Monday, May 31, 2010

Research Briefs 5-31-10: Timing and speech comprehension

Dahan, D. (2010). The Time Course of Interpretation in Speech Comprehension. Current Directions in
Psychological Science, 19(2)
, 121-126.

Abstract

Determining how language comprehension proceeds over time has been central to theories of human language use. Early research on the comprehension of speech in real time put special emphasis on the sequential property of speech, by assuming that the interpretation of what is said proceeds at the same rate that information in the speech signal reaches the senses. The picture that is emerging from recent work suggests a more complex process, one in which information from speech has an immediate influence while enabling later-arriving information to modulate initial hypotheses. “Right-context” effects, in which the later portion of a spoken stimulus can affect the interpretation of an earlier portion, are pervasive and can span several syllables or words. Thus, the interpretation of a segment of speech appears to result from the accumulation of information and integration of linguistic constraints over a larger temporal window than the duration of the speech segment itself. This helps explain how human listeners can understand language so efficiently, despite massive perceptual uncertainty in the speech signal.

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Thursday, May 27, 2010

iPost: Processing speed (Gs/Gt as per CHC theory) and children with CP

Inspection time and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in children with cerebral palsy.
By Shank, Laura K.; Kaufman, Jacqueline; Leffard, Stacie; Warschausky, Seth
Rehabilitation Psychology, Vol 55(2), May 2010, 188-193.
Abstract
Objective: To examine between-groups differences in the associations between aspects of processing speed assessed with an inspection time task and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Research Design: Two groups comprising 34 children with cerebral palsy (CP) and 70 nonaffected peers (control), ages 8–16 years, participated in a prospective correlational study. Measures included a visual inspection time task and the Conners' Parent Rating Scale—Revised: Long Version. Results: Children with CP exhibited significantly slower processing speed and more symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity than controls. Significant associations between inspection time and ADHD symptoms were found only in the control group. Conclusions: Findings have implications for clinical assessment and understanding of attentional risks associated with CP. (PsycINFO Database Record 

iPost: Basal ganglia and dopamine strike again

The basal ganglia and dopamine have repeatedly been implicated in the IQ brain clock, and frequently with regard to coordination in cognitive behaviors and motor control in movement disorders (Huntingtons; Parkinsons). Here is yet another article along these lines
Conditional routing of information to the cortex: A model of the basal ganglia's role in cognitive coordination.
By Stocco, Andrea; Lebiere, Christian; Anderson, John R.
Psychological Review, Vol 117(2), Apr 2010, 541-574.
Abstract
The basal ganglia play a central role in cognition and are involved in such general functions as action selection and reinforcement learning. Here, we present a model exploring the hypothesis that the basal ganglia implement a conditional information-routing system. The system directs the transmission of cortical signals between pairs of regions by manipulating separately the selection of sources and destinations of information transfers. We suggest that such a mechanism provides an account for several cognitive functions of the basal ganglia. The model also incorporates a possible mechanism by which subsequent transfers of information control the release of dopamine. This signal is used to produce novel stimulus–response associations by internalizing transferred cortical representations in the striatum. We discuss how the model is related to production systems and cognitive architectures. A series of simulations is presented to illustrate how the model can perform simple stimulus–response tasks, develop automatic behaviors, and provide an account of impairments in Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)









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Saturday, May 22, 2010

iPost: Creativity and mental illness share dopamine link?

Dopamine has been clearly linked to mental time-keeping (the IQ Brain
clock). Now research links dopamine to creativity. Hmmmm

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Sunday, May 16, 2010

iPost: Neurological Sciences, Vol. 31, Issue 3 - New Issue Alert





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Review Article
Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the carpal tunnel syndrome: a review
Author(s)Calogero Alfonso, Stefano Jann, Roberto Massa & Aldo Torreggiani
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0213-9
Online sinceFebruary 10, 2010
Page243 - 252

Original Article
Interleukin-1B and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms in Greek multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with bout-onset MS
Author(s)Konstantinos Aggelakis, Fani Zacharaki, Efthimios Dardiotis, Georgia Xiromerisiou, Vana Tsimourtou, Styliani Ralli, Maria Gkaraveli, Dimitris Bourpoulas, Paraskevi Rodopoulou, Alexandros Papadimitriou & Georgios Hadjigeorgiou
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0155-2
Online sinceOctober 30, 2009
Page253 - 257

Original Article
The existence of phonatory instability in multiple sclerosis: an acoustic and electroglottographic study
Author(s)Kostas Konstantopoulos, Michail Vikelis, John Anthony Seikel & Dimos-Dimitrios Mitsikostas
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0170-3
Online sinceOctober 30, 2009
Page259 - 268

