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On oxytocin and social behavior
(2018-10-19)
Complex social cognitive processes underlie social behavior. Oxytocin has long been recognized as crucial in social behavior in animals, but its role in regulating human social cognition and behavior is less clear, ...
Bringing MEG towards clinical applications
(2018-08-21)
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a passive, non-invasive functional neuroimaging technique for recording magnetic fields generated by neuronal currents in the brain. MEG provides a unique capability to map the electrophysiology ...
Early detection of ESSENCE in Japanese 0-4-year-olds. Studies of neurodevelopmental problems in the community and in clinics
(2018-02-14)
BACKGROUND: Early identification of children with neurodevelopmental problems/ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) is a critical issue both in the community and in clinical ...
Adult Chiari I malformation - Clinical presentation and surgical outcomes
(2018-04-04)
Background
Chiari I malformations (CMIs) are hindbrain anomalies that are characterized by cerebellar tonsillar ectopia. The typical presentation is an occipital headache that worsens with exertion. In this thesis, I focus ...
Natural History of Human Papillomavirus Infections and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Rwanda-Immunological Aspects of the Uterine Cervix
(2018-11-23)
Objective: Cervical cancer stands for the predominant cause of cancer death among Rwandan women. Chronic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection constitutes the main risk factor. We here assessed the prevalence and incidence ...
Let’s stay in touch! Remote communication for people with communicative and cognitive disabilities
(2018-12-13)
Introduction: Being able to use remote communication through digital channels is a prerequisite for participation in contemporary society, but some people have difficulties in accessing it. Aim: The overall aim was to ...
Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation, physical fitness, and physical activity in cardiac disease
(2018-09-12)
Background: Evidence suggests that individualised exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation should be offered to patients with ischemic heart disease and chronic heart failure (HF) because it improves physical fitness and ...
Cerebrospinal fluid peptidomics: discovery of endogenous peptides as biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease
(2018-10-02)
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), the most prominent example of which is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), has turned out to be among the greatest challenges for modern medicine. Common characteristics of NDs involve the aggregation ...
Muscle strength and resistance exercise in women with fibromyalgia - a person-centered approach
(2018-05-15)
Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by generalized pain and associated with
impaired physical capacity and activity limitations. Low-intensity exercise has
been shown to be a safe way to exercise without risking an increase ...
On the Effects of Sensory Noise in ADHD
(2018-08-31)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders amongst children of the developed world. The main symptoms of the disorder include hyperactivity, inattention and ...