This study uses magnetic resonance elastography to assess brain mechanical properties and perineuronal net density in a rat model of FASD, showing reduced stiffness in alcohol-exposed rats that recovers by adulthood.

Brain Research · Mar 31, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience

Multi-echo BOLD fMRI improves cerebrovascular reactivity estimates in stroke

Rebecca G. Clements, Fatemeh Geranmayeh, Niamh V. Parkinson, Miguel Montero, Sebastian Urday, Katie Taran, Diego A. Caban-Rivera, Carson Ingo, Molly G. Bright

This study shows that multi-echo fMRI techniques improve cerebrovascular reactivity estimates in stroke patients by reducing noise and negative values.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Mechanical Properties of White Matter Tracts in Aging Assessed via Anisotropic MR Elastography

Diego A. Caban-Rivera, Letitia Williams, Matthew McGarry, Daniel R. Smith, Elijah E. W. Van Houten, Keith D. Paulsen, Philip V. Bayly, Curtis L. Johnson

This study uses anisotropic MR elastography to show age-related declines in white matter mechanical properties, providing complementary information to diffusion tensor imaging.

Imaging Neuroscience · Jan 1, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience