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  1. Article: Fish responses to underwater sounds depend on auditory adaptations: An experimental test of the effect of motorboat sounds on the fish community of a large fluvial lake.

    Barbeau, Jérôme / Mazzei, Renata / Rodríguez, Marco A / Proulx, Raphaël

    Ecology and evolution

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 3, Page(s) e10946

    Abstract: Freshwater fishes exhibit a wide range of auditory adaptations and capabilities, which are assumed to help them navigate their environment, avoid predators, and find potential mates. Yet, we know very little about how freshwater environments sound to ... ...

    Abstract Freshwater fishes exhibit a wide range of auditory adaptations and capabilities, which are assumed to help them navigate their environment, avoid predators, and find potential mates. Yet, we know very little about how freshwater environments sound to fish, or how fish with different auditory adaptations respond to different soundscapes. We first compiled data on fish hearing acuity and adaptations and provided a portrait of how anthropogenic sounds compare to natural sounds in different freshwater soundscapes. We then conducted a sound-enrichment field experiment at Lake Saint Pierre, a large fluvial lake in Canada, to evaluate the effect of motorboat sound exposure on the fish community by looking at the extent to which changes in species abundances were linked to auditory adaptations. Data compilation showed that the hearing acuity of most species overlaps with a wide range of ambient and anthropogenic underwater sounds while the field experiment showed that species with more specialized auditory structures were captured less often in sound-enriched traps, indicating avoidance behavior. Our findings highlight the importance of considering species' sensorial adaptations when evaluating the community-scale effects of anthropogenic sounds on the fish community, especially at low levels of anthropogenic activity.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2635675-2
    ISSN 2045-7758
    ISSN 2045-7758
    DOI 10.1002/ece3.10946
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  2. Article ; Online: Community dynamics of microbial eukaryotes in intertidal mudflats in the hypertidal Bay of Fundy.

    Kalu, Eke I / Reyes-Prieto, Adrian / Barbeau, Myriam A

    ISME communications

    2023  Volume 3, Issue 1, Page(s) 21

    Abstract: Protists (microbial eukaryotes) are a critically important but understudied group of microorganisms. They are ubiquitous, represent most of the genetic and functional diversity among eukaryotes, and play essential roles in nutrient and energy cycling. ... ...

    Abstract Protists (microbial eukaryotes) are a critically important but understudied group of microorganisms. They are ubiquitous, represent most of the genetic and functional diversity among eukaryotes, and play essential roles in nutrient and energy cycling. Yet, protists remain a black box in marine sedimentary ecosystems like the intertidal mudflats in the Bay of Fundy. The harsh conditions of the intertidal zone and high energy nature of tides in the Bay of Fundy provide an ideal system for gaining insights into the major food web players, diversity patterns and potential structuring influences of protist communities. Our 18S rDNA metabarcoding study quantified seasonal variations and vertical stratification of protist communities in Bay of Fundy mudflat sediments. Three 'SAR' lineages were consistently dominant (in terms of abundance, richness, and prevalence), drove overall community dynamics and formed the core microbiome in sediments. They are Cercozoa (specifically thecate, benthic gliding forms), Bacillariophyta (mainly cosmopolitan, typically planktonic diatoms), and Dinophyceae (dominated by a toxigenic, bloom-forming species). Consumers were the dominant trophic functional group and were comprised mostly of eukaryvorous and bacterivorous Cercozoa, and omnivorous Ciliophora, while phototrophs were dominated by Bacillariophyta. The codominance of Apicomplexa (invertebrate parasites) and Syndiniales (protist parasites) in parasite assemblages, coupled with broader diversity patterns, highlighted the combined marine and terrestrial influences on microbial communities inhabiting intertidal sediments. Our findings, the most comprehensive in a hypertidal benthic system, suggest that synergistic interactions of both local and regional processes (notably benthic-pelagic coupling) may drive heterogenous microbial distribution in high-energy coastal systems.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2730-6151
    ISSN (online) 2730-6151
    DOI 10.1038/s43705-023-00226-8
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  3. Article ; Online: Attentional switch to memory: An early and critical phase of the cognitive cascade allowing autobiographical memory retrieval.

    Servais, Anaïs / Hurter, Christophe / Barbeau, Emmanuel J

    Psychonomic bulletin & review

    2023  Volume 30, Issue 5, Page(s) 1707–1721

    Abstract: Remembering and mentally reliving yesterday's lunch is a typical example of episodic autobiographical memory retrieval. In the present review, we reappraised the complex cascade of cognitive processes involved in memory retrieval, by highlighting one ... ...

