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The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Scalp Event-Related Potentials: A Systematic Review Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Hiran Perera-W.A.; Khazriyati Salehuddin; Rozainee Khairudin; Alexandre Schaefer
Several decades of behavioral research have established that variations in socioeconomic status (SES) are related to differences in cognitive performance. Neuroimaging and psychophysiological techniques have recently emerged as a method of choice to better understand the neurobiological processes underlying this phenomenon. Here we present a systematic review of a particular sub-domain of this field
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The Error-Related Negativity Predicts Self-Control Failures in Daily Life Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Rebecca Overmeyer; Julia Berghäuser; Raoul Dieterich; Max Wolff; Thomas Goschke; Tanja Endrass
Adaptive behavior critically depends on performance monitoring (PM), the ability to monitor action outcomes and the need to adapt behavior. PM-related brain activity has been linked to guiding decisions about whether action adaptation is warranted. The present study examined whether PM-related brain activity in a flanker task, as measured by electroencephalography (EEG), was associated with adaptive
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Muscle Synergies in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis Reveal Demand-Specific Alterations in the Modular Organization of Locomotion Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Lars Janshen; Alessandro Santuz; Adamantios Arampatzis
For patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), deficits in gait significantly reduce the quality of life. Using the concept of muscle synergies, this study investigated the modular organization of motor control during level and inclined walking in MS patients (MSP) compared with healthy participants (HP) to identify the potential demand-specific adjustments in motor control in MSP. We hypothesized a widening
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Is This Within Reach? Left but Not Right Brain Damage Affects Affordance Judgment Tendencies Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Jennifer Randerath; Lisa Finkel; Cheryl Shigaki; Joe Burris; Ashish Nanda; Peter Hwang; Scott H. Frey
The ability to judge accurately whether or not an action can be accomplished successfully is critical for selecting appropriate response options that enable adaptive behaviors. Such affordance judgments are thought to rely on the perceived fit between environmental properties and knowledge of one's current physical capabilities. Little, however, is currently known about the ability of individuals to
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Event-Related Alpha-Band Power Changes During Self-reflection and Working Memory Tasks in Healthy Individuals Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-31 Takahiro Matsuoka; Takaki Shimode; Toshio Ota; Koji Matsuo
Dysfunctional attentional control is observed in patients with mental disorders. However, there is no established neurophysiological method to assess attention in such patients. We showed a discrepancy in alpha-band power in the tasks that evoked internal and external attention event-related alpha-band power changes in healthy subjects during self-reflection (SR) and working memory (WM) tasks in a
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Analysis of Human Gait Using Hybrid EEG-fNIRS-Based BCI System: A Review Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Haroon Khan; Noman Naseer; Anis Yazidi; Per Kristian Eide; Hafiz Wajahat Hassan; Peyman Mirtaheri
Human gait is a complex activity that requires high coordination between the central nervous system, the limb, and the musculoskeletal system. More research is needed to understand the latter coordination's complexity in designing better and more effective rehabilitation strategies for gait disorders. Electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) are among the most used
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Case Report: Deep Brain Stimulation to the Ventral Internal Capsule/Ventral Striatum Induces Repeated Transient Episodes of Voltage-Dependent Tourette-Like Behaviors Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Joan A. Camprodon; Tina Chou; Abigail A. Testo; Thilo Deckersbach; Jeremiah M. Scharf; Darin D. Dougherty
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is an invasive device-based neuromodulation technique that allows the therapeutic direct stimulation of subcortical and deep cortical structures following the surgical placement of stimulating electrodes. DBS is approved by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration for the treatment of movement disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder, while new indications, including Major
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Influence of Background Musical Emotions on Attention in Congenital Amusia Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Natalia B. Fernandez; Patrik Vuilleumier; Nathalie Gosselin; Isabelle Peretz
