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Christine Farrugia

University of MaltaORCID 0000-0002-6800-2147Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 3 Organism:human· 3 Assay:imaging· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 2 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Claude Julien BajadaiD· 4 shared Paola GaldiiD· 4 shared Kenneth ScerriiD· 3 shared Aitor Alberdi Escudero· 1 shared Alan J. QuigleyiD· 1 shared Anthony David EdwardsiD· 1 shared Antonios Makropoulos· 1 shared David Q. StoyeiD· 1 shared

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2022-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Testing the Vogt-Bailey Index using task-based fMRI across pulse sequence protocols

Kristian Galea, Aitor Alberdi Escudero, Nina Attard-Montalto, Nolan Vella, Robert Elton Smith, Christine Farrugia, Paola Galdi, Kenneth Scerri, Liam Butler, Claude Julien Bajada

This study evaluates the Vogt-Bailey Index in task-based fMRI across different pulse sequence protocols, finding it consistently identifies motor cortex connectivity despite protocol variations.

bioRxiv · Feb 6, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience

Feature similarity gradients detect alterations in the neonatal cortex associated with preterm birth

Paola Galdi, Manuel Blesa, Christine Farrugia, Kadi Vaher, Logan Z. J. Williams, Gemma Sullivan, David Q. Stoye, Alan J. Quigley, Antonios Makropoulos, Michael J. Thrippleton, Mark E. Bastin, Hilary Richardson, Heather Clare Whalley, Anthony David Edwards, Claude Julien Bajada, , James P. Boardman

This study uses the Vogt-Bailey index to analyze cortical microstructure gradients in preterm and term infants, finding spatially distributed alterations in preterm infants.

Human Brain Mapping · Mar 1, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Local gradient analysis of human brain function using the Vogt-Bailey Index

Christine Farrugia, Paola Galdi, Irati Arenzana Irazu, Kenneth Scerri, Claude Julien Bajada

This paper analyzes the Vogt-Bailey index to assess local functional homogeneity in the human cortex and compares it to the ReHo algorithm, finding the VB index better detects sharp changes in local functional organization.

Brain Structure and Function · Jan 31, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Geometric effects of volume to surface mapping of fMRI data

Keith George Ciantar, Christine Farrugia, Paola Galdi, Kenneth Scerri, Ting Xu, Claude Julien Bajada

The paper identifies spatial variation in neighborhood correlations during volume-to-surface mapping of fMRI data and proposes a mitigation approach.

Brain Structure and Function · Jul 27, 2022Peer-reviewedNeuroscience