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Lin Y, Kong DX, Zhang YN. Does the Microbiota Composition Influence the Efficacy of Colorectal Cancer Immunotherapy? Front Oncol 2022; 12:852194. [PMID: 35463305 PMCID: PMC9023803 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.852194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common malignancy globally, and many people with CRC suffer the fate of death. Due to the importance of CRC and its negative impact on communities, treatment strategies to control it or increase patient survival are being studied. Traditional therapies, including surgery and chemotherapy, have treated CRC patients. However, with the advancement of science, we are witnessing the emergence of novel therapeutic approaches such as immunotherapy for CRC treatment, which have had relatively satisfactory clinical outcomes. Evidence shows that gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota, including various bacterial species, viruses, and fungi, can affect various biological events, regulate the immune system, and even treat diseases like human malignancies. CRC has recently shown that the gut microorganism pattern can alter both antitumor and pro-tumor responses, as well as cancer immunotherapy. Of course, this is also true of traditional therapies because it has been revealed that gut microbiota can also reduce the side effects of chemotherapy. Therefore, this review summarized the effects of gut microbiota on CRC immunotherapy.
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- Yan Lin
- Health Management Center, Department of General Practice, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yan Lin, ; You-Ni Zhang,
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- Health Management Center, Department of General Practice, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital (Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College), Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tiantai People’s Hospital, Taizhou, China
- *Correspondence: Yan Lin, ; You-Ni Zhang,
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Vainio L, Tiainen M, Tiippana K, Vainio M. Connecting directional limb movements to vowel fronting and backing. Neurosci Lett 2019; 711:134457. [PMID: 31445971 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.134457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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It has been shown recently that when participants are required to pronounce a vowel at the same time with the hand movement, the vocal and manual responses are facilitated when a front vowel is produced with forward-directed hand movements and a back vowel is produced with backward-directed hand movements. This finding suggests a coupling between spatial programing of articulatory tongue movements and hand movements. The present study revealed that the same effect can be also observed in relation to directional leg movements. The study suggests that the effect operates within the common directional processes of movement planning including at least tongue, hand and leg movements, and these processes might contribute sound-to-meaning mappings to the semantic concepts of 'forward' and 'backward'.
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- Lari Vainio
- Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, University of Helsinki, Fabianinkatu 24, 00014, Finland; Perception, Action & Cognition Research Group, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00014, Finland; Phonetics and speech synthesis research group, Department of Digital Humanities, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 40, 00014, Finland.
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- Perception, Action & Cognition Research Group, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00014, Finland.
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- Perception, Action & Cognition Research Group, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 8, 00014, Finland.
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- Phonetics and speech synthesis research group, Department of Digital Humanities, University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 40, 00014, Finland.
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Vainio L, Tiippana K, Tiainen M, Rantala A, Vainio M. Reaching and grasping with the tongue: Shared motor planning between hand actions and articulatory gestures. Q J Exp Psychol (Hove) 2018; 71:2129-2141. [PMID: 30226427 DOI: 10.1177/1747021817738732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Research has shown connections between articulatory mouth actions and manual actions. This study investigates whether forward-backward hand movements could be associated with vowel production processes that programme tongue fronting/backing, lip rounding/spreading (Experiment 1), and/or consonant production processes that programme tongue tip and tongue dorsum actions (Experiment 2). The participants had to perform either forward or backward hand movement and simultaneously pronounce different vowels or consonants. The results revealed a response benefit, measured in vocal and manual reaction times, when the responses consisted of front vowels and forward hand movements. Conversely, back vowels were associated with backward hand movements. Articulation of rounded versus unrounded vowels or coronal versus dorsal consonants did not produce the effect. In contrast, when the manual responses of forward-backward hand movements were replaced by precision and power grip responses, the coronal consonants [t] and [r] were associated with the precision grip, whereas the dorsal consonant [k] was associated with the power grip. We propose that the movements of the tongue body, operating mainly for vowel production, share the directional action planning processes with the hand movements. Conversely, the tongue articulators related to tongue tip and dorsum movements, operating mainly for consonant production, share the action planning processes with the precision and power grip, respectively.
