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Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Wanyi Zhang, Qiang Shen, Stefano Teso, Bruno Lepri, Andrea Passerini, Ivano Bison, Fausto Giunchiglia
Summary: Various studies have investigated the predictability of different aspects of human behavior such as mobility patterns, social interactions, and shopping and online behaviors. The key assumption is that human behavior is deliberated based on an individual's own perception of the situation. Contextual dimensions like time, location, activity, and social ties play a significant role in the predictability of individuals' behaviors, with multi-modality information being crucial for accurate predictions.
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Cell Biology
Gokul Rajan, Julie Lafaye, Giulia Faini, Martin Carbo-Tano, Karine Duroure, Dimitrii Tanese, Thomas Panier, Raphael Candelier, Jorg Henninger, Ralf Britz, Benjamin Judkewitz, Christoph Gebhardt, Valentina Emiliani, Georges Debregeas, Claire Wyart, Filippo Del Bene
Summary: This study investigates the evolutionary divergence of locomotion and its adaptation to environmental constraints by comparing swimming patterns in closely related species with similar neuronal circuitry. The findings reveal that mesencephalic locomotion maintenance neurons and the availability of dissolved oxygen and timing of swim bladder inflation may drive the differences in swimming pattern.
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Marta Ghio, Cristina Cara, Marco Tettamanti
Summary: Despite evidence suggesting foetal ability to process and respond to sounds and speech stimuli, understanding the prenatal brain maturation of language responsiveness remains limited. Recent advances in foetal neuroimaging have provided a detailed understanding of the anatomical and functional development of auditory and language-related networks. This research highlights the importance of studying the prenatal readiness for speech processing in predicting postnatal language acquisition abilities and disabilities.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ilya Nudnou, Abigail Post, Alyson Saville, Benjamin Balas
Summary: The N190 component of ERP responds to images of human bodies in different poses. This study investigates how the N190 response changes when observers view images that incorporate natural variability in body appearance and background. The results show that natural appearance variability affects body processing at the N190 and that later ERP components may play an important role in body processing in natural scenes.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Helena J. Barr, Erin M. Wall, Sarah C. Woolley
Summary: Vocal communication signals can shape the incentive salience of communication signals through dopamine within auditory cortical circuits, not norepinephrine. Dopamine enhances preferences for less-preferred songs, and this plasticity can persist for at least 1 week.
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Neurosciences
Malgorzata Wislowska, Wolfgang Klimesch, Ole Jensen, Christine Blume, Manuel Schabus
Summary: Recent research has found that a wide range of cognitive operations are preserved during sleep in humans. This challenges scientists to understand the functions and mechanisms of these processes, which have mainly been studied in awake individuals. In this study, the focus is on the dynamic changes of brain oscillations and connectivity patterns in response to environmental stimulation during non-REM sleep. The results show that aurally presented names were processed and differentiated by neurons across the wake-sleep spectrum. EEG and MEG signals recorded simultaneously revealed two distinct clusters of oscillatory power increase in response to the stimuli. This study discusses the possible roles of different oscillations during non-REM sleep and aims to develop a unified theory of brain rhythms and their functions during sleep.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Aaron Shengting Mai, Chun En Yau, Fan Shuen Tseng, Qi Xuan Joel Foo, Dennis Qing Wang, Eng-King Tan
Summary: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are linked to parkinsonism, with parkinsonian features commonly observed in patients. Some PD-associated gene loci may increase the risk of ASD. Future research directions include prospective cohort studies, genetic studies, and pathophysiologic studies to understand the progression of parkinsonian symptoms, identify relevant gene loci, and discover potential therapeutic targets.
ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
E. C. Arnold, G. Soler-Llavina, K. Kambara, D. Bertrand
Summary: On average, humans spend 26 years of their life sleeping, and the quality and duration of sleep have been linked to reduced disease risk. Pharmacological modulation of neurotransmission in the brain provides clues about the molecular mechanisms of sleep. The field of sleep research has developed a detailed understanding of neuronal circuitry and neurotransmitter receptors, suggesting possibilities for next-generation pharmacological interventions.
BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Fangyi Zhao, Ziqian Cheng, Jingjing Piao, Ranji Cui, Bingjin Li
Summary: Dopamine and its receptors are important targets for treating neuropsychiatric disorders. This paper reviews the current research on the role of dopamine receptors in depression and their molecular, cellular, and circuit mechanisms. The findings provide new insights into the etiology and treatment of depression.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Binliang Tang, Kailin Li, Yuan Cheng, Guimin Zhang, Pengying An, Yutian Sun, Yue Fang, Hui Liu, Yang Shen, Yifan Zhang, Ye Shan, Etienne De Villers-Sidani, Xiaoming Zhou
Summary: Exposure to BPA during development affects auditory cortical processing and auditory discrimination, particularly in the temporal domain.
NEUROSCIENCE BULLETIN
(2022)
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Engineering, Biomedical
Faghihe Massaeli, Mohammad Bagheri, Sarah D. Power
Summary: A passive brain-computer interface (pBCI) enhances human-machine interaction by monitoring the user's mental state and making appropriate modifications based on this information. The ability to detect the specific type of attentional resources required, such as visual or auditory, is important for pBCI development. This study investigated the ability of electroencephalography (EEG) to distinguish between auditory and visual processing tasks at different levels of demand.
