Distribution, Population Biology, and Trophic Ecology of the Deepwater Demersal Fish Halosauropsis macrochir (Pisces: Halosauridae) on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Halosauropsis macrochir ranked amongst the most abundant and widespread demersal fishes on the mid-Atlantic Ridge of the North Atlantic (Iceland-Azores) with greatest abundance at 1700–3500 m. All sizes, ranging from 10–76 cm total length, occurred in the area without any apparent spatial pattern or depth trend. Using otolith sections displaying growth increments assumed to represent annuli, the age range recorded was 2–36 years, but most individuals were <20 years. Length and weight at age data were used to fit growth models. No differences between sexes in length and weight at age were observed. The majority of samples had a surplus of males. Diet analysis showed that H. macrochir feeds on Crustacea, Teleostei, Polychaeta, and Cephalopoda, but few prey could be identified to lower taxonomical levels. The mid-Atlantic Ridge constitutes a major portion of the North Atlantic living space of the abyssal halosaur where it completes its full life cycle, primarily as an actively foraging euryophagous micronekton/epibenthos and infauna feeder, becoming a partial piscivore with increasing size

誦阿彌陀佛可減輕負面情緒？腦電圖研究對恐怖圖片的情感反應

論壇主題：世界傳統功夫與養生，探討世界傳統功夫（導引、吐納、氣功、武術、太極、瑜珈等）及自然療法並運動養生在現代健康管理中的應

Reduced Response to Stressful Events during Chanting Amitofo: A Combined fMRI and EEG Study

Poster PresentationSession: Basic ScienceChanting Amitofo is one of the most popular Buddhism practices in Eastern Asia. This study aimed to investigate whether this practice can actually reduce the impact of stressful events in daily life. Methods: Fifteen participants with at least three years of chanting Amitofo practice were recruited in this study. Demographic and relevant questionnaires were used to measure their stress level and belief in Amitofo. The participant was asked to chant Amitofo, and then was shown stressful pictures and neutral pictures, both from IAPS during a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan. All participants did the same stress-paradigm using electroencephalogram (EEG) experiment. The results showed that chanting Amitofo additionally activated the prefrontal lobe and cerebellum as compared to chanting “Santa Claus.” This prefrontal activation level was related to the reduced neural response of the amygadala, anterior insula. Event-related potential study showed that chanting Amitofo might affect the late processing of the stressful picture