Marco Catani

Summary

Affiliation: King's College London
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi The rises and falls of disconnection syndromes
    Marco Catani
    Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, UK
    Brain 128:2224-39. 2005
  2. ncbi Beyond cortical localization in clinico-anatomical correlation
    Marco Catani
    Natbrainlab, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    Cortex 48:1262-87. 2012
  3. ncbi Comment on "The geometric structure of the brain fiber pathways"
    Marco Catani
    Natbrainlab, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Science 337:1605. 2012
  4. ncbi Altered integrity of perisylvian language pathways in schizophrenia: relationship to auditory hallucinations
    Marco Catani
    Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, King s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
    Biol Psychiatry 70:1143-50. 2011
  5. ncbi A diffusion tensor imaging tractography atlas for virtual in vivo dissections
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Cortex 44:1105-32. 2008
  6. ncbi From hodology to function
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    Brain 130:602-5. 2007
  7. ncbi Altered cerebellar feedback projections in Asperger syndrome
    Marco Catani
    Section of Brain Maturation, Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, SE58AF, UK
    Neuroimage 41:1184-91. 2008
  8. ncbi The arcuate fasciculus and the disconnection theme in language and aphasia: history and current state
    Marco Catani
    Natbrainlab, Section of Brain Maturation, King s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Cortex 44:953-61. 2008
  9. ncbi Perisylvian language networks of the human brain
    Marco Catani
    Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AZ, United Kingdom
    Ann Neurol 57:8-16. 2005
  10. ncbi Rapidly progressive aphasic dementia with motor neuron disease: a distinctive clinical entity
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 17:21-8. 2004

