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Ouedraogo P, Villani PE, Natalizi A, Zagre N, Rodrigues PAB, Traore OL, Gatto D, Scalmani E, Putoto G, Cavallin F, Trevisanuto D. A multicentre neonatal manikin study showed a large heterogeneity in tactile stimulation for apnoea of prematurity. Acta Paediatr 2024. [PMID: 38563520 DOI: 10.1111/apa.17234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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AIM Apnoea of prematurity requires prompt intervention to prevent long-term adverse outcomes, but specific recommendations about the stimulation approach are lacking. Our study investigated the modalities of tactile stimulation for apnoea of prematurity in different settings. METHODS In this multi-country observational prospective study, nurses and physicians of the neonatal intensive care units were asked to perform a tactile stimulation on a preterm neonatal manikin simulating an apnoea. Features of the stimulation (body location and hand movements) and source of learning (training course or clinical practice) were collected. RESULTS Overall, 112 healthcare providers from five hospitals participated in the study. During the stimulation, the most frequent location were feet (72%) and back (61%), while the most frequent techniques were rubbing (64%) and massaging (43%). Stimulation modalities different among participants according to their hospitals and their source of learning of the stimulation procedures. CONCLUSION There was a large heterogeneity in stimulation approaches adopted by healthcare providers to counteract apnoea in a simulated preterm infant. This finding may be partially explained by the lack of specific guidelines and was influenced by the source of learning for tactile stimulation.
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- Paul Ouedraogo
- Hopital Saint Camille de Ouagadougou (HOSCO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Health Mother and Child Department NICU, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Hopital Saint Camille de Ouagadougou (HOSCO), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Pediatric and Neonatology Unit, Iglesias Hospital, Iglesias, Italy
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- Health Mother and Child Department NICU, Poliambulanza Foundation Hospital Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Galluzzi F, De Rensis F, Saleri R, Caldin M, Spattini G. Tactile stimulation of the perigenital region during manual bladder expression improved the urine stream in cats affected by upper motor neuron injury. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2024; 262:330-333. [PMID: 37976677 DOI: 10.2460/javma.23.08.0446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the tactile stimulation of the perigenital region together with manual bladder expression (MBE) facilitated the urine stream in cats with acute or chronic upper motor neuron injury (UMNI). ANIMALS 34 cats with UMNI having urinary retention. METHODS All the cats had a complete neurologic examination, which determined the localization of the UMNI between T3 and L3. They were classified as chronic UMNI if the injury had occurred more than 3 days previously. The cats were divided equally into 2 groups: the M group (n = 17) managed with only MBE, and the MT group (17) managed with MBE and tactile stimulation. RESULTS In both groups, all the cats affected by chronic UMNI resumed urination. The time required to obtain a urine stream in the chronic UMNI was 9.3 seconds in the M group and 3.1 seconds in the MT group (P < .05). In the cats affected by acute UMNI, a urine stream was achieved in 54% of the M group and 100% of the MT group (P < .05). The time to obtain a urine stream in the acute UMNI cats was 7.8 seconds in the M group and 3.75 seconds in the MT group (P < .05). CLINICAL RELEVANCE Adding tactile stimulation of the perigenital region to the MBE improved the urine stream in cats affected by UMNI.
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- 2Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- 2Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Ten Brink AF, Heiner I, Dijkerman HC, Strauch C. Pupil dilation reveals the intensity of touch. Psychophysiology 2024:e14538. [PMID: 38362931 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.14538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Touch is important for many aspects of our daily activities. One of the most important tactile characteristics is its perceived intensity. However, quantifying the intensity of perceived tactile stimulation is not always possible using overt responses. Here, we show that pupil responses can objectively index the intensity of tactile stimulation in the absence of overt participant responses. In Experiment 1 (n = 32), we stimulated three reportedly differentially sensitive body locations (finger, forearm, and calf) with a single tap of a tactor while tracking pupil responses. Tactile stimulation resulted in greater pupil dilation than a baseline without stimulation. Furthermore, pupils dilated more for the more sensitive location (finger) than for the less sensitive location (forearm and calf). In Experiment 2 (n = 20) we extended these findings by manipulating the intensity of the stimulation with three different intensities, here a short vibration, always at the little finger. Again, pupils dilated more when being stimulated at higher intensities as compared to lower intensities. In summary, pupils dilated more for more sensitive parts of the body at constant stimulation intensity and for more intense stimulation at constant location. Taken together, the results show that the intensity of perceived tactile stimulation can be objectively measured with pupil responses - and that such responses are a versatile marker for touch research. Our findings may pave the way for previously impossible objective tests of tactile sensitivity, for example in minimally conscious state patients.
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- Antonia F Ten Brink
- Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Destrebecq V, Rovai A, Trotta N, Comet C, Naeije G. Proprioceptive and tactile processing in individuals with Friedreich ataxia: an fMRI study. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1224345. [PMID: 37808498 PMCID: PMC10556689 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1224345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Objective Friedreich ataxia (FA) neuropathology affects dorsal root ganglia, posterior columns in the spinal cord, the spinocerebellar tracts, and cerebellar dentate nuclei. The impact of the somatosensory system on ataxic symptoms remains debated. This study aims to better evaluate the contribution of somatosensory processing to ataxia clinical severity by simultaneously investigating passive movement and tactile pneumatic stimulation in individuals with FA. Methods Twenty patients with FA and 20 healthy participants were included. All subjects underwent two 6 min block-design functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigms consisting of twelve 30 s alternating blocks (10 brain volumes per block, 120 brain volumes per paradigm) of a tactile oddball paradigm and a passive movement paradigm. Spearman rank correlation tests were used for correlations between BOLD levels and ataxia severity. Results The passive movement paradigm led to the lower activation of primary (cSI) and secondary somatosensory cortices (cSII) in FA compared with healthy subjects (respectively 1.1 ± 0.78 vs. 0.61 ± 1.02, p = 0.04, and 0.69 ± 0.5 vs. 0.3 ± 0.41, p = 0.005). In the tactile paradigm, there was no significant difference between cSI and cSII activation levels in healthy controls and FA (respectively 0.88 ± 0.73 vs. 1.14 ± 0.99, p = 0.33, and 0.54 ± 0.37 vs. 0.55 ± 0.54, p = 0.93). Correlation analysis showed a significant correlation between cSI activation levels in the tactile paradigm and the clinical severity (R = 0.481, p = 0.032). Interpretation Our study captured the difference between tactile and proprioceptive impairments in FA using somatosensory fMRI paradigms. The lack of correlation between the proprioceptive paradigm and ataxia clinical parameters supports a low contribution of afferent ataxia to FA clinical severity.
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- Virginie Destrebecq
- Laboratoire de Neuroanatomie et de Neuroimagerie translationnelles (LNT), UNI – ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, CUB Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Neuroanatomie et de Neuroimagerie translationnelles (LNT), UNI – ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Neuroanatomie et de Neuroimagerie translationnelles (LNT), UNI – ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, CUB Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Neuroanatomie et de Neuroimagerie translationnelles (LNT), UNI – ULB Neuroscience Institute, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Neurology, CUB Hôpital Erasme, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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Suk HJ, Buie N, Xu G, Banerjee A, Boyden ES, Tsai LH. Vibro tactile stimulation at gamma frequency mitigates pathology related to neurodegeneration and improves motor function. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1129510. [PMID: 37273653 PMCID: PMC10233036 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1129510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
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The risk for neurodegenerative diseases increases with aging, with various pathological conditions and functional deficits accompanying these diseases. We have previously demonstrated that non-invasive visual stimulation using 40 Hz light flicker ameliorated pathology and modified cognitive function in mouse models of neurodegeneration, but whether 40 Hz stimulation using another sensory modality can impact neurodegeneration and motor function has not been studied. Here, we show that whole-body vibrotactile stimulation at 40 Hz leads to increased neural activity in the primary somatosensory cortex (SSp) and primary motor cortex (MOp). In two different mouse models of neurodegeneration, Tau P301S and CK-p25 mice, daily exposure to 40 Hz vibrotactile stimulation across multiple weeks also led to decreased brain pathology in SSp and MOp. Furthermore, both Tau P301S and CK-p25 mice showed improved motor performance after multiple weeks of daily 40 Hz vibrotactile stimulation. Vibrotactile stimulation at 40 Hz may thus be considered as a promising therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases with motor deficits.
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- Ho-Jun Suk
- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- McGovern Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Koch Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Center for Neurobiological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Yakovlev L, Syrov N, Miroshnikov A, Lebedev M, Kaplan A. Event-Related Desynchronization induced by Tactile Imagery: an EEG Study. eNeuro 2023:ENEURO.0455-22.2023. [PMID: 37263791 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0455-22.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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It is well-known that both hand movements and mental representations of movement lead to event-related desynchronization (ERD) of the electroencephalogram (EEG) recorded over the corresponding cortical motor areas. However, the relationship between ERD in somatosensory cortical areas and mental representations of tactile sensations is not well-understood. In this study, we employed EEG recordings in healthy humans to compare the effects of real and imagined vibrotactile stimulation of the right hand. Both real and imagined sensations produced contralateral ERD patterns, particularly in the μ-band and most significantly in the C3 region. Building on these results and the previous literature, we discuss the role of tactile imagery as part of the complex body image and the potential for using EEG patterns induced by tactile imagery as control signals in brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Combining this approach with motor imagery could improve the performance of BCIs intended for rehabilitation of sensorimotor function after stroke and neural trauma.Significance StatementIn this study, we address the issue of mental representations in the somatosensory domain. By assessing the dynamics of sensorimotor EEG rhythms and the distribution of topographical EEG patterns, we demonstrate that tactile imagery produces event-related desynchronization in the contralateral EEG, even in the absence of physical stimulation. Our results clarify the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying the occurrence of ERD in the mu rhythm and its relationship to somatosensory cortical processing.
