abstract：:Peripheral nerve injury therapy in the clinic remains less than satisfactory. The gold standard of treatment for long peripheral nerve defects is autologous nerve grafts; however, numerous clinical complications are associated with this treatment. As tissue engineering has developed, tissue-engineered nerve grafts (TE...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Yan L,Yao Z,Lin T,Zhu Q,Qi J,Gu L,Fang J,Zhou X,Liu X

更新日期：2017-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis is an autoimmune disease mediated by IgG1 or IgG3 antibodies to the GluN1 subunit of the NMDAR, resulting in downregulation of NMDARs. Early diagnosis, prompt reduction of anti-NMDAR antibodies, and removal of associated ovarian tumors when identified are importa...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Filatenkov A,Richardson TE,Daoud E,Johnson-Welch SF,Ramirez DM,Torrealba J,Greenberg B,Monson NL,Rajaram V

更新日期：2017-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study aimed to investigate the altered cerebellar-cerebral functional connectivity (FC) induced by radiotherapy to nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. Twenty-four NPC patients without treatment, and 35 NPC patients receiving radiotherapy underwent functional MRI scanning. Montreal cognitive assessment...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ma Q,Zeng LL,Qin J,Luo Z,Su J,Wu D,Qiu S,Hu D

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspase-2 has features of both initiator and effector caspases. Previously, we have shown that brain hypoxia-induced production of caspases 1, 3, 8, and 9 is Src kinase mediated, a nonreceptor intracellular family of kinases. The present study tests the hypothesis that hypoxia results in increased expression of caspas...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Angelis D,Delivoria-Papadopoulos M

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In a three-stimulus oddball task, the amplitude of P3a elicited by deviant stimuli increases with an increase in the difficulty of discriminating between standard and target stimuli (i.e. task-difficulty effect on P3a), indicating that attentional capture by deviant stimuli is enhanced with an increase in task difficu...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Sugimoto F,Kimura M,Takeda Y,Katayama J

更新日期：2017-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Two well-known appetite-regulatory peptides, leptin and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART), are known to be involved in the brain rewarding pathway. However, it is not yet known how they interact in the nucleus accumbens, an important region mediating the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse. Using th...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Cho BR,Yoon HS,Kim WY,Vezina P,Kim JH

更新日期：2017-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) is the most abundant polyphenolic extract in green tea and it has attracted increasing attention for its multiple bioactive effects. However, the mechanisms by which EGCG exerts its neuroprotective actions in Alzheimer's disease (AD) are presently lacking. In the present study, a ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Guo Y,Zhao Y,Nan Y,Wang X,Chen Y,Wang S

更新日期：2017-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Latest reports suggest the involvement of insulin in modulating memory. A few published in-vitro studies favor the antidementia effect of insulin. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the prophylactic role of insulin and its combination with glucose and its possible mechanism(s) in an aluminum chloride (AlCl3)-in...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Nampoothiri M,Kumar N,Venkata Ramalingayya G,Gopalan Kutty N,Krishnadas N,Mallikarjuna Rao C

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine the effects of voluntary contraction (VC) on the modulation of reciprocal inhibition induced by patterned electrical stimulation (PES) in healthy individuals. Twelve healthy volunteers participated in this study. PES was applied to the common peroneal nerve with a train of 10 pulse...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Takahashi Y,Fujiwara T,Yamaguchi T,Kawakami M,Mizuno K,Liu M

更新日期：2017-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:To achieve neuronal differentiation of mouse bone mesenchymal stem cells (bMSCs) into neuron-like cells and explore the role of miR-122-5p that may regulate T-box brain 1 (Tbr1) expression during the induction. BMSCs were cultured and induced with butylated hydroxyanisole, retinoic acid (RA), basic fibroblast growth f...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Yang Y,Shen Z,Sun W,Gao S,Li Y,Guo Y

更新日期：2017-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Recent studies suggest that amyloid-beta (Aβ) deposit can be detected several years after TBI. However, it is unknown whether post-TBI Aβ deposits arise from short-term changes in Aβ metabolism or reflect a long-term sequela. To answer this q...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bagnato S,Andriolo M,Boccagni C,Galardi G

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of congenital human cytomegalovirus infection on the expression levels of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NRs) and Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) in the hippocampal neurons of neonatal Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Pregnant SD rats were divided into ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Wu,Yang L,Bu X,Tang J,Fan X

