Human Brain Mapping,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
42(11), P. 3680 - 3711
Published: May 20, 2021
Abstract
Graph
theory
is
now
becoming
a
standard
tool
in
system‐level
neuroscience.
However,
endowing
observed
brain
anatomy
and
dynamics
with
complex
network
representation
involves
often
covert
theoretical
assumptions
methodological
choices
which
affect
the
way
networks
are
reconstructed
from
experimental
data,
ultimately
resulting
properties
their
interpretation.
Here,
we
review
some
fundamental
conceptual
underpinnings
technical
issues
associated
reconstruction,
discuss
how
mutual
influence
concurs
clarifying
organization
of
function.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
117(26), P. 15253 - 15261
Published: June 15, 2020
Regular
drug
use
can
lead
to
addiction,
but
not
everyone
who
takes
drugs
makes
this
transition.
How
exactly
of
abuse
interact
with
individual
vulnerability
is
fully
understood,
nor
it
clear
how
individuals
defy
the
risks
associated
or
addiction
vulnerability.
We
used
resting-state
functional
MRI
(fMRI)
in
162
participants
characterize
risk-
and
resilience-related
changes
corticostriatal
circuits
exposed
stimulant
both
without
clinically
diagnosed
siblings
addicted
individuals,
control
volunteers.
The
likelihood
developing
whether
due
familial
use,
was
significant
hypoconnectivity
orbitofrontal
ventromedial
prefrontal
cortical-striatal
circuits-pathways
critically
implicated
goal-directed
decision-making.
By
contrast,
resilience
against
a
diagnosis
substance
disorder
hyperconnectivity
two
networks
involving
1)
lateral
cortex
medial
caudate
nucleus
2)
supplementary
motor
area,
superior
frontal
cortex,
putamen-brain
respectively
top-down
inhibitory
regulation
habits.
These
findings
point
toward
predisposing
causation
related
impaired
actions,
as
well
countervailing
systems
behavioral
regulation,
may
inform
novel
strategies
for
therapeutic
preventative
interventions.
Brain,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
146(8), P. 3484 - 3499
Published: Feb. 22, 2023
Abstract
Chronic
post-concussive
symptoms
are
common
after
mild
traumatic
brain
injury
(mTBI)
and
difficult
to
predict
or
treat.
Thalamic
functional
integrity
is
particularly
vulnerable
in
mTBI
may
be
related
long-term
outcomes
but
requires
further
investigation.
We
compared
structural
MRI
resting
state
108
patients
with
a
Glasgow
Coma
Scale
(GCS)
of
13–15
normal
CT,
76
controls.
examined
whether
acute
changes
thalamic
connectivity
were
early
markers
for
persistent
explored
neurochemical
associations
our
findings
using
PET
data.
Of
the
cohort,
47%
showed
incomplete
recovery
6
months
post-injury.
Despite
absence
changes,
we
found
hyperconnectivity
mTBI,
specific
vulnerabilities
individual
nuclei.
Acute
fMRI
differentiated
those
chronic
symptoms,
time-
outcome-dependent
relationships
sub-cohort
followed
longitudinally.
Moreover,
emotional
cognitive
associated
known
serotonergic
noradrenergic
targets,
respectively.
Our
suggest
that
can
have
basis
pathophysiology.
This
aid
identification
at
risk
following
provide
development
new
therapies
facilitate
precision
medicine
application
these
therapies.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14
Published: Jan. 9, 2023
Alzheimer's
disease
(AD)
is
the
most
common
age-related
neurodegenerative
disorder.
In
view
of
our
rapidly
aging
population,
there
an
urgent
need
to
identify
at
early
stage.
A
potential
way
do
so
by
assessing
functional
connectivity
(FC),
i.e.,
statistical
dependency
between
two
or
more
brain
regions,
through
novel
analysis
techniques.In
present
study,
we
assessed
static
and
dynamic
FC
using
different
approaches.
resting
state
(rs)fMRI
dataset
from
neuroimaging
initiative
(ADNI)
was
used
(n
=
128).
The
blood-oxygen-level-dependent
(BOLD)
signals
116
regions
4
groups
participants,
healthy
controls
(HC;
n
35),
mild
cognitive
impairment
(EMCI;
29),
late
(LMCI;
30),
(AD;
34)
were
extracted
analyzed.
Pearson's
correlation,
sliding-windows
correlation
(SWA),
point
process
(PPA).
Additionally,
graph
theory
measures
explore
network
segregation
integration
computed.Our
results
showed
a
longer
characteristic
path
length
decreased
degree
EMCI
in
comparison
other
groups.
increased
several
LMCI
AD
contrast
HC
detected.
These
suggest
maladaptive
short-term
mechanism
maintain
cognition.The
pattern
observable
all
analyses;
however,
PPA
enabled
us
reduce
computational
demands
offered
new
specific
findings.
Frontiers in Neurology,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: April 4, 2018
Despite
increasing
public
awareness
and
a
growing
body
of
literature
on
the
subject
concussion,
or
mild
traumatic
brain
injury,
an
urgent
need
still
exists
for
reliable
diagnostic
measures,
clinical
care
guidelines,
effective
treatments
condition.
Complexity
heterogeneity
complicate
research
efforts,
indicate
innovative
approaches
to
synthesize
current
knowledge
in
order
improve
outcomes.
Methods
from
interdisciplinary
field
systems
science,
including
models
complex
systems,
have
been
increasingly
applied
biomedical
applications
show
promise
generating
insight
injury.
