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A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

Fig 2: Results from the working-memory variant of the task paradigm.

September 11, 2018

A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

To aid in pharmacological-fMRI studies, researchers developed and validated two variants of a novel fMRI control task. Their stimulus code is freely available online for re-use by the scientific community.

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September 5, 2018
Integrative taxonomy of the genus Pseudostegana (Diptera, Drosophilidae) from China, with descriptions of eleven new species
1 citation
50 downloads
276 views
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biodiversity
entomology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5160 PubMed 30202640
September 5, 2018
The first Caipirasuchus (Mesoeucrocodylia, Notosuchia) from the Late Cretaceous of Minas Gerais, Brazil: new insights on sphagesaurid anatomy and taxonomy
409 downloads
4,259 views
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paleontology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5594 PubMed 30202663
September 12, 2018
Deep divergence of Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica: Cardinalidae), a multilocus phylogenetic analysis with emphasis in Mesoamerica
259 downloads
465 views
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biogeography
evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5496 PubMed 30225165
September 7, 2018
Biodiversity surveys reveal eight new species of freshwater crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamidae) from Yunnan Province, China
217 downloads
641 views
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biodiversity
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5497 PubMed 30210939
September 12, 2018
A close relative of the Amazon river dolphin in marine deposits: a new Iniidae from the late Miocene of Angola
194 downloads
1,140 views
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evolutionary-studies
marine-biology
paleontology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5556 PubMed 30225172
September 7, 2018
The palaeoenvironment of the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian–Turonian) portion of the Winton Formation, Queensland, Australia
187 downloads
2,702 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5513 PubMed 30210941
September 3, 2018
A bioinformatics approach to identifying Wolbachia infections in arthropods
171 downloads
1,003 views
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bioinformatics
entomology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
microbiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5486 PubMed 30202647
September 5, 2018
Lysmata arvoredensis nov. sp. a new species of shrimp from the south coast of Brazil with a key to species of Lysmata (Caridea: Lysmatidae) recorded in the southwestern Atlantic
150 downloads
1,037 views
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biodiversity
genetics
marine-biology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5561 PubMed 30202657
September 5, 2018
Molecular identification of avian influenza virus subtypes H5N1 and H9N2 in birds from farms and live bird markets and in respiratory patients
148 downloads
729 views
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veterinary-medicine
virology
epidemiology
public-health
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5473 PubMed 30202644
September 4, 2018
Factors influencing exotic species richness in Argentina’s national parks
134 downloads
942 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5514 PubMed 30202651
September 12, 2018
Children are not like other loads: a cross-cultural perspective on the influence of burdens and companionship on human walking
125 downloads
1,336 views
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anthropology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5547 PubMed 30225171
September 4, 2018
An LED-based multi-actinic illumination system for the high throughput study of photosynthetic light responses
121 downloads
512 views
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ecology
marine-biology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5589 PubMed 30202661
September 11, 2018
A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies
108 downloads
724 views
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neuroscience
radiology-and-medical-imaging
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5540 PubMed 30221091
September 5, 2018
Identification of candidate genes and proteins in aging skeletal muscle (sarcopenia) using gene expression and structural analysis
105 downloads
500 views
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bioinformatics
diabetes-and-endocrinology
geriatrics
medical-genetics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5239 PubMed 30202641
September 17, 2018
Zooming into plant-flower visitor networks: an individual trait-based approach
104 downloads
487 views
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ecology
entomology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5618 PubMed 30245938
September 17, 2018
Metabolic marker gene mining provides insight in global mcrA diversity and, coupled with targeted genome reconstruction, sheds further light on metabolic potential of the Methanomassiliicoccales
103 downloads
751 views
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bioinformatics
microbiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5614 PubMed 30245936
September 11, 2018
Data challenges of biomedical researchers in the age of omics
102 downloads
1,061 views
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bioinformatics
genomics
human-computer-interaction
data-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5553 PubMed 30221093
September 14, 2018
Luciferin production and luciferase transcription in the bioluminescent copepod Metridia lucens
100 downloads
444 views
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biochemistry
evolutionary-studies
genomics
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5506 PubMed 30233994
September 7, 2018
Flower-mediated plant-butterfly interactions in an heterogeneous tropical coastal ecosystem
99 downloads
780 views
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biodiversity
ecology
entomology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5493 PubMed 30210938
September 5, 2018
Changes in metabolic profiling of sugarcane leaves induced by endophytic diazotrophic bacteria and humic acids
97 downloads
397 views
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agricultural-science
microbiology
plant-science
soil-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5445 PubMed 30202643
September 13, 2018
An integrative and citizen science based approach to the rediscovery and redescription of the only known high-altitude endemic Pill Millipede, Glomeris aurita Koch (Diplopoda, Glomerida)
92 downloads
241 views
biogeography
entomology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5569 PubMed 30225175
September 5, 2018
Cell-wall-degrading enzymes produced in vitro and in vivo by Rhizoctonia solani, the causative fungus of peanut sheath blight
91 downloads
270 views
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agricultural-science
microbiology
mycology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5580 PubMed 30202660
September 5, 2018
Shrub encroachment into grasslands: end of an era?
90 downloads
479 views
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ecology
ecosystem-science
natural-resource-management
biogeochemistry
spatial-and-geographic-information-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5474 PubMed 30202645
September 3, 2018
Development of a Chlamydomonas reinhardtii metabolic network dynamic model to describe distinct phenotypes occurring at different CO2 levels
89 downloads
631 views
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computational-biology
climate-change-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5528 PubMed 30202653
September 14, 2018
Lessepsian migration and parasitism: richness, prevalence and intensity of parasites in the invasive fish Sphyraena chrysotaenia compared to its native congener Sphyraena sphyraena in Tunisian coastal waters
86 downloads
700 views
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biodiversity
ecology
marine-biology
parasitology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5558 PubMed 30233995
A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

Fig 2: Results from the working-memory variant of the task paradigm.

September 11, 2018

A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

To aid in pharmacological-fMRI studies, researchers developed and validated two variants of a novel fMRI control task. Their stimulus code is freely available online for re-use by the scientific community.

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