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Exploring the genetic contribution in obesity: An overview of dopaminergic system genes.
Behav Brain Res
March 2025
Human Genetics Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), 4365 Brazil Avenue, Leônidas Deane Pavilion, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21040-360, Brazil; Clementino Fraga Filho University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Professor Rodolpho Paulo Rocco Street, 255, University City, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-617, Brazil. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- Obesity is a growing global health issue linked to lower quality of life and higher health risks, with a rising prevalence in Western countries.
- Researchers are investigating the role of neurotransmitters, especially dopamine, in influencing food intake and behaviors associated with obesity.
- Genetic variations affecting dopaminergic processes may contribute to obesity by modifying how the brain responds to food-related rewards, highlighting the importance of understanding genetic factors in managing obesity.
Conductance properties of the α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of neonatal mouse inner and outer hair cells.
Hear Res
November 2024
School of Life Sciences, Keele University, ST5 5BG, UK. Electronic address:
In the developing cochlea, just before the onset of hearing on postnatal day 12, the medial olivocochlear efferent axons in synaptic contact with the inner hair cells (IHCs) start withdrawing and new efferent synaptic connections are formed on the outer hair cells (OHCs), thereby progressing towards the adult pattern of medial olivocochlear efferent innervation. The synapses are inhibitory, calcium influx through the α9α10 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) driving opening of calcium-dependent potassium channels. The nAChRs appear to function similarly in IHCs and OHCs, although with probable kinetic differences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBinaural interaction in human auditory brainstem and middle-latency responses affected by sound frequency band, lateralization predictability, and attended modality.
Hear Res
October 2024
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, Tampere University, 33720 Tampere, Finland.
The binaural interaction component (BIC) of the auditory evoked potential is the difference between the waveforms of the binaural response and the sum of left and right monaural responses. This investigation examined BICs of the auditory brainstem (ABR) and middle-latency (MLR) responses concerning three objectives: 1) the level of the auditory system at which low-frequency dominance in BIC amplitudes begins when the binaural temporal fine structure is more influential with lower- than higher-frequency content; 2) how BICs vary as a function of frequency and lateralization predictability, as could relate to the improved lateralization of high-frequency sounds; 3) how attention affects BICs. Sixteen right-handed participants were presented with either low-passed (< 1000 Hz) or high-passed (> 2000 Hz) clicks at 30 dB SL with a 38 dB (A) masking noise, at a stimulus onset asynchrony of 180 ms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeat Belt Injury and Efferent Loop Laceration Following a Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch: A Case Report.
Cureus
May 2024
Department of Surgery, Kaweah Health Medical Center, Visalia, USA.
Blunt abdominal trauma patients who have had prior bariatric procedures may present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve (SADI-S) is a modified duodenal switch procedure that is relatively uncommon. This case report describes a patient who previously underwent a SADI-S for the management of obesity and subsequently sustained a seat belt injury in a motor vehicle collision resulting in a laceration of the efferent loop.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA neurocomputational view of the effects of Parkinson's disease on speech production.
Front Hum Neurosci
May 2024
Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States.
The purpose of this article is to review the scientific literature concerning speech in Parkinson's disease (PD) with reference to the DIVA/GODIVA neurocomputational modeling framework. Within this theoretical view, the basal ganglia (BG) contribute to several different aspects of speech motor learning and execution. First, the BG are posited to play a role in the initiation and scaling of speech movements.
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