Marta Bianciardi

This study maps brainstem-cortical connectivity in aging and prodromal synucleinopathy, finding distinct pathway vulnerabilities in each condition.

This study reconstructs brainstem connectomes using MRI and finds structural and functional connectivity correlations, revealing heterogeneous structure-function coupling across brainstem nuclei.

This study uses fMRI to analyze neural changes during jhana-type meditation, finding reproducible brain patterns linked to attentional stability and reduced suffering.

This paper develops an fMRI analysis pipeline to study central chemoreception in humans by comparing breath-hold and free breathing conditions, identifying brainstem and diencephalic regions involved in CO2 responses.

This study integrates brainstem and cortical functional architectures using fMRI, revealing brainstem hubs that connect to the cortex and influence cortical functional organization.

This study uses 7-Tesla fMRI to show that the human periaqueductal grey (PAG) shows bilateral BOLD increases during a working memory task without threat, suggesting a broader role in brain-body communication.

The paper replicates and extends a brain system for allostasis and interoception using 7 Tesla fMRI, finding high agreement with animal tract-tracing studies.

The paper examines spatial patterns of PAG activity and physiological responses during social stress in humans using 7T imaging.

This study uses fMRI to show that the human superior colliculus shows increased BOLD signal during visual and somatosensory stimulation and aversive conditions, correlating with brain regions involved in sensory and interoceptive processing.

This study uses 7-Tesla fMRI to show layer-dependent activity in the human superior colliculus during a working memory task, linking it to visual processing, motor control, and executive function.

The paper constructs a functional connectome of brainstem nuclei in humans using 7 Tesla fMRI, confirming known pathways and showing translatability to 3 Tesla data.

The paper maps the functional connectivity of 18 arousal and motor brainstem nuclei in humans using 7 Tesla fMRI and validates its applicability to conventional 3 Tesla fMRI.

The paper creates a probabilistic brainstem atlas in living humans using 7 Tesla MRI to improve the localization of key nuclei for autonomic and sensory-motor functions.