Congenital amusia in its most common form is a disorder characterized by a musical pitch processing deficit. Although pitch is involved in conveying emotion in music, the implications for pitch deficits on musical emotion judgements is still under debate. Relatedly, both limited and spared musical emotion recognition was reported in amusia in conditions where emotion cues were not determined by musical
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Neural Basis and Motor Imagery Intervention Methodology Based on Neuroimaging Studies in Children With Developmental Coordination Disorders: A Review Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2021-01-04 Keisuke Irie; Amiri Matsumoto; Shuo Zhao; Toshihiro Kato; Nan Liang
Although the neural bases of the brain associated with movement disorders in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) are becoming clearer, the information is not sufficient because of the lack of extensive brain function research. Therefore, it is controversial about effective intervention methods focusing on brain function. One of the rehabilitation techniques for movement disorders
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Electrical Stimulation-Induced Seizures and Breathing Dysfunction: A Systematic Review of New Insights Into the Epileptogenic and Symptomatogenic Zones Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Manuela Ochoa-Urrea; Mojtaba Dayyani; Behnam Sadeghirad; Nitin Tandon; Nuria Lacuey; Samden D. Lhatoo
Objective: Electrical stimulation (ES) potentially delineates epileptogenic cortex through induction of typical seizures. Although frequently employed, its value for epilepsy surgery remains controversial. Similarly, ES is used to identify symptomatogenic zones, but with greater success and a long-standing evidence base. Recent work points to new seizure symptoms such as ictal central apnea (ICA) that
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Attention, Not Performance, Correlates With Afterdischarge Termination During Cortical Stimulation Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 Ronald P. Lesser; W. R. S. Webber; Diana L. Miglioretti; Yuko Mizuno-Matsumoto; Ayumi Muramatsu; Yusuke Yamamoto
Cortical stimulation has been used for brain mapping for over a century, and a standard assumption is that stimulation interferes with task execution due to local effects at the stimulation site. Stimulation can however produce afterdischarges which interfere with functional localization and can lead to unwanted seizures. We previously showed that (a) cognitive effort can terminate these afterdischarges
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An Evolutionary Perspective of Dyslexia, Stress, and Brain Network Homeostasis Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 John R. Kershner
Evolution fuels interindividual variability in neuroplasticity, reflected in brain anatomy and functional connectivity of the expanding neocortical regions subserving reading ability. Such variability is orchestrated by an evolutionarily conserved, competitive balance between epigenetic, stress-induced, and cognitive-growth gene expression programs. An evolutionary developmental model of dyslexia,
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A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Examination of the Neural Correlates of Cognitive Shifting in Dimensional Change Card Sort Task Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Hui Li; Dandan Wu; Jinfeng Yang; Sha Xie; Jiutong Luo; Chunqi Chang
This study aims to examine the neural correlates of cognitive shifting during the Dimensional Change Card Sort Task (DCCS) task with functional near-infrared spectroscopy. Altogether 49 children completed the DCCS tasks, and 25 children (Mage = 68.66, SD = 5.3) passing all items were classified into the Switch group. Twenty children (Mage = 62.05, SD = 8.13) committing more than one perseverative errors
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Resting State Functional Connectivity of Brain With Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depression: Meta-Analysis to Understand Its Mechanisms Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Preeti Sinha; Himanshu Joshi; Dhruva Ithal
Introduction: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a commonly used brain stimulation treatment for treatment-resistant or severe depression. This study was planned to find the effects of ECT on brain connectivity by conducting a systematic review and coordinate-based meta-analysis of the studies performing resting state fMRI (rsfMRI) in patients with depression receiving ECT. Methods: We systematically
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A Functional MRI Paradigm for Efficient Mapping of Memory Encoding Across Sensory Conditions Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Meta M. Boenniger; Kersten Diers; Sibylle C. Herholz; Mohammad Shahid; Tony Stöcker; Monique M. B. Breteler; Willem Huijbers
