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Functional magnetic resonance imaging: clinical applications and potentialP M Matthews
Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK
J Inherit Metab Dis 22:337-52. 1999....
Non-invasive mapping of brain functions and brain recovery: applying lessons from cognitive neuroscience to neurorehabilitationP M Matthews
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, UK
Restor Neurol Neurosci 22:245-60. 2004..The combination of strategies based on a strong biological rational with monitoring their effects using highly informative functional brain imaging methods heralds a new era of scientifically-founded neurorehabilitation...
An update on neuroimaging of multiple sclerosisPaul M Matthews
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Curr Opin Neurol 17:453-8. 2004..Continued developments of imaging methods and their use for diagnosis, monitoring pathology and understanding disease progression are reviewed here...
Functional magnetic resonance imagingP M Matthews
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75:6-12. 2004..In conjunction with MRI methods for characterising pathological load, fMRI promises a refined understanding of when disease processes begin and how they can be modified by new treatments...
Towards understanding language organisation in the brain using fMRIP M Matthews
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Hum Brain Mapp 18:239-47. 2003..We describe how TMS combined with fMRI has confirmed a role for the left inferior frontal cortex in semantic processing...
Beta-Interferon treatment does not always slow the progression of axonal injury in multiple sclerosisA Parry
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
J Neurol 250:171-8. 2003..The consequences of reduced inflammation on pathological progression relevant to disability therefore may be present, but substantially delayed. Alternatively, distinct mechanisms may contribute to the two processes...
Novel approaches to imaging brain tumorsP M Matthews
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 15:609-30. 2001..An important focus for technical development is in the robust integration of complementary information to allow optimization of the sensitivity and specificity of multimodal examinations...
Structural and functional bases for individual differences in motor learningValentina Tomassini
Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Hum Brain Mapp 32:494-508. 2011....
Relating brain damage to brain plasticity in patients with multiple sclerosisValentina Tomassini
Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain FMRIB, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 26:581-93. 2012..However, functional impairments can be reduced with practice, suggesting that brain plasticity is preserved even in patients with substantial damage...
Combining shape and connectivity analysis: an MRI study of thalamic degeneration in Alzheimer's diseaseMojtaba Zarei
FMRIB Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 49:1-8. 2010..This combined shape and connectivity analysis provides MRI evidence of regional thalamic degeneration in AD...
Motor practice promotes increased activity in brain regions structurally disconnected after subcortical strokeRosemary A Bosnell
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain FMRIB, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 25:607-16. 2011..Imaging studies in healthy individuals show that dynamic brain activation changes with practice. Defining patterns of functional brain plasticity associated with motor practice following stroke could guide rehabilitation...
Model-free characterization of brain functional networks for motor sequence learning using fMRIZsigmond Tamás Kincses
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 39:1950-8. 2008..Particular value for multi-variant, model-free methods such as TICA lies in the potential for generating hypotheses regarding functional anatomical networks underlying specific behaviors...
Regional white matter integrity differentiates between vascular dementia and Alzheimer diseaseMojtaba Zarei
FMRIB Centre, University Oxford, Oxford, UK
Stroke 40:773-9. 2009..This study aimed to identify regional FA changes to identify a biomarker that could be used to differentiate VaD from AD...
Reduction in occipital cortex gamma-aminobutyric acid concentrations in medication-free recovered unipolar depressed and bipolar subjectsZubin Bhagwagar
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Biol Psychiatry 61:806-12. 2007..The aim of this study was to use MRS to determine whether changes in GABA and Glu levels were present in patients with mood disorders who had recovered and were no longer taking medication...
The role of the posterior fusiform gyrus in readingJoseph T Devlin
University of Oxford, UK
J Cogn Neurosci 18:911-22. 2006..More importantly, this function is not specific to reading but is also engaged when processing any meaningful visual stimulus...