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- Lari Vainio
- 1 Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 2 Phonetics and Speech Synthesis Research Group, Department of Modern Languages, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Chieffi S, Messina A, Villano I, Valenzano AA, Nigro E, La Marra M, Cibelli G, Monda V, Salerno M, Tafuri D, Carotenuto M, Cipolloni L, Mollica MP, Monda M, Messina G. The Use of Velocity Information in Movement Reproduction. Front Psychol 2017; 8:983. [PMID: 28659849 PMCID: PMC5466998 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background: Previous studies suggested that movement velocity influence space perception. Aim and Objectives: We examined whether healthy participants used velocity information when they were asked to reproduce a previously performed movement. Two experiments were carried out. Methods: In Experiment 1, blindfolded participants actively performed an arm movement (criterion movement, CM) at a natural velocity, or quickly, or slowly. After a brief delay, participants were asked to reproduce (reproduction movement, RM) CM-amplitude. No velocity constraints were imposed in making RM. In Experiment 2, CM was performed quickly or slowly. After a brief delay, the participants were asked to reproduce not only CM-amplitude but also CM-velocity. Results: Experiment 1: in Natural condition, RM-velocity did not differ from CM-velocity and the participants accurately reproduced CM-amplitude. Conversely, in Fast and Slow condition, RM-velocities differed from CM-velocities and in Slow condition RM-amplitude was greater than CM-amplitude. Experiment 2: both RM-amplitude and -velocity did not differ from CM-amplitude and -velocity. Conclusion: The present study confirms the view that movement velocity influences selectively space perception and suggests that this influence is stronger for slow than fast movements. Furthermore, although velocity information is crucial in accurately reproducing CM-amplitude, it was not used spontaneously when movements were performed at unnatural velocities.
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- Sergio Chieffi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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- Department of Motor Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples "Parthenope"Naples, Italy
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- Center for Childhood Headache, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico IINaples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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Scandurra A, Alterisio A, Marinelli L, Mongillo P, Semin GR, D’Aniello B. Effectiveness of verbal and gestural signals and familiarity with signal-senders on the performance of working dogs. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chieffi S, Carotenuto M, Monda V, Valenzano A, Villano I, Precenzano F, Tafuri D, Salerno M, Filippi N, Nuccio F, Ruberto M, De Luca V, Cipolloni L, Cibelli G, Mollica MP, Iacono D, Nigro E, Monda M, Messina G, Messina A. Orexin System: The Key for a Healthy Life. Front Physiol 2017; 8:357. [PMID: 28620314 PMCID: PMC5450021 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The orexin-A/hypocretin-1 and orexin-B/hypocretin-2 are neuropeptides synthesized by a cluster of neurons in the lateral hypothalamus and perifornical area. Orexin neurons receive a variety of signals related to environmental, physiological and emotional stimuli, and project broadly to the entire CNS. Orexin neurons are “multi-tasking” neurons regulating a set of vital body functions, including sleep/wake states, feeding behavior, energy homeostasis, reward systems, cognition and mood. Furthermore, a dysfunction of orexinergic system may underlie different pathological conditions. A selective loss orexin neurons was found in narcolepsia, supporting the crucial role of orexins in maintaining wakefulness. In animal models, orexin deficiency lead to obesity even if the consume of calories is lower than wildtype counterpart. Reduced physical activity appears the main cause of weight gain in these models resulting in energy imbalance. Orexin signaling promotes obesity resistance via enhanced spontaneous physical activity and energy expenditure regulation and the deficiency/dysfunction in orexins system lead to obesity in animal models despite of lower calories intake than wildtype associated with reduced physical activity. Interestingly, orexinergic neurons show connections to regions involved in cognition and mood regulation, including hippocampus. Orexins enhance hippocampal neurogenesis and improve spatial learning and memory abilities, and mood. Conversely, orexin deficiency results in learning and memory deficits, and depression.
