Betahistine for tinnitus (Review) (2018)
Journal Article
Wegner, I., Hall, D. A., Smit, A. L., McFerran, D., & Stegeman, I. (2018). Betahistine for tinnitus (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2018(12), Article CD013093. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD013093.pub2

Background: Tinnitus is a symptom defined as the perception of sound in the absence of an external source. In England alone there are an estimated ¾ million general practice consultations every year where the primary complaint is tinnitus, equating t... Read More about Betahistine for tinnitus (Review).

A Meta-Analysis Taxonomizing Empathy in Schizophrenia (2018)
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Varachhia, S., Ferguson, E., & Doody, G. (2018). A Meta-Analysis Taxonomizing Empathy in Schizophrenia. HSOA Journal of Psychiatry, Depression & Anxiety, 4, Article 016. https://doi.org/10.24966/PDA-0150/100016

Background: Trait empathy is integral to relationship development and maintenance. Therefore, impairment in this ability can have an adverse effect on many domains of life including social, sexual, and marital. Previous reviews show in schizophrenia,... Read More about A Meta-Analysis Taxonomizing Empathy in Schizophrenia.

Cortical correlates of speech intelligibility measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) (2018)
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Lawrence, R. J., Wiggins, I. M., Anderson, C. A., Davies-Thompson, J., & Hartley, D. E. (2018). Cortical correlates of speech intelligibility measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Hearing Research, 370, 53-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2018.09.005

Functional neuroimaging has identified that the temporal, frontal and parietal cortex support core aspects of speech processing. An objective measure of speech intelligibility based on cortical activation in these brain regions would be extremely use... Read More about Cortical correlates of speech intelligibility measured using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).

Predictive coding of the statistical parameters of uncertain rewards by orbitofrontal neurons (2018)
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O’Neill, M., & Schultz, W. (2018). Predictive coding of the statistical parameters of uncertain rewards by orbitofrontal neurons. Behavioural Brain Research, 355, 90-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2018.04.041

Uncertain reward outcomes are characterised by statistical parameters that capture the numerical values of the underlying probability distributions of reward values, including the expected value, risk (variance) and probability. Here we show coding o... Read More about Predictive coding of the statistical parameters of uncertain rewards by orbitofrontal neurons.