Detail Information

Publications41

  1. ncbi The rises and falls of disconnection syndromes
    Marco Catani
    Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, UK
    Brain 128:2224-39. 2005
    ....
  2. ncbi Beyond cortical localization in clinico-anatomical correlation
    Marco Catani
    Natbrainlab, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    Cortex 48:1262-87. 2012
    ....
  3. ncbi Comment on "The geometric structure of the brain fiber pathways"
    Marco Catani
    Natbrainlab, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Science 337:1605. 2012
    ..We show that whole-brain fiber crossing quantification does not support their theory. Our results suggest that the grid pattern is most likely an artifact attributable to the limitations of their method...
  4. ncbi Altered integrity of perisylvian language pathways in schizophrenia: relationship to auditory hallucinations
    Marco Catani
    Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, King s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
    Biol Psychiatry 70:1143-50. 2011
    ....
  5. ncbi A diffusion tensor imaging tractography atlas for virtual in vivo dissections
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Cortex 44:1105-32. 2008
    ..The template can be used for single case studies and case-control comparisons. An atlas of the 3D reconstructions of the single tracts is also provided as anatomical reference in the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI) space...
  6. ncbi From hodology to function
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    Brain 130:602-5. 2007
  7. ncbi Altered cerebellar feedback projections in Asperger syndrome
    Marco Catani
    Section of Brain Maturation, Department of Psychological Medicine and Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, SE58AF, UK
    Neuroimage 41:1184-91. 2008
    ..The localised abnormalities in the main cerebellar outflow pathway may prevent the cerebral cortex from receiving those cerebellar feedback inputs necessary for a successful adaptive social behaviour...
  8. ncbi The arcuate fasciculus and the disconnection theme in language and aphasia: history and current state
    Marco Catani
    Natbrainlab, Section of Brain Maturation, King s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Cortex 44:953-61. 2008
    ....
  9. ncbi Perisylvian language networks of the human brain
    Marco Catani
    Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, DeCrespigny Park, London SE5 8AZ, United Kingdom
    Ann Neurol 57:8-16. 2005
    ..The anatomical findings are also relevant to the evolution of language, provide a framework for Lichtheim's symptom-based neurological model of aphasia, and constrain, anatomically, contemporary connectionist accounts of language...
  10. ncbi Rapidly progressive aphasic dementia with motor neuron disease: a distinctive clinical entity
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 17:21-8. 2004
    ..These findings support the conclusion that MND with rapidly progressive aphasic dementia is a distinctive clinical entity within the group of FTD-MND...
  11. ncbi Occipito-temporal connections in the human brain
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Brain 126:2093-107. 2003
    ..Future tractography studies of patients with occipito-temporal disconnection syndromes may help define the functional roles of the direct and indirect occipito-temporal pathways...
  12. ncbi Symmetries in human brain language pathways correlate with verbal recall
    Marco Catani
    Section of Brain Maturation, Department of Psychological Medicine, and Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, United Kingdom
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:17163-8. 2007
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  13. ncbi Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging tractography in cognitive disorders
    Marco Catani
    Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences and Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry PO89, King s College London, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Curr Opin Neurol 19:599-606. 2006
    ..This review will outline the advantages and limitations of applying diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging to the study of cognitive and behavioural disorders in neurology and psychiatry...
  14. ncbi Atlasing location, asymmetry and inter-subject variability of white matter tracts in the human brain with MR diffusion tractography
    Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
    Natbrainlab, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Neuroimage 54:49-59. 2011
    ..This study suggests that DTI-derived maps can be used together with a previous histological atlas to establish the relationship of focal lesions with nearby tracts and improve clinico-anatomical correlation...
  15. ncbi The anatomy of extended limbic pathways in Asperger syndrome: a preliminary diffusion tensor imaging tractography study
    Luca Pugliese
    Section of Brain Maturation, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Neuroimage 47:427-34. 2009
    ..05) (p=.02). Our preliminary findings suggest that people with Asperger syndrome have significant differences in the anatomy, and maturation, of some (but not all) limbic tracts...
  16. ncbi A lateralized brain network for visuospatial attention
    Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
    Natbrainlab, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Nat Neurosci 14:1245-6. 2011
    ..Our results suggest that hemispheric specialization is associated with an unbalanced speed of visuospatial processing...
  17. ncbi Microstructural organization of cerebellar tracts in schizophrenia
    Richard A A Kanaan
    Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
    Biol Psychiatry 66:1067-9. 2009
    ..However, previous studies have employed region-of-interest approaches or have used small or unmatched samples, with a consequent risk of type II error...
  18. ncbi Short frontal lobe connections of the human brain
    Marco Catani
    Natbrainlab, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    Cortex 48:273-91. 2012
    ..Our study provides a general model for the local connectivity of the frontal lobes that could be used as an anatomical framework for studies on lateralization and future clinical research in neurological and psychiatric disorders...
  19. ncbi Virtual in vivo interactive dissection of white matter fasciculi in the human brain
    Marco Catani
    Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Neuroimage 17:77-94. 2002
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  20. ncbi Monkey to human comparative anatomy of the frontal lobe association tracts
    Michel Thiebaut de Schotten
    Natbrainlab, Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    Cortex 48:82-96. 2012
    ..These differences indicate possible evolutionary changes in the connectional anatomy of the frontal lobes underlying unique human abilities...
  21. ncbi Axonal injury within language network in primary progressive aphasia
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom
    Ann Neurol 53:242-7. 2003
    ..The marked difference in the distribution of N-acetylaspartate to creatine between PPA and Alzheimer's disease suggests that proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy may help to differentiate between these two conditions...
  22. ncbi Structural human brain networks: hot topics in diffusion tractography
    Flavio Dell'Acqua
    Natbrainlab, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Curr Opin Neurol 25:375-83. 2012
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  23. ncbi Tract-specific anisotropy measurements in diffusion tensor imaging
    Richard A Kanaan
