Harnessing myelin water fraction as an imaging biomarker of human cerebral aging, neurodegenerative diseases, and risk factors influencing myelination: A review

ME Faulkner, Z Gong, A Guo, JP Laporte… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Myelin water fraction (MWF) imaging has emerged as a promising magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) biomarker for investigating brain function and composition. This …

Evidence of association between higher cardiorespiratory fitness and higher cerebral myelination in aging

ME Faulkner, Z Gong, M Bilgel, JP Laporte… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Emerging evidence suggests that altered myelination is an important pathophysiologic
correlate of several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer and Parkinson's …

C-NODDI: a constrained NODDI model for axonal density and orientation determinations in cerebral white matter

MH Alsameen, Z Gong, W Qian, M Kiely… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) provides measures of
neurite density and dispersion through computation of the neurite density index (NDI) and …

[HTML][HTML] Preoperative recovery sleep ameliorates postoperative cognitive dysfunction aggravated by sleep fragmentation in aged mice by enhancing Eeg Delta-wave …

Y Li, S Hou, F Li, S Long, Y Yang, Y Li, L Zhao… - Brain Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sleep fragmentation (SF) is a common sleep problem experienced during the perioperative
period by older adults, and is associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) …

[HTML][HTML] REUSED: A deep neural network method for rapid whole-brain high-resolution myelin water fraction mapping from extremely under-sampled MRI

Z Gong, N Khattar, M Kiely, C Triebswetter… - … Medical Imaging and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in myelination are a cardinal feature of brain development and the
pathophysiology of several central nervous system diseases, including multiple sclerosis …

Investigation of the association between central arterial stiffness and aggregate g-ratio in cognitively unimpaired adults

JP Laporte, ME Faulkner, Z Gong, E Palchamy… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Stiffness of the large arteries has been shown to impact cerebral white matter (WM)
microstructure in both younger and older adults. However, no study has yet demonstrated an …

Cerebral white matter myelination is associated with longitudinal changes in processing speed across the adult lifespan

Z Gong, M Bilgel, Y An, CM Bergeron… - Brain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Myelin's role in processing speed is pivotal, as it facilitates efficient neural conduction. Its
decline could significantly affect cognitive efficiency during ageing. In this work, myelin …

White matter integrity and motor function: a link between cerebral myelination and longitudinal changes in gait speed in aging

Z Gong, ME Faulkner, MABS Akhonda, A Guo, J Bae… - GeroScience, 2024 - Springer
Gait speed is a robust health biomarker in older adults, correlating with the risk of physical
and cognitive impairments, including dementia. Myelination plays a crucial role in …

The correlation between changes in gray matter microstructure and cerebral blood flow in Alzheimer's disease

X Niu, Y Guo, Z Chang, T Li, Y Chen… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective To investigate the relationship between changes in cerebral blood flow (CBF) and
gray matter (GM) microstructure in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment …

Arterial spin labelling perfusion MRI analysis for the Human Connectome Project Lifespan Ageing and Development studies

TF Kirk, FAK McConnell, J Toner, MS Craig… - Imaging …, 2025 - direct.mit.edu
Abstract The Human Connectome Project Lifespan studies cover the Development (5-21)
and Aging (36-100+) phases of life. Arterial spin labelling (ASL) was included in the imaging …