更新日期：2017-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the regulation, formation, and gating of connexin-based gap junction channels occur in various disorders. It has been shown that H and Ca are involved in the regulation of gap junctional communication. Ischemia-induced intracellular acidification and Ca overload lead to closure of gap junctions and inhibit ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Kucheryavykh LY,Benedikt J,Cubano LA,Skatchkov SN,Bukauskas FF,Kucheryavykh YV

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with mathematical difficulties usually have an impaired ability to process symbolic representations. Functional MRI methods have suggested that early frontoparietal connectivity can predict mathematic achievements; however, the study of brain connectivity during numerical processing remains unexplored. With t...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Gómez-Velázquez FR,Vélez-Pérez H,Espinoza-Valdez A,Romo-Vazquez R,Salido-Ruiz RA,Ruiz-Stovel V,Gallardo-Moreno GB,González-Garrido AA,Berumen G

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful practice of clinical deep brain stimulation (DBS) calls for basic research on the mechanisms and explorations of new indications in animals. In the article, a new implantable, single-channel, low-power miniature device is proposed, which may transmit pulses chronically into the brain nucleus of freely movin...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Liu H,Wang C,Zhang F,Jia H

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal network reconstruction is a pivotal determinant for functional recovery after spinal cord injury (SCI), the process of which includes synaptogenesis. Slit2 protein has been identified as a key regulator of axon regeneration and synapse formation in the vertebrate. Meanwhile, RhoA is the converging cascade of ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Li Y,Gao Y,Xu X,Shi R,Liu J,Yao W,Ke C

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is often associated with impairments in brain functioning. However, the injury of specific functioning areas of the brain is not clear. To address this problem, the present study was designed to investigate possible brain functioning change in specific brain areas, particularly in areas associated with vision...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Wang Z,Lu Z,Li J,Pan C,Jia Z,Chen H,Ge X

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of long-term mental abacus calculation training (MACT) on children's spatial attention orientation. Fifteen children with intensive MACT (MACT group) and 15 children without MACT (non-MACT group) were selected. The two groups of children were matched in age, s...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Liu X,Sun Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesocorticolimbic circuit projects to the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, and nucleus accumbens, among others, and it originates in the dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA). The VTA receives glutamatergic inputs from the prefrontal cortex and several subcortical regions. The glutamate...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ferrada C,Sotomayor-Zárate R,Abarca J,Gysling K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fragile X syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by a trinucleotide (CGG) hyperexpansion in the FMR1 gene, functionally silencing transcription of the fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP). This disorder is characterized by impaired cognition, communication, and social behavior. The aim of this study w...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Reynolds CD,Nolan SO,Jefferson T,Lugo JN

更新日期：2016-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The hippocampus is the key structure for learning and memory in mammals and long-term potentiation (LTP) is an important cellular mechanism responsible for learning and memory. The influences of norepinephrine (NE) on the modulation of learning and memory, as well as LTP, through β-adrenoceptors are well documented, w...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Lv J,Zhan SY,Li GX,Wang D,Li YS,Jin QH

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Hindlimb unloading (HU) can cause motion and cognition dysfunction, although its cellular and molecular mechanisms are not well understood. The aim of the present study was to determine the stereological parameters of the brain areas involved in motion (motor cortex) and spatial learning - memory (hippocampus) under a...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Salehi MS,Mirzaii-Dizgah I,Vasaghi-Gharamaleki B,Zamiri MJ

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In this functional MRI study, we investigated how the human brain activity represents tactile location information evoked by pressure stimulation on fingers. Using the searchlight multivoxel pattern analysis, we looked for local activity patterns that could be decoded into one of four stimulated finger locations. The ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Kim J,Chung YG,Chung SC,Bülthoff HH,Kim SP

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroimaging evidence suggests that human Brodmann area 5 (BA5) within the superior parietal lobule contributes to movement planning. However, a causal role for the contribution of BA5 to preparatory processes has yet to be reported. We used paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation to investigate the influence o...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Mackenzie TN,Bailey AZ,Mi PY,Tsang P,Jones CB,Nelson AJ

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been widely shown that recognition memory includes two distinct retrieval processes: familiarity and recollection. Many studies have shown that recognition memory can be facilitated when there is a perceptual match between the studied and the tested items. Most event-related potential studies have explored the ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Cui X,Gao C,Zhou J,Guo C

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify age-related changes of P300 peak amplitude and P300 latency between closely separated nonsenile age groups (late young-aged adults and early middle-aged adults) and to investigate whether or not P300 has the potential to be used as a measure of cognitive aging even among nonsenile...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Bourisly AK