We introduce a new and time-efficient memory-encoding paradigm for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This paradigm is optimized for mapping multiple contrasts using a mixed design, using auditory (environmental/vocal) and visual (scene/face) stimuli. We demonstrate that the paradigm evokes robust neuronal activity in typical sensory and memory networks. We were able to detect auditory and
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Two-Level Domain Adaptation Neural Network for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-22 Guangcheng Bao; Ning Zhuang; Li Tong; Bin Yan; Jun Shu; Linyuan Wang; Ying Zeng; Zhichong Shen
Emotion recognition plays an important part in human-computer interaction (HCI). Currently, the main challenge in electroencephalogram (EEG)-based emotion recognition is the non-stationarity of EEG signals, which causes performance of the trained model decreasing over time. In this paper, we propose a two-level domain adaptation neural network (TDANN) to construct a transfer model for EEG-based emotion
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Neuromechanics of Dynamic Balance Tasks in the Presence of Perturbations Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Victor Munoz-Martel; Alessandro Santuz; Sebastian Bohm; Adamantios Arampatzis
Understanding the neuromechanical responses to perturbations in humans may help to explain the reported improvements in stability performance and muscle strength after perturbation-based training. In this study, we investigated the effects of perturbations, induced by unstable surfaces, on the mechanical loading and the modular organization of motor control in the lower limb muscles during lunging
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Modulation of Functional Connectivity and Low-Frequency Fluctuations After Brain-Computer Interface-Guided Robot Hand Training in Chronic Stroke: A 6-Month Follow-Up Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Cathy C. Y. Lau; Kai Yuan; Patrick C. M. Wong; Winnie C. W. Chu; Thomas W. Leung; Wan-wa Wong; Raymond K. Y. Tong
Hand function improvement in stroke survivors in the chronic stage usually plateaus by 6 months. Brain-computer interface (BCI)-guided robot-assisted training has been shown to be effective for facilitating upper-limb motor function recovery in chronic stroke. However, the underlying neuroplasticity change is not well understood. This study aimed to investigate the whole-brain neuroplasticity changes
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Animal Models for Anorexia Nervosa—A Systematic Review Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-16 Sophie Scharner; Andreas Stengel
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image which usually leads to low caloric intake and hyperactivity. The underlying mechanism and pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa is still poorly understood. In order to learn more about the underlying pathophysiology of anorexia nervosa and to find further possible treatment options, several
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Development and Health of Adults Formerly Placed in Infant Care Institutions – Study Protocol of the LifeStories Project Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-03 Patricia Lannen; Hannah Sand; Fabio Sticca; Ivan Ruiz Gallego; Clara Bombach; Heidi Simoni; Flavia M. Wehrle; Oskar G. Jenni
A growing volume of research from global data demonstrates that institutional care under conditions of deprivation is profoundly damaging to children, particularly during the critical early years of development. However, how these individuals develop over a life course remains unclear. This study uses data from a survey on the health and development of 420 children mostly under the age of three, placed
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Neuroanatomical Alterations in Patients With Tinnitus Before and After Sound Therapy: A Combined VBM and SCN Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-30 Xuan Wei; Han Lv; Qian Chen; Zhaodi Wang; Chunli Liu; Pengfei Zhao; Shusheng Gong; Zhenghan Yang; Zhenchang Wang
Many neuroanatomical alterations have been detected in patients with tinnitus in previous studies. However, little is known about the morphological and structural covariance network (SCN) changes before and after long-term sound therapy. This study aimed to explore alterations in brain anatomical and SCN changes in patients with idiopathic tinnitus using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis 24 weeks
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Disrupted Subcortical-Cortical Connections in a Phonological but Not Semantic Task in Chinese Children With Dyslexia Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-21 Lihuan Zhang; Jiali Hu; Xin Liu; Emily S. Nichols; Chunming Lu; Li Liu
Reading disability has been considered as a disconnection syndrome. Recently, an increasing number of studies have emphasized the role of subcortical regions in reading. However, the majority of research on reading disability has focused on the connections amongst brain regions within the classic cortical reading network. Here, we used graph theoretical analysis to investigate whether subcortical regions