    King s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Psychiatry Res 146:73-82. 2006
    ..The problems of both methods are explored, particularly of high variance and ROI definition. The potential benefits of the tractographic method for neuropsychiatric conditions with subtle and diffuse pathology are outlined...
  24. ncbi Brain and behaviour in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a volumetric and voxel-based morphometry MRI study
    Linda E Campbell
    King s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
    Brain 129:1218-28. 2006
    ..We suggest that there is preliminary evidence for specific vulnerability of the frontostriatal and cerebellar-cortical networks in 22qDS...
  25. ncbi Diffusion tensor MRI of the corpus callosum and cognitive function in adults born preterm
    Dimitris Kontis
    Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, UK
    Neuroreport 20:424-8. 2009
    ..The groups demonstrated different patterns of correlations between verbal learning and tract-specific FA and MD, consistent with the reorganization of white matter structure in adults born very preterm...
  26. ncbi Diffusion tensor imaging in sporadic and familial (D90A SOD1) forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
    Biba R Stanton
    Medical Research Council Centre for Neurodegeneration Research and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London SE5 8AF, England
    Arch Neurol 66:109-15. 2009
    ..The basis of heterogeneity in the clinical presentation and rate of progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is poorly understood...
  27. ncbi A modified damped Richardson-Lucy algorithm to reduce isotropic background effects in spherical deconvolution
    Flavio Dell'Acqua
    CERMAC, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
    Neuroimage 49:1446-58. 2010
    ..Considering both the speed of processing and the scan time required, this new method has the potential for better characterizing white matter anatomy and the integrity of pathological tissue...
  28. ncbi Spatial normalization and averaging of diffusion tensor MRI data sets
    Derek K Jones
    Section of Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
    Neuroimage 17:592-617. 2002
    ..Finally, the feasibility of performing tractography on the group-averaged DT-MRI data set is investigated and the possibility and implications of generating a generic map of brain connectivity from a group of subjects is considered...
  29. ncbi Beyond localization: from hodology to function
    Dominic H ffytche
    Institute of Psychiatry, PO Box 89, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 360:767-79. 2005
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  30. ncbi Visualization of the deep cerebellar nuclei using quantitative T1 and rho magnetic resonance imaging at 3 Tesla
    Sean C L Deoni
    Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Oxford, and Centre for Neuroimaging Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, London, UK
    Neuroimage 37:1260-6. 2007
    ..The application of this technique to disorders with cerebellar dysfunction could provide new insight into pathologies like autism and movement disorders...
  31. ncbi The impact of region-specific leukoaraiosis on working memory deficits in dementia
    Melissa Lamar
    MRC Center for Neurodegeneration, Department of Psychology Section of Brain Maturation, Institute of Psychiatry, King s College London, M6 01, P050 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AH, United Kingdom
    Neuropsychologia 46:2597-601. 2008
    ..Results suggest involvement of anterior (fronto-striatal) and more posterior (inferior parietal) white matter tracts in higher order WM deficits in dementia...
  32. ncbi Aripiprazole in the treatment of challenging behaviour in adults with autism spectrum disorder
    Iain Jordan
    Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Science, Institute of Psychiatry, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 223:357-60. 2012
    ..Nevertheless, there is little evidence for their efficacy in adults with ASD...
  33. ncbi Diffusion-based tractography in neurological disorders: concepts, applications, and future developments
    Olga Ciccarelli
    Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, UK
    Lancet Neurol 7:715-27. 2008
    ..This Review will outline the limitations of tractography, describe its current clinical applications in the most common neurological diseases, and highlight future opportunities...
  34. ncbi Age effects on diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging tractography measures of frontal cortex connections in schizophrenia
    Derek K Jones
    Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics, LIMB, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
    Hum Brain Mapp 27:230-8. 2006
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  35. ncbi Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals similar white matter biochemical changes in patients with chronic hypertension and early Alzheimer's disease
    Marco Catani
    Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
    J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1707-10. 2002
    ..We evaluated the cerebral white matter biochemical pattern in healthy older subjects, older patients with chronic hypertension, and patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS)...
  36. ncbi A diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging study of frontal cortex connections in very-late-onset schizophrenia-like psychosis
    Derek K Jones
    Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13:1092-9. 2005
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  37. ncbi What is a disconnection syndrome?
    Marco Catani
    Cortex 44:911-3. 2008
  38. ncbi Validation of the five-item geriatric depression scale in elderly subjects in three different settings
    Patrizia Rinaldi
    Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia Medical School, Italy
    J Am Geriatr Soc 51:694-8. 2003
    ..84). Similar values were obtained in each setting and in both sexes. CONCLUSION: The five-item GDS is as effective as the 15-item GDS for the screening of depression in cognitively intact older subjects...
  39. ncbi Lymphocyte oxidative DNA damage and plasma antioxidants in Alzheimer disease
    Patrizia Mecocci
    Institute of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Perugia, Via Eugubina 42, 06122 Perugia, Italy
    Arch Neurol 59:794-8. 2002
    ..A large body of experimental evidence suggests that in Alzheimer disease (AD) pathogenesis an important role is played by oxidative stress, but there is still a lack of data on in vivo markers of free radical-induced damage...
  40. ncbi Elderly patients with cognitive impairment have a high risk for functional decline during hospitalization: The GIFA Study
    Claudio Pedone
    Centro Medicina dell'Invecchiamento, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:1576-80. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Elderly patients with CIA have a higher risk for FD. New strategies should be implemented to prevent FD in patients with cognitive impairment, who account for a high percentage of older persons who are admitted to hospitals...
  41. ncbi Cathepsin D polymorphism in Italian elderly subjects with sporadic late-onset Alzheimer's disease
    Tiziana Ingegni
    Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University of Perugia School of Medicine, Perugia, Italy
    Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 16:151-5. 2003
    ..Our data indicate no significant association between this polymorphism and the risk of AD. Likewise there was no association between CTSD polymorphism and the apolipoprotein E genotype in the risk of developing AD...