Human lesion data have indicated that the frontal polar area might be critically involved in
having an insight into one’s future. Retrospective memory mediated by medial temporal lobes …

Alexithymia is a personal trait characterized by a reduced ability to identify and describe one’s
own feelings and is known to contribute to a variety of physical and behavioural disorders. …

Delayed imaging that coincides with the highest uptake of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)
by tumour may be advantageous in oncological positron emission tomography (PET), …

Extensive deposition of dense amyloid fibrils is a characteristic neuropathologic hallmark in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). Noninvasive detection of these molecules is potentially useful for …

Brain mechanisms for telling lies have been investigated recently using neuroimaging
techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography. …

Cerebral glucose metabolism using positron emission tomography (PET) with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose
was examined in 11 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), 6 patients …

The unpleasantness of itching is reduced by cooling. Although previous research suggests
the presence of a central itch modulation system, there is little documentation about the …

Brain histamine is involved in a wide range of physiological functions such as regulation of
the sleep-wake cycle, arousal, cognition, and memory mainly through interactions with …

Empirical studies indicate that alexithymia exacerbates physical illness. However, direct
evidence to explain the mechanism of this exacerbation has not been provided. One hypothesis …

In advanced head and neck cancer, an organ-sparing approach comprising radiation therapy
combined with intra-arterial chemotherapy has become an important technique. However, …