Cortical morphology predicts long-term placebo response in multiple sclerosis patients
Mariya V. Cherkasova, Jessie Fanglu Fu, Michael Jarrett, Poljanka Johnson, Shawna Abel, Roger C. Tam, Alexander Rauscher, Vesna Sossi, Shannon Kolind, David K.B. Li, Adele Dessa Sadovnick, Lindsay S. Machan, J. Marc Girard, François Émond, Reza Vosoughi, , A. Jon Stoessl
The paper examines how cortical morphology correlates with long-term placebo responses in multiple sclerosis patients, finding that non-responders have a more small-world-like cortical topology and lesion load inversely predicts cortical thickness in specific brain regions.
Scientific Reports · Jan 14, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience