Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 304: Optimising Cognitive Enhancement: Systematic Assessment of the Effects of tDCS Duration in Older Adults Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050304 Authors: Hanley Alderman Clemence Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been shown to support cognition and brain function in older adults. However, there is an absence of research specifically designed to determine optimal stimulation protocols, and much of what is known about subtle...
Sat May 16, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 302: Modulation of Fibers to Motor Cortex during Thalamic DBS in Tourette Patients Correlates with Tic Reduction Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050302 Authors: Pablo Andrade Petra Heiden Moritz Hoevels Marc Schlamann Juan C. Baldermann Daniel Huys Veerle Visser-Vandewalle Probabilistic tractography in Tourette syndrome (TS) patients have shown an alteration in the connectivity of the primary motor cortex and supplementary motor...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 299: Molecular Interventions towards Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050299 Authors: Metaxakis Petratou Tavernarakis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune life-threatening disease, afflicting millions of people worldwide. Although the disease is non-curable, considerable therapeutic advances have been achieved through molecular immunotherapeutic approaches, such as peptides vaccination, administration of monoclonal...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 301: Deep Brain Stimulation for Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome: Toward Limbic Targets Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050301 Authors: Servello Galbiati Balestrino Iess Zekaj Michele Porta Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (GTS) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by tics and, frequently, psychiatric and behavioral comorbidities. Above all, obsessive compulsive disorder/behavior (OCD/OCB) influences the clinical...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 300: Boosting Slow Oscillations during Sleep to Improve Memory Function in Elderly People: A Review of the Literature Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050300 Authors: Federico Salfi Aurora D’Atri Daniela Tempesta Luigi De Gennaro Michele Ferrara Sleep represents a crucial time window for the consolidation of memory traces. In this view, some brain rhythms play a pivotal role, first of all the sleep slow waves. In particular, the neocortical...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 303: Somatic Marker Production Deficits do not Explain the Relationship between Psychopathic Traits and Utilitarian Moral Decision Making Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050303 Authors: Fagan Kofler Riccio Gao In moral dilemma tasks, high levels of psychopathic traits often predict increased utilitarian responding—specifically, endorsing sacrificing one person to save many. Research suggests that increased arousal (i.e., somatic...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 296: Immersive Virtual Reality in Stroke Patients as a New Approach for Reducing Postural Disabilities and Falls Risk: A Case Series Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050296 Authors: Irene Cortés-Pérez Francisco Antonio Nieto-Escamez Esteban Obrero-Gaitán Stroke is a neurologic disorder considered the first cause of disability worldwide due to motor, cognitive, and sensorial sequels. Balance dysfunctions in stroke survivors increase the risk of...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 298: Gaze Palsy as a Manifestation of Todd’s Phenomenon: Case Report and Review of the Literature Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050298 Authors: Karmele Olaciregui Dague Manuel Dafotakis Jörg B. Schulz Rainer Surges Background: Though Todd’s phenomenon (TP) is a relatively rare occurrence, its correct identification is of key diagnostic and therapeutic importance as a stroke mimic. Here we describe a case of isolated gaze palsy...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 294: Dynamic Relationship between Sense of Agency and Post-Stroke Sensorimotor Deficits: A Longitudinal Case Study Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050294 Authors: Yu Miyawaki Takeshi Otani Shu Morioka Post-stroke sensorimotor deficits impair voluntary movements. This impairment may alter a person’s sense of agency, which is the awareness of controlling one’s actions. A previous study showed that post-stroke patients incorrectly...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 297: Stimulus Intensity Affects Variability of Motor Evoked Responses of the Non-Paretic, but Not Paretic Tibialis Anterior Muscle in Stroke Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050297 Authors: Anjali Sivaramakrishnan Sangeetha Madhavan Background: Transcranial magnetic stimulus induced motor evoked potentials (MEPs) are quantified either with a single suprathreshold stimulus or using a stimulus response curve. Here, we explored variability in MEPs...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
Brain Sciences, Vol. 10, Pages 295: Comparison Analysis between the Medication Efficacy of the Milnacipran and Functional Connectivity of Neural Networks in Fibromyalgia Patients Brain Sciences doi: 10.3390/brainsci10050295 Authors: Seong-Ho Kim Min-Woo Lee Min-Jae Kang Sung Gun Lee Jung-Goo Lee Chi-Woong Mun Milnacipran is a reuptake inhibitor of both serotonin and noradrenaline, used in the treatment of fibromyalgia with severe depression. However, few studies have been...
Fri May 15, 2020 03:00
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