Abstracts of Award-Winning Posters
Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - May 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A Twelve-Week Moderate Exercise Programme Improved Symptoms of Depression, Insomnia, and Verbal Learning in Post-Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Patients: A Comparison with Meningioma Patients and Healthy Controls
Conclusions: An exercise programme had a positive effect on symptoms of depression, insomnia, and verbal learning in patients following aSAH. No positive changes in other domains were observed. This may be due to the cautious approach taken with regard to exercise intensity.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - April 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Kynurenine Pathway in Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children
Conclusion: Our study indicates that there is an increased neurotoxic potential and also a possible lower KYN aminotransferase activity in ASD.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - April 25, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Contents Vol. 75, 2017
Neuropsychobiology 2017;75:I –IV (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - April 20, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Female Gender, Marital and Family Problems, and Feelings of Guilt Are Related to Self-Immolation Suicide Attempts
Conclusions: The prevalence of SI was surprisingly high. Marital and family conflicts as a proxy for highly distressing social interactions, along with female gender and feelings of guilt and shame were strongly associated with SI. Family and couple counseling specifically tailored to difficulties experienced by women might reduce the risk of SI.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - April 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Association of Polymorphisms of Serotonin Transporter (5HTTLPR) and 5-HT2C Receptor Genes with Criminal Behavior in Russian Criminal Offenders
Conclusions: The lack of biological differences between the 2 groups of prisoners indicates that the studied 5HT-related genes do not differentiate between the types of crimes committed.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - April 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Epigenetic Effects of Intravenous Diacetylmorphine on the Methylation of < b > < i > POMC < /i > < /b > and < b > < i > NR3C1 < /i > < /b >
The administration of diacetylmorphine (DAM) reduces the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in opioid-maintained patients. However, the epigenetic effects of DAM on addiction-related genes have not been investigated yet. In a randomized controlled study, we examined the immediate effects of intravenous DAM versus placebo on the promoter methylation of thePOMC (pro- opiomelanocortin) andNR3C1 (glucocorticoid receptor 1) genes. Twenty-eight heroin-dependent patients on DAM-assisted treatment received either DAM or saline in a randomized crossover design and 17 healthy participants received saline onl...
Source: Neuropsychobiology - March 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Healthy and Pathological Brain Aging: From the Perspective of Oscillations, Functional Connectivity, and Signal Complexity
Healthy aging is associated with impairment in cognitive information processing. Several neuroimaging methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and near-infrared spectroscopy have been used to explore healthy and pathological aging by relying on hemodynamic or metabolic changes that occur in response to brain activity. Since electroencephalography (EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) are able to measure neural activity directly with a high temporal resolution of milliseconds, these neurophysiological techniques are particularly important to investigate the dynamics of brain activ...
Source: Neuropsychobiology - February 21, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Parallel Effects of Methamphetamine on Anxiety and CCL3 in Humans and a Genetic Mouse Model of High Methamphetamine Intake
Conclusions: The results highlight the complex effects of MA on immune and behavioral function and suggest that alterations in CCL3 signaling may contribute to the mood impairments observed during remission from MA addiction.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - January 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Impulsivity and Saliva Cortisol in Patients with Suicide Attempt and Controls
Conclusions: Saliva cortisol may be a useful marker that reveals alterations in nonsuicidal patients suffering from depression, adjustment disorder, anxiety, or eating disorders who might be at risk.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - January 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Further Evidence of the Positive Influence of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Speech and Language in Patients with Aphasia after Stroke: Results from a Double-Blind Intervention with Sham Condition
Conclusions: Among patients with SRA, compared to a sham condition, adjuvant rTMS improved speech and language skills. The present results add to the accumulating evidence that rTMS as a neuromodulation technique has the capacity to enhance the effect of conventional SLT.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - January 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Proinflammatory Cytokines and Oxidative Stress Decrease the Transport of Dopamine Precursor Tyrosine in Human Fibroblasts
Conclusion: This study demonstrates that proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress decrease the transport of tyrosine (47% and 33%, respectively), which can alter dopamine synthesis. The functionality of the tyrosine transporter could be a new potential biomarker to target for discovering new drugs to counteract the effects of proinflammatory cytokines and oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders.Neuropsychobiology (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - January 16, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Investigation of Uncinate Fasciculus Anatomy in Healthy Controls: Description of a Subgenual Stem
The uncinate fasciculus is the largest white matter association tract connecting the prefrontal cortex and the anteromedial temporal lobe. The traditional anatomical description outlines a temporal stem that hooks around the posterior insula, a subinsular body, and 2 prefrontal stems extending to the lateral orbital gyri and the frontopolar cortex. Recent imaging studies of the white matter tracts deep to the subgenual cingulate gyrus (Brodmann area 25: BA25) suggest the presence of white matter fibers extending from BA25 to the amygdala, via a route that would run in close proximity to the uncinate fasciculus, that are of...
Source: Neuropsychobiology - January 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Association between the Intron 8 VNTR Polymorphism of the < b > < i > DAT1 < /i > < /b > Gene and Crack Cocaine Addiction
Conclusions: Our results are consistent with the role ofDAT1 in the neurobiology of drug addiction. Nevertheless, the study of other genes, environmental factors, and their interactions is also important to gain a broader understanding of this condition.Neuropsychobiology 2017;75:141 –144 (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - January 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Both Serum Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Interleukin-6 Levels Are Not Associated with Therapeutic Response to Lamotrigine Augmentation Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depressive Disorder
Conclusion: The present study suggests that the acute effect of lamotrigine augmentation therapy for a major depressive episode is not related to either BDNF or IL-6, at least in patients with treatment-resistant depressive disorder.Neuropsychobiology 2017;75:145 –150 (Source: Neuropsychobiology)
Source: Neuropsychobiology - January 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