Original Article
Factors affecting the retrieval of famous names
Author(s)Isabel Pavão Martins, Clara Loureiro, Susana Rodrigues, Beatriz Dias & Peter Slade
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0176-x
Online sinceNovember 11, 2009
Page269 - 276

Original Article
GAB2 is not associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease in Chinese Han
Author(s)Kangguang Lin, Muni Tang, Haiying Han, Yangbo Guo, Yuhua Lin & Cui Ma
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0178-8
Online sinceNovember 19, 2009
Page277 - 281

Original Article
CSF proteomic analysis in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus selected for the shunt: CSF biomarkers of response to surgical treatment
Author(s)Antonio Scollato, Alessandro Terreni, Anna Caldini, Benedetta Salvadori, Pasquale Gallina, Simona Francese, Guido Mastrobuoni, Giuseppe Pieraccini, Gloriano Moneti, Luca Bini, Gianni Messeri & Nicola Di Lorenzo
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0181-0
Online sinceNovember 21, 2009
Page283 - 291

Original Article
Migraine and cerebral infarction in young people
Author(s)Massimo Camerlingo, A. Romorini, C. Ferrante, L. Valente & L. Moschini
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0195-7
Online sinceDecember 24, 2009
Page293 - 297

Original Article
Nervous system and Fabry disease, from symptoms to diagnosis: damage evaluation and follow-up in adult patients, enzyme replacement, and support therapy
Author(s)Alessandro Salviati, Alessandro P. Burlina & Walter Borsini
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0211-y
Online sinceMarch 19, 2010
Page299 - 306

Original Article
Protective effects of heme oxygenase-1 against MPP+-induced cytotoxicity in PC-12 cells
Author(s)Jung-Woo Bae, Mi-Jeong Kim, Choon-Gon Jang & Seok-Yong Lee
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0216-6
Online sinceFebruary 03, 2010
Page307 - 313

Original Article
The enhancement effect of beta-boswellic acid on hippocampal neurites outgrowth and branching (an in vitro study)
Author(s)Oveis Karima, Gholamhossein Riazi, Reza Yousefi & Ali Akbar Moosavi Movahedi
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0220-x
Online sinceMarch 09, 2010
Page315 - 320

Original Article
Cytokine polymorphisms and Alzheimer disease: possible associations
Author(s)G. Ribizzi, S. Fiordoro, S. Barocci, E. Ferrari & M. Megna
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0221-9
Online sinceMarch 06, 2010
Page321 - 325

Original Article
Are subjective cognitive complaints a risk factor for dementia?
Author(s)Roberto Gallassi, Federico Oppi, Roberto Poda, Simona Scortichini, Michelangelo Stanzani Maserati, Gianfranco Marano & Luisa Sambati
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0224-6
Online sinceFebruary 25, 2010
Page327 - 336

Case Report
Psoriasis during interferon beta treatment for multiple sclerosis
Author(s)Loredana La Mantia & F. Capsoni
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0184-x
Online sinceNovember 19, 2009
Page337 - 339

Case Report
Paradoxical brain embolism caused by an arterial−venous fistula: a diagnostic pitfall
Author(s)Piergiorgio Lochner, Frediano Tezzon, Rafaelle Nardone & Christian Tanislav
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0185-9
Online sinceNovember 21, 2009
Page341 - 343

Case Report
Diabetic muscle infarction in a patient with acute embolic stroke
Author(s)Eason Huang, Cheng-Feng Ho, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Cheng Lin & Chung-Fen Tsai
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0191-y
Online sinceNovember 19, 2009
Page345 - 347

Case Report
Insulinoma presenting as idiopathic hypersomnia
Author(s)Michelangelo Maestri, Fabio Monzani, Enrica Bonanni, Elisa Di Coscio, Fabio Cignoni, Angela Dardano, Alfonso Iudice & Luigi Murri
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0207-7
Online sinceJanuary 30, 2010
Page349 - 352

Case Report
Deep-brain stimulation of the nucleus accumbens in obsessive compulsive disorder: clinical, surgical and electrophysiological considerations in two consecutive patients
Author(s)Angelo Franzini, Giuseppe Messina, Orsola Gambini, Riccardo Muffatti, Silvio Scarone, Roberto Cordella & Giovanni Broggi
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0214-8
Online sinceFebruary 03, 2010
Page353 - 359