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Effect of Repeated Anodal HD-tDCS on Executive Functions: Evidence From a Pilot and Single-Blinded fNIRS Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Hongliang Lu; Yue Gong; Peng Huang; Yajuan Zhang; Zhihua Guo; Xia Zhu; Xuqun You
Executive functions are of vital importance in the process of active cognition, which is thought to be associated with the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). As a valid brain stimulation technology, high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) has been used to optimize cognitive function in healthy adults. Substantial evidence indicates that short-term or single anodal tDCS
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Immersive Virtual Reality Reminiscence Reduces Anxiety in the Oldest-Old Without Causing Serious Side Effects: A Single-Center, Pilot, and Randomized Crossover Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Kazuyuki Niki; Megumi Yahara; Michiya Inagaki; Nana Takahashi; Akira Watanabe; Takeshi Okuda; Mikiko Ueda; Daisuke Iwai; Kosuke Sato; Toshinori Ito
Background: Dementia is one the major problems of aging societies, and, novel and effective non-drug therapies are required as interventions in the oldest-old to prevent cognitive decline. Objective: This study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of reminiscence using immersive virtual reality (iVR reminiscence) focusing on anxiety that often appears with cognitive decline. The secondary objective
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Training-Induced Neural Plasticity in Youth: A Systematic Review of Structural and Functional MRI Studies Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Olga Tymofiyeva; Robert Gaschler
Experience-dependent neural plasticity is high in the developing brain, presenting a unique window of opportunity for training. To optimize existing training programs and develop new interventions, it is important to understand what processes take place in the developing brain during training. Here, we systematically review MRI-based evidence of training-induced neural plasticity in children and adolescents
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A Look Into the Power of fNIRS Signals by Using the Welch Power Spectral Estimate for Deception Detection Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Jiang Zhang; Jingyue Zhang; Houhua Ren; Qihong Liu; Zhengcong Du; Lan Wu; Liyang Sai; Zhen Yuan; Site Mo; Xiaohong Lin
Neuroimaging technologies have improved our understanding of deception and also exhibit their potential in revealing the origins of its neural mechanism. In this study, a quantitative power analysis method that uses the Welch power spectrum estimation of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) signals was proposed to examine the brain activation difference between the spontaneous deceptive behavior
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Numerical Magnitude Affects Accuracy but Not Precision of Temporal Judgments Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-23 Anuj Shukla; Raju S. Bapi
A Theory of Magnitude (ATOM) suggests that space, time, and quantities are processed through a generalized magnitude system. ATOM posits that task-irrelevant magnitudes interfere with the processing of task-relevant magnitudes as all the magnitudes are processed by a common system. Many behavioral and neuroimaging studies have found support in favor of a common magnitude processing system. However
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The Brain Emotional Systems in Addictions: From Attachment to Dominance/Submission Systems Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-22 Teodosio Giacolini; David Conversi; Antonio Alcaro
Human development has become particularly complex during the evolution. In this complexity, adolescence is an extremely important developmental stage. Adolescence is characterized by biological and social changes that create the prerequisites to psychopathological problems, including both substance and non-substance addictive behaviors. Central to the dynamics of the biological changes during adolescence
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Alterations of Cerebral Hemodynamics and Network Properties Induced by Newsvendor Problem in the Human Prefrontal Cortex Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Hashini Wanniarachchi; Yan Lang; Xinlong Wang; Tyrell Pruitt; Sridhar Nerur; Kay-Yut Chen; Hanli Liu
While many publications have reported brain hemodynamic responses to decision-making under various conditions of risk, no inventory management scenarios, such as the newsvendor problem (NP), have been investigated in conjunction with neuroimaging. In this study, we hypothesized (I) that NP stimulates the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) joined with frontal polar
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Abnormal Static and Dynamic Local-Neural Activity in COPD and Its Relationship With Pulmonary Function and Cognitive Impairments Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-11 Zhi Lv; Qingqing Chen; Yinling Jiang; Panpan Hu; Lei Zhang; Tongjian Bai; Kai Wang; Yongsheng Wang; Xiaoyun Fan
