Association of nociceptive, neurocognitive, psychological and genetic profile on conditioned pain modulation in women with migraine: protocol for a case–control study by Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Margarita Cigarán-Méndez, César Fernández De las Peñas, Silvia Ambite-Quesada, Ana I de-la-Llave-Rincón, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, Cristina Gómez-Calero, Francisco G Fernández-Palacios, Juan C Pacho-Hernández, Angela Tejera-Alonso, Juan A Valera-Calero, Beatriz Alvarez-Mariño, Carlos Ordás-Bandera

“…Introduction Migraine is a primary headache showing a multifactorial component that includes altered pain processing, psychological/emotional problems, neurocognitive and executive function deficits, all with a possible genetic association. …”
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Gait and balance dysfunction are associated with cognitive performance only in men with Parkinson’s disease by Amy W. Amara, Kimberly H. Wood, Aya M. Miften, Lina Kleinschmidt, Corey S. White, Allen Joop, Raima A. Memon, Jennifer Pilkington, Jutaluk Kongsuk, Corina Catiul, Adeel A. Memon, Marcas M. Bamman, Christopher P. Hurt

“…Exploratory analyses suggest that performance in executive function, visuospatial skills, and processing speed drive these relationships. …”
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Neuropsychiatric and laboratory outcomes of hepatitis C treatment in an early-treated HIV cohort in Thailand by Ferron Ocampo, Carlo Sacdalan, Suteeraporn Pinyakorn, Misti Paudel, Tanyaporn Wansom, Nathornsorn Poltubtim, Somchai Sriplienchan, Nittaya Phanuphak, Robert Paul, Denise Hsu, Donn Colby, Lydie Trautmann, Serena Spudich, Phillip Chan, the RV254/SEARCH 010 Study Team

“…The latter included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Distress Thermometer (DT), and a 4-test cognitive battery that evaluated psychomotor speed, executive function, fine motor speed, and dexterity. The raw scores in the battery were standardized and averaged to create an aggregate performance (NPZ-4) score. …”
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Safety and efficacy of dietary supplement (gintonin-enriched fraction from ginseng) in subjective memory impairment: A randomized placebo-controlled trial by Woo-Jin Lee, Yong-Won Shin, Hyeyeon Chang, Hye-Rim Shin, Won-Woo Kim, Seok-Won Jung, Manho Kim, Seung-Yeol Nah

“…However, GEF showed a trend of improving the global cognition and the frontal executive function. Further large-sized studies with longer follow-up period are warranted. …”
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Medical Conditions in Former Professional American-Style Football Players Are Associated With Self-Reported Clinical Features of Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome by Rachel Grashow, Shawn R. Eagle, Douglas P. Terry, Heather DiGregorio, Aaron L. Baggish, Marc G. Weisskopf, Anthony Kontos, David O. Okonkwo, Ross Zafonte

“…., difficulties with memory, executive function) or neurobehavioral dysregulation (ND; e.g., explosiveness, rage, and mood lability) be present and not fully accounted for by other health disorders. …”
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Resting-State Network Plasticity Induced by Music Therapy after Traumatic Brain Injury by Noelia Martínez-Molina, Sini-Tuuli Siponkoski, Linda Kuusela, Sari Laitinen, Milla Holma, Mirja Ahlfors, Päivi Jordan-Kilkki, Katja Ala-Kauhaluoma, Susanna Melkas, Johanna Pekkola, Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells, Matti Laine, Aarne Ylinen, Pekka Rantanen, Sanna Koskinen, Benjamin Ultan Cowley, Teppo Särkämö

“…In our previous randomized controlled trial, we found that a 3-month neurological music therapy intervention enhanced executive function (EF) and increased grey matter volume in the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) in patients with moderate-to-severe TBI (N=40). …”
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Electroencephalography Alpha Spectral Characteristics in the Parieto-Occipital Lobe of Elderly Patients with Chronic Insomnia and Mild Cognitive Impairment by GUO Zhenxing, BAI Linxin, ZHANG Lin, GAO Jiahui, RAO Ting, LIU Zhizhen

