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Open AccessAtypical brain lateralisation in the auditory cortex and language performance in 3- to 7-year-old children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: a child-customised magnetoencephalography (MEG) study
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is used to measure the auditory evoked magnetic field (AEF), which reflects language-related performance. In young children, however, the simultaneous quantification of the bilater...
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Open AccessA custom magnetoencephalography device reveals brain connectivity and high reading/decoding ability in children with autism
A subset of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) performs more proficiently on certain visual tasks than may be predicted by their general cognitive performances. However, in younger children with A...
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A Comparison of Actual and Artifactual Features Based on Fractal Analyses: Resting-State MEG Data
Future standardized system for distinguishing actual and artifactual magnetoencephalogram (MEG) data is an essential tool. In this paper, we proposed the quantitative parameters based on fractal dimension (FD)...
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Effect of environmental gradient in coastal vegetation on communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi associated with Ixeris repens (Asteraceae)
The community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi associated with Ixeris repens was studied in coastal vegetation near the Tottori sand dunes in Japan. I. repens produces roots from a subterranean stem...
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Open AccessOxytocin attenuates feelings of hostility depending on emotional context and individuals' characteristics
In humans, oxytocin (OT) enhances prosocial behaviour. However, it is still unclear how the prosocial effects of OT are modulated by emotional features and/or individuals' characteristics. In a placebo-control...
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Combined therapy with carvedilol and amiodarone is more effective in improving cardiac symptoms, function, and sympathetic nerve activity in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: Comparison with carvedilol therapy alone
Carvedilol therapy has been reported to be more effective than other beta-blockers in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Amiodarone is an anti-arrhythmic medicine that has also been reported to be effe...