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Neurosciences
Gunsoo Kim, Miguel Sanchez-Valpuesta, Mimi H. Kao
Summary: Neuronal tuning for spectral and temporal features in the auditory system has been extensively studied. Although diverse combinations of spectral and temporal tuning have been found in the auditory cortex, the contribution of specific feature tuning to the perception of complex sounds is still unclear. By studying the spatial organization of neurons in the avian auditory cortex in terms of spectral or temporal tuning widths, the link between auditory tuning and perception can be investigated. Using naturalistic conspecific vocalizations, this study found that bilateral inactivation of the broadband region impairs performance on both tempo and pitch discrimination, indicating that the lateral, more broadband subregion does not contribute more to processing temporal than spectral information.
Review
Biology
Luodi Yu, Suiping Wang
Summary: Most infants later diagnosed with autism exhibit delayed or atypical language development. Research shows clear connections between abnormal auditory development and social communication deficits in autism, highlighting the need for systematic characterization of early auditory development in autism research.
SCIENCE CHINA-LIFE SCIENCES
(2021)
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Linguistics
Bianca Mister, Honglin Chen, Amanda Baker
Summary: This study investigates adult ESL learners' productive oral vocabulary development through classroom workshops, finding that exposure to target words combined with phonological form-focused elaboration facilitates the development of metalinguistic awareness.
AUSTRALIAN REVIEW OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
(2022)
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Cell Biology
Xu-Hui Li, Takanori Matsuura, Man Xue, Qi-Yu Chen, Ren-Hao Liu, Jing-Shan Lu, Wantong Shi, Kexin Fan, Zhaoxiang Zhou, Zhuang Miao, Jiale Yang, Sara Wei, Feng Wei, Tao Chen, Min Zhuo
Summary: Oxytocin injected into the anterior cingulate cortex can alleviate nociceptive responses and anxiety-like behavioral responses in animals with neuropathic pain by selectively blocking the maintenance of pre-LTP and enhancing inhibitory transmission and exciting interneurons in the ACC.
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Neurosciences
Sarah M. Keesom, Brooklyn G. Sloss, Zita Erbowor-Becksen, Laura M. Hurley
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2017)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarah M. Keesom, Caitlyn J. Finton, Gabrielle L. Sell, Laura M. Hurley
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Neurosciences
Sarah M. Keesom, Mitchell D. Morningstar, Rebecca Sandlain, Bradley M. Wise, Laura M. Hurley
Review
Neurosciences
Tyler R. Sizemore, Laura M. Hurley, Andrew M. Dacks
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kelly L. Ronald, Xinzhu Zhang, Matthew Morrison, Ryan Miller, Laura M. Hurley
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Anatomy & Morphology
Christopher L. Petersen, Alexander Koo, Bhumi Patel, Laura M. Hurley
BRAIN STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
(2020)
Review
Neurosciences
Sarah M. Keesom, Laura M. Hurley
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Zoology
Sarah E. D. Davis, Jack M. Sansone, Laura M. Hurley
Summary: Juvenile social experiences, such as social isolation, can have a significant impact on serotonin responsiveness and auditory processing. The study showed that housing conditions and drug treatments influenced cFos density in the inferior colliculus, with individually housed mice showing higher cFos density than socially housed mice. Overall, the findings suggest that auditory neuron responses to serotonin modulation are influenced by early life experiences.
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Christopher L. Petersen, Sarah E. D. Davis, Bhumi Patel, Laura M. Hurley
Summary: This study investigated the impact of early-life social isolation on the functional connectivity of the mouse SBN. Findings suggest that social isolation may modulate serotonergic regulation of social networks.
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Neurosciences
Melissa L. Caras, Max F. K. Happel, Bharath Chandrasekaran, Pablo Ripolles, Sarah M. Keesom, Laura M. Hurley, Luke Remage-Healey, Lori L. Holt, Beverly A. Wright
Summary: Auditory learning and plasticity are influenced by non-sensory factors such as reward, task engagement, and social or linguistic context. Dopaminergic midbrain reward signals play a crucial role in shaping sound-evoked responses of auditory cortical neurons, auditory category learning, and long-term storage of new words and meanings. Task engagement affects auditory perceptual learning, with top-down cortical network plasticity mediating learning-related improvements in auditory cortical and perceptual sensitivity. Social experience impacts sound-evoked activity in the auditory midbrain and forebrain, and the linguistic environment rapidly shapes speech perception.
JARO-JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kayleigh E. E. Hood, Eden Long, Eric Navarro, Laura M. M. Hurley
Summary: While male vocalizations during opposite-sex interaction have been extensively studied, the roles of female vocal signals in this context remain less understood. Female mice produce human-audible squeaks, known as broadband vocalizations (BBVs), which may be related to defensive aggression. To assess the direct effect of BBVs on male behavior, a split-cage paradigm was used where playback of BBVs decreased male ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs). Adaptation to BBV playback occurred more rapidly in individually-housed males compared to socially-housed males, suggesting that social experience influences the dynamics of communicative behavior between male and female mice.
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Behavioral Sciences
Caitlyn J. Finton, Sarah M. Keesom, Kayleigh E. Hood, Laura M. Hurley