Anatomically related grey and white matter abnormalities in adolescent-onset schizophreniaGwenaelle Douaud
FMRIB Centre, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Brain 130:2375-86. 2007..Together, our observations suggest that the neuropathology of adolescent-onset schizophrenia involves larger and widespread changes than in the adult form, consistent with the greater clinical severity...
Preservation of motor skill learning in patients with multiple sclerosisValentina Tomassini
Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain FMRIB, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Mult Scler 17:103-15. 2011..Several studies have demonstrated benefits of rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neuroscientific foundations for rehabilitation in MS are poorly established...
DTI measures in crossing-fibre areas: increased diffusion anisotropy reveals early white matter alteration in MCI and mild Alzheimer's diseaseGwenaelle Douaud
FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 55:880-90. 2011....
Functional and structural changes in the memory network associated with left temporal lobe epilepsyNatalie L Voets
FMRIB Centre, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Hum Brain Mapp 30:4070-81. 2009..Relative to standard model-based methods, novel objective functional connectivity analyses may offer improved sensitivity to subtle changes in the distribution of memory functions relevant for surgical planning in TLE...
Connectivity-based segmentation of the substantia nigra in human and its implications in Parkinson's diseaseRicarda A Menke
FMRIB Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 52:1175-80. 2010..This pilot study showed that automated DTI-based parcellation of SN subregions may provide a useful tool for in-vivo identification of SNc and SNr and might therefore assist to detect changes that occur in patients with PD...
Tract-based spatial statistics: voxelwise analysis of multi-subject diffusion dataStephen M Smith
Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain FMRIB, Dept Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 31:1487-505. 2006..TBSS aims to improve the sensitivity, objectivity and interpretability of analysis of multi-subject diffusion imaging studies. We describe TBSS in detail and present example TBSS results from several diffusion imaging studies...
Blood oxygenation level dependent contrast resting state networks are relevant to functional activity in the neocortical sensorimotor systemMarilena De Luca
John Radcliffe Hospital, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre of the Brain FMRIB, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, UK OX3 9DU, UK
Exp Brain Res 167:587-94. 2005..74, p<0.001). The RSN thus define anatomically relevant regions of motor cortex and change with functionally relevant variations in hemispheric lateralisation of sensorimotor cortical interactions with hand movement...
Diffuse cortical atrophy in a marmoset model of multiple sclerosisIan M Pomeroy
Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Neurosci Lett 437:121-4. 2008..Marmoset EAE is an invaluable tool which can be used to further investigate the cause and the substrate of cortical loss in demyelinating diseases...
Longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of atrophy in Alzheimer's disease: cross-validation of BSI, SIENA and SIENAXStephen M Smith
Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain FMRIB, Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 36:1200-6. 2007..We also compare the SIENA longitudinal measure with atrophy state estimated by SIENAX using just the earliest scan taken from each subject. We show strong correspondence and similar sensitivity to atrophy between all 3 measures...
Effects of elevated plasma tryptophan on brain activation associated with the Stroop taskRhian M Morgan
Cellular Nutrition Research Group, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, OX2 6HE, UK
Psychopharmacology (Berl) 190:383-9. 2007..Previous studies identified functional changes in subcortical regions in patients who experience central fatigue but did not address neural correlates of the subjective experience of fatigue...
Structural brain and neuropsychometric changes associated with pediatric bipolar disorder with psychosisAnthony James
Highfield Family and Adolescent Unit, Warneford Hospital Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain FMRIB, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford GSK Clinical Imaging Centre, Imperial College London, London, UK
Bipolar Disord 13:16-27. 2011..To identify neuropsychological and structural brain changes using a combination of high-resolution structural and diffusion tensor imaging in pediatric bipolar disorder (PBD) with psychosis (presence of delusions and or hallucinations)...