    Abstract Remembering and mentally reliving yesterday's lunch is a typical example of episodic autobiographical memory retrieval. In the present review, we reappraised the complex cascade of cognitive processes involved in memory retrieval, by highlighting one particular phase that has received little interest so far: attentional switch to memory (ASM). As attention cannot be simultaneously directed toward external stimuli and internal memories, there has to be an attentional switch from the external to the internal world in order to initiate memory retrieval. We formulated hypotheses and developed hypothetical models of both the cognitive and brain processes that accompany ASM. We suggest that gaze aversion could serve as an objective temporal marker of the point at which people switch their attention to memory, and highlight several fields (neuropsychology, neuroscience, social cognition, comparative psychology) in which ASM markers could be essential. Our review thus provides a new framework for understanding the early stages of autobiographical memory retrieval.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Memory, Episodic ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Brain ; Mental Recall ; Cognition
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2031311-1
    ISSN 1531-5320 ; 1069-9384
    ISSN (online) 1531-5320
    ISSN 1069-9384
    DOI 10.3758/s13423-023-02270-w
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  4. Article ; Online: Intracranial electrical brain stimulation as an approach to studying the (dis)continuum of memory experiential phenomena.

    Curot, Jonathan / Servais, Anaïs / Barbeau, Emmanuel J

    The Behavioral and brain sciences

    2023  Volume 46, Page(s) e362

    Abstract: Déjà vu and involuntary autobiographical memories (IAM) can be induced by intracranial electric brain stimulation in epileptic patients, sometimes in the same individual. We suggest that there may be different types of IAM which should be taken into ... ...

    Abstract Déjà vu and involuntary autobiographical memories (IAM) can be induced by intracranial electric brain stimulation in epileptic patients, sometimes in the same individual. We suggest that there may be different types of IAM which should be taken into account and provide several ideas to test the hypothesis of a continuity between IAM and déjà vu phenomena.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Deja Vu ; Brain ; Memory, Episodic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 423721-3
    ISSN 1469-1825 ; 0140-525X
    ISSN (online) 1469-1825
    ISSN 0140-525X
    DOI 10.1017/S0140525X23000110
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  5. Article ; Online: Contextual novelty detection and novelty-related memory enhancement in amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

    Servais, Anaïs / Barbeau, Emmanuel J / Bastin, Christine

    Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior

    2023  Volume 172, Page(s) 72–85

    Abstract: Introduction: Though novelty processing plays a critical role in memory function, little is known about how it influences learning in memory-impaired populations, such as amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI).: Methods: 21 aMCI patients and 22 ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Though novelty processing plays a critical role in memory function, little is known about how it influences learning in memory-impaired populations, such as amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI).
    Methods: 21 aMCI patients and 22 age- and education-matched healthy older participants performed two tasks-(i) an oddball paradigm where fractals that were often repeated (60 % of the stimuli), less frequently repeated (20 %), or novel (presented once each) were shown to assess novelty preference (longer viewing time for novel than familiar stimuli), and (ii) a Von Restorff paradigm assessing novelty-related effects on memory. Participants studied 22 lists of 10 words. Among these lists, 18 contained an isolated word different from the others by its distinctive aspect, here the font size (90-point, 120-point or 150-point against 60-point for non-isolated words). The remaining four were control lists without isolated words. After studying each list, participants freely recalled the maximum words possible.
    Results: For the oddball task, a group-by-stimulus type ANOVA on median viewing times revealed a significant effect of stimulus type, but not of group. Both groups spent more time on novel stimuli. For the Von Restorff task, both aMCI and healthy controls recalled the isolated words (presented in 120-point or 150-point, but not 90-point) better than others (excluding primacy and recency effects). Novelty-related memory benefit-gain factor-was computed as the difference between the recall scores for isolated and other words. A group-by-font size ANOVA on gain factors revealed no group effect, nor interaction, suggesting that aMCI patients benefited from novelty, alike controls.
    Conclusion: Novelty preference and the boosting effect of isolation-related novelty on subsequent recall seem preserved despite impaired episodic memory in aMCI patients. This is discussed in the light of contemporary divergent theories regarding the relationship between novelty and memory, as either being independent or parts of a continuum.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Cognitive Dysfunction ; Mental Recall ; Memory Disorders ; Learning ; Memory, Episodic ; Amnesia/psychology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-27
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 280622-8
    ISSN 1973-8102 ; 0010-9452
    ISSN (online) 1973-8102
    ISSN 0010-9452
    DOI 10.1016/j.cortex.2023.12.005
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  6. Article ; Online: Why and when do you look away when trying to remember? Gaze aversion as a marker of the attentional switch to the internal world during memory retrieval.

    Servais, Anaïs / Préa, Noémie / Hurter, Christophe / Barbeau, Emmanuel J

    Acta psychologica

    2023  Volume 240, Page(s) 104041

    Abstract: It is common to look away while trying to remember specific information, for example during autobiographical memory retrieval, a behavior referred to as gaze aversion. Given the competition between internal and external attention, gaze aversion is ... ...

