Published in Brain research
Fear is an important physiological function for survival. It appears when animals or humans are confronted with an environmental threat. The amygdala has been shown to play a highly important role in emergence of fear. Hypothalamic orexin neurons are activated by fearful stimuli to evoke a 'defense reaction' with an increase in arousal level and sy...
Published in European child & adolescent psychiatry
This study was the first to examine the relationship between neurophysiological abnormalities and symptoms of sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) in children. Thirty children aged 6-12 years were recruited. Their heart rate variability (HRV) was measured under resting and warning signal conditions. At rest, the children's SCT symptoms were found to be p...
Published in Behavioural brain research
The term 'chill' refers to a short-term bodily event of high arousal, which marks an emotional peak experience when occurring in response to music. Chill responses arise in a clearly circumscribed time frame and can also be reliably elicited by unpleasant sounds. Previous research, however, mostly focused on individually selected stimuli and positi...
Published in Psychological research
There is a large body of research, indicating that threatening stimuli with evolutionary history are prioritised in visual processing. It has been proposed that all threatening stimuli are prioritised, irrespective of evolutionary age, but it was argued that the method used to produce the results was not suitable for investigating the phenomenon. W...
Adult mice emit many ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) during social interaction tasks, but only a few studies have yet reported USVs in stressed adult mice. Our aim was to study which experimental conditions favor USV emission during behaviors associated with different emotional states. As USVs likely mediate social communication, we hypothesized th...
Published in Systematic Reviews
BackgroundObsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental health condition recognized as one of the most serious causes of disability and impaired quality of life. In the literature, there is no review about sexual dysfunction and satisfaction in OCD. The current paper presents the protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to...
Published in Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
In patients with overlap syndrome (OVS), the pathophysiologies of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can interact with one another. Focusing on low arousal threshold, the authors evaluated polysomnographic features of OVS patients. This retrospective, multicenter study was conducted at three hospitals in Japan. ...
To compare microstructural features of sleep in young and middle-aged adults with differing severities of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), and to investigate the relationship between sleep microstructural fragmentation and cognitive impairment, as well as daytime sleepiness, in these patients. A total of 134 adults with snoring (mean age, 3...
Published in Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
Global EEG alpha activity is negatively correlated with skin conductance level (SCL), supporting alpha as an inverse marker of arousal. Frequency Principal Components Analysis (f-PCA) of resting EEG amplitude spectra has demonstrated natural components in the alpha band of healthy persons. This is a preliminary exploration of whether such component...
Published in BMC Women's Health
BackgroundCerebellar ataxia affects individuals in reproductive age. To date, few clinical cases of cerebellar ataxia and involvement of the cerebellum in sexual response were reported. We report a case of a woman that need to restore skills related for execution of sexual activity and coordination of movements during sexual intercourse.Case presen...
