Altered effective connectivity among face-processing systems in major depressive disorder
CONCLUSION: Our findings provide evidence for a complex pattern of alterations in the face-processing systems in patients with MDD, potentially involving the right amygdala to a greater extent. The results confirm some previous findings and highlight the crucial role of the regions on both sides of face-processing systems in the pathophysiology of MDD.PMID:38692692 | DOI:10.1503/jpn.230123 (Source: J Psychiatry Neurosc...)
Source: J Psychiatry Neurosc... - May 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fangrui Sheng Yun Wang Ruinan Li Xiaoya Li Xiongying Chen Zhifang Zhang Rui Liu Ling Zhang Yuan Zhou Gang Wang Source Type: research

Comparing the Efficacy of Two Cognitive Screening Tools in Identifying Gray and White Matter Brain Damage among Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: The MMSE and MoCA screening tools effectively identified gray and white matter brain damage in older adults with varying degrees of cognitive impairment. Lower MMSE scores are associated with MTL atrophy and lesions, and lower MoCA scores are related to PWM lesions. The concurrent use of MMSE and MoCA is recommended for assessing structural changes in distinct brain regions.PMID:38690079 | PMC:PMC11060871 | DOI:10.1155/2024/5527225 (Source: Journal of Aging Research)
Source: Journal of Aging Research - May 1, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Paula Andreatta Maduro Manoel Pereira Guimar ães Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues Ana Paula Pereira Rolim Coimbra Pinto Am érico Alves da Mota Junior Alaine Souza Lima Rocha Juliana Magalh ães Duarte Matoso Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi Paulo Adriano Schwingel Source Type: research

An inclusive multivariate approach to neural localization of language components
In this study, we assess areas where a multivariate, pattern-based approach shows high reproducibility across multiple measurements and participants, identifying these areas as multivariate regions of interest (mROI). We then perform a representational similarity analysis (RSA) of an fMRI dataset where participants made familiarity judgments on written words. We also compare those results to univariate regions of interest (uROI) taken from previous sentences > pseudowords contrasts. RSA with word stimuli defined in terms of their semantic distance showed greater correspondence with neural patterns in mROI than uROI. Thi...
Source: Brain Structure and Function - May 1, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: William W Graves Hillary J Levinson Ryan Staples Olga Boukrina David Rothlein Jeremy Purcell Source Type: research

Preoperative prediction of perineural invasion of rectal cancer based on a magnetic resonance imaging radiomics model: A dual-center study
CONCLUSION: The CR model based on preoperative MRI radiomics features and clinical risk factors can preoperatively predict the PNI status of RC noninvasively, which facilitates individualized treatment of RC patients.PMID:38690027 | PMC:PMC11056922 | DOI:10.3748/wjg.v30.i16.2233 (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG)
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - May 1, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yan Liu Bai-Jin-Tao Sun Chuan Zhang Bing Li Xiao-Xuan Yu Yong Du Source Type: research

Effect of positive social comparative feedback on the resting state connectivity of dopaminergic neural pathways: A preliminary investigation
Neurobiol Learn Mem. 2024 Apr 29:107930. doi: 10.1016/j.nlm.2024.107930. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPositive social comparative feedback is hypothesized to generate a dopamine response in the brain, similar to reward, by enhancing expectancies to support motor skill learning. However, no studies have utilized neuroimaging to examine this hypothesized dopaminergic mechanism. Therefore, the aim of this preliminary study was to investigate the effect of positive social comparative feedback on dopaminergic neural pathways measured by resting state connectivity. Thirty individuals practiced an implicit, motor sequence learni...
Source: Neurobiology of Learning and Memory - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Allison F Lewis Rachel Bohnenkamp Makenzie Myers Dirk B den Ouden Stacy L Fritz Jill Campbell Stewart Source Type: research

Preoperative prediction of perineural invasion of rectal cancer based on a magnetic resonance imaging radiomics model: A dual-center study
CONCLUSION: The CR model based on preoperative MRI radiomics features and clinical risk factors can preoperatively predict the PNI status of RC noninvasively, which facilitates individualized treatment of RC patients.PMID:38690027 | PMC:PMC11056922 | DOI:10.3748/wjg.v30.i16.2233 (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology)
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology - May 1, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yan Liu Bai-Jin-Tao Sun Chuan Zhang Bing Li Xiao-Xuan Yu Yong Du Source Type: research

The Spontaneous Activities of the Multiple Demand Network are related to Individual Differences in Indirect Replies Comprehension
This study aims to investigate the brain networks engaged in the comprehension of indirect language, as well as the individual difference in this capacity. Specially, we aim to determine whether the difference is solely influenced by the difference in individuals' default network (DN)/language network or whether it also relies on the networks associated with processing of complex cognitive tasks, particularly the multiple demand network (MDN). Conversational indirectness scale (CIS) scores in the interpretation dimension were used as a behavioral indicator of the indirect comprehension tendency. Reading time difference bet...
Source: Behavioural Brain Research - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Xiuping Zhang Yizhu Wang Xiaohong Yang Yufang Yang Source Type: research