    Abstract It is common to look away while trying to remember specific information, for example during autobiographical memory retrieval, a behavior referred to as gaze aversion. Given the competition between internal and external attention, gaze aversion is assumed to play a role in visual decoupling, i.e., suppressing environmental distractors during internal tasks. This suggests a link between gaze aversion and the attentional switch from the outside world to a temporary internal mental space that takes place during the initial stage of memory retrieval, but this assumption has never been verified so far. We designed a protocol where 33 participants answered 48 autobiographical questions while their eye movements were recorded with an eye-tracker and a camcorder. Results indicated that gaze aversion occurred early (median 1.09 s) and predominantly during the access phase of memory retrieval-i.e., the moment when the attentional switch is assumed to take place. In addition, gaze aversion lasted a relatively long time (on average 6 s), and was notably decoupled from concurrent head movements. These results support a role of gaze aversion in perceptual decoupling. Gaze aversion was also related to higher retrieval effort and was rare during memories which came spontaneously to mind. This suggests that gaze aversion might be required only when cognitive effort is required to switch the attention toward the internal world to help retrieving hard-to-access memories. Compared to eye vergence, another visual decoupling strategy, the association with the attentional switch seemed specific to gaze aversion. Our results provide for the first time several arguments supporting the hypothesis that gaze aversion is related to the attentional switch from the outside world to memory.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Mental Recall ; Eye Movements ; Attention ; Affect ; Memory, Episodic
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-27
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1480049-4
    ISSN 1873-6297 ; 0001-6918
    ISSN (online) 1873-6297
    ISSN 0001-6918
    DOI 10.1016/j.actpsy.2023.104041
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  7. Article: Online Group Music-Making in Community Concert Bands: Perspectives From Conductors and Older Amateur Musicians.

    Barbeau, Audrey-Kristel / Generale, Mariane / Creech, Andrea

    Frontiers in psychology

    2022  Volume 13, Page(s) 878307

    Abstract: At the beginning of the pandemic, many music ensembles had to stop their activities due to the confinement. While some found creative ways to start making music again with the help of technologies, the transition from "real" rehearsals to "online" ... ...

    Abstract At the beginning of the pandemic, many music ensembles had to stop their activities due to the confinement. While some found creative ways to start making music again with the help of technologies, the transition from "real" rehearsals to "online" rehearsals was challenging, especially among older amateur musicians. The aim of this case study was to examine the effects of this transition on three community band conductors and three older amateur musicians. Specific objectives were to explore (1) intergenerational relationships to support online group music-making; (2) digital literacy and access in later life; and (3) online music-making in a COVID-19 context. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and theoretical thematic analysis was undertaken (Braun and Clarke, 2006). Results were analyzed from the conductors' and older musicians' perspectives, and common trends were combined to facilitate interpretation. The first theme showed that being part of an intergenerational ensemble contributed positively to the learning experience online. The second theme demonstrated that because both conductors and musicians were new to the online rehearsals, it contributed to attenuate the age-related digital divide that may have been observed in other studies. Regarding access in later-life, older musicians reported benefits associated with rehearsing online, specifically in terms of distance/commute, time, energy, and cost. However, for those who did not already have internet and electronic devices, the cost of acquiring all the necessary equipment to make music online could have been too high. Finally, the third theme revealed that musicians appreciated the opportunity to make music online and indicated that it was definitely better than having nothing, especially for its social aspects. In conclusion, while participants noted several challenges associated with online music-making (e.g., zoom fatigue and technological issues), they were also appreciative of the opportunity to continue making music at a time when in-person rehearsals were not possible. Pedagogical implications are discussed, specifically the importance of the support network, of meeting people where they are, of learning to adapt, and of collaborative teaching.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2563826-9
    ISSN 1664-1078
    ISSN 1664-1078
    DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.878307
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  8. Article ; Online: Dissection of the Temporofrontal Extreme Capsule Fasciculus Using Diffusion MRI Tractography and Association with Lexical Retrieval.

    Barbeau, E B / Badhwar, A / Kousaie, S / Bellec, P / Descoteaux, M / Klein, D / Petrides, M

    eNeuro

    2024  Volume 11, Issue 1

    Abstract: The well-known arcuate fasciculus that connects the posterior superior temporal region with the language production region in the ventrolateral frontal cortex constitutes the classic peri-Sylvian dorsal stream of language. A second temporofrontal white ... ...

