Essa S. Yacoub

10.5 Tesla High-Resolution Macaque Brain MRI for In vivo and Ex vivo Connectivity Studies

This paper presents high-resolution diffusion MRI techniques for in vivo and ex vivo macaque brain imaging at 10.5 Tesla, enabling detailed connectivity studies.

An 80-channel receive array for 10.5T neuroimaging: Key considerations for SNR optimization

This paper develops an 80-channel receive array for 10.5T MRI to optimize SNR and parallel imaging by addressing parasitic losses and design improvements.

Predictive acoustical processing in human cortical layers

This study uses laminar fMRI to investigate predictive auditory processing in human cortical layers, showing hierarchical organization of prediction violations and their association with specific cortical layers.

A retinotopic wiring principle of the human brain

The paper shows that structural connectivity in the human visual cortex preserves retinotopic organization, revealing a retinotopic wiring principle and systematic perceptual asymmetries in early visual cortex connectivity.

Functional MRI of the Human Hippocampus at 10.5T: Pushing the Boundaries of Spatial Resolution

This paper uses 10.5T fMRI to achieve 0.5 mm isotropic resolution, enabling detailed study of hippocampal function and high-precision clinical applications.

Bridging the gap with invasive imaging: promises and challenges of a new generation of ultrahigh resolution fMRI

This paper explores the potential and challenges of ultrahigh resolution fMRI at 10.5 Tesla to study cortical layers with improved resolution compared to standard methods.

A Numerical Alternative to MR Thermometry for Safety Validation of Multi-Channel RF Transmit Coils

The paper introduces a numerical method to quantify SAR prediction errors for MRI safety validation, avoiding the need for MR thermometry.

BIBSNet: A Deep Learning Baby Image Brain Segmentation Network for MRI Scans

BIBSNet is a deep learning model for infant brain segmentation in MRI scans that outperforms JLF in accuracy and speed, with compatible outputs for further analysis.

Structural Brain Indicators of Cognitive Performance in Middle and Late Adulthood: The Human Connectome Project in Aging/Aging Adult Brain Connectome Cohort

This study identifies structural brain differences associated with cognitive performance in middle and late adulthood using data from the Human Connectome Project.

Diffusion-weighted steady-state free precession imaging in the ex vivo macaque brain on a 10.5T human MRI scanner

This paper evaluates the diffusion-weighted steady-state free precession (DW-SSFP) sequence for ex vivo macaque brain imaging at 10.5T, showing improved SNR efficiency and geometric distortion reduction.

Precision functional imaging in infants using multi-echo fMRI at 7T

This paper demonstrates that 7T MRI improves spatial resolution and data quality for functional brain mapping in infants compared to 3T MRI, enabling more reliable developmental studies.

fMRIPrep Lifespan: Extending A Robust Pipeline for Functional MRI Preprocessing to Developmental Neuroimaging

The paper extends fMRIPrep to handle MRI data from infancy to old age, demonstrating high-quality preprocessing across a wide age range.

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.

A 128-channel receive array with enhanced SNR performance for 10.5 tesla brain imaging

The paper develops a 128-channel receive array for 10.5T brain imaging, showing SNR gains and plateau effects in central regions.

Baby Open Brains: An Open-Source Repository of Infant Brain Segmentations

The paper introduces Baby Open Brains (BOBs), an open-source repository of manually curated infant brain segmentations to improve reproducibility in neuroimaging research.

RF coil design strategies for improving SNR at the ultrahigh magnetic field of 10.5 Tesla

The paper develops a high-channel-count RF coil array for 10.5T MRI, achieving high SNR and demonstrating high-resolution brain imaging at this field strength.

Mapping polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography and ultra-high-field diffusion MRI in the macaque brain

The paper compares microstructure and fiber orientation measurements from polarization-sensitive OCT and ultra-high-field dMRI in macaque brains and demonstrates a GAN for improving MRI resolution using OCT data.

Evaluating the effect of denoising submillimeter auditory fMRI data with NORDIC

This study evaluates two versions of NORDIC denoising on submillimeter auditory fMRI data, finding improved detection sensitivity and reliability but reduced average response amplitude.

Denoising Diffusion MRI: Considerations and implications for analysis

This paper evaluates dMRI denoising methods by defining performance criteria and comparing patch-based algorithms in complex and magnitude domains.

Characterizing top-down microcircuitry of complex human behavior across different levels of the visual hierarchy

The paper uses ultra-high field fMRI to study task-related top-down modulations in human visual areas across cortical layers, finding layer-specific patterns in V1 and FFA.

Empirical Transmit Field Bias Correction of T1w/T2w Myelin Maps

This paper introduces two empirical methods to correct B1+ transmit field biases in T1w/T2w myelin maps, improving their accuracy for neuroanatomical and statistical analyses.

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.

Graded variation in cortical T1w/T2w myelination during adolescence

The paper uses high-resolution myelin mapping to show graded variation in cortical myelination rates along the sensorimotor-association axis during adolescence.

Statistical Power or More Precise Insights into Neuro-Temporal Dynamics? Assessing the Benefits of Rapid Temporal Sampling in fMRI

This review evaluates the benefits of rapid temporal sampling in fMRI, showing it can reveal previously undetected neuro-temporal dynamics and improve spatial precision.

Lowering the Thermal Noise Barrier in Functional Brain Mapping with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

This paper introduces a novel fMRI denoising technique that improves temporal-SNR and functional map detection without altering signal amplitudes or spatial precision.

NORDIC Increases the Sensitivity and Preserves the Spatiotemporal Precision of fMRI Responses

The paper evaluates the NORDIC method for reducing thermal noise in fMRI data, showing it improves sensitivity and preserves spatiotemporal precision without significant loss of temporal information.

Clarifying the role of higher-level cortices in resolving perceptual ambiguity using ultra high field fMRI

This study uses ultra-high field fMRI to show that higher-level cortices modulate perceptual ambiguity and that the right inferior-temporal lobe encodes trial-by-trial variability in face perception.

NOise Reduction with DIstribution Corrected (NORDIC) PCA in dMRI with complex-valued parameter-free locally low-rank processing

This paper introduces NORDIC, a denoising framework for dMRI that improves SNR and fiber resolution, outperforming existing methods in simulations and human connectome data.

Ultra-high field (10.5 T) resting state fMRI in the macaque

This paper demonstrates ultra-high field (10.5 T) resting state fMRI in macaques, revealing detailed and robust resting state components similar to human connectomes.

Multivoxel Pattern of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Activity can be sensitive to stimulus specific fine scale responses

The paper evaluates the spatial precision of stimulus-specific BOLD responses using MVPA across cortical depths in V1, finding that multivoxel patterns can achieve sub-millimeter resolution.