Primate visual cortex is hierarchically organized. Bottom-up and top-down influences are exerted through distinct frequency channels, as was recently revealed in macaques by correlating inter-areal influences with laminar anatomical projection patterns. Because this anatomical data cannot be obtained in human subjects, we selected seven homologous macaque and human visual areas, and we correlat...

Human adults remember better trait words that are referenced to the self than those referenced to others. To investigate whether non-phase-locked neural oscillations engage in the self-reference effect, we recorded electroencephalogram (EEG) from healthy adults during trait judgments of the self and a familiar other. The wavelet analysis was used to calculate non-phase-locked time-frequency pow...

Primary dystonia has been associated with an underlying dysfunction of a wide network of brain regions including the motor cortex, basal ganglia, cerebellum, brainstem and spinal cord. Dystonia can be effectively treated by pallidal deep brain stimulation although the mechanism of this effect is not well understood. Here, we sought to characterize cortico-basal ganglia functional connectivity u...

BACKGROUND Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis (MS) is frequent. Insight into underlying mechanisms would help to develop therapeutic strategies. OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship of cognitive performance to patterns of nodal centrality derived from magneto-encephalography (MEG). METHODS 34 early relapsing-remitting MS patients (median EDSS 2.0) and 28 age- and gender-matched he...

BACKGROUND Attention deficit disorder/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a pathological condition that is not fully understood. In this study, we investigated electroencephalographic (EEG) power differences between children with ADHD and healthy control children. METHODS EEGs were recorded as part of routine medical care received by 80 children with ADHD aged 4-15 years at the Department of Ped...

We present measurements of the two-photon absorption coefficients beta(2) of 10 different semiconductors having band-gap energies between 1.4 and 3.7 eV. We find that beta(2) varies as E(g)(-3), as predicted by theory. In addition, the absolute values of beta(2) agree with theory, which includes the effect of nonparabolic bands, the average difference being less than 26%. This agreement permits...