Rhodri Cusack

This study investigates age-related changes in visual short-term memory using fMRI decoding, finding that visual cortex representations weaken with age and load, while frontoparietal regions compensate by strengthening during memory maintenance.

This study investigates how infant visual cortex encodes coarse and fine visual features using fMRI and deep neural networks, finding that V1 matures early while extrastriate cortex shows prolonged coarse-feature bias.

The paper compares functional connectivity in visual cortices of blind and sighted adults with infants to show that visual experience shapes long-range connectivity patterns.

The paper shows that variability in responsiveness during propofol anaesthesia is linked to differences in brain structure and function of fronto-parietal networks, which can be predicted before sedation.

This study shows that full-term and preterm infants at term-equivalent age have developed key brain networks associated with conscious awareness, but premature birth disrupts their development.

The paper uses fMRI to compare cross-modal responses in visual cortex of congenitally blind, adult-onset blind, and sighted individuals, finding that visual cortex plasticity for auditory processing occurs only in those born blind.

The paper investigates the development of category-selective connectivity in neonates and adults, finding that some connectivity is innate while others develop with experience.

The paper investigates how semantic information during encoding in ventral visual areas improves visual short-term memory for real-world objects.

This study investigates how dopamine levels in Parkinson’s disease patients affect sensory attenuation during voluntary movements, finding a negative correlation with motor severity and a positive correlation with dopamine dose.

This study examines the associations between cardiovascular risk factors and white matter structure in aging, finding that systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate independently impact white matter health.

The paper shows that physical activity preserves frontal white matter integrity and reduces age-related slowing in a population-based sample.

The paper investigates how functional differentiation between auditory and fronto-parietal systems during external stimulation relates to consciousness and verbal intelligence.

The paper investigates domain-level organization of object representations in the human medial temporal lobes using fMRI and RSA, finding evidence for animacy and real-world size effects in perirhinal, parahippocampal, and hippocampal regions.

The paper uses fcMRI to predict motor impairment in neonates with perinatal brain injury by analyzing disruption in functional brain networks.

This study shows that visual short-term memory for complex recognisable objects is more precise than for unrecognisable ones, without involving additional brain regions.

The paper quantifies differences in spatial and temporal motion patterns between adults and infants during MRI, finding distinct motion modes and distribution characteristics.