    Abstract The well-known arcuate fasciculus that connects the posterior superior temporal region with the language production region in the ventrolateral frontal cortex constitutes the classic peri-Sylvian dorsal stream of language. A second temporofrontal white matter tract connects ventrally the anterior to intermediate lateral temporal cortex with frontal areas via the extreme capsule. This temporofrontal extreme capsule fasciculus (TFexcF) constitutes the ventral stream of language processing. The precise origin, course, and termination of this pathway has been examined in invasive tract tracing studies in macaque monkeys, but there have been no standard protocols for its reconstruction in the human brain using diffusion imaging tractography. Here we provide a protocol for the dissection of the TFexcF in vivo in the human brain using diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tractography which provides a solid basis for exploring its functional role. A key finding of the current dissection protocol is the demonstration that the TFexcF is left hemisphere lateralized. Furthermore, using the present dissection protocol, we demonstrate that the TFexcF is related to lexical retrieval scores measured with the category fluency test, in contrast to the classical arcuate fasciculus (the dorsal language pathway) that was also dissected and was related to sentence repetition.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Neural Pathways/diagnostic imaging ; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Frontal Lobe/diagnostic imaging ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging ; Temporal Lobe/diagnostic imaging
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2800598-3
    ISSN 2373-2822 ; 2373-2822
    ISSN (online) 2373-2822
    ISSN 2373-2822
    DOI 10.1523/ENEURO.0363-23.2023
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  9. Article ; Online: The association between dual use of electronic nicotine products and illicit drugs with adverse cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes in a longitudinal analysis using the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey.

    Qeadan, Fares / Nicolson, Alexander / Barbeau, William A / Azagba, Sunday / English, Kevin

    Drug and alcohol dependence reports

    2023  Volume 7, Page(s) 100166

    Abstract: Background: Drug use and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are independently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes. Literature on the association between the dual use of these key substances and potential ... ...

    Abstract Background: Drug use and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are independently associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes. Literature on the association between the dual use of these key substances and potential health outcomes is limited.
    Methods: We examined the association between dual use of ENDs and drugs (including heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, painkillers, and misused stimulant medications) with adverse cardiovascular and respiratory outcomes in a longitudinal analysis using waves 1-5 from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health survey (2014-2018). Multivariable logistic regression with Generalized Estimating Equations was utilized.
    Results: About 0.9% (
    Conclusions: Inhaling electronic nicotine delivery systems and other substances may negatively affect the users' respiratory health.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-06
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2772-7246
    ISSN (online) 2772-7246
    DOI 10.1016/j.dadr.2023.100166
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  10. Article ; Online: Amino acid substitutions in specific proteins correlate with farnesol unresponsiveness in Candida albicans.

    Mohammadi, Sima / Leduc, Annie / Charette, Steve J / Barbeau, Jean / Vincent, Antony T

    BMC genomics

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 93

    Abstract: Background: The quorum-sensing molecule farnesol, in opportunistic yeast Candida albicans, modulates its dimorphic switch between yeast and hyphal forms, and biofilm formation. Although there is an increasing interest in farnesol as a potential ... ...

    Abstract Background: The quorum-sensing molecule farnesol, in opportunistic yeast Candida albicans, modulates its dimorphic switch between yeast and hyphal forms, and biofilm formation. Although there is an increasing interest in farnesol as a potential antifungal drug, the molecular mechanism by which C. albicans responds to this molecule is still not fully understood.
    Results: A comparative genomic analysis between C. albicans strains that are naturally unresponsive to 30 µM of farnesol on TYE plates at 37 °C versus responsive strains uncovered new molecular determinants involved in the response to farnesol. While no signature gene was identified, amino acid changes in specific proteins were shown to correlate with the unresponsiveness to farnesol, particularly with substitutions in proteins known to be involved in the farnesol response. Although amino acid changes occur primarily in disordered regions of proteins, some amino acid changes were also found in known domains. Finally, the genomic investigation of intermediate-response strains showed that the non-response to farnesol occurs gradually following the successive accumulation of amino acid changes at specific positions.
    Conclusion: It is known that large genomic changes, such as recombinations and gene flow (losses and gains), can cause major phenotypic changes in pathogens. However, it is still not well known or documented how more subtle changes, such as amino acid substitutions, play a role in the adaptation of pathogens. The present study shows that amino acid changes can modulate C. albicans yeast's response to farnesol. This study also improves our understanding of the network of proteins involved in the response to farnesol, and of the involvement of amino acid substitutions in cellular behavior.
    MeSH term(s) Candida albicans ; Amino Acid Substitution ; Farnesol ; Amino Acids ; Acclimatization
    Chemical Substances Farnesol (4602-84-0) ; Amino Acids
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2041499-7
    ISSN 1471-2164 ; 1471-2164
    ISSN (online) 1471-2164
    ISSN 1471-2164
    DOI 10.1186/s12864-023-09174-y
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