Tutorial: a guide to diffusion MRI and structural connectomics

I Shamir, Y Assaf - Nature Protocols, 2024 - nature.com
Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) is a versatile imaging technique that has
gained popularity thanks to its sensitive ability to measure displacement of water molecules …

Multivariate information theory uncovers synergistic subsystems of the human cerebral cortex

TF Varley, M Pope, J Faskowitz, O Sporns - Communications biology, 2023 - nature.com
One of the most well-established tools for modeling the brain is the functional connectivity
network, which is constructed from pairs of interacting brain regions. While powerful, the …

The regional variation of laminar thickness in the human isocortex is related to cortical hierarchy and interregional connectivity

A Saberi, C Paquola, K Wagstyl, MD Hettwer… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The human isocortex consists of tangentially organized layers with unique cytoarchitectural
properties. These layers show spatial variations in thickness and cytoarchitecture across the …

Cerebral chemoarchitecture shares organizational traits with brain structure and function

B Hänisch, JY Hansen, BC Bernhardt, SB Eickhoff… - ELife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Chemoarchitecture, the heterogeneous distribution of neurotransmitter transporter and
receptor molecules, is a relevant component of structure–function relationships in the human …

Employing Informatics Strategies in Alzheimer's Disease Research: A Review from Genetics, Multiomics, and Biomarkers to Clinical Outcomes

J Bao, BN Lee, J Wen, M Kim, S Mu… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a critical national concern, affecting 5.8 million people and
costing more than 250 billion annually. However, there is no available cure. Thus, effective …

Sex differences in functional cortical organization reflect differences in network topology rather than cortical morphometry

B Serio, MD Hettwer, L Wiersch, G Bignardi… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Differences in brain size between the sexes are consistently reported. However, the
consequences of this anatomical difference on sex differences in intrinsic brain function …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced diversity on connector hubs following sleep deprivation: Evidence from diffusion and functional magnetic resonance imaging

Y Tian, XR Peng, Z Tang, Z Long, C **e, X Lei - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
Sleep deprivation has been demonstrated to exert widespread and intricate impacts on the
brain network. The human brain network is a modular network composed of interconnected …

Long-range functional connections mirror and link microarchitectural and cognitive hierarchies in the human brain

Y Wang, J Royer, B Park, R Vos de Wael… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Higher-order cognition is hypothesized to be implemented via distributed
cortical networks that are linked via long-range connections. However, it is unknown how …

QuNex—An integrative platform for reproducible neuroimaging analytics

JL Ji, J Demšar, C Fonteneau, Z Tamayo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Neuroimaging technology has experienced explosive growth and transformed
the study of neural mechanisms across health and disease. However, given the diversity of …

Microstructural asymmetry in the human cortex

B Wan, A Saberi, C Paquola, HL Schaare… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The human cerebral cortex shows hemispheric asymmetry, yet the microstructural basis of
this asymmetry remains incompletely understood. Here, we probe layer-specific …