Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Diffusion MRI Head Motion Correction Methods are Highly Accurate but Impacted by Denoising and Sampling Scheme

This study evaluates head motion correction methods in diffusion MRI, showing both Eddy and SHORELine perform well but are affected by denoising and sampling schemes.

Continuous structural neuroplasticity during motor learning - a diffusion MRI study

This study uses diffusion MRI to continuously monitor microstructural brain changes during motor learning, revealing dynamic neuroplasticity patterns in specific brain regions.

Assessing White Matter Engagement in Brain Networks through Functional and Structural Connectivity Mapping

This study maps the relationship between functional and structural brain connectivity, revealing gender and age-related differences in white matter engagement as a potential biomarker for neurological conditions.

Age-Related Differences in Human Cortical Microstructure Depend on the Distance to the Nearest Vein

The paper investigates how age-related changes in cortical microstructure depend on proximity to veins in human brain regions using venous distance mapping and MRI data.

ACID: A Comprehensive Toolbox for Image Processing and Modeling of Brain, Spinal Cord, and Post-mortem Diffusion MRI Data

ACID is an open-source MATLAB toolbox for processing and modeling diffusion MRI data from brain, spinal cord, and ex vivo specimens, incorporating artifact correction, biophysical models, and BIDS compatibility.

Direct segmentation of cortical cytoarchitectonic domains using ultra-high-resolution whole-brain diffusion MRI

This paper uses high-resolution diffusion MRI to directly cluster cortical voxels and segment cytoarchitectonic domains without relying on templates, achieving better alignment with histology than conventional methods.

Developmental differences in canonical cortical networks: insights from microstructure-informed tractography

This study examines age-related changes in microstructure-informed cortical networks using diffusion MRI data from 8-18 year olds, finding increased global efficiency and mean strength in specific networks.

In humans, insulo-striate structural connectivity is largely biased toward either striosome-like or matrix-like striatal compartments

The paper maps compartment-specific insulo-striate structural connectivity in humans, finding distinct biases toward striosome-like or matrix-like striatal compartments in specific insular subregions.

Diffusion kurtosis MRI tracks gray matter myelin content in the primate cerebral cortex

This study shows that diffusion kurtosis MRI (MK) strongly correlates with myelin content in the primate cerebral cortex, offering a non-invasive method to assess gray matter myelination.

CAT - A Computational Anatomy Toolbox for the Analysis of Structural MRI Data

The paper introduces CAT, a computational anatomy toolbox for structural MRI analysis, providing a comprehensive suite of tools for morphometric analyses with quality control and visualization features.

The variability of multidimensional diffusion-relaxation MRI estimates in the human brain

This paper evaluates the reliability and reproducibility of multidimensional diffusion-relaxation MRI (MD-MRI) in the human brain, showing it can reliably capture structural and chemical diversity within voxels.

Age-related fornix decline predicts conservative response strategy-based slowing in perceptual decision-making

This study links age-related decline in fornix fractional anisotropy to slower perceptual decision-making in older adults using a diffusion drift model and neuroimaging data.

Development of the alpha rhythm is linked to visual white matter pathways and visual detection performance

This study links developmental changes in alpha rhythm to visual white matter maturation and visual detection performance using dMRI-EEG data.

A translational MRI approach to validate acute axonal damage detection

The paper validates an MRI framework for detecting axonal damage in rats and humans, showing increased axonal caliber in both pathological and normal-appearing white matter in multiple sclerosis patients.

White matter tract microstructure, macrostructure, and associated cortical gray matter morphology across the lifespan

The paper characterizes lifespan changes in white matter microstructure, macrostructure, and associated cortical morphology using large datasets, finding unique developmental and aging trajectories across brain pathways.

Spatiotemporal patterns of cortical microstructural maturation in children and adolescents with diffusion MRI

This study uses diffusion MRI to analyze spatiotemporal patterns of cortical microstructural maturation in children and adolescents, finding heterogeneous development across functional domains.

Development of White Matter Fiber Covariance Networks Supports Executive Function in Youth

This study identifies white matter fiber covariance networks in youth, showing their development aligns with executive function and hierarchical cortical maturation patterns.

Multi-Site Statistical Mapping of Along-Tract Microstructural Abnormalities in Bipolar Disorder with Diffusion MRI Tractometry

This study maps microstructural abnormalities along white matter tracts in bipolar disorder using multisite diffusion MRI tractometry and identifies significant differences in fractional anisotropy between BD patients and controls.

Microstructural dynamics of motor learning and sleep-dependent consolidation: a diffusion imaging study

This study uses diffusion imaging to examine microstructural brain changes during motor learning and sleep consolidation, finding rapid learning-related changes but no clear sleep-dependent consolidation effects.

Direct interhemispheric cortical communication via thalamic commissures: a new white-matter pathway in the primate brain

The paper identifies thalamic commissures in primates, showing they connect cortex to contralateral thalamus and exist in both healthy and malformed human brains.

A Pipeline for a Primate Projectome: mapping every individual myelinated axon across the whole brain

The paper develops a pipeline to map every myelinated axon in non-human primate brains, enabling comprehensive analysis of long-distance neuronal connections.

Two human brain systems micro-structurally associated with obesity

The paper investigates the association between obesity and two brain systems using MRI data from UK Biobank participants, finding distinct structural and genetic relationships.

Dynamic changes in subplate and cortical plate microstructure precede the onset of cortical folding in vivo

The paper examines microstructural changes in fetal brain compartments before cortical folding begins, finding that anisotropy decreases in subplate and cortical plate regions prior to sulcal pit formation.

White Matter Correlates of Impulsive Behavior in Healthy Individuals: A Diffusion MRI Study

This study uses diffusion MRI to find white matter changes linked to impulsivity in healthy individuals, showing sex-specific patterns.

Data-driven characterization and correction of the orientation dependence of magnetization transfer measures using diffusion MRI

The paper characterizes and corrects orientation dependence in magnetization transfer measures using diffusion MRI data from 20 subjects.

Leveraging longitudinal diffusion MRI data to quantify differences in white matter microstructural decline in normal and abnormal aging

A phylogenetically-conserved axis of thalamocortical connectivity in the human brain

This study identifies a medial-lateral thalamic axis of genetic and connectomic variation linked to cortical projections and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Anesthesia-related brain microstructure modulations detected by diffusion MRI

This study uses diffusion kurtosis MRI to show that anesthesia reduces mean diffusivity and kurtosis in both gray and white matter of mice, suggesting increased extracellular space volume.

Effect of number of diffusion encoding directions in Neonatal Diffusion Tensor Imaging using Tract-Based Spatial Statistical analysis

The paper evaluates the effect of diffusion encoding directions on DTI scalar estimates in neonates using TBSS analysis and finds negligible differences with 24 or more directions.

In vivo mapping of the deep and superficial whitematter connectivity in the chimpanzee brain

This study creates a new white matter connectivity atlas for chimpanzees and compares it to humans to understand primate brain evolution.