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Mapping the Neural Dynamics of Korean–English Bilinguals With Medium Proficiency During Auditory Word Processing (2018)
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Jung, J., Nam, K., Cho, H., & Kim, S. (2018). Mapping the Neural Dynamics of Korean–English Bilinguals With Medium Proficiency During Auditory Word Processing. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 983. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00983

Bilingualism is a worldwide phenomenon and provides an opportunity to understand how the brain represents language processing. Although many studies have investigated the neural mechanism of bilingualism, it still remain unclear how brain systems are... Read More about Mapping the Neural Dynamics of Korean–English Bilinguals With Medium Proficiency During Auditory Word Processing.

Modulation of orbitofrontal-striatal reward activity by dopaminergic functional polymorphisms contributes to a predisposition to alcohol misuse in early adolescence (2018)
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Baker, T. E., Castellanos-Ryan, N., Schumann, G., Cattrell, A., Flor, H., Nees, F., …Conrod, P. J. (in press). Modulation of orbitofrontal-striatal reward activity by dopaminergic functional polymorphisms contributes to a predisposition to alcohol misuse in early adolescence. Psychological Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291718001459

Background: Abnormalities in reward circuit function are considered a core feature of addiction. Yet, it is still largely unknown whether these abnormalities stem from chronic drug use, a genetic predisposition, or both. Methods: In the present s... Read More about Modulation of orbitofrontal-striatal reward activity by dopaminergic functional polymorphisms contributes to a predisposition to alcohol misuse in early adolescence.

Drivers’ visual search behavior toward vulnerable road users at junctions as a function of cycling experience (2018)
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Robbins, C. J., & Chapman, P. (2018). Drivers’ visual search behavior toward vulnerable road users at junctions as a function of cycling experience. Human Factors, 60(7), 889-901. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018720818778960

Objective The current study investigated the behaviour and visual attention of two groups of drivers with differing pedal cycling experience (pedal cyclists and non-pedal cyclists), towards vulnerable road users at junctions in a driving simulator.... Read More about Drivers’ visual search behavior toward vulnerable road users at junctions as a function of cycling experience.

The colorectal surgeon’s personality may influence the rectal anastomotic decision (2018)
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Moug, S., Henderson, N., Tiernan, J., Bisset, C., Ferguson, E., Harji, D., …Fearnhead, N. (2018). The colorectal surgeon’s personality may influence the rectal anastomotic decision. Colorectal Disease, 20(11), 970-980. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.14293

Aim. Colorectal surgeons regularly make the decision to anastomose, defunction or form an end colostomy when performing rectal surgery. This study aimed to define personality traits of colorectal surgeons and explore any influence of such traits on t... Read More about The colorectal surgeon’s personality may influence the rectal anastomotic decision.

Selective binding of facial features reveals dynamic expression fragments (2018)
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Harrison, C., Binetti, N., Mareschal, I., & Johnston, A. (2018). Selective binding of facial features reveals dynamic expression fragments. Scientific Reports, 8(1), Article 9031. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27242-2

The temporal correspondence between two arbitrarily chosen pairs of alternating features can generally be reported for rates up to 3–4 Hz. This limit is however surpassed for specialised visual mechanisms that encode conjunctions of features. Here we... Read More about Selective binding of facial features reveals dynamic expression fragments.

Somatotopy in the human somatosensory system (2018)
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Sanchez Panchuelo, R., Besle, J., Schluppeck, D., Humberstone, M., & Francis, S. (2018). Somatotopy in the human somatosensory system. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, Article 235. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00235

Previous functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have demonstrated digit somatotopy in primary somatosensory cortex (SI), and even shown that at high spatial resolution it is possible to resolve within-digit somatotopy. However, fMRI stu... Read More about Somatotopy in the human somatosensory system.

An ensemble code in medial prefrontal cortex links prior events to outcomes during learning (2018)
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Maggi, S., Peyrache, A., & Humphries, M. D. (2018). An ensemble code in medial prefrontal cortex links prior events to outcomes during learning. Nature Communications, 9(1), Article 2204. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04638-2

The prefrontal cortex is implicated in learning the rules of an environment through trial and error. But it is unclear how such learning is related to the prefrontal cortex’s role in short-term memory. Here we ask if the encoding of short-term memory... Read More about An ensemble code in medial prefrontal cortex links prior events to outcomes during learning.

Ceiling effects in the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) suggest that non-parametric scoring methods are required (2018)
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French, B., Sycamore, N. J., McGlashan, H. L., Blanchard, C. C., & Holmes, N. P. (in press). Ceiling effects in the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) suggest that non-parametric scoring methods are required. PLoS ONE, 13(6), Article e0198426. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0198426

Initially designed to identify children's movement impairments in clinical settings, the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) is also widely used to evaluate children's movement in research. Standardised scores on the test are calculat... Read More about Ceiling effects in the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) suggest that non-parametric scoring methods are required.

Relationships Between Neuronal Oscillatory Amplitude and Dynamic Functional Connectivity (2018)
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Tewarie, P., Hunt, B. A. E., O'Neill, G. C., Byrne, A., Aquino, K., Bauer, M., …Brookes, M. J. (2018). Relationships Between Neuronal Oscillatory Amplitude and Dynamic Functional Connectivity. Cerebral Cortex, 29(6), 2668-2681. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhy136

Event related fluctuations of neural oscillatory amplitude are reported widely in the context of cognitive processing and are typically interpreted as a marker of brain ‘activity’. However, the precise nature of these effects remains unclear; in part... Read More about Relationships Between Neuronal Oscillatory Amplitude and Dynamic Functional Connectivity.

Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm: a national prevalence study of young adults (2018)
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O’Connor, R. C., Wetherall, K., Cleare, S., Eschle, S., Drummond, J., Ferguson, E., …O'Carroll, R. E. (2018). Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm: a national prevalence study of young adults. BJPsych Open, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2018.14

Background: There are few prevalence studies of suicide attempts (SAs) and non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH). Aims: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of thoughts of NSSH, suicidal thoughts, NSSH and SAs among 18-34 year olds in Scotland for t... Read More about Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm: a national prevalence study of young adults.

Comparing car drivers’ and motorcyclists’ opinions about junction crashes (2018)
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Robbins, C. J., Allen, H. A., & Chapman, P. (2018). Comparing car drivers’ and motorcyclists’ opinions about junction crashes. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2018.05.001

Motorcyclists are involved in a disproportionate number of crashes given the distance they travel, with a high proportion of these crashes occurring at junctions. Despite car drivers being solely responsible for many road crashes involving a motorcyc... Read More about Comparing car drivers’ and motorcyclists’ opinions about junction crashes.

Measurement properties of tools used to assess suicidality in autistic and general population adults: a systematic review (2018)
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Cassidy, S. A., Bradley, L. A., Bowen, E., Wigham, S., & Rodgers, J. (2018). Measurement properties of tools used to assess suicidality in autistic and general population adults: a systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 62, 56-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2018.05.002

Adults diagnosed with autism are at significantly increased risk of suicidal thoughts, suicidal behaviours and dying by suicide. However, it is unclear whether any validated tools are currently available to effectively assess suicidality in autistic... Read More about Measurement properties of tools used to assess suicidality in autistic and general population adults: a systematic review.

What do young adolescents think about taking part in longitudinal self-harm research?: findings from a school-based study (2018)
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Lockwood, J., Townsend, E., Royes, L., Daley, D., & Sayal, K. (2018). What do young adolescents think about taking part in longitudinal self-harm research?: findings from a school-based study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 12(23), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-018-0230-7

Background: Research about self-harm in adolescence is important given the high incidence in youth, and strong links to suicide and other poor outcomes. Clarifying the impact of involvement in school based self-harm studies on young adolescents is an... Read More about What do young adolescents think about taking part in longitudinal self-harm research?: findings from a school-based study.

Electrophysiological dynamics of Chinese phonology during visual word recognition in Chinese-English bilinguals (2018)
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Wen, Y., Filik, R., & van Heuven, W. J. (in press). Electrophysiological dynamics of Chinese phonology during visual word recognition in Chinese-English bilinguals. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 6869. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25072-w

Silent word reading leads to the activation of orthographic (spelling), meaning, as well as phonological (sound) information. For bilinguals, native language information can also be activated automatically when they read words in their second languag... Read More about Electrophysiological dynamics of Chinese phonology during visual word recognition in Chinese-English bilinguals.

“I am Rwandan”: unity and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda (2018)
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Blackie, L. E., & Hitchcott, N. (2018). “I am Rwandan”: unity and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda. Genocide Studies and Prevention, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.12.1.1480

Drawing on a corpus of ten oral interviews with survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, we examine how the government’s policy of unity and reconciliation has shaped post-genocide identities and intergroup relatio... Read More about “I am Rwandan”: unity and reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda.

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.

Personal values influencing career path in academic medicine: Perspectives of selected Canadian trainees (2018)
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Tsoi, M., Teitge, B. D., Madan, C. R., & Francescutti, L. H. (2018). Personal values influencing career path in academic medicine: Perspectives of selected Canadian trainees. F1000Research, 5, Article 1903. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.9026.2

To pursue research, education, and health policy in one’s career, broadly defined as academic medicine, is one of the most important decisions of a trainee doctor’s career. Despite this, there is scant literature on which factors influence trainees’... Read More about Personal values influencing career path in academic medicine: Perspectives of selected Canadian trainees.

Positive Clinical Psychology and Schema Therapy (ST): the development of the Young Positive Schema Questionnaire (YPSQ) to complement the Young Schema Questionnaire 3 Short Form (YSQ-S3) (2018)
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Louis, J. P., Wood, A. M., Lockwood, G., Ho, M. R., & Ferguson, E. (2018). Positive Clinical Psychology and Schema Therapy (ST): the development of the Young Positive Schema Questionnaire (YPSQ) to complement the Young Schema Questionnaire 3 Short Form (YSQ-S3). Psychological Assessment, 30(9), 1199-1213. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000567

Negative schemas have been widely recognized as being linked to psychopathology and mental health, and they are central to the Schema Therapy (ST) model. This study is the first to report on the psychometric properties of the Young Positive Schema Qu... Read More about Positive Clinical Psychology and Schema Therapy (ST): the development of the Young Positive Schema Questionnaire (YPSQ) to complement the Young Schema Questionnaire 3 Short Form (YSQ-S3).

Insights into Parkinson’s disease from computational models of the basal ganglia (2018)
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Humphries, M. D., Obeso, J. A., & Dreyer, J. K. (2018). Insights into Parkinson’s disease from computational models of the basal ganglia. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2017-315922

Movement disorders arise from the complex interplay of multiple changes to neural circuits. Successful treatments for these disorders could interact with these complex changes in myriad ways, and as a consequence their mechanisms of action and their... Read More about Insights into Parkinson’s disease from computational models of the basal ganglia.

Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography (2018)
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Sigurdsson, H. P., Pépés, S. E., Jackson, G. M., Draper, A., Morgan, P. S., & Jackson, S. R. (2018). Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography. Cortex, 104, 75-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.04.004

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by repetitive and intermittent motor and vocal tics. TS is thought to reflect fronto-striatal dysfunction and the aetiology of the disorder has been linked to widespread alteration... Read More about Alterations in the microstructure of white matter in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome measured using tract-based spatial statistics and probabilistic tractography.