Nico U.F. Dosenbach

Movie Watching for Individual Functional Brain Network Estimation in Adolescents

This study compares functional brain network estimation using resting state crosshair fixation and movie watching in adolescents, finding similar network topography with minor border shifts.

Spurious model comparisons are widespread in biomedical artificial intelligence

97% of 184 high-impact biomedical AI studies compare cross-validated models with tests assuming fold independence; in 69% of re-analyzable studies a significant comparison does not survive correction.

Precision Confidence Mapping: An approach to determining individualized network topography with limited data

This paper introduces PCM, a method to assess network assignment confidence in rs-fMRI data, improving precision with limited scan durations.

Functional brain network correlates of pubertal timing and depressive symptoms in preadolescence

This study examines how pubertal timing relates to resting-state functional connectivity in preadolescents and its potential link to depressive symptoms.

Functional brain organization is stable within individuals across years

The paper shows that functional brain networks remain stable in healthy young adults over years, suggesting persistent individual brain organization.

Patterns of brain-wide associations reflect socioeconomics

The paper links socioeconomic status (SES) to brain-wide associations, showing SES has stronger associations with brain structure and function than IQ or psychopathology.

Robust lesion network mapping reveals symptom-specific circuits

This paper introduces robust lesion network mapping (rLNM) to address statistical validity concerns in lesion network mapping, showing it recovers distinct symptom-specific networks and predicts postoperative language decline.

Parallel processing chains span cytoarchitectures to organize association cortex

The paper identifies parallel processing chains in association cortex using multiple functional mapping modalities, showing they are experience-driven and organized across different cytoarchitectures.

Brain organization of a memory champion

This study maps the brain organization of a memory champion using functional MRI, revealing enhanced connectivity and unique modules related to memory techniques.

Gliomas preferentially develop within the action-mode network

This study identifies a functionally connected glioma network overlapping with the action-mode network and shows its prognostic significance and association with acetylcholine transporter expression.

Stimulant medications affect arousal and reward, not attention

This study shows stimulant medications affect brain connectivity in action/motor and reward-related regions, not attention networks, and mimic the effects of sleep.

Brain functional connectivity, but not neuroanatomy, captures the interrelationship between sex and gender in preadolescents

This study shows that resting-state functional connectivity better predicts sex than cortical thickness in preadolescents and relates to sex/gender alignment.

Motion Impact Score for Detecting Spurious Brain-Behavior Associations

The paper introduces SHAMAN, a method to assess motion impact on brain-behavior associations in fMRI studies, finding significant motion overestimation and underestimation in various traits.

Precision functional mapping reveals less inter-individual variability in the child vs. adult human brain

This study maps brain networks in children using precision neuroimaging, finding less inter-individual variability compared to adults.

Longer scans boost prediction and cut costs in brain-wide association studies

The paper shows longer scans improve prediction accuracy in brain-wide association studies while reducing costs, with 30-minute scans being the most cost-effective.

Disuse-driven plasticity in the human thalamus and putamen

This study investigates disuse-driven plasticity in the human thalamus and putamen using fMRI, finding strengthened functional connectivity and signal pulses in these regions during limb immobilization.

Dense Longitudinal Precision Neuroimaging of Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury

This study uses dense longitudinal DTI to track white matter recovery in a TBI patient and control, showing individualized recovery trajectories and their correlation with cognitive and emotional recovery.

Multi-echo Acquisition and Thermal Denoising Advances Precision Functional Imaging

This paper introduces multi-echo acquisition and thermal denoising methods to improve precision functional MRI in adults, children, and newborns, showing increased signal-to-noise ratio and reliability.

Structure-Function Coupling in Highly Sampled Individual Brains

The paper evaluates structure-function coupling in individual brains using high-resolution neuroimaging data and finds that structural connections strongly predict function in visual/motor regions and specific cingulate circuits.

BrainQCNet: a Deep Learning attention-based model for the automated detection of artifacts in brain structural MRI scans.

The paper introduces BrainQCNet, a deep learning model for automated artifact detection in brain structural MRI scans, achieving high accuracy and fast processing times.

The brainstem's red nucleus was evolutionarily upgraded to support goal-directed action

The paper examines the functional connectivity of the human red nucleus using resting-state fMRI and finds it is involved in goal-directed behavior and cognitive control rather than motor function.

Substructure of the brain's Cingulo-Opercular network

The paper identifies three distinct subnetworks within the Cingulo-Opercular network linked to decision-making, action execution, and feedback processing using functional connectivity data.

Using synthetic MR images for field map-less distortion correction

This paper introduces Synth, a field map-less distortion correction method for fMRI data, showing comparable or better performance than field map-based approaches in pediatric and adult datasets.

A mind-body interface alternates with effector-specific regions in motor cortex

The paper reveals that motor cortex contains inter-effector regions connected to the Cingulo-opercular network, alternating with effector-specific areas, suggesting a dual system for motor control and whole-body coordination.

Precision dynamical mapping using topological data analysis reveals a unique hub-like transition state at rest

The paper uses topological data analysis to reveal a hub-like transition state in resting brain activity, showing consistent dynamics within individuals and potential for precision medicine.

Real-time motion monitoring improves functional MRI data quality in infants

This study shows that real-time motion monitoring with FIRMM software improves the quality and usability of fMRI data in infants by reducing motion artifacts.

A Precision Functional Atlas of Network Probabilities and Individual-Specific Network Topography

The paper develops a precision functional brain atlas to capture individual-specific network topography and demonstrates its utility in generating reproducible statistical maps of brain function.

Parallel Hippocampal-Parietal Circuits for Self- and Goal-oriented Processing

The paper identifies distinct functional connectivity patterns in the hippocampus, showing anterior regions connect to the default mode network and posterior regions connect to the parietal memory network, supporting different cognitive processes.

Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Community MRI Collection and Utilities

A curated collection of processed ABCD neuroimaging derivatives plus utilities for access, sharing and analysis, letting researchers exchange derivatives they cannot share through the central archive.

Human Fronto-Striatal Connectivity is Organized into Discrete Functional Subnetworks

This study identifies individual-specific discrete subnetworks of human cortico-striatal connectivity, revealing a stepped rostral-caudal gradient including previously unknown language network connections.