The Charactertistics and neural mechanisms of trait and state empathy in deaf individuals.

Empathy deficiencies are prevalent among deaf individuals. It has yet to be determined whether they exhibit deficiencies in both trait empathy and state empathy, along with the effect of top-down attention. Here, the current study employed the IRI-C scale and physiological pain empathy tasks (A-P task and A-N task) to explore the temporal dynamics of neural activities when deaf individuals were processing second-hand painful/non-painful stimuli.

Group membership modulates empathic neural responses to pain in deaf individuals.

Empathy deficiencies are prevalent among deaf individuals. It has yet to be determined whether they exhibit an ingroup bias in empathic responses. This study employed explicit and implicit empathy tasks (i.

An ERP investigation of electrocortical responses in pain empathy from childhood through adolescence into adulthood.

Only a few studies investigated the neurodevelopment of pain empathy. Here, the temporal dynamics of electrocortical processes in pain empathy during individual neurodevelopment from childhood through adolescence into adulthood, along with the moderation effect of top-down attention, were investigated using the event-related potential (ERP) technique. To investigate the role of top-down attention in empathy development, both A-P task and A-N task were conducted.

Resting-state EEG Microstate Features Can Quantitatively Predict Autistic Traits in Typically Developing Individuals.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not a discrete disorder and that symptoms of ASD (i.e., so-called "autistic traits") are found to varying degrees in the general population.

The neurophysiological mechanism of valence-space congruency effect: evidence from spatial Stroop task and event-related EEG features.

Metaphors commonly represent mental representations of abstract concepts. One example is the valence-space metaphor (i.e.

Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence for valence-space congruency effect of emotional pictures in a spatial Stroop task.

Previous studies have shown that people implicitly associate the emotional valence of abstract words with vertical position (i.e., positive words up, negative words down), resulting in the so-called valence-space congruency effect.

Just world beliefs and altruistic behaviors of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of empathy.

Altruistic behavior is of great significance for individual happiness and social development. The study has focused on the influence of two factors at the individual level on college students' altruistic behavior. The self-report questionnaires of 2,272 college students on belief in a just world, empathy and altruistic behavior were investigated.

Preparation and Properties of Bio-Based Attapulgite Copolymer (BAC) Sand-Fixing Material.

Desertification, one of the world's most pressing serious environmental problems, poses a serious threat to human survival as well as to social, economic, and political development. Nevertheless, the development of environmentally friendly sand-fixing materials is still a tremendous challenge for preventing desertification. This study developed a bio-based attapulgite copolymer (BAC) by grafting copolymerization of attapulgite, starch, sulfomethyl lignin, and biological mycelia.

Scale-Free Dynamics in Instantaneous Alpha Frequency Fluctuations: Validation, Test-Retest Reliability and Its Relationship with Task Manipulations.

Previous studies showed that scale-free structures and long-range temporal correlations are ubiquitous in physiological signals (e.g., electroencephalography).

Aberrant dynamic minimal spanning tree parameters within default mode network in patients with autism spectrum disorder.

The altered functional connectivity (FC) level and its temporal characteristics within certain cortical networks, such as the default mode network (DMN), could provide a possible explanatory framework for Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the current study, we hypothesized that the topographical organization along with its temporal dynamics of the autistic brain measured by temporal mean and variance of complex network measures, respectively, were significantly altered, which may further explain the autistic symptom severity in patients with ASD. To validate these hypotheses, the precise FCs between DMN regions at each time point were calculated using the resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) datasets from the Autism Brain Imaging Data Exchange (ABIDE) project.

Impact of Graphene Oxide on Properties and Structure of Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membranes.

Forward osmosis (FO) membranes have the advantages of low energy consumption, high water recovery rate, and low membrane pollution trend, and they have been widely studied in many fields. However, the internal concentration polarization (ICP) caused by the accumulation of solutes in the porous support layer will reduce permeation efficiency, which is currently unavoidable. In this paper, we doped Graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles (50~150 nm) to a polyamide (PA) active layer and/or polysulfone (PSF) support layer, investigating the influence of GO on the morphology and properties of thin-film composite forward osmosis (TFC-FO) membranes.

Aberrant dynamic functional connectivity features within default mode network in patients with autism spectrum disorder: evidence from dynamical conditional correlation.

Unlabelled: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by aberrant functional connectivity (FC) within/between certain large-scale brain networks. Although relatively lower level of FC between default mode network (DMN) regions (i.e.

Attenuation of temporal correlations of neuronal oscillations in patients with mild spastic diplegia.

The aim of this study was to investigate the temporal correlations of neuronal oscillations in patients with mild spastic diplegia (MSD). Resting-state electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded from 15 male adolescent and young adult patients with MSD and 15 healthy controls. We characterized the temporal correlations of neuronal oscillations, both on long temporal scale (i.

Altered Resting-State EEG Microstate Parameters and Enhanced Spatial Complexity in Male Adolescent Patients with Mild Spastic Diplegia.

The aim of this study was to investigate the resting-state EEG microstate parameters and spatial complexity in male adolescent patients with mild spastic diplegia (MSD). Resting-state EEG data were collected from male adolescent patients with MSD and healthy controls with eyes closed. EEG microstate and omega complexity analysis were performed.

Vertical position of Chinese power words influences power judgments: Evidence from spatial compatibility task and event-related Potentials.

The present study used event-related potentials (ERPs) to explore the influence of vertical position on power judgments. Participants were asked to identify whether a Chinese word represented a powerful or powerless group (e.g.