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View article: Spatial profiles provide sensitive MRI measures of the midbrain micro- and macrostructure
Spatial profiles provide sensitive MRI measures of the midbrain micro- and macrostructure Open
The midbrain is the rostral-most part of the brainstem. It contains numerous nuclei and white matter tracts, which are involved in motor, auditory and visual processing, and changes in their structure and function have been associated with…
View article: Mapping microstructural gradients of the human striatum in normal aging and Parkinson’s disease
Mapping microstructural gradients of the human striatum in normal aging and Parkinson’s disease Open
Mapping structural spatial change (i.e., gradients) in the striatum is essential for understanding the function of the basal ganglia in both health and disease. We developed a method to identify and quantify gradients of microstructure in …
View article: White matter properties underlying reading abilities differ in 8-year-old children born full term and preterm: A multi-modal approach
White matter properties underlying reading abilities differ in 8-year-old children born full term and preterm: A multi-modal approach Open
Many diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (dMRI) studies document associations between reading skills and fractional anisotropy (FA) within brain white matter, suggesting that efficient transfer of information across the brain contributes …
View article: Infants’ cortex undergoes microstructural growth coupled with myelination
Infants’ cortex undergoes microstructural growth coupled with myelination Open
Development of cortical tissue during infancy is critical for the emergence of typical brain functions in cortex. However, how cortical microstructure develops during infancy remains unknown. We measured the longitudinal development of cor…
View article: Conduction delays in the visual pathways of progressive multiple sclerosis patients covary with brain structure
Conduction delays in the visual pathways of progressive multiple sclerosis patients covary with brain structure Open
In developed countries, multiple sclerosis (MS) is the leading cause of non-traumatic neurological disability in young adults. MS is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, in which myelin is attacked, changing white…
View article: Claustrum Segmentations of HCP Young Adult Dataset
Claustrum Segmentations of HCP Young Adult Dataset Open
The dataset consists segmentations of the left and right claustrum, for 1068 from the Human Connectome Project Young Adults dataset. The segmentations were generated automativally. The dataset also includes mannual segmentation of the left…
View article: Claustrum Segmentations of HCP Young Adult Dataset
Claustrum Segmentations of HCP Young Adult Dataset Open
The dataset consists segmentations of the left and right claustrum, for 1068 from the Human Connectome Project Young Adults dataset. The segmentations were generated automativally. The dataset also includes mannual segmentation of the left…
View article: Automatic Segmentation of the Dorsal Claustrum in Humans Using in vivo High-Resolution MRI
Automatic Segmentation of the Dorsal Claustrum in Humans Using in vivo High-Resolution MRI Open
The claustrum is a thin sheet of neurons enclosed by white matter and situated between the insula and the putamen. It is highly interconnected with sensory, frontal, and subcortical regions. The deep location of the claustrum, with its fin…
View article: Claimless Claimants and the Preclusion Premium: Troubling Trends in Class Action Settlements
Claimless Claimants and the Preclusion Premium: Troubling Trends in Class Action Settlements Open
In class action practice, settlements play a central role. As in all litigation, the parties on both sides see settlement as a way to make peace and avoid the risk associated with going to trial. Class settlements, however, offer defendant…
View article: More than myelin: Probing white matter differences in prematurity with quantitative T1 and diffusion MRI
More than myelin: Probing white matter differences in prematurity with quantitative T1 and diffusion MRI Open
Myelin content, as indexed by R1, drives some but not all of the differences in white matter between preterm and term born children. Other factors, such as axonal diameter and directional coherence, likely contributed to FA differences in …
View article: Modelling conduction delays in the corpus callosum using MRI-measured g-ratio
Modelling conduction delays in the corpus callosum using MRI-measured g-ratio Open
Conduction of action potentials along myelinated axons is affected by their structural features, such as the axonal g-ratio, the ratio between the inner and outer diameters of the myelin sheath surrounding the axon. The effect of g-ratio v…
View article: Evaluating quantitative proton‐density‐mapping methods
Evaluating quantitative proton‐density‐mapping methods Open
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) aims to quantify tissue parameters by eliminating instrumental bias. We describe qMRI theory, simulations, and software designed to estimate proton density (PD), the apparent local concentrati…