Functional Connectivity Alterations During Sleep Deprivation: Investigating Key Brain Regions and Networks by Xiaolei Wang, Ya Li, Feihan Jiao, Min Guo, Shengnan Wei, Ping Tian, Bo Han, Yuanqiang Zhu, Yingjuan Chang, Jianmin Zheng

“…This study employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and functional connectivity density (FCD) metrics to investigate the interaction between sleep pressure and circadian rhythms during SD. …”
Get full text

Incorporating multi-stage diagnosis status to mine associations between genetic risk variants and the multi-modality phenotype network in major depressive disorder by Li Zhang, Li Zhang, Mengqian Pang, Xiaoyun Liu, Xiaoke Hao, Meiling Wang, Chunming Xie, Zhijun Zhang, Yonggui Yuan, Daoqiang Zhang

“…Specifically, the multi-modality phenotype network consists of voxel node features and connectivity edge features from structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI) and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Thereafter, an association model based on multi-task learning strategy was adopted to fully explore the relationship between the MDD risk SNP and the multi-modality phenotype network. …”
Get full text

Assessing MR-compatibility of somatosensory stimulation devices: A systematic review on testing methodologies by Carolina Travassos, Carolina Travassos, Alexandre Sayal, Alexandre Sayal, Bruno Direito, Bruno Direito, Bruno Direito, João Pereira, Teresa Sousa, Teresa Sousa, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Miguel Castelo-Branco, Miguel Castelo-Branco

“…Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been extensively used as a tool to map the brain processes related to somatosensory stimulation. …”
Get full text

Motion-selective areas V5/MT and MST appear resistant to deterioration in choroideremia by Edward H. Silson, Chris I. Baker, Tomas S. Aleman, Albert M. Maguire, Jean Bennett, Manzar Ashtari

“…Previously, we demonstrated the relationship between central vision and structure and population receptive fields (pRF) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in untreated CHM subjects. …”
Get full text

Longitudinal trajectory of amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation changes in breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant chemotherapy–A preliminary prospective study by Yixin Hu, Hong Yu, Yong Lai, Jiang Liu, Yong Tan, Weiwei Lei, Jing Zhang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Ying Cao, Yu Tang, Daihong Liu, Jiuquan Zhang

“…To assess the trajectory of ALFF changes during chemotherapy, 36 breast cancer patients underwent both resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging and neuropsychological testing at three time points, including before neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) (time point 0, TP0), after one cycle of NAC (before the second cycle of NAC, TP1), and upon completion of NAC (pre-operation, TP2). …”
Get full text

IMOVE: Protocol for a randomized, controlled 2x2 factorial trial of improvisational movement and social engagement interventions in older adults with early Alzheimer's disease by Christina E. Hugenschmidt, Edward H. Ip, Jessie Laurita-Spanglet, Phyllis Babcock, Ashley R. Morgan, Jason T. Fanning, Kamryn King, Jantira T. Thomas, Christina T. Soriano

“…Key secondary outcomes were functional brain network measures assessed using graph-theory analysis of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans, as well as neuropsychiatric symptoms, gait, and balance. …”
Get full text

Involvement of a BH3-only apoptosis sensitizer gene Blm-s in hippocampus-mediated mood control by Pei-Hsin Huang, Tsung-Ying Yang, Chia-Wei Yeh, Sheng-Min Huang, Ho-Ching Chang, Yun-Fen Hung, Wen-Chia Chu, Kuan-Hung Cho, Tzu-Pin Lu, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Li-Jen Lee, Li-Wei Kuo, Cheng-Chang Lien, Hwai-Jong Cheng

“…However, global depletion of Blm-s is highly associated with depression- and anxiety-related behaviors in adult mutant mice with intact learning and memory capacity. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of adult Blm-s −/− mice reveals reduced connectivity mainly in the ventral dentate gyrus (vDG) of the hippocampus with no alteration in the dorsal DG connectivity and in total hippocampal volume. …”
Get full text

Psychological resilience mediates the protective role of default-mode network functional connectivity against COVID-19 vicarious traumatization by Xiqin Liu, Yajun Zhao, Xueling Suo, Xun Zhang, Nanfang Pan, Graham J. Kemp, Qiyong Gong, Song Wang

“…One hundred healthy participants underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging before the pandemic (October 2019–January 2020) and completed VT measurement during the pandemic (February–April 2020). …”
Get full text

White matter BOLD signals at 7 Tesla reveal visual field maps in optic radiation and vertical occipital fasciculus by Huan Wang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Yanming Wang, Du Zhang, Yan Yang, Yifeng Zhou, Bensheng Qiu, Peng Zhang

“…There is growing evidence that blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) activity in the white matter (WM) can be detected by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). However, the functional relevance and significance of WM BOLD signals remain controversial. …”
Get full text

Personalized Dietary Advice to Increase Protein Intake in Older Adults Does Not Affect the Gut Microbiota, Appetite or Central Processing of Food Stimuli in Community-Dwelling Olde... by Kristina S. Fluitman, Madelief Wijdeveld, Mark Davids, Charlotte C. van Ruiten, Ilse Reinders, Hanneke A. H. Wijnhoven, Bart J. F. Keijser, Marjolein Visser, Max Nieuwdorp, Richard G. IJzerman