Two-dimensional population map of cortical connections in the human internal capsuleMojtaba Zarei
Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Magn Reson Imaging 25:48-54. 2007..To exploit diffusion imaging tractography to produce a two-dimensional (xy) probabilistic population map of the cortical connections within the human internal capsule (IC)...
Loss of interhemispheric inhibition in patients with multiple sclerosis is related to corpus callosum atrophyStephanie C Manson
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, University of Oxford, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
Exp Brain Res 174:728-33. 2006..This work suggests one way in which FMRI monitoring of the transcallosal interactions in motor cortex could become a tool for evaluation of therapies that may enhance function in reversibly impaired pathways...
Variability in fMRI: a re-examination of inter-session differencesStephen M Smith
Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain FMRIB, Department of Clinical Neurology, Oxford University, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, United Kingdom
Hum Brain Mapp 24:248-57. 2005..Finally, we show that the use of different first-level preprocessing, time-series statistics, and registration analysis methodologies can give significantly different inter-session analysis results...
Color of scents: chromatic stimuli modulate odor responses in the human brainRobert A Osterbauer
Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
J Neurophysiol 93:3434-41. 2005..These findings demonstrate the neuronal correlates of olfactory response modulation by color cues in brain areas previously identified as encoding the hedonic value of smells...
The role of microembolisation in cerebral injury as defined by functional magnetic resonance imagingYasir Abu-Omar
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 26:586-91. 2004....
Diffusion-weighted imaging tractography-based parcellation of the human lateral premotor cortex identifies dorsal and ventral subregions with anatomical and functional specializationsValentina Tomassini
Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
J Neurosci 27:10259-69. 2007....
Reduced brain functional reserve and altered functional connectivity in patients with multiple sclerosisSarah Cader
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
Brain 129:527-37. 2006....
Functional anatomy of interhemispheric cortical connections in the human brainMojtaba Zarei
Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
J Anat 209:311-20. 2006..Our map showed high consistency across individuals. We propose that this map might be useful in the study of the effects of damage to human CC in neurodegenerative and cognitive disorders...
Evidence for abnormalities of cortical development in adolescent-onset schizophreniaNatalie L Voets
FMRIB Centre, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 43:665-75. 2008..Evidence for changes in local surface area (as opposed to simply cortical thinning) is consistent with a neurodevelopmental contribution to the underlying neuropathology of the disease...
Ventral striatum/nucleus accumbens activation to smoking-related pictorial cues in smokers and nonsmokers: a functional magnetic resonance imaging studySean P David
Cancer Research United Kingdom General Practice Research Group, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Infirmary, UK
Biol Psychiatry 58:488-94. 2005..Converging evidence from several theories of the development of incentive-sensitization to smoking-related environmental stimuli suggests that the ventral striatum plays an important role in the processing of smoking-related cue reactivity...
Measurement of relative cerebral blood volume using BOLD contrast and mild hypoxic hypoxiaRichard G Wise
Department of Clinical Neurology, Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Magn Reson Imaging 28:1129-34. 2010..5 ± 0.2 (mean ± S.D.) for cortical gray matter to white matter and 1.0 ± 0.3 for cortical gray matter to deep gray matter...
Schizophrenia delays and alters maturation of the brain in adolescenceGwenaelle Douaud
Department of Clinical Neurology, FMRIB Centre, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
Brain 132:2437-48. 2009..Taken together, these results suggest common aetiological mechanisms for adolescent- and adult-onset schizophrenia with an altered neurodevelopmental time course in the schizophrenic patients that is particularly salient in adolescence...
Polarity-sensitive modulation of cortical neurotransmitters by transcranial stimulationCharlotte J Stagg
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
J Neurosci 29:5202-6. 2009....
Left inferior prefrontal cortex activity reflects inhibitory rather than facilitatory primingEileen R Cardillo
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK
J Cogn Neurosci 16:1552-61. 2004..Our results suggest that the left inferior prefrontal cortex inhibits interference from prepotent representations in order to select a task-appropriate target, and is consistent with its broader role in behavioral inhibition...
