The reading brain upside down and inside out Summary The ventral occipitotemporal (VOT) cortex plays a pivotal role in the visual recognition of various types of items, including objects, faces, places, and written words. The role of the left VOT in reading has been...
From the complexity of brain organization to challenges in brain-behaviour mapping Summary Understanding brain-behaviour relationships in humans remains as one of the most complex scientific question. For a few decades, data offered by neuroimaging approaches, in...
Genetic architecture of the autonomic nervous system Summary A general structure for the autonomic nervous system, divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic arms, was codified by John Newport Langley at the beginning of the XXth century. We propose a revision of...
The amygdala and the temporal expectancy of a reinforcer. Abstract When a sound predicts the potential arrival of a reinforcer, the subject learns the time at which that reinforcer may arrive or is available. The amygdala, and in particular its basolateral (BLA) part...
Synaptic refinement of afferents to raphe 5-HT neurons: Implications for psychiatric disorders Summary Psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety and stress vulnerability represent main disabling conditions for individual’s life. Recent studies suggest that...
