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The Meaning of Motion Lines?: A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Research on Static Depiction of Motion

Abstract Static depiction of motion, particularly lines trailing behind a mover, has long been of interest in the psychology literature. Empirical research has demonstrated that these “motion lines” benefited motion comprehension in static images by disambiguating the direction of movement. Yet, there is no consensus on how those lines derive their meaning. In this article, […]

Published on November 15, 2023

Research progress of ferroptosis in Parkinson’s disease: a bibliometric and visual analysis

BackgroundIn recent years, the role of ferroptosis in Parkinson’s disease (PD) has become a research hotspot based on evidence of abnormal iron deposition and lipid peroxidation damage in the brains of PD patients. This study aims to examine the relevant research on ferroptosis and PD from a bibliometric perspective.MethodsOriginal research and review articles related to […]

Published on November 14, 2023

X chromosome-wide association study of quantitative biomarkers from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative study

IntroductionAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disease with high heritability. Compared to autosomes, a higher proportion of disorder-associated genes on X chromosome are expressed in the brain. However, only a few studies focused on the identification of the susceptibility loci for AD on X chromosome.MethodsUsing the data from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative Study, […]

Published on November 14, 2023