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- Lev Yakovlev
- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Baltic center for Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Baltic center for Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Baltic center for Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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- Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- Vladimir Zelman Center for Neurobiology and Brain Rehabilitation, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
- Baltic center for Neurotechnology and Artificial Intelligence, Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University, Kaliningrad, Russia
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Ahmadi BBM, Afarinesh MR, Jafaripour L, Sheibani V. Alteration in social interaction and tactile discrimination of juvenile autistic-like rats following tactile stimulation and whisker deprivation. Brain Behav 2023; 13:e2993. [PMID: 37062939 PMCID: PMC10176015 DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disorder that can affect sensory-motor behaviors in the valproic acid (Val) rodent model of autism. Although whisker deprivation (WD) induces plastic changes in the cortical neurons, tactile stimulation (TS) during the neonatal period may reverse it. Here, we investigate the interaction effects of TS and WD on behavioral and histologic features of barrel cortex neurons in juvenile Val-treated. METHODS Control (CTL, CTL-TS, CTL-WD, and CTL-TS-WD groups) and Val-treated (Val, Val-TS, Val-WD, and Val-TS-WD groups) rats of both sexes were subjected to behavioral tests of social interaction, and novel texture recognition, and Nissl staining. The TS groups were exposed to sensory stimulation for 15 min, three times/day; moreover, all whiskers in the WD groups were trimmed every other day from postnatal days 1 to 21. RESULTS Both prenatal valproic acid administration and postnatal WD decreased the rats' performance percentage of the Val and CTL-WD groups of both sexes compared with the CTL groups in the social interaction and texture discrimination tests. Following TS, the performance of the Val-TS-WD group increased significantly compared to the Val group (p < .05), whereas the performance of the CTL-TS-WD group rescued to the CTL group. Nissl staining results also revealed the neuron degeneration percentage in the barrel field area of the Val and CTL-WD groups was increased significantly (p < .05) compared with the CTL group. In this regard, TS decreased the neuron degeneration percentage of the Val-TS-WD and the CTL-TS-WD groups, compared with the CTL group, significantly (p < .05). CONCLUSION TS in juvenile male and female rats can act as a modulator and compensate for the behavioral and histological consequences of WD and prenatal valproic acid exposure.
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- Bi Bi Marzieh Ahmadi
- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Cognitive Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
- Cognitive Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
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Hossain SR, Karem H, Jafari Z, Kolb BE, Mohajerani MH. Tactile stimulation improves cognition, motor, and anxiety-like behaviors and attenuates the Alzheimer's disease pathology in adult APP NL-G-F/NL-G-F mice. Synapse 2023; 77:e22257. [PMID: 36255152 DOI: 10.1002/syn.22257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the largest health crises in the world. There are limited pharmaceutical interventions to treat AD, however, and most of the treatment options are not for cure or prevention, but rather to slow down the progression of the disease. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of tactile stimulation (TS) on AD-like symptoms and pathology in APPNL-G-F/NL-G-F mice, a mouse model of AD. The results show that TS reduces the AD-like symptoms on tests of cognition, motor, and anxiety-like behaviors and these improvements in behavior are associated with reduced AD pathology in APP mice. Thus, TS appears to be a promising noninvasive strategy for slowing the onset of dementia in aging animals.
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- Shakhawat R Hossain
- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neuroscience, Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Ahmed FR, Attia AK, Mansour H, Megahed M. Outcomes of family-centred auditory and tactile stimulation implementation on traumatic brain injured patients. Nurs Open 2022; 10:1601-1610. [PMID: 36303273 PMCID: PMC9912388 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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AIM To determine the outcomes of Family-centred Auditory and Tactile Stimulation Implementation on Traumatic Brain Injured Patients in Egypt. BACKGROUND Family engagement in the care of their relatives in the Intensive care units is limited due to patients' life-threatening conditions, in addition to the use of high technology in these settings. Auditory and tactile sensory stimulations are among the diverse sensory stimulations that have received more attention in brain injured patients than other senses as being considered safe, and effective measures. DESIGN A Quasi-experimental design was used to test the hypotheses of this study. METHODS A convenience sample of 60 adult patients suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury and admitted to the intensive care units of two University Hospitals in Egypt was included in the study. Patients were assigned into two equal groups: control and study groups (30 patients each). The auditory and tactile stimulations were provided by trained family members, once daily for 2 weeks for the study group. Whereas routine communication was provided by the family of traumatic brain injured patients in the ICU for the control group. Two tools were used for data collection; tool one, the "Glasgow Coma Scale" to assess patient's level of consciousness, and tool two the "Physiological Adverse Events Assessment" to monitor patients for the occurrence of physiological adverse events. DATA COLLECTION January to October 2019. RESULTS The implementation of an organized auditory and tactile stimulation by trained family members is associated with highly statistically significant positive effects . Patients in the study group showed a higher mean of consciousness, lower incidence rate of physiological adverse events, and a lower mean duration of ICU stay. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of an organized auditory and tactile stimulation by trained family members enhanced the consciousness level of comatose Traumatic Brain Injured patients, decreased the occurrence of physiological adverse events, and ICU length of stay. Thus, it is recommended for use in the daily routine nursing care of comatose Traumatic Brain Injured patients. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE This study gives a deeper understanding of how family engagement in the care of their critically ill relative enhances their recovery and improve their level of consciousness.
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- Fatma Refaat Ahmed
- Department of Nursing, College of Health SciencesUniversity of SharjahSharjahUnited Arab Emirates,Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of NursingAlexandria UniversityAlexandriaEgypt
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- Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of NursingAlexandria UniversityAlexandriaEgypt
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- Department of Medical‐Surgical and Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of NursingBeni‐Sueif UniversityBeni SueifEgypt
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of MedicineAlexandria UniversityAlexandriaEgypt
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Sun Y, Li L, Chen Y, Wang L, Zhai L, Sheng J, Liu T, Jin X. Feasibility and positive effects of scalp acupuncture for modulating motor and cerebral activity in Parkinson's disease: A pilot study. NeuroRehabilitation 2022; 51:467-479. [PMID: 35871374 DOI: 10.3233/nre-220048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND A variety of acupuncture therapies have shown efficacy in Parkinson's disease (PD). OBJECTIVE To evaluate scalp acupuncture (SA) effects on motor and cerebral activity by using gait equipment and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). METHODS Twelve patients with PD received SA. They underwent the first functional-imaging scan after tactile stimulation and the second scan following needle removal. Gait test and local sensation assessment were performed immediately after each functional scan. Gait parameter differences between pre- and post-SA were analyzed using a paired t-test and altered brain areas in degree centrality (DC) and fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF) were identified between the two scans. RESULTS Eight patients completed the experiment. Stride length, maximum ankle height, maximum ankle horizontal displacement, gait speed, and range of shank motion significantly increased post-treatment (P < 0.05). fALFF in left middle frontal gyrus and DC in left cerebellum (corrected) increased, while fALFF in left inferior parietal lobule (corrected) during SA decreased, compared with those in tactile stimulation. A positive correlation was observed between right limb swings and both fALFF areas. CONCLUSIONS Differences in gait and brain analyses presented modulation to motor and brain activity in PD, thus, providing preliminary evidence for SA efficacy.
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- Yingying Sun
- Department of Acupuncture, Ningbo Zhenhai People's Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Xinhua Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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Pérez-Robledo F, Sánchez-González JL, Bermejo-Gil BM, Llamas-Ramos R, Llamas-Ramos I, de la Fuente A, Martín-Nogueras AM. Electromyographic Response of the Abdominal Muscles and Stabilizers of the Trunk to Reflex Locomotion Therapy (RLT). A Preliminary Study. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11133866. [PMID: 35807151 PMCID: PMC9267217 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Reflex locomotion therapy (RLT) was developed by Vaclav Vojta in 1954 as a diagnostic and treatment tool. This therapy is mainly used to rehabilitate children with motor disorders and risk of cerebral palsy. It is also used for adults with neurological and motor impairment. RLT is based on specific postures and regular stimulation points through which a series of reflex responses are triggered. The neurophysiological mechanisms of this therapy have recently been discovered. This study aims to objectively evaluate muscular responses at the abdominal level after stimulation in the first phase of reflex rolling by showing, with surface electromyography analysis (sEMG), the muscular activity in trunk stabilizing muscles (rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and serratus anterior) before, during, and after the application of RLT. A total sample of 27 healthy subjects over 18 years of age was recruited. An experimental study on a cohort was conducted. Two experimental conditions were considered: stimuli according to the Vojta protocol, and a control non-STI condition. Regarding muscular electrical activity, statistically significant differences were determined in all muscles during right-sided stimulation in the VSTI condition (p < 0.001), but not in the non-STI condition. The mean increase in muscle activity in the VSTI condition during the first stimulation ranged from 7% to 20% in the different abdominal muscles. In conclusion, an sEMG response was observed in the abdominal muscles during stimulation of the pectoral area as described in RLT, compared to stimulation of non-described areas.
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- Fátima Pérez-Robledo
- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (F.P.-R.); (B.M.B.-G.); (R.L.-R.); (I.L.-R.); (A.M.M.-N.)
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (F.P.-R.); (B.M.B.-G.); (R.L.-R.); (I.L.-R.); (A.M.M.-N.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (F.P.-R.); (B.M.B.-G.); (R.L.-R.); (I.L.-R.); (A.M.M.-N.)
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (F.P.-R.); (B.M.B.-G.); (R.L.-R.); (I.L.-R.); (A.M.M.-N.)
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (F.P.-R.); (B.M.B.-G.); (R.L.-R.); (I.L.-R.); (A.M.M.-N.)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla and León (INCyL), University of Salamanca, Avenida Alfonso X El Sabio s/n, 37007 Salamanca, Spain;
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- Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain; (F.P.-R.); (B.M.B.-G.); (R.L.-R.); (I.L.-R.); (A.M.M.-N.)
