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05 Feb 2016

Most viewed Neuroscience articles in January 2016

Alteration of Political Belief by Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Caroline Chawke* and Ryota Kanai Neural Basis of the Time Window for Subjective Motor-Auditory Integration Koichi Toida, Kanako Ueno and Sotaro Shimada* It’s Sad but I Like It: The Neural Dissociation Between Musical Emotions and Liking in Experts and Laypersons Elvira Brattico*, Brigitte Bogert, Vinoo Alluri, Mari Tervaniemi, Tuomas Eerola and Thomas Jacobsen White Matter Microstructure is Associated with Auditory and Tactile Processing in Children with and without Sensory Processing Disorder Yi-Shin Chang, Mathilde Gratiot, Julia P. Owen, Anne Brandes-Aitken, Shivani S. Desai, Susanna S. Hill, Anne B. Arnett, Julia Harris, Elysa J. Marco* and Pratik Mukherjee Associative Learning Through Acquired Salience Mario Treviño* Thalamic Circuit Mechanisms Link Sensory Processing in Sleep and Attention Zhe Chen, Ralf D. Wimmer, Matthew A. Wilson and Michael M. Halassa* Neurologic Music Therapy Training for Mobility and Stability Rehabilitation with Parkinson’s Disease – A Pilot Study Anna A. Bukowska*, Piotr Krężałek, Elżbieta Mirek, Przemysław Bujas and Anna Marchewka Reaching is Better When You Get What You Want: Realtime Feedback of Intended Reaching Trajectory Despite an Unstable Environment Justin Horowitz, Tejas Madhavan, Christine Massie and James Patton* Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patient iPSC-Derived Motor Neurons Have Reduced Expression of Proteins Important in Neuronal Development Heidi R. Fuller, […]

Frontiers news

04 Feb 2016

Most viewed Physiology articles in January 2016

Task Failure During Exercise to Exhaustion in Normoxia and Hypoxia is Due to Reduced Muscle Activation Caused by Central Mechanisms While Muscle Metaboreflex Does Not Limit Performance Rafael Torres-Peralta, David Morales-Alamo, Miriam Gonzalez-Izal, José Losa-Reyna, Ismael Pérez-Suárez, Mikel Izquierdo and Jose A. L. Calbet* Hot and Hypoxic Environments Inhibit Simulated Soccer Performance and Exacerbate Performance Decrements When Combined Jeffrey W. F. Aldous, Bryna C. R. Chrismas, Ibrahim Akubat, Ben Dascombe, Grant Abt and Lee Taylor* Skeletal Muscle Inflammation Following Repeated Bouts of Lengthening Contractions in Humans Michael R. Deyhle*, Amanda M. Gier, Kaitlyn C. Evens, Dennis L. Eggett, W. Bradley Nelson, Allen C. Parcell and Robert D. Hyldahl Correlates of Heart Rate Measures with Incidental Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Overweight Female Workers Laís Tonello, Felipe F. Reichert, Iransé Oliveira-Silva, Sebastián Del Rosso, Anthony S. Leicht and Daniel A. Boullosa* Change of Direction Ability Performance in Cerebral Palsy Football Players According to Functional Profiles Raul Reina*, Jose M. Sarabia, Javier Yanci, Maria P. García-Vaquero and Maria Campayo-Piernas The “Abdominal Circulatory Pump”: An Auxiliary Heart during Exercise? Barbara Uva, Andrea Aliverti, Dario Bovio and Bengt Kayser* Monitoring Local Regional Hemodynamic Signal Changes during Motor Execution and Motor Imagery Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Naoki Iso, Takefumi Moriuchi, Akira Sagari, Eiji […]