“…Compared with the HC group, alpha spectral topography of parieto-occipital lobe in the CI-MCI group showed stronger spectral power. (4) Correlation between changes in parieto-occipital alpha spectral power and cognitive function: the alpha spectral power at site P6 in the right parietal lobe (<italic>r</italic>=0.444, <italic>P</italic>=0.023), at site POZ in the parieto-occipital lobe (<italic>r</italic>=0.444, <italic>P</italic>=0.023), and at site PO4 in the right parieto-occipital lobe (<italic>r</italic>=0.478, <italic>P</italic>=0.014) all showed a positive correlation with visuospatial executive function.ConclusionThe change of alpha spectral power of parieto-occipital lobe is the manifestation of cognitive impairment in the elderly with chronic insomnia and MCI. …”
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Promising benefits of six-month Phaeodactylum tricornutum microalgae supplementation on cognitive function and inflammation in healthy older adults with age-associated memory impai... by Emily Goodbody, Jonathan Maury, Andrea Doolan, Gillian DunnGalvin, Charles Kakilla, Rémi Pradelles, Timothy G. Dinan, Timothy G. Dinan, Timothy G. Dinan

“…Participants performed the COMPASS cognitive test battery to measure spatial, working, and episodic memory, attention, vigilance, and executive function. Sleep quality, mood, stress states and inflammation markers were also evaluated. …”
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Abstract 152: Exploring Age‐related Changes in Brain Metabolism among Individuals with Cardiovascular Risk Factors: An FDG‐PET Analysis by Eric M. Teichner, Robert C. Subtirelu, Tom Werner, Abass Alavi

“…Our strongest inverse correlation, the superior frontal gyrus, has been shown to be related to working memory; hypometabolism in this region has previously correlated with severity of cognitive impairments in attention, executive function, and language. Further research is needed to determine the potential for using FDG‐PET imaging as a tool for early detection and intervention for cognitive decline. …”
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Ventricular volume adjustment of brain regions depicts brain changes associated with HIV infection and aging better than intracranial volume adjustment by Benedictor Alexander Nguchu, Benedictor Alexander Nguchu, Jing Zhao, Jiajun Fan, Yifei Han, Yu Lu, Han Jin, Yanming Wang, Hongjun Li, Peter Shaw

“…The analyses of LV-adjusted metrics also show that atrophic patterns observed in the hippocampus, thalamus and pallidum were strongly correlated with HAND(especially dysfunction in executive function) and clinical markers (i.e., CD4/CD8 ratio).ConclusionWe conclude that models that control for individual variability in intracranial and ventricular volumes have the potential to minimize discrepancies and variations in structural reports of HIV, improving the diagnostic power of identified patterns and fostering greater consistency across research studies. …”
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EphB2-mediated ephrin-B reverse signaling on microglia drives an anti-viral, but inflammatory and neurotoxic response associated with HIV by Jeffrey Koury, Hina Singh, Samantha N. Sutley-Koury, Dominic Fok, Xinru Qiu, Ricky Maung, Benjamin B. Gelman, Iryna M. Ethell, Marcus Kaul

“…Results Using qRT-PCR we find increased expression of EphB2 in post-mortem brain of PLWH, and detect a correlation with pro-viral DNA, viral RNA and an inverse correlation with abstract executive function and verbal fluency. Increased expression of ephrin-B/EphB at mRNA and protein level is also observed in brains of a transgenic mouse model of neuroHIV suggesting the upregulation can be driven, at least in part, by expression of viral gp120 envelope protein and a type I interferon, IFNβ. …”
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Exploring the neural mechanisms underlying cooperation and competition behavior: Insights from stereo-electroencephalography hyperscanning by Xiaojun Qiao, Rui Li, Huimin Huang, Yang Hong, Xiaoran Li, Ziyue Li, Siyi Chen, Lizhi Yang, ShengTeng Ong, Yi Yao, Fengpeng Wang, Xiaobin Zhang, Kao-Min Lin, Yongna Xiao, Mingxiang Weng, Junsong Zhang

“…This study utilized hyperscanning and stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) to investigate intra- and inter-brain neural dynamics underlying these behaviors within the insula and inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), regions critical for executive function and mentalizing. We found distinct high-gamma responses and connectivity patterns, with a stronger influence from IFG to insula during competition and more balanced interactions during cooperation. …”
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Effects of intermittent theta burst stimulation on cognitive and swallowing function in patients with MCI and dysphagia risk: a randomized controlled trial by Jie Wang, Mengqing Zhang, Xiaomei Wei, Cheng Yang, Meng Dai, Zulin Dou, Yonghui Wang