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de Kort AR, Joosten EA, Versantvoort EM, Patijn J, Tibboel D, van den Hoogen NJ. Anatomical changes in descending serotonergic projections from the rostral ventromedial medulla to the spinal dorsal horn following repetitive neonatal painful procedures. Int J Dev Neurosci 2022; 82:361-371. [PMID: 35393725 DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
Abstract
Excessive noxious stimulation during the critical neonatal period impacts the nociceptive network lasting into adulthood. As descending serotonergic projections from the rostral ventromedial medulla (RVM) to the spinal dorsal horn develop postnatally, this study aims to investigate the long-term effect of repetitive neonatal procedural pain on the descending serotonergic RVM-spinal dorsal horn network. A well-established rat model of repetitive noxious procedures is used in which neonatal rats received four noxious needle pricks or tactile stimulation with a cotton swab per day in the left hind paw from day of birth to postnatal day 7. Control animals were left undisturbed. When animals reached adulthood, tissue was collected for quantitative immunohistochemical analysis of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) in the RVM and spinal dorsal horn. Both repetitive noxious and tactile procedures in the neonate decreased the 5-HT staining intensity in the adult ipsilateral, but not contralateral spinal dorsal horn. Repetitive neonatal noxious procedures resulted in an increased area covered with 5-HT staining in the adult RVM ipsilateral to the side of injury, whereas repetitive neonatal tactile stimulation resulted in increased 5-HT staining intensity in both the ipsi- and contralateral RVM. The number of 5-HT cells in adult RVM is unaffected by neonatal conditions. This detailed anatomical study shows that not only neonatal noxious procedures, but also repetitive tactile procedures result in long-lasting anatomical changes of the descending serotonergic system within the RVM and spinal dorsal horn. Future studies should investigate whether these anatomical changes translate to functional differences in descending serotonergic modulation after neonatal adverse experiences.
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- Anne R de Kort
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Translational Neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Translational Neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Translational Neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Translational Neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Translational Neuroscience, School of Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.,Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Hodsoll J, Pickles A, Bozicevic L, Supraja TA, Hill J, Chandra PS, Sharp H. A Comparison of Non-verbal Maternal Care of Male and Female Infants in India and the United Kingdom: The Parent-Infant Caregiving Touch Scale in Two Cultures. Front Psychol 2022; 13:852618. [PMID: 35401353 PMCID: PMC8984138 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.852618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Differences in infant caregiving behavior between cultures have long been noted, although the quantified comparison of touch-based caregiving using uniform standardized methodology has been much more limited. The Parent-Infant Caregiving Touch scale (PICTS) was developed for this purpose and programming effects of early parental tactile stimulation (stroking) on infant hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA)-axis functioning (stress-response system), cardiovascular regulation and behavioral outcomes, similar to that reported in animals, have now been demonstrated. In order to inform future studies examining such programming effects in India, we first aimed to describe and examine, using parametric and non-parametric item-response methods, the item-response frequencies and characteristics of responses on the PICTS, and evidence for cross-cultural differential item functioning (DIF) in the United Kingdom (UK) and India. Second, in the context of a cultural favoring of male children in India, we also aimed to test the association between the sex of the infant and infant "stroking" in both cultural settings. The PICTS was administered at 8-12 weeks postpartum to mothers in two-cohort studies: The Wirral Child Health and Development Study, United Kingdom (n = 874) and the Bangalore Child Health and Development Study, India (n = 395). Mokken scale analysis, parametric item-response analysis, and structural equation modeling for categorical items were used. Items for two dimensions, one for stroking behavior and one for holding behavior, could be identified as meeting many of the criteria required for Mokken scales in the United Kingdom, only the stroking scale met these criteria in the sample from India. Thus, while a comparison between the two cultures was possible for the stroking construct, comparisons for the other non-verbal parenting constructs within PICTS were not. Analyses revealed higher rates of early stroking being reported for the United Kingdom than India, but no sex differences in rates in either country and no differential sex difference by culture. We conclude that PICTS items can be used reliably in both countries to conduct further research on the role of early tactile stimulation in shaping important child development outcomes.
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- John Hodsoll
- Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biostatistics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
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- Department of Primary Care and Mental Health, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Oelschlägel M, Polanski WH, Morgenstern U, Steiner G, Kirsch M, Koch E, Schackert G, Sobottka SB. Characterization of cortical hemodynamic changes following sensory, visual, and speech activation by intraoperative optical imaging utilizing phase-based evaluation methods. Hum Brain Mapp 2022; 43:598-615. [PMID: 34590384 PMCID: PMC8720199 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.25674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Alterations within cerebral hemodynamics are the intrinsic signal source for a wide variety of neuroimaging techniques. Stimulation of specific functions leads due to neurovascular coupling, to changes in regional cerebral blood flow, oxygenation and volume. In this study, we investigated the temporal characteristics of cortical hemodynamic responses following electrical, tactile, visual, and speech activation for different stimulation paradigms using Intraoperative Optical Imaging (IOI). Image datasets from a total of 22 patients that underwent surgical resection of brain tumors were evaluated. The measured reflectance changes at different light wavelength bands, representing alterations in regional cortical blood volume (CBV), and deoxyhemoglobin (HbR) concentration, were assessed by using Fourier-based evaluation methods. We found a decrease of CBV connected to an increase of HbR within the contralateral primary sensory cortex (SI) in patients that were prolonged (30 s/15 s) electrically stimulated. Additionally, we found differences in amplitude as well as localization of activated areas for different stimulation patterns. Contrary to electrical stimulation, prolonged tactile as well as prolonged visual stimulation are provoking increases in CBV within the corresponding activated areas (SI, visual cortex). The processing of the acquired data from awake patients performing speech tasks reveals areas with increased, as well as areas with decreased CBV. The results lead us to the conclusion, that the CBV decreases in connection with HbR increases in SI are associated to processing of nociceptive stimuli and that stimulation type, as well as paradigm have a nonnegligible impact on the temporal characteristics of the following hemodynamic response.
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- Martin Oelschlägel
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.,Department of Neurosurgery, Asklepios Kliniken Schildautal Seesen, Seesen, Saxony, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Technische Universität Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus Faculty of Medicine, Clinical Sensoring and Monitoring, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Technische Universität Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Kaufmann M, Seipolt B, Rüdiger M, Mense L. Tactile stimulation in very preterm infants and their needs of non-invasive respiratory support. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1041898. [PMID: 36467488 PMCID: PMC9715591 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1041898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIM Despite the lack of evidence, current resuscitation guidelines recommend tactile stimulation in apneic infants within the first minutes of life. The aim was to investigate whether timing, duration or intensity of tactile stimulation influences the extent of non-invasive respiratory support in extremely preterm infants during neonatal resuscitation. METHODS In an observational study, we analyzed 47 video recordings and physiological parameters during postnatal transition in preterm infants below 320/7 weeks of gestational age. Infants were divided into three groups according to the intensity of respiratory support. RESULTS All infants were stimulated at least once during neonatal resuscitation regardless of their respiratory support. Only 51% got stimulated within the first minute. Rubbing the feet was the preferred stimulation method and was followed by rubbing or touching the chest. Almost all very preterm infants were exposed to stimulation and manipulation most of the time within their first 15 min of life. Tactile stimulation lasted significantly longer but stimulation at multiple body areas started later in infants receiving prolonged non-invasive respiratory support. CONCLUSION This observational study demonstrated that stimulation of very preterm infants is a commonly used and easy applicable method to stimulate spontaneous breathing during neonatal resuscitation. The concomitant physical stimulation of different body parts and therefore larger surface areas might be beneficial.
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- Maxi Kaufmann
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.,Saxony Center for Feto-Neonatal Health, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.,Saxony Center for Feto-Neonatal Health, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.,Saxony Center for Feto-Neonatal Health, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany.,Saxony Center for Feto-Neonatal Health, TU Dresden, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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Kim HS, Kim KB, Lee JH, Jung JJ, Kim YJ, Kim SP, Choi MH, Yi JH, Chung SC. Mid-Air Tactile Sensations Evoked by Laser-Induced Plasma: A Neurophysiological Study. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:733423. [PMID: 34658771 PMCID: PMC8517193 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.733423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
This study demonstrates the feasibility of a mid-air means of haptic stimulation at a long distance using the plasma effect induced by laser. We hypothesize that the stress wave generated by laser-induced plasma in the air can propagate through the air to reach the nearby human skin and evoke tactile sensation. To validate this hypothesis, we investigated somatosensory responses in the human brain to laser plasma stimuli by analyzing electroencephalography (EEG) in 14 participants. Three types of stimuli were provided to the index finger: a plasma stimulus induced from the laser, a mechanical stimulus transferred through Styrofoam stick, and a sham stimulus providing only the sound of the plasma and mechanical stimuli at the same time. The event-related desynchronization/synchronization (ERD/S) of sensorimotor rhythms (SMRs) in EEG was analyzed. Every participant verbally reported that they could feel a soft tap on the finger in response to the laser stimulus, but not to the sham stimulus. The spectrogram of EEG evoked by laser stimulation was similar to that evoked by mechanical stimulation; alpha ERD and beta ERS were present over the sensorimotor area in response to laser as well as mechanical stimuli. A decoding analysis revealed that classification error increased when discriminating ERD/S patterns between laser and mechanical stimuli, compared to the case of discriminating between laser and sham, or mechanical and sham stimuli. Our neurophysiological results confirm that tactile sensation can be evoked by the plasma effect induced by laser in the air, which may provide a mid-air haptic stimulation method.
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- Hyung-Sik Kim
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, BK21 Plus Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of ICT Convergence Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, South Korea
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Strohl MP, Chang JL, Dwyer CD, Young VN, Rosen CA, Cheung SW. Laryngeal Adductor Reflex Movement Latency Following Tactile Stimulation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021; 166:720-726. [PMID: 34253075 DOI: 10.1177/01945998211025517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To measure the latency of laryngeal adductor reflex (LAR) motion onset at 2 laryngopharyngeal subsites using calibrated aesthesiometers. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING Academic institution. METHODS Twenty-one asymptomatic, healthy subjects (11 male, 10 female) underwent laryngopharyngeal sensory testing with tactile stimuli delivered to the aryepiglottic fold and medial pyriform sinus using 30-mm Cheung-Bearelly monofilaments (4-0 and 5-0 nylon sutures) via channeled flexible laryngoscope. The LAR onset latency, defined as the first visual detection of ipsilateral vocal fold adduction following tactile stimulation, was measured with frame-by-frame analysis of video recordings. RESULTS The overall mean LAR latency across both subsites and stimulation forces was 176.6 (95% CI, 170.3-183.0) ms, without significant difference between subsites or forces. The critical value for LAR response latency prolongation at the .01 significance level was 244 ms. At 30 frames/s video capture resolution, LAR response latency ≥8 frame intervals would indicate abnormal prolongation. CONCLUSION Aesthesiometer-triggered LAR latency appears to be invariant over an 8.7-dB force range and between the aryepiglottic fold and medial pyriform sinus subsites in controls. Laryngeal adductor reflex latency incongruences between stimulation forces or laryngopharyngeal subsites may serve as pathophysiological features to dissect mechanisms of upper aerodigestive tract disorders. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 3B.