Frontiers news

03 Feb 2016

Most viewed Microbiology articles in January 2016

Expanding the World of Marine Bacterial and Archaeal Clades Pelin Yilmaz*, Pablo Yarza, Josephine Z. Rapp and Frank O. Glöckner Recombination Does Not Hinder Formation or Detection of Ecological Species of Synechococcus Inhabiting a Hot Spring Cyanobacterial Mat Melanie C. Melendrez*, Eric D. Becraft, Jason M. Wood, Millie T. Olsen, Donald A. Bryant, John F. Heidelberg, Douglas B. Rusch, Frederick M. Cohan and David M. Ward A Lipid-Accumulating Alga Maintains Growth in Outdoor, Alkaliphilic Raceway Pond with Mixed Microbial Communities Tisza A. S. Bell, Bharath Prithiviraj, Brad D. Wahlen, Matthew W. Fields and Brent M. Peyton* Microbial Metabolism Shifts Towards an Adverse Profile with Supplementary Iron in the TIM-2 In vitro model of the Human Colon Guus A. M. Kortman*, Bas E. Dutilh, Annet J. H. Maathuis, Udo F. Engelke, Jos Boekhorst, Kevin P. Keegan, Fiona G. G. Nielsen, Jason Betley, Jacqueline C. Weir, Zoya Kingsbury, Leo A .J. Kluijtmans, Dorine W. Swinkels*, Koen Venema and Harold Tjalsma High Diversity of Anaerobic Alkane-Degrading Microbial Communities in Marine Seep Sediments Based on (1-methylalkyl)succinate Synthase Genes Marion H. Stagars, S. Emil Ruff, Rudolf Amann and Katrin Knittel* Out of Thin Air: Microbial Utilization of Atmospheric Gaseous Organics in the Surface Ocean Jesus M. Arrieta*, Carlos M. Duarte, M. Montserrat Sala and Jordi […]

Health

01 Feb 2016

VIDEO: Scientist’s work plays leading role in redefining our understanding of the brain’s systems

By Ben Stockton With a wish to not appear immodest, Professor Pierre Magistretti tentatively indicates two moments that have shaped his career. The first came with the surprise that lactate, more typically associated with insufficient blood supply to muscle, was being produced by the support cells of the brain, known as glia or astrocytes, and used as an energy source for neurons. “Neurons can send messages to glial cells and tell them, “please get us some energy,”” and this arrives in the form of lactate, explains Magistretti. It recently became apparent that lactate had further implications in the brain. Magistretti and his peers are now “fully engaged in understanding how this lactate is not only an energy substrate but also a signal for plasticity and memory,” which has become a cornerstone of his current work. Magistretti, a Professor at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia and at the Brain Mind Institute at EPFL in Lausanne, could be excused for immodesty. His contribution to the field of brain energy metabolism have seen him awarded with the IPSEN Neuronal Plasticity prize and he currently presides over the International Brain Research Organization. Amongst this, he lends his expertise […]

Frontiers news

31 Jan 2016

Frontiers APCs: Structure and Rationale

The number of peer-reviewed papers has been growing at a rate of 20% a year, with over 600,000 estimated open-access papers published in 2014. To keep up with demand, Frontiers has developed technological innovations that provide enhanced services and enable dissemination. We have also striven to find ways to remove the obstacles to  publication of sound research by developing a transparent fee structure that links service level to value created. On February 1, 2016, Frontiers introduced a new system for Article Processing Charges (APCs). The new system replaces the flat fee for each of the different article types across all Frontiers journals with a structure where APCs depend on how well the journal is established in the community. Importantly, the structure also takes into account differences in the level of research funding available in various disciplines.  Frontiers APC Structure APCs for Type A articles (Original Research, Review, Classification, Clinical Trial, Hypothesis & Theory, Mechanisms of Disease Reviews, Methods, Protocols and Technology Report) published in well-established journals, several of which achieve amongst the highest citation rates within their academic disciplines, and in disciplines where open-access publishing has strong financial support, have been adjusted accordingly from $1,900 to $2,490. For just under half our journals APCs for Type A […]