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- Sergio Chieffi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Motor Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples "Parthenope"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical-Surgical and Dental Specialties, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of TorontoToronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Orthopaedic Sciences, Università degli Studi di Roma La SapienzaRome, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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- Department of Biology Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico IINaples, Italy
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- Neurodevelopmental Research Lab, Biomedical Research Institute of New JerseyMorristown, NJ, United States.,Neuroscience Research, MidAtlantic Neonatology Associates, Atlantic Health SystemMorristown, NJ, United States.,Neuropathology Research, MANA/Biomedical Research Institute of New JerseyMorristown, NJ, United States
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"Naples, Italy
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Chieffi S, Messina G, Villano I, Messina A, Valenzano A, Moscatelli F, Salerno M, Sullo A, Avola R, Monda V, Cibelli G, Monda M. Neuroprotective Effects of Physical Activity: Evidence from Human and Animal Studies. Front Neurol 2017; 8:188. [PMID: 28588546 PMCID: PMC5439530 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the present article, we provide a review of current knowledge regarding the role played by physical activity (PA) in preventing age-related cognitive decline and reducing risk of dementia. The cognitive benefits of PA are highlighted by epidemiological, neuroimaging and behavioral studies. Epidemiological studies identified PA as an influential lifestyle factor in predicting rates of cognitive decline. Individuals physically active from midlife show a reduced later risk of cognitive impairment. Neuroimaging studies documented attenuation of age-related brain atrophy, and also increase of gray matter and white matter of brain areas, including frontal and temporal lobes. These structural changes are often associated with improved cognitive performance. Importantly, the brain regions that benefit from PA are also those regions that are often reported to be severely affected in dementia. Animal model studies provided significant information about biomechanisms that support exercise-enhanced neuroplasticity, such as angiogenesis and upregulation of growth factors. Among the growth factors, the brain-derived neurotrophic factor seems to play a significant role. Another putative factor that might contribute to beneficial effects of exercise is the neuropeptide orexin-A. The beneficial effects of PA may represent an important resource to hinder the cognitive decline associated with aging.
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- Sergio Chieffi
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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Tiainen M, Lukavský J, Tiippana K, Vainio M, Šimko J, Felisberti F, Vainio L. Connections of Grasping and Horizontal Hand Movements with Articulation in Czech Speakers. Front Psychol 2017; 8:516. [PMID: 28424649 PMCID: PMC5380750 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We have recently shown in Finnish speakers that articulation of certain vowels and consonants has a systematic influence on simultaneous grasp actions as well as on forward and backward hand movements. Here we studied whether these effects generalize to another language, namely Czech. We reasoned that if the results generalized to another language environment, it would suggest that the effects arise through other processes than language-dependent semantic associations. Rather, the effects would be likely to arise through language-independent interactions between processes that plan articulatory gestures and hand movements. Participants were presented with visual stimuli specifying articulations to be uttered (e.g., A or I), and they were required to produce a manual response concurrently with the articulation. In Experiment 1 they responded with a precision or a power grip, whereas in Experiment 2 they responded with a forward or a backward hand movement. The grip congruency effect was fully replicated: the consonant [k] and the vowel [α] were associated with power grip responses, while the consonant [t] and the vowel [i] were associated with precision grip responses. The forward/backward congruency effect was replicated with vowels [α], [o], which were associated with backward movement and with [i], which was associated with forward movement, but not with consonants [k] and [t]. These findings suggest that the congruency effects mostly reflect interaction between processes that plan articulatory gestures and hand movements with an exception that the forward/backward congruency effect might only work with vowel articulation.
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- Mikko Tiainen
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Psychology, Czech Academy of SciencesPrague, Czechia
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Department of Modern Languages, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Department of Modern Languages, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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Exercise Modifies the Gut Microbiota with Positive Health Effects. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2017; 2017:3831972. [PMID: 28357027 PMCID: PMC5357536 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3831972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 293] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is inhabited by a wide cluster of microorganisms that play protective, structural, and metabolic functions for the intestinal mucosa. Gut microbiota is involved in the barrier functions and in the maintenance of its homeostasis. It provides nutrients, participates in the signaling network, regulates the epithelial development, and affects the immune system. Considering the microbiota ability to respond to homeostatic and physiological changes, some researchers proposed that it can be seen as an endocrine organ. Evidence suggests that different factors can determine changes in the gut microbiota. These changes can be both quantitative and qualitative resulting in variations of the composition and metabolic activity of the gut microbiota which, in turn, can affect health and different disease processes. Recent studies suggest that exercise can enhance the number of beneficial microbial species, enrich the microflora diversity, and improve the development of commensal bacteria. All these effects are beneficial for the host, improving its health status. In this paper, we intend to shed some light over the recent knowledge of the role played by exercise as an environmental factor in determining changes in microbial composition and how these effects could provide benefits to health and disease prevention.
