Automated diffusion-based parcellation of the hypothalamus reveals subunit-specific associations with obesity

Abstract The hypothalamus is a small, yet highly versatile structure mainly involved in bodily functions such as control of food intake and endocrine activity. Functional anatomy of different hypothalamic areas is mainly investigated using structural MRI, validated by ex-vivo histological studies. B...

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Main Authors: Melanie Spindler, Jale Özyurt, Christiane M. Thiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79289-9