The critical brain hypothesis states that biological neuronal networks, because of their structural and functional architecture, work near phase transitions for optimal response to internal and external inputs. Criticality thus provides optimal function
The middleman for the comedy trio known as The Three Stooges, Larry Fine endured endless slaps, pokes in the eye and mallets to the head, all for the sake of laughter. Alongside brothers Moe and Shemp Howard, Larry first found fame as a member of the vaudeville musical-comedy act, Ted ...
A stroke often impacts a person's ability to move their lower body from the hips down to the feet. This leads to diminished quality of life and mental health in addition to increased susceptibility to falls. But now, UBC Okanagan researchers are exploring new treatment methods to help bridge ...
(NewMediaWire) - November 28, 2023 - DALLAS — More than 4,000 abstracts were presented during the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2023 and Resuscitation Science Symposium 2023, held earlier this month in Philadelphia. Here are some of the important scientific findings that cou...
T cells play an important role in post-stroke neuroinflammation. Th17 cells are a subset of CD4 + T cells, and their most important cytokine is IL-17A [4]. In recent years, with the advancement of research, it has been gradually recognized that Th17 and IL-17A play a key role in...
Stroke recovery is different for every person. After someone survives after a stroke, their recovery starts that day and can continue for several years. The severity of the stroke impacts how a person’s recovery will go. Slow and Unpredictable ...
Dual tasking negatively impacts obstacle avoidance abilities in post-stroke individuals with visuospatial neglect: task complexity matters! Restor Neurol Neurosci. 2017;35:423–36. 34. Aravind G, Darekar A, Fung J, Lamontagne A. ViVirtual reality-based navigation task to reveal obstacle avoidance ...
To understand the mechanism of stroke disease, it is important to show the influence of the other diseases such as atherosclerosis, cancer, and peripheral vascular functions and their potential impacts on the cerebrovascular system. Some of these diseases have been diagnosed using PAI, where the cor...
The enormity of this public health crisis has been further exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic fallout, with a dramatic rise in fraud attempts targeted toward vulnerable at-risk older individuals.5 In 2020, the US Federal Trade Commission estimated that older adults lost $100 ...
Visual loss following stroke impacts significantly on activities of daily living and is an independent risk factor for becoming dependent. Routinely, allied health clinicians provide training for visual field loss, mainly with eye movement based therapy. The effectiveness of the compensatory approach to ...