Rapid modulation of GABA concentration in human sensorimotor cortex during motor learningAnna Floyer-Lea
Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
J Neurophysiol 95:1639-44. 2006..Although apparently confined to the contralateral hemisphere, the magnitude of changes seen within a large spectroscopic voxel suggests that these changes occur over a wide local neocortical field...
Short-term changes in cerebral activity in on-pump and off-pump cardiac surgery defined by functional magnetic resonance imaging and their relationship to microembolizationYasir Abu-Omar
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 132:1119-25. 2006..We hypothesize that this reduction in activation is related to subclinical functional impairments and that microembolic load is an important mechanism of perioperative cerebral insult...
Potentially adaptive functional changes in cognitive processing for patients with multiple sclerosis and their acute modulation by rivastigmineAllyson M M Parry
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK
Brain 126:2750-60. 2003..This functional plasticity is modulated by cholinergic agonism and must arise from potentially highly dynamic mechanisms such as the 'unmasking' of latent pathways...
Morphology and the internal structure of wordsJoseph T Devlin
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 101:14984-8. 2004..As neural regions sensitive to morphological structure overlapped almost entirely with regions sensitive to orthographic and semantic relatedness, our results suggest that morphology emerges from the convergence of form and meaning...
Category-related activation for written words in the posterior fusiform is task specificJoseph T Devlin
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Neuropsychologia 43:69-74. 2005..The results suggest that category-related activation in the posterior fusiform gyri can be driven either "bottom-up" by visual processing of images or "top-down" by word processing...
Functional-anatomical validation and individual variation of diffusion tractography-based segmentation of the human thalamusHeidi Johansen-Berg
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Cereb Cortex 15:31-9. 2005..This provides a tool for specific localization of functional activations or lesions to putative thalamic nuclei...
Independent anatomical and functional measures of the V1/V2 boundary in human visual cortexHolly Bridge
University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
J Vis 5:93-102. 2005..The development of very high-resolution structural MRI may permit the definition of cortical areas based on myeloarchitecture when functional definition is not possible...
Distinct patterns of brain activity in young carriers of the APOE-epsilon4 alleleNicola Filippini
University Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:7209-14. 2009..The APOE epsilon4 allele modulates brain function decades before any clinical or neurophysiological expression of neurodegenerative processes...
Advances in functional and structural MR image analysis and implementation as FSLStephen M Smith
Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain FMRIB, Department of Clinical Neurology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Neuroimage 23:S208-19. 2004..The majority of the research laid out in this paper has been implemented as freely available software tools within FMRIB's Software Library (FSL)...
New approaches for exploring anatomical and functional connectivity in the human brainNarender Ramnani
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Headley Way, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Biol Psychiatry 56:613-9. 2004..We also highlight recent thinking on the ways in which functional imaging can be used to characterize information transmission across networks in the human brain (functional and effective connectivity)...
Anatomically-distinct genetic associations of APOE epsilon4 allele load with regional cortical atrophy in Alzheimer's diseaseNicola Filippini
The Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 44:724-8. 2009..Regional variations with allele load may be related to different mechanisms for effects of APOE epsilon4 load on susceptibility and disease progression...
Imaging attentional modulation of pain in the periaqueductal gray in humansIrene Tracey
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
J Neurosci 22:2748-52. 2002..This provides direct evidence supporting the notion that the periaqueductal gray is a site for higher cortical control of pain modulation in humans...
Semantic processing in the left inferior prefrontal cortex: a combined functional magnetic resonance imaging and transcranial magnetic stimulation studyJoseph T Devlin
FMRIB Center, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, UK
J Cogn Neurosci 15:71-84. 2003..In addition, the findings go beyond simply establishing a correlation between semantic processing and activation in the LIPC and demonstrate that a transient disruption of processing selectively interfered with semantic processing...
