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Heather A. Hansen

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0000-0002-8917-2516Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 5 Assay:imaging· 5 Research Focus:spatial domain detection· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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The role of white matter myelin in structural-functional network coupling

Mark C. Nelson, Wen Da Lu, Ilana Ruth Leppert, Heather A. Hansen, Christopher D. Rowley, Bratislav Mišić, Christine Lucas Tardif

This study integrates multi-feature white matter connectivity into structure-function brain models, showing that myelin strongly predicts functional connectivity across brain regions and timescales.

Communications Biology · Mar 27, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

White Matter Myelin Shapes Macroscale Functional Connectivity Through Integrative Communication

Mark C. Nelson, Wen Da Lu, Ilana Ruth Leppert, Golia Shafiei, Heather A. Hansen, Christopher D. Rowley, Bratislav Mišić, Christine Lucas Tardif

This study shows how white matter myelin and tract caliber influence large-scale brain communication by shaping distinct functional connectivity patterns.

bioRxiv · Mar 25, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Adults vs. neonates: Differentiation of functional connectivity between the basolateral amygdala and occipitotemporal cortex

Heather A. Hansen, Jin Li, Zeynep M. Saygin

The paper compares functional connectivity between the basolateral amygdala and occipitotemporal cortex in neonates and adults, finding no gradient in neonates but a gradient in adults.

PLoS ONE · Oct 19, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Cortical selectivity driven by connectivity: Innate connectivity patterns of the visual word form area

Jin Li, David E. Osher, Heather A. Hansen, Zeynep M. Saygin

The paper investigates whether innate connectivity patterns in neonates predict the functional specialization of the visual word form area (VWFA) by comparing its connectivity to language networks.

bioRxiv · Jun 9, 2020 · PreprintNeuroscience

Developmental changes in connectivity between the amygdala subnuclei and occipitotemporal cortex

Heather A. Hansen, Zeynep M. Saygin

The paper examines developmental changes in amygdala connectivity to occipitotemporal cortex in humans, finding similar adult-like patterns in children and neonates with refinement over development.

bioRxiv · May 14, 2019 · PreprintNeuroscience