Weronika Debowska

• PhD
• Professor (Assistant) at Medical University of Warsaw

The cingulate cortex, which comprises of two major subdivisions - anterior cingulate cortex (CG) and retrosplenial cortex (RSP), is implicated in many cognitive functions. The RSP is an important node in the systemic integration network. Studies point to its role in learning that involves spatial stimuli and navigation. Relatively little is known a...

The somatosensory cortex in mice contains primary (SI) and secondary (SII) areas, differing in somatotopic precision, topographic organization, and function. The role of SII in somatosensory processing is still poorly understood. SII is activated bilaterally during attentional tasks and is considered to play a role in tactile memory and sensorimoto...

Neural correlates of Braille reading have been widely studied with different neuroimaging techniques. Nevertheless, the exact brain processes underlying this unique activity are still unknown, due to suboptimal accuracy of imaging and/or stimuli delivery methods. To study somatosensory perception effectively, the stimulation must reflect parameters...

In spite of the prevalence of frustration in everyday life, very few neuroimaging studies were focused on this emotional state. In the current study we aimed to examine effects of frustration on brain activity while performing a well-learned task in participants with low and high tolerance for arousal. Prior to the functional magnetic resonance ima...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is diagnosed in 10-30% of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), and the frequency of MDD among individuals with BPD reaches over 80%. The comorbidity of MDD and BPD is associated with more severe depressive symptoms and functional impairment, higher risk of treatment resistance and increased suicidalit...

Drug-resistant mental disorders, particularly treatment-resistant depression, pose a significant medical and social problem. To address this challenge, modern psychiatry is constantly exploring the use of novel treatment methods, including biological treatments, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and novel rapid-acting antidepressants...

Background: Finding the associations between schizophrenia symptoms and the biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress and the kynurenine pathway may lead to the individualization of treatment and increase its effectiveness. Methods: The study group included 82 schizophrenia inpatients. The Positive and Negative Symptoms Scale (PANSS), the Bri...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a method of noninvasive brain stimulation developed since the 1980s. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is one of the methods of noninvasive brain stimulation, which is increasingly used to treat psychiatric disorders. Recent years witnessed a dynamic growth in the number of sites offering...

Background: Cytokines have a major impact on the neurotransmitter networks that are involved in schizophrenia pathophysiology. First Episode Psychosis (FEP) patients exhibit abnormalities in cytokines levels prior to the start of treatment. Previous studies showed that antipsychotic treatment modulates cytokines levels. The aim of this meta-analys...

Wstęp: Seksualność człowieka jest jednym z podstawowych elementów życia każdej jednostki, a zdrowie seksualne stanowi jedno z praw człowieka. Zaburzenia na tle seksualnym dotykają różne grupy populacji, ale szczególnie obciążone ryzykiem są osoby z depresją, która staje się coraz poważniejszym problemem społecznym i medycznym. Zarówno choroba jak i...

Introduction: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in accordance to the inflammatory concept is associated with complex immunological disturbances in the central nervous system (CNS). This is reflected by elevated plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines in depressed subjects. Although numerous studies report significant influence of antidepressants on...

Neuroplastic changes induced by sensory learning have been recognized within the cortices of specific modalities as well as within higher ordered multimodal areas. The interplay between these areas is not fully understood, particularly in the case of somatosensory learning. Here we examined functional and structural changes induced by short-term ta...

Braille training—overall fMRI results. Statistical parametric maps of the Braille vs. movement (A) and Braille vs. rectangles (B) contrasts, separately for before and after the Braille training. Results are presented on a glass-brain in MNI space (view from the top, back, and left of the brain), p < 0.05, FWE.

Brail Stimulator