“…Food intake was determined by 24-h dietary recalls and gut microbiota by 16S rRNA sequencing. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans were performed in a subgroup of 48 participants to evaluate central nervous system responses to food-related stimuli. …”
Get full text

Post-Training Sleep Modulates Topographical Relearning-Dependent Resting State Activity by Michele Deantoni, Thomas Villemonteix, Evelyne Balteau, Christina Schmidt, Philippe Peigneux

“…Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), offline consolidation effects have been evidenced probing behavioural and neurophysiological changes during memory retrieval, i.e., in the context of task practice. …”
Get full text

Personalizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for precision depression treatment based on functional brain network controllability and optimal control analysis by Feng Fang, Beata Godlewska, Raymond Y. Cho, Sean I. Savitz, Sudhakar Selvaraj, Yingchun Zhang

“…First, the functional brain network controllability analysis was performed to identify the optimal rTMS stimulation target from the effective connectivity network constructed from patient-specific resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging data. The optimal control algorithm was then applied to optimize the rTMS stimulation parameters based on the optimized target. …”
Get full text

Neuroimaging and behavioral evidence that violent video games exert no negative effect on human empathy for pain and emotional reactivity to violence by Lukas Leopold Lengersdorff, Isabella C Wagner, Gloria Mittmann, David Sastre-Yagüe, Andre Lüttig, Andreas Olsson, Pedrag Petrovic, Claus Lamm

“…To assess the causal effect of VVGs on the behavioral and neural correlates of empathy and emotional reactivity to violence, we conducted a prospective experimental study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). We recruited 89 male participants without prior VVG experience. …”
Get full text

Effects of electroacupuncture on imaging and behavior in rats with ischemic stroke through miR-212-5p by Sisi Li, Xiangxin Xing, Xuyun Hua, Yuwen Zhang, Jiajia Wu, Chunlei Shan, Mouxiong Zheng, He Wang, Jianguang Xu

“…In this study, we employed behavioral test and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) to detect behavioral and brain function alterations in rats suffering from ischemic stroke. …”
Get full text

The Differences in the Whole-Brain Functional Network between Cantonese-Mandarin Bilinguals and Mandarin Monolinguals by Xiaoxuan Fan, Yujia Wu, Lei Cai, Jingwen Ma, Ning Pan, Xiaoyu Xu, Tao Sun, Jin Jing, Xiuhong Li

“…Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) was performed to investigate the whole-brain functional connectivity differences by network-based statistics (NBS), and the differences in network efficiency were investigated by graph theory between the two groups (false discovery rate corrected for multiple comparisons, <i>q</i> = 0.05). …”
Get full text

Neural correlates of changing food choices while bypassing values by Anoushiravan Zahedi, Sergio Oroz Artigas, Nora Swaboda, Corinde E. Wiers, Kai Görgen, Soyoung Q. Park

“…To investigate this, normal-weight female participants’ food choices and values were tested before and after an approach-avoidance training (AAT), while neural activity was recorded during the choice task using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). During AAT, participants consistently approached low- while avoiding high-calorie food cues. …”
Get full text

Assessment of the anti-nociceptive effects of fetal ventral mesencephalic tissue allografts in a rat model of hemi-Parkinson’s disease using fMRI by Chuang-Hsin Chiu, Shao-Ju Weng, Skye Hsin-Hsien Yeh, Yun-Ting Jhao, Hsien-Feng Chang, Wen-Sheng Huang, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Chun-Chang Yeh, Kuo-Hsing Ma

“…Finally, the immunohistochemical (IHC) studies were performed and the results were compared with the imaging findings from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). The grafts significantly improved drug-induced rotation behavior and increased mechanical and thermal nociceptive thresholds in PD rats. …”
Get full text

Acupuncture modulates the functional connectivity among the subcortical nucleus and fronto‐parietal network in adolescents with internet addiction by Yang Wang, Yun Qin, Hui Li, Dezhong Yao, Bo Sun, Jinnan Gong, Yu Dai, Chao Wen, Lingrui Zhang, Chenchen Zhang, Cheng Luo, Tianmin Zhu

“…Subjects with IA were given a 40‐day acupuncture treatment, and resting‐state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were collected before and after acupuncture sessions. …”
Get full text

Characteristics of brain activation in high-level football players at different stages of decision-making tasks off the ball: an fMRI study by Ming-Hao Huang, Ming-Hao Huang, Jian Lang, Ju Li, Zhe Qin, Zhe Qin, Ya-Ping Cao

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the neural mechanisms underlying the decision-making process of off-ball movements among high-level football players and ordinary college students, as well as the effect of long-term skill training on these neural mechanisms using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).MethodsThe study recruited 20 professional college football players as the expert group (EG) and 20 novice football players with no background in sports-related disciplines as the novice group (NG). …”
Get full text

Replication of neural responses to monetary incentives and exploration of reward-influenced network connectivity in fibromyalgia by Su Hyoun Park, Eden Z. Deng, Anne K. Baker, Kelly H. MacNiven, Brian Knutson, Katherine T. Martucci

“…Previously, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and a monetary incentive delay (MID) task, Martucci et al. (2018) showed that neural responses to reward anticipation and outcome are altered in fibromyalgia. …”
Get full text