-Jones L,Gallagher S

更新日期：2013-10-10 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：: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：:Previous electrophysiological studies of automatic language processing revealed early (100-200 ms) reflections of access to lexical characteristics of speech signal using the so-called mismatch negativity (MMN), a negative ERP deflection elicited by infrequent irregularities in unattended repetitive auditory stimulati...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Shtyrov Y,Goryainova G,Tugin S,Ossadtchi A,Shestakova A

更新日期：2013-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Blockade of the scalp electroencephalographic (EEG) sensorimotor rhythm (SMR) is a well-known phenomenon following attempted or executed motor functions. Such a frequency-specific power attenuation of the SMR occurs in the alpha and beta frequency bands and is spatially registered at primary somatosensory and motor co...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Tsuchimoto S,Shibusawa S,Mizuguchi N,Kato K,Ebata H,Liu M,Hanakawa T,Ushiba J

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:To further test and explore the hypothesis that synchronous oscillatory brain activity supports interpersonally coordinated behavior during dyadic music performance, we simultaneously recorded the electroencephalogram (EEG) from the brains of each of 12 guitar duets repeatedly playing a modified Rondo in two voices by...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Sänger J,Müller V,Lindenberger U

更新日期：2012-11-29 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：:Simple and unambiguous visual cues (e.g., an arrow) can be used to trigger covert shifts of visual attention away from the center of gaze. The processing of visual stimuli is enhanced at the attended location. Covert shifts of attention modulate the power of cerebral oscillations in the alpha band over parietal and oc...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Trachel RE,Clerc M,Brochier TG

更新日期：2015-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Older adults have difficulties in navigating unfamiliar environments and updating their wayfinding behavior when faced with blocked routes. This decline in navigational capabilities has traditionally been ascribed to memory impairments and dysexecutive function, whereas the impact of visual aging has often been overlo...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Ramanoël S,Durteste M,Bécu M,Habas C,Arleo A

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In Motor Neglect (MN) syndrome, a specific impairment in non-congruent bimanual movements has been described. In the present case-control study, we investigated the neuro-functional correlates of this behavioral deficit. Two right-brain-damaged (RBD) patients, one with (MN+) and one without (MN-) MN, were evaluated by...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Garbarini F,Turella L,Rabuffetti M,Cantagallo A,Piedimonte A,Fainardi E,Berti A,Fadiga L

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Consistent attention and proper processing of infant faces by adults are essential for infant survival. Previous behavioral studies showed gender differences in processing infant cues (e.g., crying, laughing or facial attractiveness) and more importantly, the efforts invested in nurturing offspring. The underlying neu...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Yin L,Fan M,Lin L,Sun D,Wang Z

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In December 2011, the European Science Foundation (ESF) brought together experts from a wide range of disciplines to discuss the issues that will influence the development of a healthier, more brain-aware European society. This perspective summarizes the main outcomes of that discussion and highlights important consid...

journal_title：Frontiers in human neuroscience

authors： Hoogland E,Patten I,Berghmans S

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00