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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"neuro-imaging"”.
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The role of inflammation, oxidative stress and the apolipoprotein E genotype in HIV-associated cognitive impairment: a clinical, biochemical and neuro-imaging study
… of HIV-infected patients develop HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND), a spectrum of neurological diseases which includes HIV-associated dementia (HAD), a debilitating sUb-cortical dementia. HIV-related cognitive impairment is a primary neurological complication of HIV infection, as …
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Do dreams protect sleep? Testing the Freudian hypothesis of the function of dreams
… dream loss. Using medical records, structural neuro-imaging, clinical interviews, neuropsychological testing, analysis of subjective sleep quality, and polysomnographic data collected over two consecutive nights in the sleep laboratory, two non-dreaming and three dreaming cases were studied. …
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Dreaming and the dorsolateral frontal lobes : towards a better understanding of the mechanism of dreaming
… findings are congruent with those or numerous neuro-imaging studies, which indicate that the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is deactivated during dreaming, and provide support for the theory that deactivation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during sleep accounts for many of the formal …
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Bioengineering-enhanced neurosurgical solutions
… all meant to profoundly impact the outcome of neurosurgical patients. This thesis touches upon the window of opportunity to exploit bioengineering techniques in three subspecialties of this vast discipline: neuro-oncology, radiosurgery and neuro-traumatology. After a thorough identification of …
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The role of the amygdala in dreaming
Neuro-imaging studies have strongly implicated the basolateral amygdala in dreaming (e.g. Maquet et al., 1996). Various neuropsychological dream theorists (Domhoff, 2001; Hobson, Pace-Schott & Stickgold, 2000; Revonsuo, 2000) propose central roles for the amygdala in dreaming (particularly in the …
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Dynamic Causal Modeling Across Network Topologies
… prior knowledge and statistical analysis of the neuro-imaging signals. Parameters of this a-priori model are then estimated and competing models are compared to determine the most likely model given experimental data. Inter-subject analysis using DCM is complicated by differences in model …
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Magnetic resonance imaging and serum biomarkers of traumatic brain injury – methodological and clinical considerations
… health problem. The advent of collaborative neuro-imaging studies, advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and development of serum protein biomarkers have created an opportunity to gain new insights into the recovery after TBI. This thesis aimed to understand the role of MRI and serum …
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Multifunctional Hybrid Theranostic Nanoplatforms for Cancer Imaging and Therapy
… confinement, and complex designs for combining imaging and therapeutic agents. To address these issues, this dissertation explores the design, synthesis, characterization, and applications of multifunctional hybrid theranostic nanoplatforms, integrating imaging and therapeutic capabilities into …
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An audit of endocrine dysfunction in children with craniopharyngiomas at Red Cross Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital from 1976 to 2004
… adjuvant radiotherapy. The endocrinological, neuro imaging and presenting symptoms were analysed and post-operative tests were reviewed. Where possible neuropsychiatric assessments were accessed as well in order to assess long term neurocognitive deficits Results: The age of presentation of …
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The role of the HIV-1 Tat protein in acute stroke: more than just a transactivator of transcription?
… participants using clinical, biochemical and neuro-imaging data. A secondary aim of the study was to identify any HIV-related and/or other traditional stroke-related risk factors that might independently or cumulatively increase stroke risk. For comparison, these putative risk factors were …
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Intuition and Its Impact on Information Systems Success
… vi Studies indicate experimentation and other Neuro-based methods may be better suited to aid in measurement of intuition. Thus, further investigation through other epistemologies to determine the impact of intuition on IS success is warranted.</p>