Challenge to promote change: the neural basis of the contextual interference effect in young and older adults

L Pauwels, S Chalavi, J Gooijers, C Maes… - Journal of …, 2018 - Soc Neuroscience
Motor performance deteriorates with age. Hence, studying the effects of different training
types on performance improvement is particularly important. Here, we investigated the …

Nocebo-induced modulation of cerebral itch processing–an fMRI study

MF van de Sand, MM Menz, C Sprenger, C Büchel - Neuroimage, 2018 - Elsevier
It has been shown repeatedly that perceiving itch-related pictures or listening to a lecture on
itch can enhance itch sensation and scratching behaviour (Niemeier and Gieler, 2000; Holle …

Losing control in social situations: how the presence of others affects neural processes related to sense of agency

F Beyer, N Sidarus, S Fleming, P Haggard - eneuro, 2018 - eneuro.org
Social contexts substantially influence individual behavior, but little is known about how they
affect cognitive processes related to voluntary action. Previously, it has been shown that …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in neural recovery from acute stress between cortisol responders and non-responders

A Dimitrov, K Demin, P Fehlner, H Walter, S Erk… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Adaptive recovery from a stressor fosters resilience. So far, however, few studies have
examined brain functional connectivity in the aftermath of stress, with inconsistent results …

[HTML][HTML] Single-subject classification of presymptomatic frontotemporal dementia mutation carriers using multimodal MRI

RA Feis, MJRJ Bouts, JL Panman, LC Jiskoot… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Classification models based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may aid
early diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) but have only been applied in established …

Cerebral sex dimorphism and sexual orientation

A Manzouri, I Savic - Human brain mapping, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The neurobiology of sexual orientation is frequently discussed in terms of cerebral sex
dimorphism (defining both functional and structural sex differences). Yet, the information …

A haplotype of the dopamine transporter gene modulates regional homogeneity, gray matter volume, and visual memory in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity …

CY Shang, HY Lin, WY Tseng, SS Gau - Psychological medicine, 2018 - cambridge.org
BackgroundThe dopamine transporter gene (DAT1) and visual memory deficits have been
consistently reported to be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning down the hedonic brain: Cognitive load reduces neural responses to high-calorie food pictures in the nucleus accumbens

LF van Dillen, H van Steenbergen - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral …, 2018 - Springer
The present research examined whether cognitive load modulates the neural processing of
appetitive, high-calorie food stimuli. In a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) …

Changes in resting state functional brain connectivity and withdrawal symptoms are associated with acute electronic cigarette use

AL Hobkirk, TT Nichols, J Foulds, JM Yingst… - Brain Research …, 2018 - Elsevier
Resting state functional brain connectivity (rsFC) may be an important neuromarker of
smoking behavior. Prior research has shown, among cigarette smokers, that nicotine …

[HTML][HTML] Functional and structural brain networks in posterior cortical atrophy: A two-centre multiparametric MRI study

F Agosta, G Mandic-Stojmenovic, E Canu… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018 - Elsevier
This study identified structural and functional brain connectivity alterations in two
independent samples of patients along the posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) disease course …