Executive Functioning

Orexin Receptors: Multi-Functional Therapeutic Targets for Sleeping Disorders, Eating Disorders, Drug Addiction, Cancers and Other Physiological Disorders.

Orexin receptors: Multi-functional therapeutic targets for sleeping disorders, eating disorders, drug addiction, cancers and other physiological disorders.

Cell Signal. 2013 Jul 31;
Xu TR, Yang Y, Ward R, Gao L, Liu Y

The orexin peptides (orexin A, orexin B)… Continue reading

Modulation of the Endocannabinoids N-Arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA) and 2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) on Executive Functions in Humans.

Modulation of the Endocannabinoids N-Arachidonoylethanolamine (AEA) and 2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) on Executive Functions in Humans.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e66387
Fagundo AB, de la Torre R, Jiménez-Murcia S, Agüera Z, Pastor A, Casanueva FF, Granero R, Baños R, Botella C,… Continue reading

Predictors of Gait Speeds and the Relationship of Gait Speeds to Falls in Men and Women With Parkinson Disease.

Predictors of gait speeds and the relationship of gait speeds to falls in men and women with Parkinson disease.

Parkinsons Dis. 2013; 2013: 141720
Nemanich ST, Duncan RP, Dibble LE, Cavanaugh JT, Ellis TD, Ford MP, Foreman KB, Earhart… Continue reading

Examining the Relationship Between Food Thought Suppression and Binge Eating Disorder.

Examining the relationship between food thought suppression and binge eating disorder.

Compr Psychiatry. 2013 Jun 7;
Barnes RD, Masheb RM, White MA, Grilo CM

Food thought suppression, or purposely attempting to avoid thoughts of food, is related to a… Continue reading

Distal Attachment of Flexor Tendon Allograft: A Biomechanical Study of Different Reconstruction Techniques in Human Cadaver Hands.

Distal Attachment of Flexor Tendon Allograft: A Biomechanical Study of Different Reconstruction Techniques in Human Cadaver Hands.

J Orthop Res. 2013 Jun 10;
Wei Z, Thoreson AR, Amadio PC, An KN, Zhao C

We compared the mechanical force of… Continue reading

Prenatal Exposure to Psychostimulants Increases Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Motivation for Rewards in Adult Mice.

Prenatal exposure to psychostimulants increases impulsivity, compulsivity, and motivation for rewards in adult mice.

Physiol Behav. 2013 Jun 2;
Lloyd SA, Oltean C, Pass H, Phillips B, Staton K, Robertson CL, Shanks RA

Given the widespread use and misuse… Continue reading

Changes in Body Composition, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Eating Behavior After an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention With High Volume of Physical Activity in Severely Obese Subjects: A Prospective Clinical Controlled Trial.

Changes in Body Composition, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Eating Behavior after an Intensive Lifestyle Intervention with High Volume of Physical Activity in Severely Obese Subjects: A Prospective Clinical Controlled Trial.

J Obes. 2013; 2013: 325464
Danielsen KK, Svendsen… Continue reading

BDNF Over-Expression in the Ventral Tegmental Area Prolongs Social Defeat Stress-Induced Cross-Sensitization to Amphetamine and Increases ?FosB Expression in Mesocorticolimbic Regions of Rats.

BDNF Over-Expression in the Ventral Tegmental Area Prolongs Social Defeat Stress-induced Cross-Sensitization to Amphetamine and Increases ?FosB Expression in Mesocorticolimbic Regions of Rats.

Neuropsychopharmacology. 2013 May 21;
Wang J, Fanous S, Terwilliger EF, Bass CE, Hammer RP, Nikulina EM… Continue reading

A Cross-Cultural Validation of the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents in a Dutch Population.

A cross-cultural validation of the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for Children and Adolescents in a Dutch population.

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2013; 4:
Diehle J, de Roos C, Boer F, Lindauer RJ

Trauma-focused interventions for children could be administered more… Continue reading

Evaluation of a Mail-Delivered, Print-Format, Self-Management Program for Persons With Systemic Sclerosis.

Evaluation of a mail-delivered, print-format, self-management program for persons with systemic sclerosis.

Clin Rheumatol. 2013 May 9;
Poole JL, Skipper B, Mendelson C

Patient self-management programs usually require participants to attend group sessions, which can be difficult for individuals… Continue reading