Increased brain GABA concentrations following acute administration of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitorZubin Bhagwagar
University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
Am J Psychiatry 161:368-70. 2004....
Methamphetamine activates reward circuitry in drug naïve human subjectsBirgit A Vollm
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK
Neuropsychopharmacology 29:1715-22. 2004..Our data also support recent hypotheses suggesting a central role for the orbitofrontal cortex in drug reinforcement and the development of addiction...
Quantitative assessment of the reproducibility of functional activation measured with BOLD and MR perfusion imaging: implications for clinical trial designTeddy Tjandra
Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, England, UK
Neuroimage 27:393-401. 2005..In addition, the reduction of variance over time using CBF measurements (non-significant) suggests it could potentially provide a more useful approach when assessing longitudinal activation changes...
Demyelinated neocortical lesions in marmoset autoimmune encephalomyelitis mimic those in multiple sclerosisIan M Pomeroy
Department of Neuropathology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK
Brain 128:2713-21. 2005..We believe that this tool can be exploited in future studies to investigate the aetiology, development and clinical significance of cortical lesions in demyelinating disease...
MRI characteristics of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease: a combined quantitative T1 and DTI studyRicarda A Menke
Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, Oxford, UK
Neuroimage 47:435-41. 2009..Combining DESPOT1 imaging and DTI could therefore serve as a diagnostic marker for idiopathic Parkinson's disease in the future...
Hemispheric specialization for processing auditory nonspeech stimuliHelen L Jamison
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Cereb Cortex 16:1266-75. 2006..These findings are consistent with the notion that the hemispheres are differentially specialized for processing auditory stimuli even in the absence of linguistic information...
Applications of fMRI in translational medicine and clinical practicePaul M Matthews
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Dept of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, UK
Nat Rev Neurosci 7:732-44. 2006..Realization of this potential will require changes in the way clinical neuroimaging services are planned and delivered...
Brain structural and functional connectivity and the progression of neuropathology in Alzheimer's diseasePaul M Matthews
Department of Medicine, Division of Brain Sciences, Imperial College, London, UK
J Alzheimers Dis 33:S163-72. 2013..Together, our studies and related work are helping to establish the exciting potential of a new range of MRI methods as neuropathological measures and as biomarkers of disease progression...
Functional asymmetry for auditory processing in human primary auditory cortexJoseph T Devlin
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
J Neurosci 23:11516-22. 2003....
The role of ipsilateral premotor cortex in hand movement after strokeHeidi Johansen-Berg
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, United Kingdom
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 99:14518-23. 2002....
Thalamic neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosisAlberto Cifelli
Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
Ann Neurol 52:650-3. 2002..Our results show that neuronal loss in multiple sclerosis can be substantial (30-35% reduction). We conclude that a neurodegenerative pathology may make a major contribution to the genesis of symptoms in multiple sclerosis...
MRI and clinical studies of facial and bulbar muscle involvement in MuSK antibody-associated myasthenia gravisMaria Elena Farrugia
Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Brain 129:1481-92. 2006....
Solid and gaseous cerebral microembolization during off-pump, on-pump, and open cardiac surgery proceduresYasir Abu-Omar
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 127:1759-65. 2004..The ability to reliably discriminate gas and solid microemboli may have an important role in the implementation of neuroprotective strategies...
Testing for dual brain processing routes in reading: a direct contrast of chinese character and pinyin reading using FMRIYiPing Chen
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
J Cogn Neurosci 14:1088-98. 2002..the inferior parietal cortex for pinyin and fusiform gyrus for Chinese characters) are candidate regions for specialized processes associated with reading via predominantly assembled (pinyin) or addressed (Chinese character) procedures...
Correlation between motor improvements and altered fMRI activity after rehabilitative therapyHeidi Johansen-Berg
Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, John Radcliffe Hospital and Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre, Oxford, UK
Brain 125:2731-42. 2002..Our results suggest that activity changes in sensorimotor regions are associated with successful motor rehabilitation...