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- Madeleine P Strohl
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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Cramer SJE, Zanten HA, Boezaard M, Hoek PM, Dekker J, Hooper SB, Pas AB. High variability in nurses' tactile stimulation methods in response to apnoea of prematurity-A neonatal manikin study. Acta Paediatr 2021; 110:799-804. [PMID: 32892397 PMCID: PMC7984214 DOI: 10.1111/apa.15564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Aim Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses provide tactile stimulation to terminate apnoea in preterm infants, but guidelines recommending specific methods are lacking. In this study, we evaluated current methods of tactile stimulation performed by NICU nurses. Methods Nurses were asked to demonstrate and explain their methods of tactile stimulation on a manikin, using an apnoea scenario. All nurses demonstrated their methods three times in succession, with the manikin positioned either prone, supine or lateral. Finally, the nurses were asked how they decided on the methods of tactile stimulation used. The stimulation methods were logged in chronological order by describing both the technique and the location. The nurses' explanations were transcribed and categorised. Results In total, 47 nurses demonstrated their methods of stimulation on the manikin. Overall, 57 different combinations of technique and location were identified. While most nurses (40/47, 85%) indicated they learned how to stimulate during their training, 15/40 (38%) of them had adjusted their methods over time. The remaining 7/47 (15%) stated that their stimulation methods were self‐developed. Conclusion Tactile stimulation performed by NICU nurses to terminate apnoea was highly variable in both technique and location, and these methods were based on either prior training or intuition.
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- Sophie J. E. Cramer
- Division of Neonatology Department of Paediatrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden the Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatology Department of Paediatrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden the Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatology Department of Paediatrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden the Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatology Department of Paediatrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden the Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatology Department of Paediatrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden the Netherlands
- The Ritchie Center Hudson Institute of Medical Research Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- The Ritchie Center Hudson Institute of Medical Research Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Division of Neonatology Department of Paediatrics Leiden University Medical Center Leiden the Netherlands
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Pupil dynamics can represent an indirect measure of perception; thus, it has been broadly explored in the auditory and visual fields. Although it is crucial for experiencing the outside world, tactile perception is not well-explored. Considering that, we sought to answer the following question via a systematic review: does normal tactile perception processing modulate pupil dilation in mammals (human or not)? The review process was conducted according to PRISMA Statement. We searched on Periódicos CAPES (Brazil) for the following terms: [(touch) OR (cutaneous stimulation) OR (tactile perception) OR (somatosensory) AND (pupil OR pupillary) NOT blind NOT reflex NOT pain NOT fear NOT noxious NOT autism NOT nerve NOT (pupillary block) NOT glaucoma NOT cataract NOT aneurysm NOT syndrome NOT treatment NOT special education]. From the 6,488 papers found, 4,568 were duplicates, and nine fulfilled the inclusion criteria. All papers found a positive relationship between pupil diameter and tactile perception. We found that the pupil is a reliable indirect measure of brain states and can evaluate norepinephrine (NE)/locus coeruleus (LC) action, stimulus inhibition, arousal, cognitive processes, and affection independently of the stimuli category (visual, auditory, or tactile). We also found that the perceptual tactile processing occurs in similar ways as the other perceptual modalities. We verified that more studies should be done, mostly avoiding low sampling rate recording systems, confounders as cue signs, not automated stimulation, and concurrent stimulus and using more reliable equipment.
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- Mariana de Mello Gusso
- Laboratório de Engenharia de Reabilitação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Tecnologia em Saúde, Escola Politécnica, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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Heilinger A, Ortner R, La Bella V, Lugo ZR, Chatelle C, Laureys S, Spataro R, Guger C. Corrigendum: Performance Differences Using a Vibro-Tactile P300 BCI in LIS-Patients Diagnosed With Stroke and ALS. Front Neurosci 2021; 14:637905. [PMID: 33488356 PMCID: PMC7816770 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.637905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- g.tec medical engineering Spain SL, Barcelona, Spain
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- ALS Clinical Research Center, BioNeC, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.,French Association of Locked-in Syndrome (ALIS), Paris, France.,Research Department, Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- ALS Clinical Research Center, BioNeC, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IRCCS), Palermo, Italy
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- g.tec medical engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria.,Guger Technologies OG, Graz, Austria
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Portnova G, Girzhova I, Filatova D, Podlepich V, Tetereva A, Martynova O. Brain Oscillatory Activity during Tactile Stimulation Correlates with Cortical Thickness of Intact Areas and Predicts Outcome in Post-Traumatic Comatose Patients. Brain Sci 2020; 10:brainsci10100720. [PMID: 33053681 PMCID: PMC7601666 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci10100720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In this study, we have reported a correlation between structural brain changes and electroencephalography (EEG) in response to tactile stimulation in ten comatose patients after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Structural morphometry showed a decrease in whole-brain cortical thickness, cortical gray matter volume, and subcortical structures in ten comatose patients compared to fifteen healthy controls. The observed decrease in gray matter volume indicated brain atrophy in coma patients induced by TBI. In resting-state EEG, the power of slow-wave activity was significantly higher (2–6 Hz), and the power of alpha and beta rhythms was lower in coma patients than in controls. During tactile stimulation, coma patients’ theta rhythm power significantly decreased compared to that in the resting state. This decrease was not observed in the control group and correlated positively with better coma outcome and the volume of whole-brain gray matter, the right putamen, and the insula. It correlated negatively with the volume of damaged brain tissue. During tactile stimulation, an increase in beta rhythm power correlated with the thickness of patients’ somatosensory cortex. Our results showed that slow-wave desynchronization, as a nonspecific response to tactile stimulation, may serve as a sensitive index of coma outcome and morphometric changes after brain injury.
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- Galina Portnova
- Human High Nervous Activity Laboratory, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of the Russian Academy of Science, 5A Butlerova str., 117485 Moscow, Russia; (A.T.); (O.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-9031256186
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- Faculty of Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 27 Lomonosovsky pr-t., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (I.G.); (D.F.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 27 Lomonosovsky pr-t., 119991 Moscow, Russia; (I.G.); (D.F.)
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 16 4-ya Tverskaya-Yamskaya str., 125047 Moscow, Russia;
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- Human High Nervous Activity Laboratory, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of the Russian Academy of Science, 5A Butlerova str., 117485 Moscow, Russia; (A.T.); (O.M.)
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- Human High Nervous Activity Laboratory, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of the Russian Academy of Science, 5A Butlerova str., 117485 Moscow, Russia; (A.T.); (O.M.)
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Roversi K, Buizza C, Brivio P, Calabrese F, Verheij MMM, Antoniazzi CTD, Burger ME, Riva MA, Homberg JR. Neonatal Tactile Stimulation Alters Behaviors in Heterozygous Serotonin Transporter Male Rats: Role of the Amygdala. Front Behav Neurosci 2020; 14:142. [PMID: 32903627 PMCID: PMC7438747 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2020.00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The serotonin transporter (SERT) gene, especially the short allele of the human serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR), has been associated with the development of stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders. In line, exposure to early life stress in SERT knockout animals contributes to anxiety- and depression-like behavior. However, there is a lack of investigation of how early-life exposure to beneficial stimuli, such as tactile stimulation (TS), affects later life behavior in these animals. In this study, we investigated the effect of TS on social, anxiety, and anhedonic behavior in heterozygous SERT knockouts rats and wild-type controls and its impact on gene expression in the basolateral amygdala. Heterozygous SERT+/– rats were submitted to TS during postnatal days 8–14, for 10 min per day. In adulthood, rats were assessed for social and affective behavior. Besides, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (Bdnf) gene expression and its isoforms, components of glutamatergic and GABAergic systems as well as glucocorticoid-responsive genes were measured in the basolateral amygdala. We found that exposure to neonatal TS improved social and affective behavior in SERT+/– animals compared to naïve SERT+/– animals and was normalized to the level of naïve SERT+/+ animals. At the molecular level, we observed that TS per se affected Bdnf, the glucocorticoid-responsive genes Nr4a1, Gadd45β, the co-chaperone Fkbp5 as well as glutamatergic and GABAergic gene expression markers including the enzyme Gad67, the vesicular GABA transporter, and the vesicular glutamate transporter genes. Our results suggest that exposure of SERT+/– rats to neonatal TS can normalize their phenotype in adulthood and that TS per se alters the expression of plasticity and stress-related genes in the basolateral amygdala. These findings demonstrate the potential effect of a supportive stimulus in SERT rodents, which are more susceptible to develop psychiatric disorders.
