The idea of two separate attention networks in the human brain for the voluntary deployment
of attention and the reorientation to unexpected events, respectively, has inspired an …

Our understanding of chronic pain involves complex brain circuits that include sensory,
emotional, cognitive and interoceptive processing. The feed-forward interactions between …

Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is classically associated with neurovascular
compression (NVC) of the trigeminal nerve at the root entry zone (REZ), but NVC-induced …

The temporal pole (TP) is an association cortex capable of multisensory integration and
participates in various high-order cognitive functions. However, an accepted parcellation of …

Functional and structural connectivity of the subgenual ACC indicated greater connectivity
with descending antinociceptive areas in women and greater connectivity with salience …

Intrinsic connectivity analysis provides an original way for evaluating functional impairments
in epilepsy. Disturbances in the salience network (SN) have been positing an important …

Many perceptual processes, such as language or face perception, are asymmetrically
organised in the hemispheres already in childhood. These asymmetries induce …

Objective Fatigue is one of the cardinal features of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and
contributes substantially to the disability associated with this disease. The mechanisms …

Introduction Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are highly prevalent, cause an enormous
economic burden on healthcare systems and significantly impair the quality of life (QoL) of …

This thesis utilized diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and tractography to examine
cerebrocerebellar pathway microstructure, as well as medical and demographic data and …