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Age-Related Changes in Cortical Connectivity During Surgical Anesthesia

An advanced understanding of the neurophysiologic changes that occur with aging may help improve care for older, vulnerable surgical patients. The objective of this study was to determine age-related changes in cortical connectivity patterns during surgical anesthesia. This was a substudy analysis of a prospective, observational study characterizing cortical connectivity during surgical anesthesia in adult […]

Published on January 11, 2020

Density and Distinctiveness in Early Word Learning: Evidence From Neural Network Simulations

Abstract High phonological neighborhood density has been associated with both advantages and disadvantages in early word learning. High density may support the formation and fine‐tuning of new word sound memories—a process termed lexical configuration (e.g., Storkel, 2004). However, new high‐density words are also more likely to be misunderstood as instances of known words, and may […]

Published on January 11, 2020

Unsupervised Cerebrovascular Segmentation of TOF-MRA Images Based on Deep Neural Network and Hidden Markov Random Field Model

Automated cerebrovascular segmentation of time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA) images is an important technique, which can be used to diagnose abnormalities in the cerebrovascular system, such as vascular stenosis and malformation. Automated cerebrovascular segmentation can direct show the shape, direction and distribution of blood vessels. Although deep neural network (DNN)-based cerebrovascular segmentation methods have shown […]

Published on January 10, 2020