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- Karine Roversi
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- International Centre for Neurotherapeutics, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Jia S, Wang L, Wang H, Lv X, Wu J, Yan T, Li C, Hu B. Pneumatical-Mechanical Tactile Stimulation Device for Somatotopic Mapping of Body Surface During fMRI. J Magn Reson Imaging 2020; 52:1093-1101. [PMID: 32359119 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is a need for devices that allow reproducible stimulation of skin areas of humans for investigating somatosensory mapping of the whole-body surface. However, their design is not simple, due to the magnetic field of MRI scanners. PURPOSE To accurately characterize the mapping of somatosensory presentation of the whole-body surface of subjects during functional (f)MRI scans. STUDY TYPE Prospective. POPULATION A water phantom and six healthy participants (age 23-27 years; two males) were recruited for the fMRI experiment. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE T1 -weighted magnetization-prepared rapid acquisition gradient-echo, T2 *-weighted gradient echo sequence at 3T. ASSESSMENT The stimulation device for somatotopic mapping was composed of three units: an air-generating unit, a control unit, and an execution unit. The fMRI in response to tactile stimulation was measured to characterize somatotopic mapping of the right-side body consisting of hand, arm, and leg in six healthy subjects. STATISTICAL TESTS Pared-samples t-test for the conditions in SII. RESULTS The pneumatical-mechanical tactile stimulation offered a wide range of stimulation intensities (0-400 g) in each channel. The predetermined physical pressure was successfully reached within ~5 msec and returned to baseline within 5 msec after the end of stimulation. With this tactile device, the digressive rate of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) (271.44 without the device, 269.68 with the device) was 0.65% in the magnetic field environment. For the fMRI experiment, the primary somatosensory activation contralateral to the stimulation site was detected in response to spatial task and attentive task. DATA CONCLUSION This stimulation device characterized the mapping of somatosensory representation of the whole-body surface in individual participants during fMRI scans. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2. TECHNICAL EFFICACY STAGE 1. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2020;52:1093-1101.
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- Shikui Jia
- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- Intelligent Robotics Institute, School of Mechatronical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Chao-yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Murovec N, Heilinger A, Xu R, Ortner R, Spataro R, La Bella V, Miao Y, Jin J, Chatelle C, Laureys S, Allison BZ, Guger C. Effects of a Vibro-Tactile P300 Based Brain-Computer Interface on the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:294. [PMID: 32327970 PMCID: PMC7161577 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Persons diagnosed with disorders of consciousness (DOC) typically suffer from motor and cognitive disabilities. Recent research has shown that non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) technology could help assess these patients' cognitive functions and command following abilities. 20 DOC patients participated in the study and performed 10 vibro-tactile P300 BCI sessions over 10 days with 8-12 runs each day. Vibrotactile tactors were placed on the each patient's left and right wrists and one foot. Patients were instructed, via earbuds, to concentrate and silently count vibrotactile pulses on either their left or right wrist that presented a target stimulus and to ignore the others. Changes of the BCI classification accuracy were investigated over the 10 days. In addition, the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) score was measured before and after the 10 vibro-tactile P300 sessions. In the first run, 10 patients had a classification accuracy above chance level (>12.5%). In the best run, every patient reached an accuracy ≥60%. The grand average accuracy in the first session for all patients was 40%. In the best session, the grand average accuracy was 88% and the median accuracy across all sessions was 21%. The CRS-R scores compared before and after 10 VT3 sessions for all 20 patients, are showing significant improvement (p = 0.024). Twelve of the twenty patients showed an improvement of 1 to 7 points in the CRS-R score after the VT3 BCI sessions (mean: 2.6). Six patients did not show a change of the CRS-R and two patients showed a decline in the score by 1 point. Every patient achieved at least 60% accuracy at least once, which indicates successful command following. This shows the importance of repeated measures when DOC patients are assessed. The improvement of the CRS-R score after the 10 VT3 sessions is an important issue for future experiments to test the possible therapeutic applications of vibro-tactile and related BCIs with a larger patient group.
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- Nensi Murovec
- g. tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria
- Guger Technologies OG, Graz, Austria
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- Guger Technologies OG, Graz, Austria
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- g. tec Medical Engineering Spain S.L., Barcelona, Spain
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- g. tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo, Palermo, Italy
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- ALS Clinical Research Center, Bi.N.D., University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Automation, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Automation, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- French Association of Locked-in Syndrome (ALIS), Paris, France
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- Department of Cognitive Science, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States
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- g. tec Medical Engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria
- Guger Technologies OG, Graz, Austria
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Johnson RJ. Tactile Contact as a Marketing Tool for Improving an HIV/STD Education Program's Compliance / Retention with Crack Cocaine Users. Psychol Ment Health Care 2020; 4:067. [PMID: 32149278 PMCID: PMC7059775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND This research brief reports results from an exploratory pilot study on the use of socially acceptable touch in a public setting that accompanies a request to improve program compliance with "street level" crack cocaine users. METHODS Study participants consisted of 120 crack cocaine-using participants in a larger community-based HIV/STD prevention and research program targeting at-risk African-Americans. They were required to return for a series of four booster health education sessions over 2-5 days and 6 month and 1 year follow-up assessments. The most difficult aspect of this program was no-shows for the second booster session; study participants who attended at least two sessions were much more likely to attend all sessions and complete the entire lengthy program. The program director randomly approached some participants after the first visit in a public setting and briefly touched them as part of a handshake; then, the director asked them to return for their follow-up sessions. Whether they were approached or not was random. Analysis comprised descriptive and non-parametric statistics. RESULTS Ninety-three percent of participants who were asked to return and were touched returned for the second session; only 75% returned who had been asked to do so but were not touched. A statistically significant difference favored being touched and complying, as measured by second-session returning participants (p < .01), though it appeared the touch / request had more of a preventive than a promotional effect. Extraneous demographic and background factors were ruled out with the exception of age (older participants), which contributed slightly. CONCLUSIONS Results suggest that a request "anchored" to a socially acceptable public touch is promising in terms of improving program participation and engagement. Limitations and implications for future research are discussed.
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Aichner S, Haile A, Hoffmann V, Olliges E, Tschöp MH, Meissner K. The Role of Tactile Stimulation for Expectation, Perceived Treatment Assignment and the Placebo Effect in an Experimental Nausea Paradigm. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:1212. [PMID: 31798402 PMCID: PMC6863803 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.01212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Introduction Tactile stimulation during a placebo treatment could enhance its credibility and thereby boost positive treatment expectations and the placebo effect. This experimental study aimed to investigate the interplay between tactile stimulation, expectation, and treatment credibility for the placebo effect in nausea. Methods Ninety healthy participants were exposed to a 20-min vection stimulus on two separate days and were randomly allocated to one of three groups on the second day after the baseline period: Placebo transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) with tactile stimulation (n = 30), placebo TENS without tactile stimulation (n = 30), or no intervention (n = 30). Placebo TENS was performed for 20 min at a dummy acupuncture point on both forearms. Expected and perceived nausea severity and further symptoms of motion sickness were assessed at baseline and during the evaluation period. At the end of the experiment, participants in the placebo groups guessed whether they had received active or placebo treatment. Results Expected nausea decreased significantly more in the placebo groups as compared to the no treatment control group (interaction day × group, F = 6.60, p = 0.003, partial η2 = 0.20), with equal reductions in the two placebo groups (p = 1.0). Reduced expectation went along with a significant placebo effect on nausea (interaction day × group, F = 22.2, p < 0.001, partial η2 = 0.35) with no difference between the two placebo groups (p = 1.0). Twenty-three out of 29 participants in the tactile placebo group (79%) but only 14 out of 30 participants (47%) in the non-tactile placebo group believed that they had received the active intervention (p = 0.015). Bang’s blinding index (BI) indicated random guessing in the non-tactile placebo group (BI = 0; 95% CI, −0.35 to 0.35) and non-random guessing in the direction of an “opposite guess” in the tactile placebo group (BI = −0.52; 95% CI, −0.81 to −0.22). Conclusion Tactile stimulation during placebo TENS did not further enhance positive treatment expectations and the placebo effect in nausea but increased the credibility of the intervention. Further trials should investigate the interaction between perceived treatment assignment, expectation, and the placebo effect during the course of a trial.
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- Simone Aichner
- Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Division of Health Promotion, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Coburg, Germany
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- Institute for Diabetes and Obesity, Helmholtz Diabetes Center, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), Munich, Germany.,Division of Metabolic Diseases, Department of Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Division of Health Promotion, Coburg University of Applied Sciences, Coburg, Germany
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van Henten TMA, Dekker J, Te Pas AB, Zivanovic S, Hooper SB, Roehr CC. Tactile stimulation in the delivery room: do we practice what we preach? Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2019; 104:F661-F662. [PMID: 30824474 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Tessa M A van Henten
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Paediatrics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- The Ritchie Centre, The Hudson Institute for Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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Hotta H, Watanabe N. Gentle Perineal Skin Stimulation for Control of Nocturia. Anat Rec (Hoboken) 2019; 302:1824-1836. [PMID: 30980505 DOI: 10.1002/ar.24135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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One of the major causes of nocturia is overactive bladder (OAB). Somatic afferent nerve stimuli are used for treating OAB. However, clinical evidence for the efficacy of this treatment is insufficient due to the lack of appropriate control stimuli. Studies on anesthetized animals, which eliminate emotional factors and placebo effects, have demonstrated an influence of somatic stimuli on urinary bladder functions and elucidated the underlying mechanisms. In general, the effects of somatic stimuli are dependent on the modality, location, and physical characteristics of the stimulus. Recently we showed that gentle stimuli applied to the perineal skin using a soft elastomer roller inhibited micturition contractions to a greater extent than a roller with a hard surface. Studies aiming to elucidate the neural mechanisms of gentle stimulation-induced inhibition reported that 1-10 Hz discharges of low-threshold cutaneous mechanoreceptive Aβ, Aδ, and C fibers evoked during stimulation with an elastomer roller inhibited the micturition reflex by activating the spinal cord opioid system, thereby reducing both ascending and descending transmission between bladder and pontine micturition center. The present review will provide a brief summary of (1) the effect of somatic electrical stimulation on the micturition reflex, (2) the effect of gentle mechanical skin stimulation on the micturition reflex, (3) the afferent, efferent, and central mechanisms underlying the effects of gentle stimulation, and (4) a translational clinical study demonstrating the efficacy of gentle skin stimuli for treating nocturia in the elderly with OAB by using the two roller types inducing distinct effects on rat micturition contractions. Anat Rec, 302:1824-1836, 2019. © 2019 American Association for Anatomy.
