The phenomenon of cognitive resilience, that is, the dynamical preservation of normal
functions despite neurological disorders, demonstrates that cognition can be highly robust to …

The bulk of brain energy expenditure is allocated for maintenance of perpetual intrinsic
activity of neurons and neural circuits. Long-term electrophysiological and neuroimaging …

BACKGROUND: Currently, the most common treatment for idiopathic normal pressure
hydrocephalus (INPH) is a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS), generally with programmable …

Simply Psychology, fifth edition, is an engaging and reader-friendly introduction to the key
principles of psychology. Organised around the major approaches to the subject, it covers …

Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is characterized by gait disturbance, dementia
and/or urinary incontinence associated with dilation of ventricular system with normal …

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is characterized by gait disturbance,
dementia and/or urinary incontinence, dilation of the ventricular system and normal opening …

Neuroscientists typically assume that human mental functions are generated by the brain
and that its structural elements, including the different cell layers and tissues that form the …

Abstract The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein chose as his prime exemplar of certainty the
fact that the skulls of normal people are filled with neural tissue, not sawdust. In 1980 the …

For caregivers of deeply forgetful people: a book that combines new ethics guidelines with
an innovative program on how to communicate and connect with people with Alzheimer's …

Patients with hydrocephalus and risk factors for overdrainage may be submitted to
ventricular shunt (VS) implant with antisiphon device. The objective of this study was to …