Auditory inputs modulate intrinsic neuronal timescales during sleep.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have demonstrated that intrinsic neuronal timescales (INT) undergo modulation by external stimulation during consciousness. It remains unclear if INT keep the ability for significant stimulus-induced modulation during primary unconscious states, such as sleep. This fMRI analysis addresses this question via a dataset that comprises an awake resting-state plus rest and stimulus states during sleep.

Scale-free dynamics in the core-periphery topography and task alignment decline from conscious to unconscious states.

Scale-free physiological processes are ubiquitous in the human organism. Resting-state functional MRI studies observed the loss of scale-free dynamics under anesthesia. In contrast, the modulation of scale-free dynamics during task-related activity remains an open question.

[Extraction of features from clinical routine data using text mining].

Background: Anti-VEGF drugs are currently used to treat macular diseases. This has led to a wealth of additional data, which could help understand and predict treatment courses; however, this information is usually only available in free text form.

Objective: A retrospective study was designed to analyze how far interpretable information can be obtained from clinical texts by automated extraction.