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Acute alcohol intoxication and expectations reshape the spatiotemporal functional architecture of executive control

Ribordy Lambert, Farfalla ; Wicht, Corentin A. ; Mouthon, Michael ; Spierer, Lucas

In: NeuroImage, 2020, vol. 215, p. 116811

While the deleterious effects of acute ethyl alcohol intoxication on executive control are well-established, the underlying spatiotemporal brain mechanisms remain largely unresolved. In addition, since the effects of alcohol are noticeable to participants, isolating the effects of the substance from those related to expectations represents a major challenge. We addressed these issues using a...

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Age-related differences in cortical and subcortical activities during observation and motor imagery of dynamic postural tasks: an FMRI study

Mouthon, Audrey ; Ruffieux, Jan ; Mouthon, Michael ; Hoogewoud, Henri-Marcel ; Annoni, Jean-Marie ; Taube, Wolfgang

In: Neural Plasticity, 2018, p. -

Age-related changes in brain activation other than in the primary motor cortex are not well known with respect to dynamic balance control. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore age-related differences in the control of static and dynamic postural tasks using fMRI during mental simulation of balance tasks. For this purpose, 16 elderly (72 ± 5 years) and 16 young adults...

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Brain activity during observation and motor imagery of different balance tasks: An fMRI study

Taube, Wolfgang ; Mouthon, Michael ; Leukel, Christian ; Hoogewoud, Henri-Marcel ; Annoni, Jean-Marie ; Keller, Martin

In: Cortex, 2015, vol. 64, p. 102–114

After immobilization, patients show impaired postural control and increased risk of falling. Therefore, loss of balance control should already be counteracted during immobilization. Previously, studies have demonstrated that both motor imagery (MI) and action observation (AO) can improve motor performance. The current study elaborated how the brain is activated during imagination and observation...

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Cognitive control of language production in bilinguals involves a partly independent process within the domain-general cognitive control network: Evidence from task-switching and electrical brain activity

Magezi, David A. ; Khateb, Asaid ; Mouthon, Michael ; Spierer, Lucas ; Annoni, Jean-Marie

In: Brain and Language, 2012, vol. 122, no. 1, p. 55–63

In highly proficient, early bilinguals, behavioural studies of the cost of switching language or task suggest qualitative differences between language control and domain-general cognitive control. By contrast, several neuroimaging studies have shown an overlap of the brain areas involved in language control and domain-general cognitive control. The current study measured both behavioural...

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Differential patterns of functional and structural plasticity within and between inferior frontal gyri support training-induced improvements in inhibitory control proficiency

Chavan, Camille F. ; Mouthon, Michael ; Draganski, Bogdan ; Zwaag, Wietske van der ; Spierer, Lucas

In: Human Brain Mapping, 2015, vol. 36, no. 7, p. 2527–2543

Ample evidence indicates that inhibitory control (IC), a key executive component referring to the ability to suppress cognitive or motor processes, relies on a right-lateralized fronto-basal brain network. However, whether and how IC can be improved with training and the underlying neuroplastic mechanisms remains largely unresolved. We used functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging to...

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Effects of continuous theta burst stimulation over the left DLPFC on mother tongue and second language production in late bilinguals: a behavioral and ERP study

Jost, Lea B. ; Pestalozzi, Maria I. ; Cazzoli, Dario ; Mouthon, Michael ; Müri, René M. ; Annoni, Jean‑Marie

In: Brain Topography, 2020, vol. 33, no. 4, p. 504–518

Clinical, neuroimaging, and non-invasive brain stimulation studies have associated the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) with the multilingual language control system. Here, we investigated if this role is increased during the processing of the non- dominant language due to the higher cognitive/attentional demands. We used an inhibitory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)...

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Modulation of inhibitory control by prefrontal anodal tDCS: A crossover double-blind sham-controlled fMRI study

Sallard, Etienne ; Mouthon, Michael ; De Pretto, Michael ; Spierer, Lucas

In: PLOS ONE, 2018, vol. 13, no. 3, p. e0194936

Prefrontal anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been proposed as a potential approach to improve inhibitory control performance. The functional consequences of tDCS during inhibition tasks remain, however, largely unresolved. We addressed this question by analyzing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) recorded while participants completed a Go/NoGo task after...

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Neural correlates of maladaptive pain behavior in chronic neck pain - a single case control fMRI study

Beinert, Konstantin ; Mouthon, Audrey ; Keller, Martin ; Mouthon, Michael ; Annoni, Jean-Marie ; Taube, Wolfgang

In: Pain Physician, 2017, vol. 20, no. 1, p. E115–E125

Chronic neck pain patients display functional impairments like decreased range of motion, decreased strength, and reduced sensorimotor function. In patients without structural damage, the reason for the persistence of pain is not well understood. Therefore, it is assumed that in chronic pain states, memory processes play an important role. We have now detected and tested a patient that might...

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The right thalamic ventral posterolateral nucleus seems to be determinant for macrosomatognosia: a case report

ElTarhouni, Amir H. ; Beer, Laura ; Mouthon, Michael ; Erni, Britt ; Aellen, Jerome ; Annoni, Jean-Marie ; Accolla, Ettore ; Dieguez, Sebastian ; Chabwine, Joelle N.

In: BMC Neurology, 2020, vol. 20, no. 1, p. 393

Background: Macrosomatognosiais the illusory sensation of a substantially enlarged body part. This disorder of the body schema, also called “Alice in wonderland syndrome” is still poorly understood and requires careful documentation and analysis of cases. The patient presented here is unique owing to his unusual macrosomatognosia phenomenology, but also given the unreported localization...

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The role of the cognitive control system in recovery from bilingual aphasia: a multiple single-case fMRI study

Radman, Narges ; Mouthon, Michael ; Pietro, Marie Di ; Gaytanidis, Chrisovalandou ; Leemann, Beatrice ; Abutalebi, Jubin ; Annoni, Jean-Marie

In: Neural Plasticity, 2016, vol. 2016, p. e8797086

Aphasia in bilingual patients is a therapeutic challenge since both languages can be impacted by the same lesion. Language control has been suggested to play an important role in the recovery of first (L1) and second (L2) language in bilingual aphasia following stroke. To test this hypothesis, we collected behavioral measures of language production (general aphasia evaluation and picture...