Early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases is of paramount importance for successful treatment. Lack of sensitive and early biomarkers for diagnosis of diseases like Parkinson's disease (PD) is a handicapping problem for all movement disorders specialists. Using serum autoimmune antibodies (AIAs) against neural proteins is a new promising strategy to diagnose brain disorders through non-inva...

The purpose of this project was to examine the perceptions of both general and pediatric dentists regarding selected characteristics of the children they treat. A survey including questions on patients' ages, caries activity estimates, and types of patients treated was mailed once to a national random sample of 2,000 general and 1,000 pediatric dentists. The respondents provided a reasonable di...

In all schools are found children who do not "fit in" with the regular work. They are unresponsive; cannot work in groups; are irritable or over-sensitive; will not play, rather brood in corners; are hostile to society. Sometimes they show a tendency to damaga things or torment animals or their companions. They are individualistic. Every command must be given separately to them. They will not l...

The neurofibromatoses with two subclasses known as NF1 and NF2 are two genetically distinct, autosomal dominantly inherited conditions with significant ramifications in the human auditory system. NF1 is a multisystem progressive disorder that can frequently involve portions of the auditory system in diverse and subtle ways and in which no characteristic audiologic findings can be discerned. NF2...

We show how state-dependent behavioral theory, as implemented by stochastic dynamic programming can enhance our understanding of play, assuming that play is an evolutionary adaptation rather than a non-functional consequence of other processes. We first explain in generic terms the components of a state-dependent behavioral model. We then develop a state-dependent life history model on the assu...

Researchers interested in counterfactual thinking have often found that upward counterfactual thoughts lead to increased motivation to improve in the future, although at the cost of increased negative affect. The present studies suggest that because upward counterfactual thoughts indicate reasons for a poor performance, they can also serve as excuses. In this case, upward counterfactual thought...

Can thinking about responsive relationships increase openness to failure? Study 1 tested whether subliminally priming responsiveness would increase accessibility of words associated with a failed intelligence test. Compared to participants primed with acquaintances or nonsense letters, participants primed with responsive partners were quicker to recognize words associated with failure and did s...