Brain Network Interactions in Transgender Individuals With Gender Incongruence
Functional brain organization in transgender persons remains unclear. Our aims were to investigate global and regional connectivity differences within functional networks in transwomen and transmen with early-in-life onset gender incongruence; and to test the consistency of two available hypotheses that attempted to explain gender variants.
Trajectories of Immediate and Delayed Verbal Memory in the Spanish General Population of Middle-aged and Older Adults
(1) Cognitive decline differs among individuals and cognition function domains. We sought to identify distinct groups of immediate and delayed verbal memory in two age subsamples (50-64, 65+ years), and to analyze associated factors.
Executive Functioning and Emotion Recognition in Youth With Oppositional Defiant Disorder and/or Conduct Disorder
Executive functioning and emotion recognition may be impaired in disruptive youth, yet findings in oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) are inconsistent. We examined these functions related to ODD and CD, accounting for comorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and internalising symptoms.
Prefrontal-amygdala Connectivity in Trait Anxiety and Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Testing the Boundaries Between Healthy and Pathological Worries
Current brain-based theoretical models of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) suggest a dysfunction of amygdala-ventromedial prefrontal cortex emotional regulatory mechanisms. These alterations might be reflected by an altered resting state functional connectivity between both areas and could extend to vulnerable non-clinical samples such as high worriers without a GAD diagnosis. However, there is a lack of information in this regard.
General Anesthesia in Infants: Neurobiological and Neuropsychological Concerns
General anesthetics are crucial drugs for surgical interventions, which are indicated to induce analgesia, diminish pain, and reduce anxiety in order to facilitate invasive procedures. In pediatric patients, benefits of general anesthetics also include abolishment of motility. Besides their probed benefits on surgery, the recent warning of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of general anesthetics in children yielded a controversy on their potential neurotoxic effects.
The Effects of Exposure to Recent Autobiographical Events on Declarative Memory in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: A preliminary pilot study
ndividuals with amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI) are at heightened risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia. In recent years, much attention has been given to the search for new interventions to slow down the progression of cognitive decline of these patients. Wearable digital camera devices are one form of new technology that captures images of one’s life events, so they constitute a promising method to be used as a means to stimulate recent autobiographical memory.
Personality Factors and Subjective Cognitive Decline: The FACEHBI Cohort
Individuals with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) have the perception of memory problems without showing impairment on standardized cognitive tests. SCD has been associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Neuroticism and openness personality dimensions have also been associated with SCD and AD.
Utility of the Parkinson’s disease-Cognitive Rating Scale for the Screening of Global Cognitive Status in Huntington’s Disease
Cognitive impairment is an essential feature of Huntington’s disease (HD) and dementia is a predictable outcome in all patients. However, validated instruments to assess global cognitive performance in the field of HD are lacking. We aimed to explore the utility of the Parkinson’s disease-Cognitive Rating Scale (PD-CRS) for the screening of global cognition in HD.
The Barcelona Brain Health Initiative: Cohort Description and First Follow-Up
The Barcelona Brain Health Initiative is a longitudinal cohort study that began in 2017 and aims to understand and characterize the determinants of brain health maintenance in middle aged adults. A cohort of 4686 individuals between the ages of 40 and 65 years free from any neurological or psychiatric diseases was established, and we collected extensive demographic, socio-economic information along with measures of self-perceived health and lifestyles (general health, physical activity, cognitive activity, socialization, sleep, nutrition and vital plan).
Sex Differences in Cognitive Functioning of Patients At-Risk for Psychosis and Healthy Controls: Results From the European Gene-Environment Interactions Study
Sex differences in cognitive functioning have long been recognized in schizophrenia patients and healthy controls (HC). However, few studies have focused on patients with an at-risk mental state (ARMS) for psychosis. Thus, the aim of the present study was to investigate sex differences in neurocognitive performance in ARMS patients compared with HC.