Safety and Efficacy of Tiny (≤3 mm) Unruptured Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysm Treatment: An Analysis of the NeuroVascular Quality Initiative-Quality Outcomes Database Cerebral Aneurysm Registry.

Background And Objectives: Improved imaging modalities have led to an increased detection of intracranial aneurysms, many of which are small. There is uncertainty in the appropriate management of tiny aneurysms. The objective of this study was to use a large, multi-institutional NeuroVascular Quality Initiative-Quality Outcomes Database (NVQI-QOD) to assess the frequency, safety, and efficacy of treatment of tiny, unruptured middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms.

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and changes in body mass index.

Background: Diet is considered a determinant of weight status, however, more evidence is needed for children. The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is one of the healthiest worldwide. This study analyzes the prospective association between adherence to the MedDiet at baseline and changes in standardized body mass index (zBMI) and the incidence of excessive weight.

Advancing mechanistic explanations through natural and artificial embodied cognitive systems.

Mougenot and Matheson propose that mechanistic models can explain behavior by describing the complex interactions among components of the brain, body, and environment as an integrated system, which aligns with embodied cognition. However, we suggest incorporating cognitive ontology theory and addressing degeneracy and neuronal reuse. We also recommend studying natural embodied cognition through artificial systems to develop a comprehensive mechanistic framework.

Where the 'bad' and the 'good' go: A multi-lab direct replication report of Casasanto (2009, Experiment 1).

Casasanto (Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 138, 351-367, 2009) conceptualised the body-specificity hypothesis by empirically finding that right-handed people tend to associate a positive valence with the right side and a negative valence with the left side, whilst left-handed people tend to associate a positive valence with the left side and negative valence with the right side. Thus, this was the first paper that showed a body-specific space-valence mapping. These highly influential findings led to a substantial body of research and follow-up studies, which could confirm the original findings on a conceptual level.