Open science and peer review

27 Jan 2016

Peer-reviewing Frontiers

Surveys among thousands of our authors, editors, reviewers show high overall satisfaction with Frontiers,  but also yield constructive criticisms which help us to improve our processes and platform. Frontiers is determined to let researchers shape scholarly publishing. It is therefore important that we listen to you, the researchers. Send us your suggestions, your criticisms, your requests – we welcome them. We don’t claim to be perfect, but we are constantly evolving, based on feedback from the scientific community. It is particularly easy for Frontiers to make improvements, because we are the first and only publisher to have built our IT platform in-house and from scratch, ensuring maximum flexibility of our system and processes. Every day, Frontiers actively looks for such feedback, for example through conference calls and meetings with our editorial boards, through discussions with researchers at conferences around the world, and by tracking comments on social media. Another way is through continuous user satisfaction surveys. Here, we give a summary of results from two such surveys, with a combined response of over 11,000 Frontiers authors, editors, and reviewers. These surveys point to considerable satisfaction with Frontiers, but also yield constructive criticisms which allow us to improve further. The surveys in brief […]

Frontiers news

19 Jan 2016

Genitourinary Surgery, a new Specialty section in journal Frontiers in Surgery

Genitourinary Surgery is a new specialty section available through the community-run open-access journal Frontiers in Surgery . The new section Genitourinary Surgery is led by Specialty Chief Editor Prof Felix KH Chun from the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. This section focuses on all aspects of the surgical treatment of the genitourinary tracts, encompassing treatment of malignancies, stone diseases, benign prostate hyperplasia as well as reconstructive and functional surgery. Special attention is given to novel minimally invasive surgical techniques as well as technical improvements including radiologic/radio-therapeutic techniques and focal therapy approaches. Part of the “Frontiers in” journal series, Frontiers in Surgery offers: Interactive and collaborative review to ensure quality, rigor, and fairness World-class editorial boards for all specialty sections Open Access for maximum visibility and discoverability Advanced article-level analytics and demographics to track reach and impact, including social media buzz Fast publication, with an average of 85 days from submission to publication Editors and reviewers disclosed on all published articles for maximum transparency Commenting systems enabled on all articles to boost post-publication feedback The editorial board of the Genitourinary Surgery Specialty Section is composed of the following Associate Editors: Patrick J. Bastian, Marien Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany Andreas Becker, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany Maximilian Burger, University of Regensburg, Germany Ferdinand X Frauscher, Private Clinic for Prostatic […]

Frontiers news

18 Jan 2016

Frontiers in Medicine welcomes Prof Michel Goldman as Field Chief Editor

Interdisciplinarity, collaboration and translational approach: these are the three key principles inspiring Professor Michel Goldman in his new role as Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Medicine. “As we enter the new era of precision medicine, it is essential to disseminate as efficiently as possible the advances that catalyze the translation of scientific breakthroughs into patient care. I am very excited to join Frontiers in Medicine to make this journal a key part of this endeavor” – Prof Goldman Michel Goldman, MD, PhD is Professor of Immunology and Pharmacotherapy at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. In his career as clinician scientist, he was always particularly passionate about the translational aspects of medical research. This led him to become in 2009 the first Executive Director of the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), a partnership between the European Commission and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries aiming at building networks of industrial and academic experts to boost pharmaceutical innovation in Europe. Prof Goldman is now leading the Institute for Interdisciplinary Innovation in Healthcare (I3h) in Brussels, whose mission is to foster research, education and outreach networks for the benefit of patients and other healthcare stakeholders. “I accepted with enthusiasm the invitation to become […]

Sustainability

13 Jan 2016

VIDEO: Analyzing ozone breakdown through molecular evolution

  Ever since he was a child, Prof. Martin Klotz simply wanted to know. “My favorite game was in my father’s study. I was laying on the carpet with the Brockhaus encyclopedia and I would just open a random page and read until I was tired. I was interested in all sorts of things. I was a Physics undergraduate student, I then moved into Biophysics and then Biology, simply because I wanted to know. I was curious and still am and that is what motivates me,” he said. Klotz is the Dean of Faculty, Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and a Professor in the Department of Biology and the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences at Queens College, The City University of New York (CUNY), in Flushing/Queens, New York. He is the Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Microbiology. In addition to being a professor he remains a scientist at heart and focuses now more on the theoretical aspects of the work that he has done in the past. “I have switched along my career but have mostly focused on Microbiology, and in particular on the capability of bacteria to modify their microenvironments. I have been interested in how […]

