BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDY
In the recent decades structural connectivity between Broca’s area and the basal ganglia has been postulated in the literature, though no direct evidence of this connectivity has yet been presented. The current study investigates this connectivity using a novel diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) fiber...
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| author | Anastasia eFord William eTriplett William eTriplett Atchar eSudhyadhom Joseph M Gullett Keith eMcGregor David eFitzGerald David eFitzGerald Thomas eMareci Thomas eMareci Keith eWhite Keith eWhite Bruce eCrosson Bruce eCrosson |
| author_facet | Anastasia eFord William eTriplett William eTriplett Atchar eSudhyadhom Joseph M Gullett Keith eMcGregor David eFitzGerald David eFitzGerald Thomas eMareci Thomas eMareci Keith eWhite Keith eWhite Bruce eCrosson Bruce eCrosson |
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| description | In the recent decades structural connectivity between Broca’s area and the basal ganglia has been postulated in the literature, though no direct evidence of this connectivity has yet been presented. The current study investigates this connectivity using a novel diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) fiber tracking method in humans in vivo. Our findings suggest direct connections between sub-regions of Broca’s area and the anterior one-third of the putamen as well as the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus. Thus, we are the first to provide a detailed account of inferred circuitry involving basal ganglia, thalamus, and Broca’s area, which would be a prerequisite to substantiate their support of language processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38382f1db98a4bf6a36bfe694330828b2022-12-21T18:43:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neuroanatomy1662-51292013-05-01710.3389/fnana.2013.0000843305BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDYAnastasia eFord0William eTriplett1William eTriplett2Atchar eSudhyadhom3Joseph M Gullett4Keith eMcGregor5David eFitzGerald6David eFitzGerald7Thomas eMareci8Thomas eMareci9Keith eWhite10Keith eWhite11Bruce eCrosson12Bruce eCrosson13University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaMalcom Randall VA Medical CenterMalcom Randall VA Medical CenterMalcom Randall VA Medical CenterUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaMcKnight Brain InstituteMalcom Randall VA Medical CenterUniversity of FloridaDepartment of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence at the Atlanta VA Medical CenterEmory UniversityIn the recent decades structural connectivity between Broca’s area and the basal ganglia has been postulated in the literature, though no direct evidence of this connectivity has yet been presented. The current study investigates this connectivity using a novel diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) fiber tracking method in humans in vivo. Our findings suggest direct connections between sub-regions of Broca’s area and the anterior one-third of the putamen as well as the ventral anterior nucleus of the thalamus. Thus, we are the first to provide a detailed account of inferred circuitry involving basal ganglia, thalamus, and Broca’s area, which would be a prerequisite to substantiate their support of language processing.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2013.00008/fullBasal GangliaThalamusconnectivityBroca’s areaDiffusion-weighted imaging |
| spellingShingle | Anastasia eFord William eTriplett William eTriplett Atchar eSudhyadhom Joseph M Gullett Keith eMcGregor David eFitzGerald David eFitzGerald Thomas eMareci Thomas eMareci Keith eWhite Keith eWhite Bruce eCrosson Bruce eCrosson BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDY Frontiers in Neuroanatomy Basal Ganglia Thalamus connectivity Broca’s area Diffusion-weighted imaging |
| title | BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDY |
| title_full | BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDY |
| title_fullStr | BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDY |
| title_full_unstemmed | BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDY |
| title_short | BROCA’S AREA AND ITS STRIATAL AND THALAMIC CONNECTIONS: A DIFFUSION-MRI TRACTOGRAPHY STUDY |
| title_sort | broca s area and its striatal and thalamic connections a diffusion mri tractography study |
| topic | Basal Ganglia Thalamus connectivity Broca’s area Diffusion-weighted imaging |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnana.2013.00008/full |
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