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Incorporating Information From Neuroscience And Endocrinology Regarding Sexual Orientation Into Social Work Education, Jill Littrell
Incorporating Information From Neuroscience And Endocrinology Regarding Sexual Orientation Into Social Work Education, Jill Littrell
jill l littrell Dr.
The brains of heterosexual males and heterosexual females are different. Moreover, the brains of gay men are similar to heterosexual females whereas the brains of lesbians are similar to heterosexual males. Neuroscience research supporting these postulates is reviewed. The gestational processes that might explain the differences in brain structure and function corresponding with gender are reviewed. Following a discussion of the physiological bases for sexual orientation, a discussion of the physiological bases for the expression of gender related traits and a discussion of factors contributing to sexual identity are provided. Throughout the article, alternative ways to think about gender are …
The Capacity To Vote Of Persons With Alzheimer’S Disease, Paul S. Appelbaum, Richard S. Bonnie, Jason Karlawish
The Capacity To Vote Of Persons With Alzheimer’S Disease, Paul S. Appelbaum, Richard S. Bonnie, Jason Karlawish
Jason Karlawish
OBJECTIVE: The right to vote can be abrogated when persons become incompetent to cast a ballot. This applies particularly to people with Alzheimer’s disease, who at some point will lose capacity. A 2001 federal court decision offered the first clear criteria (“Doe voting capacity standard”) for determining voting competence, focused on understanding the nature and effect of voting and on the ability to choose. This article explores how persons with Alzheimer’s disease perform on these criteria. METHOD: The Doe standard was operationalized in a brief questionnaire, along with measures of appreciation and reasoning about voting choices. Performance was assessed in …
Ihome: Ipad Application For Stoke Rehab At Home, Gustavo Saposnik
Ihome: Ipad Application For Stoke Rehab At Home, Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
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Activation Of Hindbrain Neurons Is Mediated By Portal-Mesenteric Vein Glucosensors During Slow-Onset Hypoglycemia, Maryann Bohland, Aleksey V. Matveyenko, Maziyar Saberi, Arshad M. Khan, Alan G. Watts, Casey M. Donovan
Activation Of Hindbrain Neurons Is Mediated By Portal-Mesenteric Vein Glucosensors During Slow-Onset Hypoglycemia, Maryann Bohland, Aleksey V. Matveyenko, Maziyar Saberi, Arshad M. Khan, Alan G. Watts, Casey M. Donovan
Arshad M. Khan, Ph.D.
Hypoglycemic detection at the portal-mesenteric vein (PMV) appears mediated by spinal afferents and is critical for the counter-regulatory response (CRR) to slow-onset, but not rapid-onset, hypoglycemia. Since rapid-onset hypoglycemia induces Fos protein expression in discrete brain regions, we hypothesized that denervation of the PMV or lesioning spinal afferents would suppress Fos expression in the dorsal medulla during slow-onset hypoglycemia, revealing a central nervous system reliance on PMV glucosensors. Rats undergoing PMV deafferentation via capsaicin, celiac-superior mesenteric ganglionectomy (CSMG), or total subdiaphragmatic vagotomy (TSV) were exposed to hyperinsulinemic–hypoglycemic clamps where glycemia was lowered slowly over 60–75 min. In response to hypoglycemia, …
Neurotechnologies At The Intersection Of Criminal Procedure And Constitutional Law, Amanda C. Pustilnik
Neurotechnologies At The Intersection Of Criminal Procedure And Constitutional Law, Amanda C. Pustilnik
Amanda C Pustilnik
The rapid development of neurotechnologies poses novel constitutional issues for criminal law and criminal procedure. These technologies can identify directly from brain waves whether a person is familiar with a stimulus like a face or a weapon, can model blood flow in the brain to indicate whether a person is lying, and can even interfere with brain processes themselves via high-powered magnets to cause a person to be less likely to lie to an investigator. These technologies implicate the constitutional privilege against compelled, self-incriminating speech under the Fifth Amendment and the right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure …
Pediatric Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated With Allopregnanolone, Eileen Broomall, Joanne Natale, Michele Grimason, Joshua Goldstein, Craig Smith, Celia Chang, Stephen Kanes, Michael Rogawski, Mark Wainwright
Pediatric Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus Treated With Allopregnanolone, Eileen Broomall, Joanne Natale, Michele Grimason, Joshua Goldstein, Craig Smith, Celia Chang, Stephen Kanes, Michael Rogawski, Mark Wainwright
Michael A. Rogawski
Super-refractory status epilepticus is a life-threatening condition. Resistance to benzodiazepine and barbiturate treatment for this disorder is thought to be due to internalization of synaptic GABA-A receptors, and withdrawal of benzodiazepines and barbiturates during treatment often triggers seizure recurrence. The neurosteroid allopregnanolone acts as a positive allosteric modulator of synaptic and extrasynaptic GABA-A receptors. Here we describe the use of allopregnanolone in two pediatric patients with super-refractory status epilepticus. This treatment allowed the general anesthetic infusions to be weaned with resolution of status epilepticus. This is the first report of allopregnanolone use to treat status epilepticus in children.
The Potential Of Antiseizure Drugs And Agents That Act On Novel Molecular Targets As Antiepileptogenic Treatments, Rafal M. Kaminski, Michael A. Rogawski, Henrik Klitgaard
The Potential Of Antiseizure Drugs And Agents That Act On Novel Molecular Targets As Antiepileptogenic Treatments, Rafal M. Kaminski, Michael A. Rogawski, Henrik Klitgaard
Michael A. Rogawski
A major goal of contemporary epilepsy research is the identification of therapies to prevent the development of recurrent seizures in individuals at risk, including those with brain injuries, infections, or neoplasms; status epilepticus; cortical dysplasias; or genetic epilepsy susceptibility. In this review we consider the evidence largely from preclinical models for the antiepileptogenic activity of a diverse range of potential therapies, including some marketed antiseizure drugs, as well as agents that act by immune and inflammatory mechanisms; reduction of oxidative stress; activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin or peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors γ pathways; effects on factors related to thrombolysis, …