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Chieffi S, Villano I, Iavarone A, Messina A, Monda V, Viggiano A, Messina G, Monda M. Manual asymmetry for temporal and spatial parameters in sensorimotor synchronization. Exp Brain Res 2017; 235:1511-1518. [PMID: 28251335 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-4919-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Previous studies suggest a right hemisphere advantage for temporal processing and a left hemisphere advantage for planning of motor actions. In the present study, we studied sensorimotor synchronization of hand reaching movements with an auditory rhythm. Blindfolded right-handed participants were asked to synchronize left and right hand movements to an auditory rhythm (40 vs. 60 vs. 80 bpm) and simultaneously reproduce the amplitude of a previously shown movement. Constant and variable asynchronies and movement amplitude errors were measured. The results showed that (a) constant asynchrony was lesser with the left hand than the right hand and (b) constant and variable amplitude errors were lesser with the right hand than the left hand. We suggest that when hand reaching movements are synchronized with an auditory rhythm, the left hand/right hemisphere system appears relatively specialized in temporally adhering to the rhythm and the right hand/left hemisphere system in performing spatially accurate movements.
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- Sergio Chieffi
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Napoli, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Napoli, Italy
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- Neurological and Stroke Unit, CTO Hospital, AORN "Ospedali dei Colli", Naples, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Napoli, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Baronissi, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Seconda Università di Napoli, Via Costantinopoli 16, 80138, Napoli, Italy
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Chieffi S, Messina G, Villano I, Messina A, Esposito M, Monda V, Valenzano A, Moscatelli F, Esposito T, Carotenuto M, Viggiano A, Cibelli G, Monda M. Exercise Influence on Hippocampal Function: Possible Involvement of Orexin-A. Front Physiol 2017; 8:85. [PMID: 28261108 PMCID: PMC5306252 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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In the present article, we provide a brief review of current knowledge regarding the effects induced by physical exercise on hippocampus. Research involving animals and humans supports the view that physical exercise, enhancing hippocampal neurogenesis and function, improves cognition, and regulates mood. These beneficial effects depend on the contribute of more factors including the enhancement of vascularization and upregulation of growth factors. Among these, the BDNF seems to play a significant role. Another putative factor that might contribute to beneficial effects of exercise is the orexin-A. In support of this hypothesis there are the following observations: (1) orexin-A enhances hippocampal neurogenesis and function and (2) the levels of orexin-A increase with physical exercise. The beneficial effects of exercise may represent an important resource to hinder the cognitive decline associated with the aging-related hippocampal deterioration and ameliorate depressive symptoms.
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- Sergio Chieffi
- Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of NaplesNaples, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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- Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Center for Childhood Headache, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia Foggia, Italy
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- Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Center for Childhood Headache, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno Salerno, Italy
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- Section of Human Physiology and Unit of Dietetic and Sport Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia Foggia, Italy
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Villano I, Messina A, Valenzano A, Moscatelli F, Esposito T, Monda V, Esposito M, Precenzano F, Carotenuto M, Viggiano A, Chieffi S, Cibelli G, Monda M, Messina G. Basal Forebrain Cholinergic System and Orexin Neurons: Effects on Attention. Front Behav Neurosci 2017; 11:10. [PMID: 28197081 PMCID: PMC5281635 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The basal forebrain (BF) cholinergic system has an important role in attentive functions. The cholinergic system can be activated by different inputs, and in particular, by orexin neurons, whose cell bodies are located within the postero-lateral hypothalamus. Recently the orexin-producing neurons have been proved to promote arousal and attention through their projections to the BF. The aim of this review article is to summarize the evidence showing that the orexin system contributes to attentional processing by an increase in cortical acetylcholine release and in cortical neurons activity.
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- Ines Villano
- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy; Department of Motor, Human and Health Science, University of Rome, "Foro Italico"Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of NaplesNaples, Italy; Neapolitan Brain Group (NBG), Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental, Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Second University of NaplesNaples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry "Scuola Medica Salernitana", University of Salerno Salerno, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of NaplesNaples, Italy; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of FoggiaFoggia, Italy
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Osteopontin: Relation between Adipose Tissue and Bone Homeostasis. Stem Cells Int 2017; 2017:4045238. [PMID: 28194185 PMCID: PMC5282444 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4045238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 11/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a multifunctional protein mainly associated with bone metabolism and remodeling. Besides its physiological functions, OPN is implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of disease states, such as obesity and osteoporosis. Importantly, during the last decades obesity and osteoporosis have become among the main threats to health worldwide. Because OPN is a protein principally expressed in cells with multifaceted effects on bone morphogenesis and remodeling and because it seems to be one of the most overexpressed genes in the adipose tissue of the obese contributing to osteoporosis, this mini review will highlight recent insights about relation between adipose tissue and bone homeostasis.
