A Scoping Review of Mental Practice in Athletes: How can Surgeons Learn?

Introduction: Mental imagery is a dynamic mental state involving the cognitive visualization and rehearsal of motor movements or positions without overt motor output. Mental imagery is known to have numerous benefits for skill acquisition within athletic performance and is often incorporated into elite athletic training programs. The literature on the effects of mental imagery in surgery, which shares many of the high-performance qualities of elite athletics, remains limited.

Time-Driven Activity Based Costing of an Annual Canadian Cochlear Implant Program.

Objective: To define the cost necessary to run an adult cochlear implant (CI) program, including assessment, subsequent implantation, and follow from the Canadian provincial government perspective.

Study Design: Time-driven activity based costing (TDABC) of a CI program.

Setting: Adult provincial CI referral center.

IGF-1 Mediated Neuroprotective Effects of Olfactory-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Auditory Hair Cells.

Importance: Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the capability of providing ongoing paracrine support to degenerating tissues. Since MSCs can be extracted from a broad range of tissues, their specific surface marker profiles and growth factor secretions can be different. We hypothesized that MSCs derived from different sources might also have different neuroprotective potential.

An internet-based behavioral intervention for adults with autism spectrum disorder - A randomized controlled trial and feasibility study.

Background: The increased prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) diagnoses in combination with psychiatric comorbidity, has led to an increased need for effective interventions. The evidence for internet-based interventions for several mental health problems is established but has not been evaluated for adults with ASD.

Objective: The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the feasibility and effects of an internet-based intervention targeting quality of life and psychiatric symptoms (depression and anxiety) in adults with ASD.