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluative processing of the valence of action feedback is reflected by an event-related brain potential component called feedback-related negativity (FRN) or reward positivity (RewP). Recent studies have shown that FRN/RewP is markedly reduced when the action-feedback interval is long (e.g. 6000 ms), indicating t...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Kimura K,Kimura M

更新日期：2016-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used electroencephalogram measurements to investigate the effects of aging on oscillatory theta modulation during an audiovisual discrimination task. By a wavelet-based time-frequency analysis, age-related theta oscillation response differences were observed within a relatively restricted time range (0-500 ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Yan T,Bi X,Zhang M,Wang W,Yao Z,Yang W,Wu J

更新日期：2016-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Nogo receptor 1 (NgR1) is the most important Nogo-A receptor. By its interaction with myelin-associated inhibitory proteins, NgR1 inhibits the regeneration of axons and is extensively expressed in the central nervous system. However, the expression of NgR1 in regenerable neurons, such as olfactory neurons, and its exp...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Chen HX,Zeng XP,Sun YQ,Fu QL

更新日期：2016-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Low, nonsedative doses of γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) produce short-term anterograde amnesia in humans and memory impairments in experimental animals. We have previously shown that acute systemic treatment of GHB in adolescent female rats impairs the acquisition, but not the expression, of contextual fear memory while...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Ishiwari K,Sircar R

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) plays a central role in processing first impressions; however, little is known about how dmPFC processes different valences of first impressions. Moreover, it is still unclear as to whether the dmPFC shows lateralization or only induces dif...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Yu CL,Wang MY,Hu JF

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Internet gaming disorder is defined as excessive and compulsive use of the internet to engage in games that leads to clinically significant psychosocial impairment. We tested the hypothesis that individuals with internet gaming disorder would be less sensitive to high-risk situations and show aberrant brain activation...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Lee D,Lee J,Yoon KJ,Kee N,Jung YC

更新日期：2016-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We validated and used a high-performance liquid chromatography procedure for the determination of four different amino acid neurotransmitters in cultured rat neurons and used culture medium. Samples were derivatized using 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene and the amino acids were separated on a C18 column. The method yielded g...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Zhang F,Ma XL,Wang YX,Su RR,He C,Tian K,Liu YQ

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to clarify the neuroprotective effects of tanshinone IIA (TSA) following cerebral ischemic insult. Adult Sprague-Dawley rats were operated upon to achieve a middle cerebral artery occlusion to cause transient focal cerebral ischemia, which were then randomly divided into the sham-operated contr...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Wen PY,Li J,Lu BL,Liu J,Yang FZ,Zhou L,Luo H,Li WW,Zhou J

更新日期：2016-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Items in working memory guide visual attention toward a memory-matching object. Recent studies have shown that when searching for an object this attentional guidance can be modulated by knowing the probability that the target will match an item in working memory. Here, we recorded the P3 and contralateral delay activi...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Kawashima T,Matsumoto E

更新日期：2016-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Although citral, which is abundantly present in lemongrass, has various actions including antinociception, how citral affects synaptic transmission has not been examined as yet. Citral activates in heterologous cells transient receptor potential vanilloid-1, ankyrin-1, and melastatin-8 (TRPV1, TRPA1, and TRPM8, respec...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Zhu L,Fujita T,Jiang CY,Kumamoto E

更新日期：2016-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the effect of lexical competition on the time course of spoken word recognition in Mandarin Chinese using a unimodal auditory priming paradigm. Two kinds of competitive environments were designed. In one session (session 1), only the unrelated and the identical primes were presented befo...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Huang X,Yang JC

更新日期：2016-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:When examining a buying process, changes in human brain signals and their event-related potential (ERP) components can be considered a reflection of the consumers' emotions. In this experiment, participants were shown 12 products and related services that were available for purchase. After recording ERP components, we...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Zhao M,Wang J,Han W

更新日期：2015-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Decisions made on the basis of risk often require rapid evaluation of feedback before follow-up actions and feedback-related negativity in brain potential is sensitive to the poor outcome. The current study investigated the effects of feedback from one's own decision (Experiment 1) and feedback from observing others' ...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Liu Y,Dou K,Wang Y,Li J

更新日期：2015-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Although valproate (VPA) is used widely in the treatment of bipolar mood disorder and epilepsy, the precise mechanism of action in the brain remains elusive. In this study, we investigated the effects of subchronic VPA administrations on the expression of the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (Cdkn) family in the hipp...

journal_title：Neuroreport

authors： Aizawa S,Yamamuro Y

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00