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterized by attenuated pulmonary function and are frequently reported with cognitive impairments, especially memory impairments. The mechanism underlying the memory impairments still remains unclear. We applied resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (RS-fMRI) to compare the brain local activities with static and dynamic
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Increased Amygdala-Paracentral Lobule/Precuneus Functional Connectivity Associated With Patients With Mood Disorder and Suicidal Behavior Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-04 Ran Zhang; Luheng Zhang; Shengnan Wei; Pengshuo Wang; Xiaowei Jiang; Yanqing Tang; Fei Wang
Mood disorder patients have greater suicide risk than members of the general population, but how suicidal behavior relates to brain functions has not been fully elucidated. This study investigated how functional connectivity (FC) values between the right/left amygdala and the whole brain relate to suicidal behavior in patients with mood disorder. The participants in this study were 100 mood disorder
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Windows of Integration Hypothesis Revisited Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-18 Rony Hirschhorn; Ofer Kahane; Inbal Gur-Arie; Nathan Faivre; Liad Mudrik
In the ongoing research of the functions of consciousness, special emphasis has been put on integration of information: the ability to combine different signals into a coherent, unified one. Several theories of consciousness hold that this ability depends on – or at least goes hand in hand with – conscious processing. Yet some empirical findings have suggested otherwise, claiming that integration of
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Causal Inferences in Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Research: Challenges and Perspectives Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Justyna Hobot; Michał Klincewicz; Kristian Sandberg; Michał Wierzchoń
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is used to make inferences about relationships between brain areas and their functions because, in contrast to neuroimaging tools, it modulates neuronal activity. The central aim of this article is to critically evaluate to what extent it is possible to draw causal inferences from repetitive TMS (rTMS) data. To that end, we describe the logical limitations of
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More Than Words: Extra-Sylvian Neuroanatomic Networks Support Indirect Speech Act Comprehension and Discourse in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Meghan Healey; Erica Howard; Molly Ungrady; Christopher A. Olm; Naomi Nevler; David J. Irwin; Murray Grossman
Indirect speech acts—responding “I forgot to wear my watch today” to someone who asked for the time—are ubiquitous in daily conversation, but are understudied in current neurobiological models of language. To comprehend an indirect speech act like this one, listeners must not only decode the lexical-semantic content of the utterance, but also make a pragmatic, bridging inference. This inference allows
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Interpersonal Agreement and Disagreement During Face-to-Face Dialogue: An fNIRS Investigation Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-15 Joy Hirsch; Mark Tiede; Xian Zhang; J. Adam Noah; Alexandre Salama-Manteau; Maurice Biriotti
Although the neural systems that underlie spoken language are well-known, how they adapt to evolving social cues during natural conversations remains an unanswered question. In this work we investigate the neural correlates of face-to-face conversations between two individuals using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and acoustical analyses of concurrent audio recordings. Nineteen pairs
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International Legal Approaches to Neurosurgery for Psychiatric Disorders Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Jennifer A. Chandler; Laura Y. Cabrera; Paresh Doshi; Shirley Fecteau; Joseph J. Fins; Salvador Guinjoan; Clement Hamani; Karen Herrera-Ferrá; C. Michael Honey; Judy Illes; Brian H. Kopell; Nir Lipsman; Patrick J. McDonald; Helen S. Mayberg; Roland Nadler; Bart Nuttin; Albino J. Oliveira-Maia; Cristian Rangel; Raphael Ribeiro; Arleen Salles; Hemmings Wu
Neurosurgery for psychiatric disorders (NPD), also sometimes referred to as psychosurgery, is rapidly evolving, with new techniques and indications being investigated actively. Many within the field have suggested that some form of guidelines or regulations are needed to help ensure that a promising field develops safely. Multiple countries have enacted specific laws regulating NPD. This article reviews
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Recognition of Consumer Preference by Analysis and Classification EEG Signals Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Mashael Aldayel; Mourad Ykhlef; Abeer Al-Nafjan
