Scale matters: the nested human connectome

M Axer, K Amunts - Science, 2022 - science.org
A comprehensive description of how neurons and entire brain regions are interconnected is
fundamental for a mechanistic understanding of brain function and dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges for biophysical modeling of microstructure

IO Jelescu, M Palombo, F Bagnato… - Journal of Neuroscience …, 2020 - Elsevier
The biophysical modeling efforts in diffusion MRI have grown considerably over the past 25
years. In this review, we dwell on the various challenges along the journey of bringing a …

Limits to anatomical accuracy of diffusion tractography using modern approaches

KG Schilling, V Nath, C Hansen, P Parvathaneni… - Neuroimage, 2019 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI fiber tractography is widely used to probe the structural connectivity of the
brain, with a range of applications in both clinical and basic neuroscience. Despite …

Prevalence of white matter pathways coming into a single white matter voxel orientation: The bottleneck issue in tractography

KG Schilling, CMW Tax, F Rheault… - Human brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing and understanding the limitations of diffusion MRI fiber tractography is a
prerequisite for methodological advances and innovations which will allow these techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Post mortem mapping of connectional anatomy for the validation of diffusion MRI

A Yendiki, M Aggarwal, M Axer, AFD Howard… - NeuroImage, 2022 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI (dMRI) is a unique tool for the study of brain circuitry, as it allows us to image
both the macroscopic trajectories and the microstructural properties of axon bundles in vivo …

Challenges in diffusion MRI tractography–Lessons learned from international benchmark competitions

KG Schilling, A Daducci, K Maier-Hein… - Magnetic resonance …, 2019 - Elsevier
Diffusion MRI (dMRI) fiber tractography has become a pillar of the neuroimaging community
due to its ability to noninvasively map the structural connectivity of the brain. Despite …

Brain connections derived from diffusion MRI tractography can be highly anatomically accurate—if we know where white matter pathways start, where they end, and …

KG Schilling, L Petit, F Rheault, S Remedios… - Brain Structure and …, 2020 - Springer
MR Tractography, which is based on MRI measures of water diffusivity, is currently the only
method available for noninvasive reconstruction of fiber pathways in the brain. However, it …

Disentangling white-matter damage from physiological fibre orientation dispersion in multiple sclerosis

KW Andersen, S Lasič, H Lundell, M Nilsson… - Brain …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Multiple sclerosis leads to diffuse damage of the central nervous system, affecting also the
normal-appearing white matter. Demyelination and axonal degeneration reduce regional …

[HTML][HTML] On the cortical connectivity in the macaque brain: A comparison of diffusion tractography and histological tracing data

G Girard, R Caminiti, A Battaglia-Mayer, E St-Onge… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) tractography is a non-invasive
tool to probe neural connections and the structure of the white matter. It has been applied …

Axon morphology is modulated by the local environment and impacts the noninvasive investigation of its structure–function relationship

M Andersson, HM Kjer… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Axonal conduction velocity, which ensures efficient function of the brain network, is related to
axon diameter. Noninvasive, in vivo axon diameter estimates can be made with diffusion …