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- Harumi Hotta
- Department of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Autonomic Neuroscience, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan
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Bian D, Zheng Z, Swanson A, Weitlauf A, Woynaroski T, Cascio CJ, Key AP, Warren Z, Sarkar N. A Novel Multisensory Stimulation and Data Capture System (MADCAP) for Investigating Sensory Trajectories in Infancy. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2018; 26:1526-1534. [PMID: 30004880 PMCID: PMC9430828 DOI: 10.1109/tnsre.2018.2854672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Sensory processing differences, including responses to auditory, visual, and tactile stimuli, are ideal targets for early detection of neurodevelopmental risks, such as autism spectrum disorder. However, most existing studies focus on the audiovisual paradigm and ignore the sense of touch. In this paper, we present a multisensory delivery system that can deliver audio, visual, and tactile stimuli in a controlled manner and capture peripheral physiological, eye gaze, and electroencephalographic response data. The novelty of the system is the ability to provide affective touch. In particular, we have developed a tactile stimulation device that delivers tactile stimuli to infants with precisely controlled brush stroking speed and force on the skin. A usability study of 10 3-20 month-old infants was conducted to investigate the tolerability and feasibility of the system. Results have shown that the system is well tolerated by infants and all the data were collected robustly. This paper paves the way for future studies charting the sensory response trajectories in infancy.
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Heilinger A, Ortner R, La Bella V, Lugo ZR, Chatelle C, Laureys S, Spataro R, Guger C. Performance Differences Using a Vibro-Tactile P300 BCI in LIS-Patients Diagnosed With Stroke and ALS. Front Neurosci 2018; 12:514. [PMID: 30108476 PMCID: PMC6080415 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2018.00514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Patients with locked-in syndrome (LIS) are typically unable to move or communicate and can be misdiagnosed as patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC). Behavioral assessment scales are limited in their ability to detect signs of consciousness in this population. Recent research has shown that brain-computer interface (BCI) technology could supplement behavioral scales and allows to establish communication with these severely disabled patients. In this study, we compared the vibro-tactile P300 based BCI performance in two groups of patients with LIS of different etiologies: stroke (n = 6) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (n = 9). Two vibro-tactile paradigms were administered to the patients to assess conscious function and command following. The first paradigm is called vibrotactile evoked potentials (EPs) with two tactors (VT2), where two stimulators were placed on the patient’s left and right wrist, respectively. The patients were asked to count the rare stimuli presented to one wrist to elicit a P300 complex to target stimuli only. In the second paradigm, namely vibrotactile EPs with three tactors (VT3), two stimulators were placed on the wrists as done in VT2, and one additional stimulator was placed on his/her back. The task was to count the rare stimuli presented to one wrist, to elicit the event-related potentials (ERPs). The VT3 paradigm could also be used for communication. For this purpose, the patient had to count the stimuli presented to the left hand to answer “yes” and to count the stimuli presented to the right hand to answer “no.” All patients except one performed above chance level in at least one run in the VT2 paradigm. In the VT3 paradigm, all 6 stroke patients and 8/9 ALS patients showed at least one run above chance. Overall, patients achieved higher accuracies in VT2 than VT3. LIS patients due to ALS exhibited higher accuracies that LIS patients due to stroke, in both the VT2 and VT3 paradigms. These initial data suggest that controlling this type of BCI requires specific cognitive abilities that may be impaired in certain sub-groups of severely motor-impaired patients. Future studies on a larger cohort of patients are needed to better identify and understand the underlying cortical mechanisms of these differences.
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- g.tec medical engineering Spain SL, Barcelona, Spain
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- ALS Clinical Research Center, BioNeC, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.,French Association of Locked-in Syndrome (ALIS), Paris, France.,Research Department, Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata, Reus, Spain
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- GIGA Consciousness, Coma Science Group, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- ALS Clinical Research Center, BioNeC, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.,Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo (IRCCS), Palermo, Italy
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- g.tec medical engineering GmbH, Schiedlberg, Austria.,Guger Technologies OG, Graz, Austria
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Halder S, Takano K, Kansaku K. Comparison of Four Control Methods for a Five-Choice Assistive Technology. Front Hum Neurosci 2018; 12:228. [PMID: 29928196 PMCID: PMC5997833 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Severe motor impairments can affect the ability to communicate. The ability to see has a decisive influence on the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems available to the user. To better understand the initial impressions users have of AAC systems we asked naïve healthy participants to compare two visual (a visual P300 brain-computer interface (BCI) and an eye-tracker) and two non-visual systems (an auditory and a tactile P300 BCI). Eleven healthy participants performed 20 selections in a five choice task with each system. The visual P300 BCI used face stimuli, the auditory P300 BCI used Japanese Hiragana syllables and the tactile P300 BCI used a stimulator on the small left finger, middle left finger, right thumb, middle right finger and small right finger. The eye-tracker required a dwell time of 3 s on the target for selection. We calculated accuracies and information-transfer rates (ITRs) for each control method using the selection time that yielded the highest ITR and an accuracy above 70% for each system. Accuracies of 88% were achieved with the visual P300 BCI (4.8 s selection time, 20.9 bits/min), of 70% with the auditory BCI (19.9 s, 3.3 bits/min), of 71% with the tactile BCI (18 s, 3.4 bits/min) and of 100% with the eye-tracker (5.1 s, 28.2 bits/min). Performance between eye-tracker and visual BCI correlated strongly, correlation between tactile and auditory BCI performance was lower. Our data showed no advantage for either non-visual system in terms of ITR but a lower correlation of performance which suggests that choosing the system which suits a particular user is of higher importance for non-visual systems than visual systems.
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- Sebastian Halder
- Systems Neuroscience Section, Department of Rehabilitation for Brain Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Systems Neuroscience Section, Department of Rehabilitation for Brain Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
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- Systems Neuroscience Section, Department of Rehabilitation for Brain Functions, Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
- Brain Science Inspired Life Support Research Center, The University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Physiology and Biological Information, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
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Ballardini G, Carlini G, Giannoni P, Scheidt RA, Nisky I, Casadio M. Tactile-STAR: A Novel Tactile STimulator And Recorder System for Evaluating and Improving Tactile Perception. Front Neurorobot 2018; 12:12. [PMID: 29681809 PMCID: PMC5897626 DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2018.00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many neurological diseases impair the motor and somatosensory systems. While several different technologies are used in clinical practice to assess and improve motor functions, somatosensation is evaluated subjectively with qualitative clinical scales. Treatment of somatosensory deficits has received limited attention. To bridge the gap between the assessment and training of motor vs. somatosensory abilities, we designed, developed, and tested a novel, low-cost, two-component (bimanual) mechatronic system targeting tactile somatosensation: the Tactile-STAR-a tactile stimulator and recorder. The stimulator is an actuated pantograph structure driven by two servomotors, with an end-effector covered by a rubber material that can apply two different types of skin stimulation: brush and stretch. The stimulator has a modular design, and can be used to test the tactile perception in different parts of the body such as the hand, arm, leg, big toe, etc. The recorder is a passive pantograph that can measure hand motion using two potentiometers. The recorder can serve multiple purposes: participants can move its handle to match the direction and amplitude of the tactile stimulator, or they can use it as a master manipulator to control the tactile stimulator as a slave. Our ultimate goal is to assess and affect tactile acuity and somatosensory deficits. To demonstrate the feasibility of our novel system, we tested the Tactile-STAR with 16 healthy individuals and with three stroke survivors using the skin-brush stimulation. We verified that the system enables the mapping of tactile perception on the hand in both populations. We also tested the extent to which 30 min of training in healthy individuals led to an improvement of tactile perception. The results provide a first demonstration of the ability of this new system to characterize tactile perception in healthy individuals, as well as a quantification of the magnitude and pattern of tactile impairment in a small cohort of stroke survivors. The finding that short-term training with Tactile-STAR can improve the acuity of tactile perception in healthy individuals suggests that Tactile-STAR may have utility as a therapeutic intervention for somatosensory deficits.
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- Giulia Ballardini
- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Marquette University and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
- Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation, National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
- Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel
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- Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Cramer SJE, Dekker J, Dankelman J, Pauws SC, Hooper SB, Te Pas AB. Effect of Tactile Stimulation on Termination and Prevention of Apnea of Prematurity: A Systematic Review. Front Pediatr 2018; 6:45. [PMID: 29552548 PMCID: PMC5840648 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2018.00045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Apnea of prematurity (AOP) is one of the most common diagnoses in preterm infants. Severe and recurrent apneas are associated with cerebral injury and adverse neurodevelopmental outcome. Despite pharmacotherapy and respiratory support to prevent apneas, a proportion of infants continue to have apneas and often need tactile stimulation, mask, and bag ventilation and/or extra oxygen. The duration of the apnea and the concomitant hypoxia and bradycardia depends on the response time of the nurse. We systematically reviewed the literature with the aim of providing an overview of what is known about the effect of manual and mechanical tactile stimulation on AOP. Tactile stimulation, manual or mechanical, has been shown to shorten the duration of apnea, hypoxia, and or bradycardia or even prevent an apnea. Automated stimulation, using closed-loop pulsating or vibrating systems, has been shown to be effective in terminating apneas, but data are scarce. Several studies used continuous mechanical stimulation, with pulsating, vibrating, or oscillating stimuli, to prevent apneas, but the reported effect varied. More studies are needed to confirm whether automated stimulation using a closed loop is more effective than manual stimulation, how and where the automated stimulation should be performed and the potential side effects.