Neuromarketing has gained attention to bridge the gap between conventional marketing studies and electroencephalography (EEG)-based brain-computer interface (BCI) research. It determines what customers actually want through preference prediction. The performance of EEG-based preference detection systems depends on a suitable selection of feature extraction techniques and machine learning algorithms
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Comparison of Facial Muscle Activation Patterns Between Healthy and Bell’s Palsy Subjects Using High-Density Surface Electromyography Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Han Cui; Weizheng Zhong; Zhuoxin Yang; Xuemei Cao; Shuangyan Dai; Xingxian Huang; Liyu Hu; Kai Lan; Guanglin Li; Haibo Yu
Facial muscle activities are essential for the appearance and communication of human beings. Therefore, exploring the activation patterns of facial muscles can help understand facial neuromuscular disorders such as Bell’s palsy. Given the irregular shape of the facial muscles as well as their different locations, it should be difficult to detect the activities of whole facial muscles with a few electrodes
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The Oscillatory Basis of Working Memory Function and Dysfunction in Epilepsy Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-10 Olivia N. Arski; Julia M. Young; Mary-Lou Smith; George M. Ibrahim
Working memory (WM) deficits are pervasive co-morbidities of epilepsy. Although the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning these impairments remain elusive, it is thought that WM depends on oscillatory interactions within and between nodes of large-scale functional networks. These include the hippocampus and default mode network as well as the prefrontal cortex and frontoparietal central executive
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The Force of Numbers: Investigating Manual Signatures of Embodied Number Processing Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Alex Miklashevsky; Oliver Lindemann; Martin H. Fischer
The study has two objectives: (1) to introduce grip force recording as a new technique for studying embodied numerical processing; and (2) to demonstrate how three competing accounts of numerical magnitude representation can be tested by using this new technique: the Mental Number Line (MNL), A Theory of Magnitude (ATOM) and Embodied Cognition (finger counting-based) account. While 26 healthy adults
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Specific Gray Matter Volume Changes of the Brain in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Junyan Wang; Penghong Liu; Aixia Zhang; Chunxia Yang; Sha Liu; Jizhi Wang; Yong Xu; Ning Sun
To identify the common and specific structural basis of bipolar depression (BD) and unipolar depression (UD) is crucial for clinical diagnosis. In this study, a total of 85 participants, including 22 BD patients, 36 UD patients, and 27 healthy controls, were enrolled. A voxel-based morphology method was used to identify the common and specific changes of the gray matter volume (GMV) to determine the
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Sex-Specific Functional Connectivity in the Reward Network Related to Distinct Gender Roles Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-07 Yin Du; Yinan Wang; Mengxia Yu; Xue Tian; Jia Liu
Gender roles are anti-dichotomous and malleable social constructs that should theoretically be constructed independently from biological sex. However, it is unclear whether and how the factor of sex is related to neural mechanisms involved in social constructions of gender roles. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate sex specificity in gender role constructions and the corresponding underlying
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Perceived Mental Workload Classification Using Intermediate Fusion Multimodal Deep Learning Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Tenzing C. Dolmans; Mannes Poel; Jan-Willem J. R. van ’t Klooster; Bernard P. Veldkamp
A lot of research has been done on the detection of mental workload (MWL) using various bio-signals. Recently, deep learning has allowed for novel methods and results. A plethora of measurement modalities have proven to be valuable in this task, yet studies currently often only use a single modality to classify MWL. The goal of this research was to classify perceived mental workload (PMWL) using a
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An Electromyographic Analysis of the Effects of Cognitive Fatigue on Online and Anticipatory Action Control Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Mick Salomone; Boris Burle; Ludovic Fabre; Bruno Berberian
Cognitive fatigue is a problem for the safety of critical systems (e.g., aircraft) as it can lead to accidents, especially during unexpected events. In order to determine the extent to which it disrupts adaptive capabilities, we evaluated its effect on online and anticipatory control. Despite numerous studies conducted to determine its effects, the exact mechanism(s) affected by fatigue remains to
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The Effects of Leg Preference on Transient Characteristics of Body Sway During Single-Leg Stance: A Cross-Sectional Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Žiga Kozinc; Nejc Šarabon
