Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging has confirmed that the strengths of the long distance functional connectivity between different brain areas are correlated with individual differences in intelligence. However, the association between the local connectivity within a specific brain region and intelligence during rest remains largely unknown. The aim of this study is to investig...

Previous studies have provided evidence of structural and task-related functional changes in the brains of patients with migraine without aura. Resting-state brain activity in patients with migraine provides clues to the pathophysiology of the disease. However, few studies have focused on the resting-state abnormalities in patients with migraine without aura. In the current study, we employed a...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Evidence in multiple tissues, including retina, suggests generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the ensuing oxidative stress as triggers for mitochondrial defects and cell apoptosis. We recently reported novel roles for Tiam1-Rac1-Nox2 axis in retinal mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death leading to the development of diabetic retinopathy. Herein, we tested the hypot...

Heteroanionic hydrides offer great possibilities in the design of functional materials. For ternary rare earth hydride oxide REHO, several modifications were reported with indications for a significant phase width respect to H and O cubic representatives. We obtained DyHO ErHO as well thus far elusive LuHO from solid-state reactions RE2O3 REH3 or LuH3 CaO investigated their crystal structures b...

OBJECTIVE Subjective tinnitus is hypothesized to arise from aberrant neural activity; however, its neural bases are poorly understood. To identify aberrant neural networks involved in chronic tinnitus, we compared the resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) patterns of tinnitus patients and healthy controls. MATERIALS AND METHODS Resting-state fMRI measurements were obtaine...

Backgrounds and Purpose: Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is mainly a sporadic progressive neurodegenerative disease of unknown etiology. Typical histological findings of MSA are observed in the striatum, substantianigra, olivopontocerebellar pathways, the intermediolateral cell columns of the spinal cord, and the cerebellum. Similar findings have also been described in motor and supplementary mot...