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- Sophie J E Cramer
- Department of Instrumental Affairs, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.,Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Tilburg center for Cognition and Communication (TiCC), Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands
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- The Ritchie Center, MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Zempoalteca R, Porras MG, Moreno-Pérez S, Ramirez-Funez G, Aguirre-Benítez EL, González Del Pliego M, Mariscal-Tovar S, Mendoza-Garrido ME, Hoffman KL, Jiménez-Estrada I, Melo AI. Early postnatal development of electrophysiological and histological properties of sensory sural nerves in male rats that were maternally deprived and artificially reared: Role of tactile stimulation. Dev Neurobiol 2017; 78:351-362. [PMID: 29197166 DOI: 10.1002/dneu.22561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Early adverse experiences disrupt brain development and behavior, but little is known about how such experiences impact on the development of the peripheral nervous system. Recently, we found alterations in the electrophysiological and histological characteristics of the sensory sural (SU) nerve in maternally deprived, artificially reared (AR) adult male rats, as compared with maternally reared (MR) control rats. In the present study, our aim was to characterize the ontogeny of these alterations. Thus, male pups of four postnatal days (PND) were (1) AR group, (2) AR and received daily tactile stimulation to the body and anogenital region (AR-Tactile group); or (3) reared by their mother (MR group). At PND 7, 14, or 21, electrophysiological properties and histological characteristics of the SU nerves were assessed. At PND 7, the electrophysiological properties and most histological parameters of the SU nerve did not differ among MR, AR, and AR-Tactile groups. By contrast, at PND 14 and/or 21, the SU nerve of AR rats showed a lower CAP amplitude and area, and a significant reduction in myelin area and myelin thickness, which were accompanied by a reduction in axon area (day 21 only) compared to the nerves of MR rats. Tactile stimulation (AR-Tactile group) partially prevented most of these alterations. These results suggest that sensory cues from the mother and/or littermates during the first 7-14 PND are relevant for the proper development and function of the adult SU nerve. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Develop Neurobiol 78: 351-362, 2018.
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- Rene Zempoalteca
- Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, México
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- Centro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, México.,Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, México
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- Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, México.,Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Laboratorio Tlaxcala, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Laboratorio Tlaxcala, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Reproducción Animal, CINVESTAV-Laboratorio Tlaxcala, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, México
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Shu X, Yao L, Sheng X, Zhang D, Zhu X. Enhanced Motor Imagery-Based BCI Performance via Tactile Stimulation on Unilateral Hand. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:585. [PMID: 29249952 PMCID: PMC5717029 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Brain-computer interface (BCI) has attracted great interests for its effectiveness in assisting disabled people. However, due to the poor BCI performance, this technique is still far from daily-life applications. One of critical issues confronting BCI research is how to enhance BCI performance. This study aimed at improving the motor imagery (MI) based BCI accuracy by integrating MI tasks with unilateral tactile stimulation (Uni-TS). The effects were tested on both healthy subjects and stroke patients in a controlled study. Twenty-two healthy subjects and four stroke patients were recruited and randomly divided into a control-group and an enhanced-group. In the control-group, subjects performed two blocks of conventional MI tasks (left hand vs. right hand), with 80 trials in each block. In the enhanced-group, subjects also performed two blocks of MI tasks, but constant tactile stimulation was applied on the non-dominant/paretic hand during MI tasks in the second block. We found the Uni-TS significantly enhanced the contralateral cortical activations during MI of the stimulated hand, whereas it had no influence on activation patterns during MI of the non-stimulated hand. The two-class BCI decoding accuracy was significantly increased from 72.5% (MI without Uni-TS) to 84.7% (MI with Uni-TS) in the enhanced-group (p < 0.001, paired t-test). Moreover, stroke patients in the enhanced-group achieved an accuracy >80% during MI with Uni-TS. This novel approach complements the conventional methods for BCI enhancement without increasing source information or complexity of signal processing. This enhancement via Uni-TS may facilitate clinical applications of MI-BCI.
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- Xiaokang Shu
- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Soares MC, Santos TP, Messias JPM. Dopamine disruption increases cleanerfish cooperative investment in novel client partners. R Soc Open Sci 2017; 4:160609. [PMID: 28572985 PMCID: PMC5451786 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Social familiarization is a process of gaining knowledge that results from direct or indirect participation in social events. Cooperative exchanges are thought to be conditional upon familiarity with others. Indeed, individuals seem to prefer to engage with those that have previously interacted with them, which are more accurate predictors of reward than novel partners. On the other hand, highly social animals do seek novelty. Truth is that the physiological bases underlying how familiarity and novelty may affect cooperative decision-making are still rather obscure. Here, we provide the first experimental evidence that the level of the dopaminergic influence in cooperative exchanges is constrained to mechanisms of social familiarization and novelty in a cleanerfish, Labroides dimidiatus. Cleaners were tested against familiar and novel Ctenochaetus striatus surgeonfish (a common client species) in laboratorial conditions, and were found to spend more time providing physical contact (also referred to as tactile stimulation) to familiar fish clients. Cleaners use tactile stimulation as a way to reduce the risk of a non-rewarding outcome, a behavioural response that is even more pronounced when blocking dopamine (DA) D1 receptors. We discovered that the influence of DA disruption on cleaners' provision of physical contact was dependent on the level of familiarity with its partner, being highly exacerbated whenever the client is novel, and unnoticed when dealing with a familiar one. Our findings demonstrate that DA mediation influences the valuation of partner stimuli and the enhancing investment in novel partners, mechanisms that are similar to other vertebrates, including humans.
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A large number of studies suggest that the integration of multisensory signals by humans is well-described by Bayesian principles. However, there are very few reports about cue combination between a native and an augmented sense. In particular, we asked the question whether adult participants are able to integrate an augmented sensory cue with existing native sensory information. Hence for the purpose of this study, we build a tactile augmentation device. Consequently, we compared different hypotheses of how untrained adult participants combine information from a native and an augmented sense. In a two-interval forced choice (2 IFC) task, while subjects were blindfolded and seated on a rotating platform, our sensory augmentation device translated information on whole body yaw rotation to tactile stimulation. Three conditions were realized: tactile stimulation only (augmented condition), rotation only (native condition), and both augmented and native information (bimodal condition). Participants had to choose one out of two consecutive rotations with higher angular rotation. For the analysis, we fitted the participants' responses with a probit model and calculated the just notable difference (JND). Then, we compared several models for predicting bimodal from unimodal responses. An objective Bayesian alternation model yielded a better prediction (χred2 = 1.67) than the Bayesian integration model (χred2 = 4.34). Slightly higher accuracy showed a non-Bayesian winner takes all (WTA) model (χred2 = 1.64), which either used only native or only augmented values per subject for prediction. However, the performance of the Bayesian alternation model could be substantially improved (χred2 = 1.09) utilizing subjective weights obtained by a questionnaire. As a result, the subjective Bayesian alternation model predicted bimodal performance most accurately among all tested models. These results suggest that information from augmented and existing sensory modalities in untrained humans is combined via a subjective Bayesian alternation process. Therefore, we conclude that behavior in our bimodal condition is explained better by top down-subjective weighting than by bottom-up weighting based upon objective cue reliability.
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- Caspar M Goeke
- Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück Osnabrück, Germany
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- Institute of Cognitive Science, University of OsnabrückOsnabrück, Germany; Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg, Germany
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Pokorny C, Breitwieser C, Müller-Putz GR. The Role of Transient Target Stimuli in a Steady-State Somatosensory Evoked Potential-Based Brain-Computer Interface Setup. Front Neurosci 2016; 10:152. [PMID: 27092051 PMCID: PMC4823306 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In earlier literature, so-called twitches were used to support a user in a steady-state somatosensory evoked potential (SSSEP) based brain–computer interface (BCI) to focus attention on the requested targets. Within this work, we investigate the impact of these transient target stimuli on SSSEPs in a real-life BCI setup. A hybrid BCI was designed which combines SSSEPs and P300 potentials evoked by twitches randomly embedded into the streams of tactile stimuli. The EEG of fourteen healthy subjects was recorded, while their left and right index fingers were simultaneously stimulated using frequencies selected in a screening procedure. The subjects were randomly instructed by a cue on a screen to focus attention on one or none of the fingers. Feature for SSSEPs and P300 potentials were extracted and classified using separately trained multi-class shrinkage LDA classifiers. Three-class classification accuracies significantly better than random could be reached by nine subjects using SSSEP features and by 12 subjects using P300 features respectively. The average classification accuracies were 48.6% using SSSEP and 50.7% using P300 features. By means of a Monte Carlo permutation test it could be shown that twitches have an attenuation effect on the SSSEP. Significant SSSEP blocking effects time-locked to twitch positions were found in seven subjects. Our findings suggest that the attempt to combine different types of stimulation signals like repetitive signals and twitches has a mutual influence on each other, which may be the main reason for the rather moderate BCI performance. This influence is originated at the level of stimulus generation but becomes apparent as physiological effect in the SSSEP. When designing a hybrid BCI based on SSSEPs and P300 potentials, one has to find an optimal tradeoff depending on the overall design goals or individual subjects' performance. Our results give therefore some new insights that may be useful for the successful design of hybrid BCIs.
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- Christoph Pokorny
- Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Institute of Neural Engineering, Graz University of TechnologyGraz, Austria; Institute for Theoretical Computer Science, Graz University of TechnologyGraz, Austria
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- Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Institute of Neural Engineering, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory of Brain-Computer Interfaces, Institute of Neural Engineering, Graz University of Technology Graz, Austria
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Hoefer D, Handel M, Müller KM, Hammer TR. Electroencephalographic study showing that tactile stimulation by fabrics of different qualities elicit graded event-related potentials. Skin Res Technol 2016; 22:470-478. [PMID: 26991667 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Neurophysiologic data on reactions of the human brain towards tactile stimuli evoked by fabrics moved on the skin are scarce. Furthermore, evaluation of fabrics' pleasantness using questionnaires suffers subjective biases. That is why we used a 64-channel electroencephalography (EEG) to objectively evaluate real-time brain reactions to fabric-skin interactions. METHODS Tactile stimuli were triggered by selected fabrics of different qualities, i.e. modal/polyamide single jersey, cotton double rib and a jute fabric, applied hidden to either the palm or forearm of 24 subjects via a custom-made fabric-to-skin applicator called SOFIA. One-way anova analysis was carried out to verify the EEG data. RESULTS The modal/polyamide fabric applied to the forearm and palm led to slightly stronger emotional valence scores in the brain than the conventional or baseline fabric. Furthermore, the single jersey elicits significant higher event-related potential (ERP) signals in all subjects when applied to the forearm, suggesting less distraction and better cognitive resources during the fabric/skin interaction. The brain thus reacts with instantaneous ERP to tactile stimulation of fabrics and is able to discriminate different qualities via implicit preferences. CONCLUSION The test procedure described here may be a tool to evaluate the fabric feel with the exclusion of subjective biases.