The Spontaneous Activities of the Multiple Demand Network are related to Individual Differences in Indirect Replies Comprehension
This study aims to investigate the brain networks engaged in the comprehension of indirect language, as well as the individual difference in this capacity. Specially, we aim to determine whether the difference is solely influenced by the difference in individuals' default network (DN)/language network or whether it also relies on the networks associated with processing of complex cognitive tasks, particularly the multiple demand network (MDN). Conversational indirectness scale (CIS) scores in the interpretation dimension were used as a behavioral indicator of the indirect comprehension tendency. Reading time difference bet...
Source: Brain Research - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Xiuping Zhang Yizhu Wang Xiaohong Yang Yufang Yang Source Type: research

An inclusive multivariate approach to neural localization of language components
In this study, we assess areas where a multivariate, pattern-based approach shows high reproducibility across multiple measurements and participants, identifying these areas as multivariate regions of interest (mROI). We then perform a representational similarity analysis (RSA) of an fMRI dataset where participants made familiarity judgments on written words. We also compare those results to univariate regions of interest (uROI) taken from previous sentences > pseudowords contrasts. RSA with word stimuli defined in terms of their semantic distance showed greater correspondence with neural patterns in mROI than uROI. Thi...
Source: Brain Structure and Function - May 1, 2024 Category: Neuroscience Authors: William W Graves Hillary J Levinson Ryan Staples Olga Boukrina David Rothlein Jeremy Purcell Source Type: research

Altered effective connectivity among face-processing systems in major depressive disorder
CONCLUSION: Our findings provide evidence for a complex pattern of alterations in the face-processing systems in patients with MDD, potentially involving the right amygdala to a greater extent. The results confirm some previous findings and highlight the crucial role of the regions on both sides of face-processing systems in the pathophysiology of MDD.PMID:38692692 | DOI:10.1503/jpn.230123 (Source: Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience)
Source: Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience - May 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fangrui Sheng Yun Wang Ruinan Li Xiaoya Li Xiongying Chen Zhifang Zhang Rui Liu Ling Zhang Yuan Zhou Gang Wang Source Type: research

Altered effective connectivity among face-processing systems in major depressive disorder
CONCLUSION: Our findings provide evidence for a complex pattern of alterations in the face-processing systems in patients with MDD, potentially involving the right amygdala to a greater extent. The results confirm some previous findings and highlight the crucial role of the regions on both sides of face-processing systems in the pathophysiology of MDD.PMID:38692692 | DOI:10.1503/jpn.230123 (Source: J Psychiatry Neurosc...)
Source: J Psychiatry Neurosc... - May 1, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Fangrui Sheng Yun Wang Ruinan Li Xiaoya Li Xiongying Chen Zhifang Zhang Rui Liu Ling Zhang Yuan Zhou Gang Wang Source Type: research

Comparing the Efficacy of Two Cognitive Screening Tools in Identifying Gray and White Matter Brain Damage among Older Adults
CONCLUSIONS: The MMSE and MoCA screening tools effectively identified gray and white matter brain damage in older adults with varying degrees of cognitive impairment. Lower MMSE scores are associated with MTL atrophy and lesions, and lower MoCA scores are related to PWM lesions. The concurrent use of MMSE and MoCA is recommended for assessing structural changes in distinct brain regions.PMID:38690079 | PMC:PMC11060871 | DOI:10.1155/2024/5527225 (Source: Journal of Aging Research)
Source: Journal of Aging Research - May 1, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Paula Andreatta Maduro Manoel Pereira Guimar ães Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues Ana Paula Pereira Rolim Coimbra Pinto Am érico Alves da Mota Junior Alaine Souza Lima Rocha Juliana Magalh ães Duarte Matoso Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi Paulo Adriano Schwingel Source Type: research

Preoperative prediction of perineural invasion of rectal cancer based on a magnetic resonance imaging radiomics model: A dual-center study
CONCLUSION: The CR model based on preoperative MRI radiomics features and clinical risk factors can preoperatively predict the PNI status of RC noninvasively, which facilitates individualized treatment of RC patients.PMID:38690027 | PMC:PMC11056922 | DOI:10.3748/wjg.v30.i16.2233 (Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology)
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology - May 1, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yan Liu Bai-Jin-Tao Sun Chuan Zhang Bing Li Xiao-Xuan Yu Yong Du Source Type: research

Combining neuropsychological assessment and structural neuroimaging to identify early Alzheimer's disease in a memory clinic cohort
ConclusionComprehensive neuropsychological assessment was an important tool to evaluate cognitive impairment. The mesial temporal volumetric MRI measures contributed no diagnostic value over and above the determinations made through neuropsychological assessment. (Source: Brain and Behavior)
Source: Brain and Behavior - May 1, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Yi ‐En Quek, Yi Leng Fung, Pierrick Bourgeat, Simon J. Vogrin, Steven J. Collins, Stephen C. Bowden Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Diagnosis and treatment intraorbital foreign body: A case report
Key Clinical MessageWooden foreign bodies inside the eye socket are an uncommon kind of eye injury that falls into a distinct category of intraorbital foreign bodies. Due to the wide range of clinical presentations and imaging features of intraorbital wooden foreign bodies, misinterpretation and failure to diagnose correctly often happen.AbstractWooden foreign bodies inside the eye socket are an uncommon kind of eye injury that falls into a distinct category of intraorbital foreign bodies. The condition mostly manifested in individuals of youthful and middle age. Due to the wide range of clinical presentations and imaging ...
Source: Clinical Case Reports - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hongqing Zhao, Hui Feng, Lei Du Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research