Trans-synaptic degeneration in the visual pathway: neural connectivity, pathophysiology, and clinical implications in neurodegenerative disorders

S Sharma, N Chitranshi, R Vander Wall… - Survey of …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a strong interrelationship between eye and brain diseases. It has been shown that
neurodegenerative changes can spread bidirectionally in the visual pathway along neuronal …

Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy: current approaches and future perspectives on Mesenchymal stem cell-mediated rescue

SM Devi, BA Kumar, I Mahalaxmi, V Balachandar - Mitochondrion, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) is an inherited optic nerve disorder. It
is a mitochondrially inherited disease due to point mutation in the MT-ND1, MT-ND4, and MT …

Comparison of multiple tractography methods for reconstruction of the retinogeniculate visual pathway using diffusion MRI

J He, F Zhang, G Xie, S Yao, Y Feng… - Human Brain …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The retinogeniculate visual pathway (RGVP) conveys visual information from the retina to
the lateral geniculate nucleus. The RGVP has four subdivisions, including two decussating …

Anatomy of nerve fiber bundles at micrometer-resolution in the vervet monkey visual system

H Takemura, N Palomero-Gallagher, M Axer, D Gräßel… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Although the primate visual system has been extensively studied, detailed spatial
organization of white matter fiber tracts carrying visual information between areas has not …

[HTML][HTML] Age dependency and lateralization in the three branches of the human superior longitudinal fasciculus

K Amemiya, E Naito, H Takemura - Cortex, 2021 - Elsevier
The superior longitudinal fascicle/fasciculus (SLF) is a major white matter tract connecting
the frontal and parietal cortices in humans. Although the SLF has often been analyzed as a …

Automated identification of the retinogeniculate visual pathway using a high-dimensional tractography atlas

Q Zeng, J Huang, J He, S Chen, L Xie… - … on Cognitive and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The retinogeniculate visual pathway (RGVP) plays an important role in the visual system.
Diffusion MRI-based tractography has been successfully used to identify RGVP. However …

Structural covariance and heritability of the optic tract and primary visual cortex in living human brains

T Miyata, NC Benson, J Winawer… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Individual differences among human brains exist at many scales, spanning gene
expression, white matter tissue properties, and the size and shape of cortical areas. One …

[HTML][HTML] Methods of diffusion MRI tractography for localization of the anterior optic pathway: A systematic review of validated methods

A Carrozzi, LL Gramegna, G Sighinolfi, M Zoli… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2023 - Elsevier
The anterior optic pathway (AOP) is a system of three structures (optic nerves, optic chiasma,
and optic tracts) that convey visual stimuli from the retina to the lateral geniculate nuclei. A …

Inter-individual differences in occipital alpha oscillations correlate with white matter tissue properties of the optic radiation

S Minami, H Oishi, H Takemura, K Amano - eneuro, 2020 - eneuro.org
Neural oscillations at∼ 10 Hz, called alpha oscillations, are one of the most prominent
components of neural oscillations in the human brain. In recent years, characteristics …

[HTML][HTML] Neurobiological underpinnings of rapid white matter plasticity during intensive reading instruction

E Huber, A Mezer, JD Yeatman - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI is a powerful tool for imaging brain structure, but it is challenging to discern the
biological underpinnings of plasticity inferred from these and other non-invasive MR …