EMPHASIZING THE SHOCK-INDUCED MICRODEFORMATIONS H. Nishido, K. Ninagawa, M. Sakamoto, A. Gucsik ([email protected]), T. Okumura, S. Toyoda, Sz. Bérczi and Sz. Nagy, Okayama University of Science, 1-1 Ridai-cho, Okayama, 700-0005, Japan; Neba Elementary School, 80 Neba Village, Nagano, 395-0701, Japan; University of West Hungary, Bajcsy-Zs. u. 4., Sopron, H-9400, Hungary; Eötvös Lóránd Un...

The side effects of a zaleplon-induced nap as a countermeasure in the reduction of impulse inhibition function decline following 30 h of sleep deprivation (SD) were examined by event-related brain potentials. Sixteen adult participants performed a Go/NoGo task at five time points: (1) baseline; (2) after 30 h of SD; (3) upon sudden awakening, also called 2 h post-drug; (4) 4 h post-drug; and (5...

Abstract A comparative study of early Buddhist textual accounts the Buddha’s awakening helps to put into perspective impression that these texts present competing theories liberating insight and realization. Although actual event would be a non-conceptual breakthrough experience Nirvana, its ramifications can expressed with diagnostic scheme four truths, as way conveying in words what principle...

Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is a stress-sensitive biomarker the shows promise as an indirect proxy of sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis activities that are otherwise difficult to discern non-invasively. This comprehensive study investigated diurnal sAA in association with numerous psychosocial characteristics related to mental health, work stress, and non-work stress. Participants included 39...

We studied 177 consecutive male patients aged 16-60 years with brain infarction verified by neuroradiology and analyzed the time of onset of stroke symptoms related to sleep and the role of possible or known risk factors for brain infarction. Brain infarction occurred relatively more often during the first 30 minutes after awakening than at any other time. In multiple stepwise logistic regressi...