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García AM, Ibáñez A. A touch with words: Dynamic synergies between manual actions and language. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016; 68:59-95. [PMID: 27189784 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 04/14/2016] [Accepted: 04/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Manual actions are a hallmark of humanness. Their underlying neural circuitry gives rise to species-specific skills and interacts with language processes. In particular, multiple studies show that hand-related expressions - verbal units evoking manual activity - variously affect concurrent manual actions, yielding apparently controversial results (interference, facilitation, or null effects) in varied time windows. Through a systematic review of 108 experiments, we show that such effects are driven by several factors, such as the level of verbal processing, action complexity, and the time-lag between linguistic and motor processes. We reconcile key empirical patterns by introducing the Hand-Action-Network Dynamic Language Embodiment (HANDLE) model, an integrative framework based on neural coupling dynamics and predictive-coding principles. To conclude, we assess HANDLE against the backdrop of other action-cognition theories, illustrate its potential applications to understand high-level deficits in motor disorders, and discuss key challenges for further development. In sum, our work aligns with the 'pragmatic turn', moving away from passive and static representationalist perspectives to a more dynamic, enactive, and embodied conceptualization of cognitive processes.
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- Adolfo M García
- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience (LPEN), Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Faculty of Elementary and Special Education (FEEyE), National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience (LPEN), Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia; Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), School of Psychology, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago de Chile, Chile; Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Australian Research Council (ACR), Sydney, Australia.
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García AM, Ibáñez A. Hands typing what hands do: Action-semantic integration dynamics throughout written verb production. Cognition 2016; 149:56-66. [PMID: 26803393 DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Processing action verbs, in general, and manual action verbs, in particular, involves activations in gross and hand-specific motor networks, respectively. While this is well established for receptive language processes, no study has explored action-semantic integration during written production. Moreover, little is known about how such crosstalk unfolds from motor planning to execution. Here we address both issues through our novel "action semantics in typing" paradigm, which allows to time keystroke operations during word typing. Specifically, we created a primed-verb-copying task involving manual action verbs, non-manual action verbs, and non-action verbs. Motor planning processes were indexed by first-letter lag (the lapse between target onset and first keystroke), whereas execution dynamics were assessed considering whole-word lag (the lapse between first and last keystroke). Each phase was differently delayed by action verbs. When these were processed for over one second, interference was strong and magnified by effector compatibility during programming, but weak and effector-blind during execution. Instead, when they were processed for less than 900ms, interference was reduced by effector compatibility during programming and it faded during execution. Finally, typing was facilitated by prime-target congruency, irrespective of the verbs' motor content. Thus, action-verb semantics seems to extend beyond its embodied foundations, involving conceptual dynamics not tapped by classical reaction-time measures. These findings are compatible with non-radical models of language embodiment and with predictions of event coding theory.
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- Adolfo M García
- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience (LPEN), Institute of Translational and Cognitive Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Faculty of Elementary and Special Education (FEEyE), National University of Cuyo (UNCuyo), Mendoza, Argentina; UDP-INECO Foundation Core on Neuroscience (UIFCoN), Diego Portales University, Santiago, Chile.
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- Laboratory of Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience (LPEN), Institute of Translational and Cognitive Neuroscience (INCyT), INECO Foundation, Favaloro University, Buenos Aires, Argentina; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad Autónoma del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia; Department of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile; ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, New South Wales, Australia
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Peeters D, Chu M, Holler J, Hagoort P, Özyürek A. Electrophysiological and Kinematic Correlates of Communicative Intent in the Planning and Production of Pointing Gestures and Speech. J Cogn Neurosci 2015; 27:2352-68. [PMID: 26284993 DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In everyday human communication, we often express our communicative intentions by manually pointing out referents in the material world around us to an addressee, often in tight synchronization with referential speech. This study investigated whether and how the kinematic form of index finger pointing gestures is shaped by the gesturer's communicative intentions and how this is modulated by the presence of concurrently produced speech. Furthermore, we explored the neural mechanisms underpinning the planning of communicative pointing gestures and speech. Two experiments were carried out in which participants pointed at referents for an addressee while the informativeness of their gestures and speech was varied. Kinematic and electrophysiological data were recorded online. It was found that participants prolonged the duration of the stroke and poststroke hold phase of their gesture to be more communicative, in particular when the gesture was carrying the main informational burden in their multimodal utterance. Frontal and P300 effects in the ERPs suggested the importance of intentional and modality-independent attentional mechanisms during the planning phase of informative pointing gestures. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the complex interplay between action, attention, intention, and language in the production of pointing gestures, a communicative act core to human interaction.