The
study
uses
causal-loop
diagramming
visualize
relationships
between
factors
influencing
pathophysiology
recovery
trajectories
concussive
persistence
symptoms
deficits.
primary
output
is
series
preliminary
maps
detailing
feedback
loops,
intrinsic
dynamics,
exogenous
drivers,
hubs
across
several
scales,
micro-level
cellular
processes
social
influences.
Key
system
features,
such
as
role
specific
restorative
cross-scale
connections,
are
examined
discussed
context
trajectories.
This
approach
integrates
findings
disciplines
allows
components
be
considered
relation
larger
influences,
which
enables
identification
gaps,
supports
classification
provides
framework
collaboration
communication—all
strides
that
would
benefit
diagnosis,
prognosis,
treatment
clinic.
Human Brain Mapping,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
40(9), P. 2827 - 2848
Published: March 7, 2019
Abstract
Parkinson's
disease
(PD)
is
accompanied
by
functional
changes
throughout
the
brain,
including
in
electromagnetic
activity
recorded
with
magnetoencephalography
(MEG).
An
integrated
overview
of
these
changes,
its
relationship
clinical
symptoms,
and
influence
treatment
currently
missing.
Therefore,
we
systematically
reviewed
MEG
studies
that
have
examined
oscillatory
connectivity
PD‐affected
brain.
The
available
articles
could
be
separated
into
motor
network‐focused
whole‐brain
focused
studies.
Motor
network
revealed
PD‐related
beta
band
(13–30
Hz)
neurophysiological
within
between
several
components,
although
it
remains
elusive
to
what
extent
underlie
symptoms.
In
slowing
decrease
correlated
cognitive
decline
less
strongly
other
markers
progression.
Both
approaches
offer
a
different
perspective
on
PD‐specific
mechanisms
therefore
complement
each
other.
Combining
merits
both
will
improve
setup
interpretation
future
studies,
which
essential
for
better
understanding
process
itself
pathophysiological
underlying
specific
PD
as
well
potential
use
care.
Neurology,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
93(21)
Published: Oct. 17, 2019
To
test
the
hypothesis
that
concussion-related
brain
alterations
seen
at
symptomatic
injury
and
medical
clearance
to
return
play
(RTP)
will
have
dissipated
by
1
year
after
RTP.For
this
observational
study,
24
athletes
with
concussion
were
scanned
longitudinally
within
week
injury,
RTP,
RTP.
A
large
control
cohort
of
122
also
before
season.
Each
imaging
session
assessed
global
functional
connectivity
(Gconn)
cerebral
blood
flow
(CBF),
along
white
matter
fractional
anisotropy
(FA)
mean
diffusivity
(MD).
The
main
effects
on
MRI
parameters
evaluated
each
postinjury
time
point.
In
addition,
covariation
was
between
clinical
measures
acute
symptom
severity
RTP.Different
aspects
physiology
showed
different
patterns
recovery
over
time.
Both
Gconn
FA
displayed
no
significant
whereas
CBF
MD
exhibited
persistent
long-term
effects.
dependent
RTP
for
all
points.This
study
provides
first
longitudinal
evaluation
focused
clearance,
using
multiple
assess
structure
function.
These
findings
significantly
enhance
our
understanding
natural
course
a
concussion.
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Dec. 13, 2018
According
to
the
network-based
neurodegeneration
hypothesis,
neurodegenerative
diseases
target
specific
large-scale
neural
networks,
such
as
default
mode
network,
and
may
propagate
along
structural
functional
connections
within
between
these
brain
networks.
Cognitive
impairment
no
dementia
(CIND)
represents
an
early
prodromal
stage
but
few
studies
have
examined
topological
changes
To
this
end,
we
studied
networks
[diffusion
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI)]
(task-free
MRI)
in
CIND
(61
mild,
56
moderate)
healthy
older
adults
(97
controls).
Structurally,
compared
with
controls,
moderate
had
lower
global
efficiency,
nodal
centrality
efficiency
thalamus,
somatomotor
higher-order
cognitive
Mild
only
higher
degree
dorsal
parietal
regions.
Functional
differences
were
more
subtle,
both
groups
showing
temporal
Importantly,
generally
structural-functional
connectome
correlation
than
controls.
The
similarity
was
undesirable
associated
poorer
verbal
memory,
executive
function,
visuoconstruction.
Our
findings
highlighted
distinct
progressive
at
of
diseases.
Human Brain Mapping,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
40(12), P. 3522 - 3533
Published: May 7, 2019
Abstract
Cerebral
perfusion
declines
across
the
lifespan
and
is
altered
in
early
stages
of
several
age‐related
neuropathologies.
Little
known,
however,
about
longitudinal
evolution
healthy
older
adults,
particularly
when
quantified
using
magnetic
resonance
imaging
with
arterial
spin
labeling
(ASL).
The
objective
was
to
characterize
typically
aging
adults
elucidate
associations
cognition
brain
structure.
Adults
who
were
functionally
intact
at
baseline
(
n
=
161,
ages
47–89)
underwent
ASL
quantify
whole‐brain
gray
matter
perfusion;
a
subset
136)
had
repeated
(average
follow‐up:
2.3
years).
Neuropsychological
testing
each
visit
summarized
into
executive
function,
memory,
processing
speed
composites.
Global
volume,
white
microstructure
(mean
diffusivity),
hyperintensities
also
quantified.
We
assessed
among
perfusion,
cognition,
structure
linear
regression,
relationships
mixed
effects
models.
Greater
left
dorsolateral
prefrontal
cortex
right
thalamus,
associated
better
functions.
loss
worsening
declining
speed.
This
study
helps
validate
noninvasive
MRI‐based
underscores
importance
cerebral
blood
flow
cognitive
aging.