“…Global cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and executive function was evaluated with the Trail Making Test (TMT), Digital span test (DST) and Stroop color word test (SCWT). …”
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Acute effects of a standardised extract of Hericium erinaceus (Lion’s Mane mushroom) on cognition and mood in healthy younger adults: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled s... by Geyan Surendran, Jake Saye, Syahira Binti Mohd Jalil, Jack Spreadborough, Kyle Duong, Israa M. Shatwan, Dash Lilley, Michael Heinrich, Michael Heinrich, Georgina F. Dodd, Shelini Surendran

“…At baseline and 90 minutes post-consumption of the interventions, cognitive and mood assessments were administered to measure various cognitive abilities such as executive function, working memory, psychomotor skills, attention and information processing speed as well as positive and negative affect.Results and discussionThe results showed no significant effect of the H. erinaceus fruiting body extract for composite measures of global cognitive function and mood. …”
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Characterizing Performance on a Suite of English-Language NeuroUX Mobile Cognitive Tests in a US Adult Sample: Ecological Momentary Cognitive Testing Study by Emily W Paolillo, Jessica Bomyea, Colin A Depp, Ashley M Henneghan, Anunay Raj, Raeanne C Moore

“…The tests tapped the domains of executive function, processing speed, reaction time, recognition memory, and working memory. …”
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Physical Exercise as a Therapeutic Strategy for ADHD in Children and Adolescents by Klaudia Mościszko, Joanna Kałuska, Dominika Hakało, Marta Ignatiuk-Chilkiewicz, Aleksandra Sokół, Katarzyna Nowicka, Wiktor Klimek, Maria Majewska, Tomasz Suprun, Adam Rafałowicz, Martyna Niemczuk

“…Results: Scientific studies indicate that regular physical activity, particularly aerobic exercises and team sports, can improve executive functions, emotional regulation, and concentration levels in children with ADHD. …”
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Relationship between cognitive functions and serum neurotrophic factor levels in long-term hospitalized male patients with schizophrenia by Pan Jing, Xiaopeng Yin, Haihang Yu, Ye Fu, Fangmin Wang, Xi Mei, Qiaozhen Zhang, Qing Tian, Xiaobin Zhang

“…Cognitive functions were evaluated in all participants, including verbal fluency function, attention function, executive function, and spatial function. Event-related potential P300 latency and amplitude were recorded using the Nicolet Viking Quest evoked potential system (USA). …”
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Randomised, controlled clinical trial evaluating the effects of preoperative insomnia treatment on postoperative pain control and recovery: a protocol for the Promoting Sleep to Al... by Martin Kraepelien, Michael R Irwin, Eva Kosek, Michael T Smith, Martin F Bjurström, Kristoffer Bothelius, Pernilla Maathz, Susanna Jernelöv, Alexander H C Rosenström, Andrea Niklasson, Richard Olmstead, Patrick H Finan

“…Secondary outcome measures include long-term postoperative pain control, changes in quantitative sensory testing variables (eg, temporal summation, conditioned pain modulation), sleep, cognition (eg, attention, memory, processing speed, executive function), mental health, health-related function, physical activity, quality of life and blood biomarkers. …”
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The impact of particulate matter exposure on global and domain-specific cognitive function: evidence from the Chinese Square Dancer Study by Jingyi Zhu, Shuaibo Wang, Peizheng Li, Fengping Li, Benchao Li, Lu Ma, Shuang Rong, Jingling Liao

“…These tests evaluated specific cognitive subdomains: memory (AVLT), language (VFT), attention (DSST), and executive function (TMT-B). PM concentrations were estimated using a Random Forest (RF) model, which calculated the average concentrations over 1-year and 3-year periods at a high grid resolution of 1 × 1 km. …”
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Effects of immersive virtual reality training on the adaptive skills of children and adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorder: a mixed-methods pre-post study by Wenjie Yan, Tianyu Zhai, Yan Li, Jing Chen, Zhixin Sun, Yuxiong Lin, Xiyan Zhang, Yasong Du

“…Primary outcomes included changes in IVR task scores and completion times, while secondary outcomes assessed parent-reported questionnaires — Adaptive Behavior Assessment System-Second Edition (ABAS-II), Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC), and Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) — neuropsychological tests (Go/No-Go, 0-back, 1-back, and emotional face recognition tasks), and semi-structured interviews. …”
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