White matter lesion progression, brain atrophy, and cognitive decline: the Austrian stroke prevention studyReinhold Schmidt
Department of Neurology, Medical University Graz, Austria
Ann Neurol 58:610-6. 2005....
A neural marker of content-specific active ignoringHarriet A Allen
Behavioural Brian Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform 34:286-97. 2008..Activation associated with active ignoring decreased when a secondary task was imposed during the preview. The data reveal a neural marker for the process of actively ignoring the content and locations of irrelevant stimuli...
Monitoring disease activity and progression in primary progressive multiple sclerosis using MRI: sub-voxel registration to identify lesion changes and to detect cerebral atrophyValerie L Stevenson
NMR Research Unit, Institute of Neurology, London
J Neurol 249:171-7. 2002....
Axonal damage in the spinal cord of multiple sclerosis patients detected by magnetic resonance spectroscopyAndrew M Blamire
Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Magn Reson Med 58:880-5. 2007..05). MRS demonstrated cellular damage within the cord over and above the tissue atrophy seen by MRI. Combining MRI and MRS may therefore give a more complete picture of neurodegeneration in the spinal cord...
Perceiving identical sounds as speech or non-speech modulates activity in the left posterior superior temporal sulcusRiikka Möttönen
Laboratory of Computational Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Neuroimage 30:563-9. 2006..Altogether, the present findings suggest that activation of the neural speech representations in the left STSp might be a pre-requisite for hearing sounds as speech...
Functional MRI correlates of lower limb function in stroke victims with gait impairmentChristian Enzinger
Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 22, A 8036 Graz, Austria
Stroke 39:1507-13. 2008..We used ankle movement as a lower limb analog to test for similarities and differences in recovery patterns...
Accelerated evolution of brain atrophy and "black holes" in MS patients with APOE-epsilon 4Christian Enzinger
Department of Neurology, Karl Franzens University, Graz, Austria
Ann Neurol 55:563-9. 2004..0 vs 5.7%). Accelerated brain tissue loss and a higher proportion of lesions evolving into BH therefore provide magnetic resonance imaging evidence for more pronounced tissue destruction in MS patients with APOE-epsilon4...
White matter abnormalities and brain activation in schizophrenia: a combined DTI and fMRI studyRalf G M Schlösser
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Friedrich Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
Schizophr Res 89:1-11. 2007..It highlights a potential relationship between anatomical changes in a frontal-temporal anatomical circuit and functional alterations in the prefrontal cortex...
Lesion probability maps of white matter hyperintensities in elderly individuals: results of the Austrian stroke prevention studyChristian Enzinger
Department of Neurology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 22, 8036 Graz, Austria
J Neurol 253:1064-70. 2006..While this increase in extension is frequently seen as evidence for a continuum of changes, histological data and clinical follow-up suggest differences in underlying pathology and their progression...
Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophreniaHreinn Stefansson
CNS Division, deCODE Genetics, Sturlugata 8, IS 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
Nature 455:232-6. 2008..CNV analysis may also point the way to the identification of additional and more prevalent risk variants in genes and pathways involved in schizophrenia...
Candidate single-nucleotide polymorphisms from a genomewide association study of Alzheimer diseaseHao Li
GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Arch Neurol 65:45-53. 2008..To identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with risk and age at onset of Alzheimer disease (AD) in a genomewide association study of 469 438 SNPs...
Editorial comment-- finding landmarks for understanding white matter strokePaul M Matthews
Stroke 35:92-3. 2004
The evolution of prefrontal inputs to the cortico-pontine system: diffusion imaging evidence from Macaque monkeys and humansNarender Ramnani
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway University of London, UK
Cereb Cortex 16:811-8. 2006..These findings suggest the selective evolution of prefrontal inputs to the human cortico-ponto-cerebellar system...
