Jonathan C.W. Brooks

This paper compares two TENS modes, showing they reduce pain via distinct cortico-spinal mechanisms, with Conventional TENS involving spinal inhibition and Acupuncture-Like TENS relying on top-down modulation.

This study examines the role of the angular gyrus in retrieving specific and categoric memories using fMRI, finding that AG activity correlates with memory detail and shows functional differentiation between subregions.

This study evaluates the test-retest reliability of spinal cord fMRI during sensorimotor tasks, finding poor-to-fair reliability despite consistent task performance and signal quality.

The paper introduces EPISeg, a deep learning model for automated spinal cord segmentation on gradient-echo EPI data, showing improved performance over existing methods.

This study maps sensory activation across the cortex, subcortex, and brainstem using whole-brain fMRI, showing distinct responses to hand and foot stimulation and differentiating small brainstem nuclei.

This study evaluates the reliability of task-based fMRI in the human spinal cord, finding poor reliability of BOLD responses across days but good reliability of autonomic responses.

This study assesses the reliability of resting-state functional connectivity in the human spinal cord, finding reliable connectivity between dorsal and ventral horns but poor reliability in segmental and within-hemicord connections.

This paper introduces a novel spinal fMRI method to study functional connectivity in the cervical spinal cord, finding mixed test-retest reliability but consistent spatial organization across sessions.

The paper uses pharmacological-fMRI to show that attentional analgesia in humans is mediated by opioidergic pathways from ACC to PAG and RVM, which suppress spinal nociceptive activity.

This study uses intraoperative electrophysiological mapping to identify sensory responses in the human cerebellum during posterior fossa surgery.

This paper develops automated methods for slice-specific z-shimming in spinal cord fMRI to improve signal quality and reproducibility.

This paper develops an age-specific probabilistic white matter atlas for children aged 6-8 years, showing improved accuracy in diffusion metrics compared to adult templates and revealing FA reductions in treated children.

The paper replicates and extends previous findings on attentional analgesia by identifying two parallel cortico-brainstem pathways modulated by attentional demand.

This study investigates resting-state functional connectivity in the cervical spinal cord at 3T, finding robust dorsal and ventral horn connectivity, replicating findings from higher field strength studies.