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The aim of the Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science is to publish original research articles and reviews in the general field of behavioural and brain function. Articles dealing with the neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of behavior are especially welcomed. Multidisciplinary contributions from all fields of t…
Masahiro Toyoda, Yuko Yokota, Hiroyuki Kikukawa
The effectiveness of training prefrontal lobe function for suppressing cognitive decline or improving cognitive function has been reported. Some epidemiological studies suggested that gardening activities can contribute to suppression of cognitive decline. In…
Weiqiang Xiao, Peiqing Li, Yuzhi Yao, Sida Yang, Suyun Li, Shuyao Ning, Hongsheng Liu
Influenza-associated encephalopathy (IAE) can perform as varying patterns of neuroimaging. Central brain herniation (CBH) secondary to IAE is rare; it may be a bad prognosis. Here, we presented a 4-year-old girl with influenza who had a pontocerebellar hypopl…
L. A. Zhavoronkova, O. A. Maksakova, S. I. Moraresku, E. M. Kushnir, E. L. Pogosbekyan, A. A. Indeeva
Objective : Purpose of this study was to investigate the behavioral and brain activity impairments in patients after moderate traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in comparison with the normal ranges while dual-tasks performing. We would like to evaluate dual-taskin…
Yulia S. Mednikova, Anna V. Rogal
On the slices of sensorimotor and frontal cortex in layer V of guinea pigs the diversity of neuronal spontaneous activity, the mechanism of its origin and functional specificity were studied. In both regions, neurons that did not have spontaneous activity pre…
Ioanna Talli
Verbal short-term memory (vSTM) has been shown to be associated with language development in typical and atypical populations. In this study, we investigated cognitive and language skills in 33 school-aged children with ASD (6 - 12 years old) with both typica…
Weidong Cheng, Anqi Huang, Li Zhang, Depeng Feng, Xiaoqian Sun, Hengyi Xu, Qianru Sun, Xueli Li
Objective: To explore the underlying molecular mechanisms of cellular response to the challenge by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP <sup>+</sup> )-induced apoptosis of PC12 cells, an in vitro cell model for Parkinson’s disease, and the effect of NF- κ B activ…
Yoichiro Sato, Kento Kageyama
Although observational motor learning is one method of skill acquisition, this type of motor learning is not equally effective for all individuals. To clarify factors associated with the effectiveness of motor learning, we examined the association between mod…
Meredith Carroll, Mitchell Ruble, Mark Dranias, Summer Rebensky, Maria Chaparro, Joanna Chiang, Brent Winslow
Training can now be delivered on a large scale through mobile and web-based platforms in which the learner is often distanced from the instructor and their peers. In order to optimize learner engagement and maximize learning in these contexts, instructional c…
Marco A. Sotomayor-Sobrino, Abraham Ochoa-Aguilar, Ulises Coffeen, Roberto Velasco-González, Gilberto Pérez-Sánchez, Gloria M. Capula-León, Israel Luna-Mendoza, Lenin Pavón-Romero, Claudia Gómez-Acevedo
Anhedonia, the presence of diminished pleasure or decreased motivation for rewards is considered one of the core symptoms of depression. Studies have shown that anhedonia and reduced reward learning predict a poor prognosis with a higher prevalence of treatme…
Qinglian Chen, Peiqing Li, Suyun Li, Weiqiang Xiao, Sida Yang, Hui Lu
Objectives: To summarize the characteristics and research progress of influenza-associated brain complications in children and provide references for early diagnosis and brain protection treatment. Methods: Studied published articles of influenza-associated n…
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The aim of the Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science is to publish original research articles and reviews in the general field of behavioural and brain function. Articles dealing with the neuroanatomical and neurochemical basis of behavior are especially welcomed. Multidisciplinary contributions from all fields of t… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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