It’s more than just interoception: The insular cortex involvement in alcohol use disorder

More than just vanilla.

Antipyretic use in children: more than just temperature.

One of the most remarkable facts about the treatment of febrile illness in children is that, despite its ubiquity and the plethora of guidelines, recommendations, and other publications, the exaggerated fear of fever (sometimes referred to as “fever phobia”) remains common around the world, and has remained so for many years. The result of this fear is that parents and professionals worry undul...

structural changes in the insular cortex in alcohol dependence: a cross sectional study.

objective: this study was conducted to determine the changes in the insular cortex in alcohol dependent subjects, and to compare the same with controls, the associated clinical findings. methods: the study group consisted of 30 subjects with alcohol dependence syndrome (ads) selected randomly from the out patient services of the department of psychiatry of a tertiary care hospital. the control ...

More than just big ears

To the non-specialist, large ears in elephants used to mean African, small ears, Indian. But to taxonomists African elephants have long posed a more complex puzzle. During the nineteenth century, it was fashionable for wealthy trophy hunters to assign their own names to species they had shot destined for the museums of Europe. At least 18 elephant subspecies were claimed following this fashion....

Drug use and nightlife: more than just dance music

BACKGROUND Research over the last decade has focused almost exclusively on the association between electronic music and MDMA (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine or "ecstasy") or other stimulant drug use in clubs. Less attention has been given to other nightlife venues and music preferences, such as rock music or southern/funky music. This study aims to examine a broader spectrum of nightlife, be...