Affirming the importance of justice as a basic human need

It is a truism that justice is pre-eminently a matter of significance for everyone, no matter their current stage in the life-cycle, social circumstances or nationality. It assures personal and communal security, and is manifest in the way countries deals with crime, civil conflict and social strife within their borders or by agreement beyond.

Yet the topic is much neglected by academic and experimental psychologists, except when their professional and ethical obligations in teaching and research come into question. While the same might not be true for practising child, clinical, forensic, industrial, political and social psychologists, rarely do they address justice formally in either their practice or interprofessional discourse and the topic has yet to appear in formal course-work for their successors.

The aim of the present paper is to remedy the situation and give justice the prominence it deserves in psychological theory and practice.

Stroke prevention with novel oral anticoagulants in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

Stroke is a syndrome caused by the reduction or cessation of blood flow to the brain causing neurological dysfunction. While some strokes may be the result of a haemorrhage, majority (85%) are due to ischaemia. Many ischaemic events are cardioembolic, of these the majorities are due to atrial fibrillation (AF).

There are currently four novel anticoagulants (NOACs) which can be prescribed for the prophylaxis of stroke in those with non-valvular AF. These NOACs include dabigatran, a direct thrombin inhibitor, and the others, rivaroxaban, apixaban and Edoxaban are Factor-Xa inhibitors.

Vitamin K antagonist, warfarin, has certain limitations that NOACs overcome with fixed dosing regimens corrected to renal function, no necessity to regularly monitor coagulation parameters and fewer interactions with food and medications.

Senescence, prodromal dementia, electrophysiological biomarkers

Dementia in the elderly is described by symptoms of attentional deficits, memory impairments, executive dysfunction and cognitive decline. In several major neurodegenerative disorders is occurred dementia. Fronto temporal dementia and hippocampal sclerosis of aging, Lewy body dementia, non-Alzheimer's form as vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease,which vary between brain regions like the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, medial temporal lobe, inferior parietal cortex and frontal cortex, may explain a magnitude of deficits in different cognitive domains. Preservation of cognitive function is important for maintenance of the quality of life of older adults.

Dementia in the elderly is described by symptoms of attentional deficits, memory impairments, executive dysfunction and cognitive decline. In several major neurodegenerative disorders is occurred dementia. Fronto-temporal dementia and hippocampal sclerosis of aging, Lewy body dementia, non-Alzheimer's form as vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, which vary between brain regions like the hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, medial temporal lobe, inferior parietal cortex and frontal cortex, may explain a magnitude of deficits in different cognitive domains. Preservation of cognitive function is important for maintenance of the quality of life of older adults.

Why is Pharma So Scared of Psychiatric Drug Discovery?

The 1950’s heralded a golden age for psychiatric drug discovery; for the first time, compounds capable of treating serious mental disturbances were found that, despite their shortcomings, proved the pharmacotherapy of mental disorders was both possible and effective. 

Not only did these early treatments unlock the Victorian asylums and allow a more humane attitude to mental illness, they also led to the founding of modern neuroscience approaches to understanding the function and dysfunction of the most complex object in the universe- the human brain. This first wave of drug discovery and development took place in the absence of any meaningful knowledge of the underlying biological mechanisms, but rather occurred via serendipity coupled with careful observation. First generation compounds were consumed in vast amounts and the nascent pharmaceutical industry became immensely wealthy as the need for major and minor tranquillisers prevailed.

Archetypal energies as the? Creative Urges? Behind the evolution of humanistic psychology and positive psychology

This presentation is a brief overview of what can be called authentic Archetypal Energies as the? Creative Urges? Behind the evolution of humanistic psychology and positive psychology. The framework is derived from my newest book, evolving the Human Race Game, a book designed to assist readers in evolving human consciousness as we play what I call seven kinds of human race games. In September 2016, the book received the 2016 Living Now Evergreen Bronze Medal Award for Spiritual Leadership. In the book, 25 Archetypal Energies are discussed. They are defined as Higher Vibrational Energies that operate deep within our psyches, at both individual and collective levels. We tend to experience them as ?creative urges? to move us toward our optimal selves and optimal realities.

Effect on coupling synchronization of Morris-Lecar neurons under time-delay

The nervous system is an organ system which is composed of a network of neurons, a kind of specialized cell. The nervous system can sense the external stimuli. Time-delay is time delay, and its appearance triggers more complex nonlinear dynamic characteristics, so the influence of time delay on nonlinear dynamical behavior of the coupled neuron system has attracted more attention. With the deepening of research, neural networks such as time-delay Hopfield neural network, delayed bidirectional associative memory neural network, time-delay cellular neural network and time-delay Cohen-Grossberg are put forward successively. 

The neural coupling system with time delay function also attracts a large number of experts and scholars at home and abroad to study and explore, and many meaningful results have been achieved. This paper introduces the neuron mode land related knowledge, introduces the related biological knowledge of the nervous system and the related techniques used in this paper. This paper establishes a Morris-Lecar chaotic neuron model with two neuronal electrical synapse couplings makes a dynamic analysis of the MorrisLecar neuron model by numerical simulation and simulation and studies the effect of the electric synaptic coupling intensity of Morris-Lecar neuron model on the generation and release of electrical activity and synchronization of the system.

Welcome to the Journal of Neuroinformatics and Neuroimaging

Journal of Neuroinformatics and Neuroimaging is an international peer reviewed journal that publishes high-quality original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, technology reports and perspectives on research developments in the field of neuroinformatics and neuroimaging.

The journal focusses on dissemination of innovations in integrative neuroscience and computational models and advanced information technology tools used in neuroinformatics. Manuscripts highlighting recent advancements regarding structural as well as functional brain imaging techniques and its application in diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders are solicited. The journal is directed to neurologists, neuroradiologists, neuroinformaticians and others involved in research and practice of NeuroIogy and Neuroimaging.