Frontiers news

11 Jan 2016

Most viewed Psychology articles in December 2015

The Role of Environmental Factors on Sleep Patterns and School Performance in Adolescents Dagmara Dimitriou*, Frances Le Cornu Knight* and Patrick Milton Giving Good Directions: Order of Mention Reflects Visual Salience Alasdair D. F. Clarke*, Micha Elsner and Hannah Rohde Odor Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Its Relationship to Food Neophobia Anne-Claude Luisier, Genevieve Petitpierre, Camille Ferdenzi, Annick Clerc-Berod, Agnes Giboreau, Catherine Rouby and Moustafa Bensafi* The Moral Self-Image Scale: Measuring and Understanding the Malleability of the Moral Self Jennifer Jordan*, Marijke C. Leliveld and Ann Tenbrunsel Practicing What We Preach: Investigating the Role of Social Support in Sport Psychologists’ Well-Being Hannah M. McCormack, Tadhg E. MacIntyre*, Deirdre O’Shea, Mark J. Campbell and Eric R. Igou Does Music Training Enhance Literacy Skills? A Meta-Analysis Reyna L. Gordon*, Hilda M. Fehd and Bruce D. McCandliss Theory of Mind and the Whole Brain Functional Connectivity: Behavioral and Neural Evidences with the Amsterdam Resting State Questionnaire Antonella Marchetti, Francesca Baglio, Isa Costantini, Ottavia Dipasquale, Federica Savazzi, Raffaello Nemni, Francesca Sangiuliano Intra, Semira Tagliabue, Annalisa Valle, Davide Massaro and Ilaria Castelli* Latent Fairness in Adults’ Relationship-Based Moral Judgments Jian Hao, Yanchun Liu* and Jiafeng Li Linguistic and Cognitive Skills in Sardinian–Italian Bilingual Children Maria Garraffa*, Madeleine Beveridge and Antonella Sorace Explicit Instructions Increase […]

Frontiers news

10 Jan 2016

Most viewed Oncology articles in December 2015

Comparative Characterisation Study of a LaBr3(Ce) Scintillation Crystal in Two Surface Wrapping Scenarios: Absorptive and Reflective Saad Aldawood*, Ines Castelhano, Roman Gernhaeuser, Hugh Van der Kolff, Christian Lang, Silvia Liprandi, Rudolf Lutter, Ludwig Maier, Tim Marinsek, Dennis R. Schaart, Katia Parodi and Peter G. Thirolf Radiomic Machine-Learning Classifiers for Prognostic Biomarkers of Head and Neck Cancer Chintan Parmar*, Patrick Grossmann, Derek Rietveld, Michelle M. Rietbergen, Philippe Lambin and Hugo J. W. L. Aerts* DNA Damage Response Proteins and Oxygen Modulate Prostaglandin E2 Growth Factor Release in Response to Low and High LET Ionizing Radiation Christopher P. Allen, Walter Tinganelli, Neelam Sharma, Jingyi Nie, Cory Sicard, Francesco Natale, Maurice King III, Stephen B. Keysar, Antonio Jimeno, Yoshiya Furasawa, Ryuichi Okayasu, Akira Fujimori, Marco Durante and Jac A. Nickoloff* Charged Particle Therapy with Mini-Segmented Beams F. Avraham Dilmanian*, John G. Eley, Adam Rusek and Sunil Krishnan A Cell Biologist’s Field Guide to Aurora Kinase Inhibitors Christian O. De Groot, Judy E. Hsia, John V. Anzola, Amir Motamedi, Michelle Yoon, Yao Liang Wong, David Jenkins, Hyun J. Lee, Mallory B. Martinez, Robert L. Davis, Timothy C. Gahman, Arshad Desai* and Andrew K. Shiau* Human Papilloma Viruses and Breast Cancer James S. Lawson*, Wendy K. Glenn, Daria Salyakina, Warick Delprado, […]