Instrumented assessments of quiet-stance postural control typically involve recording and analyzing of body sway signal, most often the center of pressure (CoP) movement. It has been recently suggested that transient characteristics of body sway may offer additional information regarding postural control. In this study, we explored the relationship between whole-trial estimates of body sway (CoP velocity
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Comorbidity Between Math and Reading Problems: Is Phonological Processing a Mutual Factor? Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-08 Tonje Amland; Arne Lervåg; Monica Melby-Lervåg
There is a relationship between reading and math skills, as well as comorbidity between reading and math disorders. A mutual foundation for this comorbidity could be that the quality of phonological representations is important for both early reading and arithmetic. In this study, we examine this hypothesis in a sample traced longitudinally from preschool to first grade (N = 259). The results show
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Dance on the Brain: Enhancing Intra- and Inter-Brain Synchrony Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-03 Julia C. Basso; Medha K. Satyal; Rachel Rugh
Dance has traditionally been viewed from a Eurocentric perspective as a mode of self-expression that involves the human body moving through space, performed for the purposes of art, and viewed by an audience. In this Hypothesis and Theory article, we synthesize findings from anthropology, sociology, psychology, dance pedagogy, and neuroscience to propose The Synchronicity Hypothesis of Dance, which
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Decoding Three Different Preference Levels of Consumers Using Convolutional Neural Network: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Kunqiang Qing; Ruisen Huang; Keum-Shik Hong
This study decodes consumers' preference levels using a convolutional neural network (CNN) in neuromarketing. The classification accuracy in neuromarketing is a critical factor in evaluating the intentions of the consumers. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is utilized as a neuroimaging modality to measure the cerebral hemodynamic responses. In this study, a specific decoding structure
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Cortical Tracking of the Speech Envelope in Logopenic Variant Primary Progressive Aphasia Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-19 Heather R. Dial; G. Nike Gnanateja; Rachel S. Tessmer; Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini; Bharath Chandrasekaran; Maya L. Henry
Logopenic variant primary progressive aphasia (lvPPA) is a neurodegenerative language disorder primarily characterized by impaired phonological processing. Sentence repetition and comprehension deficits are observed in lvPPA and linked to impaired phonological working memory, but recent evidence also implicates impaired speech perception. Currently, neural encoding of the speech envelope, which forms
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Thematic Integration Impairments in Primary Progressive Aphasia: Evidence From Eye-Tracking Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-09 Matthew Walenski; Jennifer E. Mack; M. Marsel Mesulam; Cynthia K. Thompson
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a degenerative disease affecting language while leaving other cognitive facilities relatively unscathed. The agrammatic subtype of PPA (PPA-G) is characterized by agrammatic language production with impaired comprehension of noncanonical filler-gap syntactic structures, such as object-relatives [e.g., The sandwich that the girl ate (gap) was tasty], in which the
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Neurofeedback of Alpha Activity on Memory in Healthy Participants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-04 Wen-Hsiu Yeh; Jen-Jui Hsueh; Fu-Zen Shaw
Background: Neurofeedback training (NFT) has recently been proposed as a valuable technique for cognitive enhancement and psychiatric amelioration. However, effect of NFT of alpha activity on memory is controversial. The current study analyzed previous works in terms of randomized and blinded analyses, training paradigms, and participant characteristics to validate the efficacy of alpha NFT on memory
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N2b Reflects the Cognitive Changes in Executive Functioning After Concussion: A Scoping Review Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-23 Sophie N. Krokhine; Nathalee P. Ewers; Kiersten I. Mangold; Rober Boshra; Chia-Yu A. Lin; John F. Connolly
Objectives: The N2b is an event-related potential (ERP) component thought to index higher-order executive function. While the impact of concussion on executive functioning is frequently discussed in the literature, limited research has been done on the role of N2b in evaluating executive functioning in patients with concussion. The aims of this review are to consolidate an understanding of the cognitive
