Psychology in the Brain

Kenemans, Leon; Ramsey, Nick

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“…In the rhombencephalon, which is divided in rhombomeres (r0‐r8) following the neuromeric model, all the cholinergic neurons of the motor nuclei (trochlear nucleus, in the isthmic region or r0; trigeminal motor nucleus, in r2 and r3; abducens nucleus, in r5; facial motor nucleus, in r6; glossopharyngeal motor nucleus, in r7; and vagal motor nucleus, in r8) were Isl1‐ir (Figures 3m–v, 4k–o, 5i–o, 9c,e–g, and 10a–c). In contrast to chondrostean and holostean fishes, cladistians possess a peculiar and unique group of cholinergic neurons in the midline of r8, the nucleus medianus magnocellularis (Kenemans, 1980; López et al., 2013), whose neurons coexpress Isl1 (Figures 3a,s,t and 10c). Additionally, the most caudally located cholinergic cell group, the spino‐occipital nucleus (so), presented Isl1 immunoreactivity as well (Figures 3u, 4o, 5o, and 10b).…”

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Distribution of the transcription factor islet‐1 in the central nervous system of nonteleost actinopterygian fish: Relationship with cholinergic and catecholaminergic systems

Lozano

Moreno

Jiménez

et al. 2023

J of Comparative Neurology

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Islet-1 (Isl1) is one of the most conserved transcription factors in the evolution of vertebrates, due to its continuing involvement in such important functions as the differentiation of motoneurons, among other essential roles in cell fate in the forebrain.Although its functions are thought to be similar in all vertebrates, the knowledge about the conservation of its expression pattern in the central nervous system goes as far as teleosts, leaving the basal groups of actinopterygian fishes overlooked, despite their important phylogenetic position. In order to assess the extent of its conservation among vertebrates, we studied its expression pattern in the central nervous system of selected nonteleost actinopterygian fishes. By means of immunohistochemical techniques, we analyzed the Isl1 expression in the brain, spinal cord, and sensory ganglia of the cranial nerves of young adult specimens of the cladistian species Polypterus senegalus and Erpetoichthys calabaricus, the chondrostean Acipenser ruthenus, and the holostean Lepisosteus oculatus. We also detected the presence of the transcription factor Orthopedia and the enzymes tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) to better locate all the immunoreactive structures in the different brain areas and to reveal the possible coexpression with Isl1. Numerous conserved fea-

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Distribution of the transcription factor islet‐1 in the central nervous system of nonteleost actinopterygian fish: Relationship with cholinergic and catecholaminergic systems

Lozano

Moreno

Jiménez

et al. 2023

J of Comparative Neurology

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“…In a similar vein, Beratan ( 2007 ) points out that any and every decision process ultimately begins with a single human brain responding to some information. And, going in the same direction, von Kenemans and Ramsey ( 2013 , p. XV) conclude that there is “no behavior without brain function and no variation in behavior without variation in brain function”.…”

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“…The obvious ontological and epistemological challenges for such dialogues have been highlighted in relation to the various definitions of and approaches to cognition across disciplines (e.g. Gershenson 2003 ; von Kenemans and Ramsey 2013 ). As an advancement of this discussion, we stress that the way we communicate about cognition is much more complex than it may seem.…”

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Mind the mind: How to effectively communicate about cognition in social–ecological systems research

Bercht

Wijermans

2018

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Social–ecological systems (SES) research underlines the tremendous impact of human behaviour on planet Earth. To enable a sustainable course of humanity, the integration of human cognition in SES research is crucial for better understanding the processes leading to and involved in human behaviour. However, this integration is proving a challenge, not only in terms of diverging ontological and epistemological perspectives, but also—and this has received little attention in SES research—in terms of (lacking) precision of communication regarding cognition. SES scholars often implicitly disagree on the meaning of this broad concept due to unexpressed underlying assumptions and perspectives. This paper raises awareness for the need to communicate clearly and mindfully about human cognition by exemplifying common communication pitfalls and ways of preventing them. We focus on the concept of cognition itself and provide aspects of cognition that need to be communicated explicitly, i.e. different objects of investigation and levels of description. Lastly, we illustrate means of overcoming communication pitfalls by the example of rationality. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-018-1099-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorised users.

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Catecholaminergic and cholinergic neuromodulation in autism spectrum disorder: A comparison to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

2023

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social impairments and restricted, repetitive behaviors. Treatment of ASD is notoriously difficult and might benefit from identification of underlying mechanisms that overlap with those disturbed in other developmental disorders, for which treatment options are more obvious. One example of the latter is attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), given the efficacy of especially stimulants in treatment of ADHD. Deficiencies in catecholaminergic systems [dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE)] in ADHD are obvious targets for stimulant treatment. Recent findings suggest that dysfunction in catecholaminergic systems may also be a factor in at least a subgroup of ASD. In this review we scrutinize the evidence for catecholaminergic mechanisms underlying ASD symptoms, and also include in this analysis a third classic ascending arousing system, the acetylcholinergic (ACh) network. We complement this with a comprehensive review of DA-, NE-, and ACh-targeted interventions in ASD, and an exploratory search for potential treatment-response predictors (biomarkers) in ASD, genetically or otherwise. Based on this review and analysis we propose that (1) stimulant treatment may be a viable option for an ASD subcategory, possibly defined by genetic subtyping; (2) cerebellar dysfunction is pronounced for a relatively small ADHD subgroup but much more common in ASD and in both cases may point toward NE- or ACh-directed intervention; (3) deficiency of the cortical salience network is sizable in subgroups of both disorders, and biomarkers such as eye blink rate and pupillometric data may predict the efficacy of targeting this underlying deficiency via DA, NE, or ACh in both ASD and ADHD.

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Psychology in the Brain

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Distribution of the transcription factor islet‐1 in the central nervous system of nonteleost actinopterygian fish: Relationship with cholinergic and catecholaminergic systems

Distribution of the transcription factor islet‐1 in the central nervous system of nonteleost actinopterygian fish: Relationship with cholinergic and catecholaminergic systems

Mind the mind: How to effectively communicate about cognition in social–ecological systems research

Catecholaminergic and cholinergic neuromodulation in autism spectrum disorder: A comparison to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

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