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Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study (2022)
Journal Article
Hodkinson, D. J., Jackson, S. R., & Jung, J. (2022). Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study. Frontiers in Pain Research, 3, Article 1005634. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2022.1005634

The ability of non-invasive brain stimulation to induce neuroplasticity and cause long-lasting functional changes is of considerable interest for the reversal of chronic pain and disability. Stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) has provided s... Read More about Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study.

Assessing the factors that influence the donation of a deceased family member's organs in an opt-out system for organ donation (2022)
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Shepherd, L., O'Carroll, R., & Ferguson, E. (2023). Assessing the factors that influence the donation of a deceased family member's organs in an opt-out system for organ donation. Social Science and Medicine, 317, Article 115545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115545

Rationale: Family, and sometimes longstanding friends, have considerable influence over organ donation, through agreeing or disagreeing to the donation of a deceased individual’s organs. To date, most research has been undertaken within opt-in system... Read More about Assessing the factors that influence the donation of a deceased family member's organs in an opt-out system for organ donation.

Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample (2022)
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Moseley, R. L., Gregory, N. J., Smith, P., Allison, C., Cassidy, S., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2022). Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample. Molecular Autism, 13, Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00522-5

Background
Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been linked with a higher risk of suicide attempts in autistic and non-autistic people. In the general population, NSSI may confer acquired capability for suicide by eroding one’s fear and avoidance of... Read More about Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample.

Communicating the move to individualized donor selection policy: Framing messages focused on recipients and safety (2022)
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Ferguson, E., Bowen, S., Lawrence, C., Starmer, C., Barr, A., Davison, K., …Brailsford, S. R. (2023). Communicating the move to individualized donor selection policy: Framing messages focused on recipients and safety. Transfusion, 63(1), 171-181. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17175

Background: Men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) have been deferred from donating blood. However, recent evidence supports the adoption of donor screening based on individuals' sexual behavior over population-based criteria. We explore how best to frame c... Read More about Communicating the move to individualized donor selection policy: Framing messages focused on recipients and safety.

Beyond body image: what body schema and motor imagery can tell us about the way patients with anorexia nervosa experience their body (2022)
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Meregalli, V., Tenconi, E., Madan, C. R., Somà, E., Meneguzzo, P., Ceccato, E., …Collantoni, E. (2023). Beyond body image: what body schema and motor imagery can tell us about the way patients with anorexia nervosa experience their body. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 77(2), 94-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13501

Aim
Recent evidence suggests that the body image disturbance often observed in patients with anorexia nervosa also extends to the body schema. According to the embodiment approach, the body schema is not only involved in motor execution, but also in... Read More about Beyond body image: what body schema and motor imagery can tell us about the way patients with anorexia nervosa experience their body.

Riding the elephant in the room: Towards a revival of the optimal level of stimulation model (2022)
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Ibáñez de Aldecoa, P., Burdett, E., & Gustafsson, E. (2022). Riding the elephant in the room: Towards a revival of the optimal level of stimulation model. Developmental Review, 66, Article 101051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2022.101051

Phenomena such as engagement, attention and curiosity rely heavily on the “optimal-level of stimulation (or arousal)” model, which suggests they are driven by stimuli being neither too simple nor too complex. Two points often overlooked in psychology... Read More about Riding the elephant in the room: Towards a revival of the optimal level of stimulation model.

Risky choice and memory for effort: Hard work stands out (2022)
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Mason, A., Madan, C. R., Freas, C. A., Simonsen, N., Ludvig, E. A., & Spetch, M. L. (2022). Risky choice and memory for effort: Hard work stands out. Decision, 10(1), 92-106. https://doi.org/10.1037/dec0000197

When deciding between different courses of action, both the potential outcomes and the costs of making a choice should be considered. These costs include the cognitive and physical effort of the different options. In many decision contexts, the outco... Read More about Risky choice and memory for effort: Hard work stands out.

Non-invasive brain stimulation modulates GABAergic activity in neurofibromatosis 1 (2022)
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Garg, S., Williams, S., Jung, J., Pobric, G., Nandi, T., Lim, B., …Stivaros, S. (2022). Non-invasive brain stimulation modulates GABAergic activity in neurofibromatosis 1. Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 18297. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21907-9

Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a single-gene disorder associated with cognitive phenotypes common to neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism. GABAergic dysregulation underlies working memory impairments seen in NF1. This mechanistic experimental s... Read More about Non-invasive brain stimulation modulates GABAergic activity in neurofibromatosis 1.