Case Report
A case of asymptomatic pontine myelinolysis
Author(s)Angelica Lupato, Patrik Fazio, Enrico Fainardi, Edoardo Cesnik, Ilaria Casetta & Enrico Granieri
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0215-7
Online sinceFebruary 11, 2010
Page361 - 364

Case Report
A case of secondary syphilis presenting as optic neuritis
Author(s)Monica Bandettini di Poggio, Alberto Primavera, Elisabetta Capello, Fabio Bandini, Giovanni Mazzarello, Claudio Viscoli & Angelo Schenone
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0222-8
Online sinceFebruary 25, 2010
Page365 - 367

Case Report
Subacute cognitive disorders as initial presentation of intravascular lymphoma: a case report and review of literature
Author(s)Manuela Gioulis, Giampaolo Ben, Paolo Iuzzolino, Francesca De Biasi, Corrado Marchini & Sandro Zambito Marsala
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0232-6
Online sinceMarch 19, 2010
Page369 - 372

Case Report
Adult dermatomyositis with severe polyneuropathy: does neuromyositis exist?
Author(s)Makoto Nomura, Takeshi Watanabe, Hirotsugu Mikami, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Kanako Yasui, Toshihiro Yamazaki, Togo Irie, Megumi Suzuki & Seiitsu Ono
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0246-0
Online sinceMarch 13, 2010
Page373 - 376

Case Report
The spectrum of GNE mutations: allelic heterogeneity for a common phenotype
Author(s)Marina Grandis, Rossella Gulli, Denise Cassandrini, Elisabetta Gazzerro, Luana Benedetti, Eleonora Narciso, Lucilla Nobbio, Claudio Bruno, Carlo Minetti, Emilia Bellone, Lizia Reni, Giovanni Luigi Mancardi, Paola Mandich & Angelo Schenone
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0248-y
Online sinceMarch 19, 2010
Page377 - 380

Brief Communication
The effect of l-Dopa administration on pursuit ocular movements in suspected Parkinson's disease
Author(s)Silvia Marino, Pietro Lanzafame, Edoardo Sessa, Alessia Bramanti & Placido Bramanti
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0180-1
Online sinceNovember 19, 2009
Page381 - 385

Brief Communication
Genetic bases of comorbidity between mood disorders and migraine: possible role of serotonin transporter gene
Author(s)Elena Marino, Bongiorno Fanny, Cristina Lorenzi, Adele Pirovano, Linda Franchini, Cristina Colombo, Placido Bramanti & Enrico Smeraldi
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0183-y
Online sinceNovember 21, 2009
Page387 - 391

Brief Communication
Absence of aprataxin gene mutations in a Greek cohort with sporadic early onset ataxia and normal GAA triplets in frataxin gene
Author(s)C. Daiou, K. Christodoulou, G. Xiromerisiou, M. Panas, E. Dardiotis, A. Kladi, M. Speletas, G. Ntaios, A. Papadimitriou, A. Germenis & Georgios M. Hadjigeorgiou
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0201-0
Online sinceDecember 02, 2009
Page393 - 397

Brief Communication
Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in Sydenham's chorea
Author(s)Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Thales Lage Bretas, Arthur Kummer, Lívia Cunha Melo, Amanda Baraldi, Estefânia Harsányi, Francisco Cardoso & Elizabeth Ribeiro da Silva Camargos
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0209-5
Online sinceJanuary 29, 2010
Page399 - 401

Brief Communication
Myocardial MIBG scintigraphy: a useful clinical tool?
Author(s)Ines Fröhlich, Nico J. Diederich, Wilfried Pilloy & Michel Vaillant
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0218-4
Online sinceFebruary 13, 2010
Page403 - 406

Letter to the Editor
Upper airways obstruction due to retrosternal goiter in a patient with myasthenia gravis
Author(s)Fabio Poglio, Ilaria Paolasso, Yolanda Falcone, Serena Grimaldi & Dario Cocito
DOI10.1007/s10072-009-0203-y
Online sinceJanuary 29, 2010
Page407 - 408

Erratum
Erratum to: Myocardial MIBG scintigraphy: a useful clinical tool?
Author(s)Ines Fröhlich, Wilfried Pilloy, Michel Vaillant & Nico J. Diederich
DOI10.1007/s10072-010-0256-y
Online sinceApril 14, 2010
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Saturday, May 15, 2010

iPost: Cognitive training to prevent cognitive decline

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

iPost: The Cerebellum, Vol. 9, Issue 2 - New Issue Alert





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Cerebellar Lingula Thickness as a Novel Risk Factor for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Author(s)Mario Manto
DOI10.1007/s12311-010-0173-x
Online sinceApril 20, 2010
Page145 - 147