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Working Memory in Aphasia: The Role of Temporal Information Processing Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Mateusz Choinski; Elzbieta Szelag; Tomasz Wolak; Aneta Szymaszek
Aphasia is an acquired impairment of language functions resulting from a brain lesion. It is usually accompanied by deficits in non-linguistic cognitive processes. This study aimed to investigate in patients with aphasia the complex interrelationships between selected cognitive functions: auditory speech comprehension, working memory (WM), and temporal information processing (TIP) in the millisecond
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Repeatability and Reproducibility of in-vivo Brain Temperature Measurements Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Ayushe A. Sharma; Rodolphe Nenert; Christina Mueller; Andrew A. Maudsley; Jarred W. Younger; Jerzy P. Szaflarski
Background: Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) is a neuroimaging technique that may be useful for non-invasive mapping of brain temperature (i.e., thermometry) over a large brain volume. To date, intra-subject reproducibility of MRSI-based brain temperature (MRSI-t) has not been investigated. The objective of this repeated measures MRSI-t study was to establish intra-subject reproducibility
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Repeated Contrast Adaptation Does Not Cause Habituation of the Adapter Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Xue Dong; Xinxin Du; Min Bao
Adaptation can optimize information processing by allowing the visual system to always adjust to the environment. However, only a few studies have investigated how the visual system makes adjustments to repeatedly occurring changes in the input, still less about the related neural mechanism. Our previous study found that contrast adaptation attenuated after multiple daily sessions of repeated adaptation
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Differential Effects of Up- and Down-Regulation of SMR Coherence on EEG Activity and Memory Performance: A Neurofeedback Training Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Silvia Erika Kober; Christa Neuper; Guilherme Wood
Modulating connectivity measures in EEG-based neurofeedback studies is assumed to be a promising therapeutic and training tool. However, little is known so far about its effects and trainability. In the present study, we investigated the effects of up- and down-regulating SMR (12–15 Hz) coherence by means of neurofeedback training on EEG activity and memory functions. Twenty adults performed 10 neurofeedback
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Increased Phase Cone Turnover in 80–250 Hz Bands Occurs in the Epileptogenic Zone During Interictal Periods Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-26 Ceon Ramon; Mark D. Holmes
We found that phase cone clustering patterns in EEG ripple bands demonstrate an increased turnover rate in epileptogenic zones compared to adjacent regions. We employed 256 channel EEG data collected in four adult subjects with refractory epilepsy. The analysis was performed in the 80–150 and 150–250 Hz ranges. Ictal onsets were documented with intracranial EEG recordings. Interictal scalp recordings
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Involvement of the Right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Numerical Rule Induction: A Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Study Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-16 Yuzhao Yao; Xiuqin Jia; Jun Luo; Feiyan Chen; Peipeng Liang
Numerical inductive reasoning has been considered as one of the most important higher cognitive functions of the human brain. Importantly, previous behavioral studies have consistently reported that one critical component of numerical inductive reasoning is checking, which often occurs when a discrepant element is discovered, and reprocessing is needed to determine whether the discrepancy is an error
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Overground Walking Decreases Alpha Activity and Entrains Eye Movements in Humans Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-12-02 Liyu Cao; Xinyu Chen; Barbara F. Haendel
Experiments in animal models have shown that running increases neuronal activity in early visual areas in light as well as in darkness. This suggests that visual processing is influenced by locomotion independent of visual input. Combining mobile electroencephalography, motion- and eye-tracking, we investigated the influence of overground free walking on cortical alpha activity (~10 Hz) and eye movements
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Evidence for [Coronal] Underspecification in Typical and Atypical Phonological Development Front Hum Neurosci (IF 2.673) Pub Date : 2020-11-30 Alycia E. Cummings; Diane A. Ogiela; Ying C. Wu
The Featurally Underspecified Lexicon (FUL) theory predicts that [coronal] is the language universal default place of articulation for phonemes. This assumption has been consistently supported with adult behavioral and event-related potential (ERP) data; however, this underspecification claim has not been tested in developmental populations. The purpose of this study was to determine whether children