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- D Hoefer
- Department of Hygiene, Environment & Medicine, Hohenstein Institutes, Boennigheim, Germany.
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- Department of Hygiene, Environment & Medicine, Hohenstein Institutes, Boennigheim, Germany
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- Department of Hygiene, Environment & Medicine, Hohenstein Institutes, Boennigheim, Germany
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Modality compatibility refers to the similarity of stimulus modality and modality of response-related sensory consequences. Previous dual-task studies found increased switch costs for modality incompatible tasks (auditory-manual/visual-vocal) compared to modality compatible tasks (auditory-vocal/visual-manual). The present task-switching study further examined modality compatibility and investigated vibrotactile stimulation as a novel alternative to visual stimulation. Interestingly, a stronger modality compatibility effect on switch costs was revealed for the group with tactile-auditory stimulation compared to the visual-auditory stimulation group. We suggest that the modality compatibility effect is based on crosstalk of central processing codes due to ideomotor "backward" linkages between the anticipated response effects and the stimuli indicating this response. This crosstalk is increased in the tactile-auditory stimulus group compared to the visual-auditory stimulus group due to a higher degree of ideomotor-compatibility in the tactile-manual tasks. Since crosstalk arises between tasks, performance is only affected in task switching and not in single tasks.
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- 1 Institute of Psychology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Baumgarten TJ, Schnitzler A, Lange J. Prestimulus Alpha Power Influences Tactile Temporal Perceptual Discrimination and Confidence in Decisions. Cereb Cortex 2014; 26:891-903. [PMID: 25331603 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Recent studies have demonstrated that prestimulus alpha-band activity substantially influences perception of near-threshold stimuli. Here, we studied the influence of prestimulus alpha power fluctuations on temporal perceptual discrimination of suprathreshold tactile stimuli and subjects' confidence regarding their perceptual decisions. We investigated how prestimulus alpha-band power influences poststimulus decision-making variables. We presented electrical stimuli with different stimulus onset asynchronies (SOAs) to human subjects, and determined the SOA for which temporal perceptual discrimination varied on a trial-by-trial basis between perceiving 1 or 2 stimuli, prior to recording brain activity with magnetoencephalography. We found that low prestimulus alpha power in contralateral somatosensory and occipital areas predicts the veridical temporal perceptual discrimination of 2 stimuli. Additionally, prestimulus alpha power was negatively correlated with confidence ratings in correctly perceived trials, but positively correlated for incorrectly perceived trials. Finally, poststimulus event-related fields (ERFs) were modulated by prestimulus alpha power and reflect the result of a decisional process rather than physical stimulus parameters around ∼150 ms. These findings provide new insights into the link between spontaneous prestimulus alpha power fluctuations, temporal perceptual discrimination, decision making, and decisional confidence. The results suggest that prestimulus alpha power modulates perception and decisions on a continuous scale, as reflected in confidence ratings.
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- Thomas J Baumgarten
- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-UniversityDüsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-UniversityDüsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Medical Psychology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-UniversityDüsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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Taddio A, Ho T, Vyas C, Thivakaran S, Jamal A, Ilersich AF, Hogan ME, Shah V. A randomized controlled trial of clinician-led tactile stimulation to reduce pain during vaccination in infants. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2014; 53:639-44. [PMID: 24634424 DOI: 10.1177/0009922814526976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinician-led tactile stimulation (rubbing the skin adjacent to the injection site or applying pressure) has been demonstrated to reduce pain in children and adults undergoing vaccination. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the analgesic effectiveness of clinician-led tactile stimulation in infants undergoing vaccination. METHODS This was a partially blinded randomized controlled trial that included infants undergoing vaccination in a private clinic in Toronto. Infants were randomly allocated to tactile stimulation or no tactile stimulation immediately prior to, during, and after vaccination. The primary outcome was infant pain, assessed using a validated observational measure, the Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS; range = 0-10). RESULTS Altogether, 121 infants participated (n = 62 tactile stimulation; n = 59 control); demographics did not differ (P > .05) between groups. MBPS scores did not differ between groups: mean = 7.2 (standard deviation = 2.4) versus 7.6 (1.9); P = .245. CONCLUSION Tactile stimulation cannot be recommended as a strategy to reduce vaccination pain in infants because of insufficient evidence of a benefit.
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- Anna Taddio
- University of Toronto, ON, Canada The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Dr Tommy Ho Paediatric Clinic, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Maeda Y, Kettner N, Holden J, Lee J, Kim J, Cina S, Malatesta C, Gerber J, McManus C, Im J, Libby A, Mezzacappa P, Morse LR, Park K, Audette J, Tommerdahl M, Napadow V. Functional deficits in carpal tunnel syndrome reflect reorganization of primary somatosensory cortex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 137:1741-52. [PMID: 24740988 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awu096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Carpal tunnel syndrome, a median nerve entrapment neuropathy, is characterized by sensorimotor deficits. Recent reports have shown that this syndrome is also characterized by functional and structural neuroplasticity in the primary somatosensory cortex of the brain. However, the linkage between this neuroplasticity and the functional deficits in carpal tunnel syndrome is unknown. Sixty-three subjects with carpal tunnel syndrome aged 20-60 years and 28 age- and sex-matched healthy control subjects were evaluated with event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging at 3 T while vibrotactile stimulation was delivered to median nerve innervated (second and third) and ulnar nerve innervated (fifth) digits. For each subject, the interdigit cortical separation distance for each digit's contralateral primary somatosensory cortex representation was assessed. We also evaluated fine motor skill performance using a previously validated psychomotor performance test (maximum voluntary contraction and visuomotor pinch/release testing) and tactile discrimination capacity using a four-finger forced choice response test. These biobehavioural and clinical metrics were evaluated and correlated with the second/third interdigit cortical separation distance. Compared with healthy control subjects, subjects with carpal tunnel syndrome demonstrated reduced second/third interdigit cortical separation distance (P < 0.05) in contralateral primary somatosensory cortex, corroborating our previous preliminary multi-modal neuroimaging findings. For psychomotor performance testing, subjects with carpal tunnel syndrome demonstrated reduced maximum voluntary contraction pinch strength (P < 0.01) and a reduced number of pinch/release cycles per second (P < 0.05). Additionally, for four-finger forced-choice testing, subjects with carpal tunnel syndrome demonstrated greater response time (P < 0.05), and reduced sensory discrimination accuracy (P < 0.001) for median nerve, but not ulnar nerve, innervated digits. Moreover, the second/third interdigit cortical separation distance was negatively correlated with paraesthesia severity (r = -0.31, P < 0.05), and number of pinch/release cycles (r = -0.31, P < 0.05), and positively correlated with the second and third digit sensory discrimination accuracy (r = 0.50, P < 0.05). Therefore, reduced second/third interdigit cortical separation distance in contralateral primary somatosensory cortex was associated with worse symptomatology (particularly paraesthesia), reduced fine motor skill performance, and worse sensory discrimination accuracy for median nerve innervated digits. In conclusion, primary somatosensory cortex neuroplasticity for median nerve innervated digits in carpal tunnel syndrome is indeed maladaptive and underlies the functional deficits seen in these patients.
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- Yumi Maeda
- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA2 Department of Radiology, Logan University, Chesterfield, MO, 63017, USA
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- 2 Department of Radiology, Logan University, Chesterfield, MO, 63017, USA
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- 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- 4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701, Korea
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- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- 5 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- 5 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Medford, MA, 02155, USA
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- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA
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- 6 Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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- 4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701, Korea
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- 7 Department of Pain Medicine, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Atrium Health, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- 3 Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- 1 Athinoula A. Martinos Centre for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, 02129, USA2 Department of Radiology, Logan University, Chesterfield, MO, 63017, USA4 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, 446-701, Korea
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Madhavan S, Nayak M, Shenoy A, Shetty R, Prasad K. Dentinal hypersensitivity: A comparative clinical evaluation of CPP-ACP F, sodium fluoride, propolis, and placebo. J Conserv Dent 2012; 15:315-8. [PMID: 23112475 PMCID: PMC3482741 DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.101882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2012] [Revised: 05/17/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dentine hypersensitivity is a transient condition that often resolves with the natural sclerotic obturation of dentinal tubules. A potent topically applied in-office desensitizing treatment is indicated as the choice of treatment when dentine hypersensitivity is localized to one or two teeth. AIM The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the clinical efficiency of CPP-ACP F, sodium fluoride, propolis, and distilled water that was used as placebo in treating dentinal hypersensitivity. MATERIALS AND METHODS 120 patients aged 20-40 years reporting with dentinal hypersensitivity in relation to canine, premolar and molars with erosion, abrasion, and gingival recession were randomly assigned to four groups of 30 patients each. Response to air jet and tactile stimuli were measured using visual analogue scale initially on 1st, 7th, 15th, 28th, 60(th), and final assessment was done on the 90th day. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS A statistical analysis was done using Anova test (Fischer's test) and Tukey HSD test for multicomparison. RESULTS The teeth treated with the test group showed decrease in the mean hypersensitivity values compared to control group, over a period of three months. The results showed propolis to be most efficient in treating dentinal hypersensitivity and CPP- ACPF showed to be the least efficient. CONCLUSION All test groups were effective in reducing dentinal hypersensitivity, although they differed in rapidity of action over the period of 3 months. Further studies can be done using advanced materials and techniques. Multiple therapeutic modalities have been developed to treat dentinal hypersensitivity including products that impede nerve conduction of pain stimulus, products that mechanically occlude dentinal tubules, and calcium containing products designed to create plugs in the tubules utilizing a demineralization mechanism.
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- Souparna Madhavan
- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Century Institute of Dental sciences, Kasargode, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, K V G Dental College, Sullia, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Yenepoya Dental College, Mangalore, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, D Y Patel Dental College, Pune, India
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- Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, K V G Dental College, Sullia, India
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