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- David Peeters
- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,University of Aberdeen, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Vainio L, Tiainen M, Tiippana K, Komeilipoor N, Vainio M. Interaction in planning movement direction for articulatory gestures and manual actions. Exp Brain Res 2015; 233:2951-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00221-015-4365-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Cochet H, Centelles L, Jover M, Plachta S, Vauclair J. Hand preferences in preschool children: Reaching, pointing and symbolic gestures. Laterality 2015; 20:501-16. [DOI: 10.1080/1357650x.2015.1007057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Is the coupled control of hand and mouth postures precursor of reciprocal relations between gestures and words? Behav Brain Res 2012; 233:130-40. [PMID: 22561125 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2012.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We tested whether a system coupling hand postures related to gestures to the control of internal mouth articulators during production of vowels exists and it can be precursor of a system relating hand/arm gestures to words. Participants produced unimanual and bimanual representational gestures expressing the meaning of LARGE or SMALL. Once the gesture was produced, in experiment 1 they pronounced the vowels "A" or "I", in experiment 2 the word "GRÀNDE" (large) or "PÌCCOLO" (small), and in experiment 3 the pseudo-words "SCRÀNTA" or "SBÌCCARA". Mouth, hand kinematics and voice spectra were recorded and analyzed. Unimanual gestures affected voice spectra of the two vowels pronounced alone (experiment 1). Bimanual and both unimanual and bimanual gestures affected voice spectra of /a/ and /i/ included in the words (experiment 2) and pseudo-words (experiment 3), respectively. The results support the hypothesis that a system coupling hand gestures to vowel production exists. Moreover, they suggest the existence of a more general system relating gestures to words.
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Grasp it loudly! Supporting actions with semantically congruent spoken action words. PLoS One 2012; 7:e30663. [PMID: 22292014 PMCID: PMC3265503 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2011] [Accepted: 12/26/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Evidence for cross-talk between motor and language brain structures has accumulated over the past several years. However, while a significant amount of research has focused on the interaction between language perception and action, little attention has been paid to the potential impact of language production on overt motor behaviour. The aim of the present study was to test whether verbalizing during a grasp-to-displace action would affect motor behaviour and, if so, whether this effect would depend on the semantic content of the pronounced word (Experiment I). Furthermore, we sought to test the stability of such effects in a different group of participants and investigate at which stage of the motor act language intervenes (Experiment II). For this, participants were asked to reach, grasp and displace an object while overtly pronouncing verbal descriptions of the action (“grasp” and “put down”) or unrelated words (e.g. “butterfly” and “pigeon”). Fine-grained analyses of several kinematic parameters such as velocity peaks revealed that when participants produced action-related words their movements became faster compared to conditions in which they did not verbalize or in which they produced words that were not related to the action. These effects likely result from the functional interaction between semantic retrieval of the words and the planning and programming of the action. Therefore, links between (action) language and motor structures are significant to the point that language can refine overt motor behaviour.
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Macedonia M, Müller K, Friederici AD. The impact of iconic gestures on foreign language word learning and its neural substrate. Hum Brain Mapp 2011; 32:982-98. [PMID: 20645312 PMCID: PMC6870319 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.21084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2009] [Accepted: 04/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Vocabulary acquisition represents a major challenge in foreign language learning. Research has demonstrated that gestures accompanying speech have an impact on memory for verbal information in the speakers' mother tongue and, as recently shown, also in foreign language learning. However, the neural basis of this effect remains unclear. In a within-subjects design, we compared learning of novel words coupled with iconic and meaningless gestures. Iconic gestures helped learners to significantly better retain the verbal material over time. After the training, participants' brain activity was registered by means of fMRI while performing a word recognition task. Brain activations to words learned with iconic and with meaningless gestures were contrasted. We found activity in the premotor cortices for words encoded with iconic gestures. In contrast, words encoded with meaningless gestures elicited a network associated with cognitive control. These findings suggest that memory performance for newly learned words is not driven by the motor component as such, but by the motor image that matches an underlying representation of the word's semantics.
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- Manuela Macedonia
- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Magnet Resonance Unit, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuropsychology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
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