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Brain Struct Funct
December 2024
School of Medicine, Department of Neuropharmacology, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia.
This editorial celebrates the 80th birthday of Distinguished Professor Laszlo Zaborszky, co-founder of Brain Structure and Function, and reflects on his monumental contributions to neuroscience, particularly his pioneering work on the cholinergic basal forebrain. Professor Zaborszky's research has reshaped our understanding of this brain region's organization and function, uncovering its critical role in cognitive processes such as learning, memory, and attention. His findings have challenged longstanding assumptions, demonstrating that the cholinergic projections to the cortex are highly organized, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
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December 2024
Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada; George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, États-Unis.
Introduction This essay reviews the case of Émile Nelligan, Quebec's most celebrated poet and the Institute's most famous patient. Writing a clinical case study should be relevant for readers of a scientific medical journal. This allows the transfer of important clinical knowledge for optimal medical care of patients.
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December 2024
Department of General Internal Medicine, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP) National Center Hospital.
Taro Okamoto, a famous Japanese artist, theorist, and writer developed Parkinson's disease during the later years of life. Facial pareidolia associated with Parkinson's disease led to the idea of "Glass with Face." Color vision impairment and reduced contrast sensitivity affected the use of colors in his paintings, and the focus of his creative activities shifted from painting to ceramics and sculpture.
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