Cellular and Molecular Pathways Triggering Neurodegeneration in the Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Author(s)Antoni Matilla-Dueñas, Ivelisse Sánchez, Marc Corral-Juan, Antoni Dávalos, Ramiro Alvarez & Pilar Latorre
DOI10.1007/s12311-009-0144-2
Online sinceNovember 05, 2009
Page148 - 166

In Vivo Structural and Functional Imaging of the Human Rubral and Inferior Olivary Nuclei: A Mini-review
Author(s)Christophe Habas, Rémy Guillevin & Abdelouhab Abanou
DOI10.1007/s12311-009-0145-1
Online sinceNovember 07, 2009
Page167 - 173

Computation of Egomotion in the Macaque Cerebellar Vermis
Author(s)Dora E. Angelaki, Tatyana A. Yakusheva, Andrea M. Green, J. David Dickman & Pablo M. Blazquez
DOI10.1007/s12311-009-0147-z
Online sinceDecember 11, 2009
Page174 - 182

14-3-3 Proteins and Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1: from Molecular Interaction to Human Neuropathology
Author(s)Takahiko Umahara & Toshiki Uchihara
DOI10.1007/s12311-010-0158-9
Online sinceFebruary 13, 2010
Page183 - 189

Extracerebellar MRI—Lesions in Ataxia Telangiectasia Go Along with Deficiency of the GH/IGF-1 Axis, Markedly Reduced Body Weight, High Ataxia Scores and Advanced Age
Author(s)Matthias Kieslich, Franziska Hoche, Janine Reichenbach, Stefan Weidauer, Luciana Porto, Stefan Vlaho, Ralf Schubert & Stefan Zielen
DOI10.1007/s12311-009-0138-0
Online sinceNovember 07, 2009
Page190 - 197

Cerebellar Lingula Size and Experiential Risk Factors Associated with High Levels of Alcohol and Drug Use in Young Adults
Author(s)Carl M. Anderson, Keren Rabi, Scott E. Lukas & Martin H. Teicher
DOI10.1007/s12311-009-0141-5
Online sinceOctober 28, 2009
Page198 - 209

Structural Changes Associated with Progression of Motor Deficits in Spinocerebellar Ataxia 17
Author(s)Kathrin Reetz, Rebekka Lencer, Johannes M. Hagenah, Christian Gaser, Vera Tadic, Uwe Walter, Alexander Wolters, Susanne Steinlechner, Christine Zühlke, Katja Brockmann, Christine Klein, Arndt Rolfs & Ferdinand Binkofski
DOI10.1007/s12311-009-0150-4
Online sinceDecember 18, 2009
Page210 - 217

Electrophysiological Characterization of The Cerebellum in the Arterially Perfused Hindbrain and Upper Body of The Rat
Author(s)Nadia L. Cerminara, John A. Rawson & Richard Apps
DOI10.1007/s12311-009-0152-2
Online sinceDecember 22, 2009
Page218 - 231

Falls in Spinocerebellar Ataxias: Results of the EuroSCA Fall Study
Author(s)Ella M. R. Fonteyn, Tanja Schmitz-Hübsch, Carla C. Verstappen, Laslo Baliko, Bastiaan R. Bloem, Silvia Boesch, Lisa Bunn, Perrine Charles, Alexandra Dürr, Allesandro Filla, Paola Giunti, Christoph Globas, Thomas Klockgether, Bela Melegh, Massimo Pandolfo, Anna De Rosa, Ludger Schöls, Dagmar Timmann, Marten Munneke, Berry P. H. Kremer & Bart P. C. van de Warrenburg
DOI10.1007/s12311-010-0155-z
Online sinceFebruary 16, 2010
Page232 - 239

The Cerebellum in Children with Spina Bifida and Chiari II Malformation: Quantitative Volumetrics by Region
Author(s)Jenifer Juranek, Maureen Dennis, Paul T. Cirino, Lyla El-Messidi & Jack M. Fletcher
DOI10.1007/s12311-010-0157-x
Online sinceFebruary 09, 2010
Page240 - 248

Representation of Movement Velocity in the Rat's Interpositus Nucleus During Passive Forelimb Movements
Author(s)Maria Stella Valle, Gianfranco Bosco, Antonino Casabona, Angelo Garifoli, Valentina Perciavalle, Marinella Coco & Vincenzo Perciavalle
DOI10.1007/s12311-010-0160-2
Online sinceFebruary 20, 2010
Page249 - 258
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