Brain-computer-interface-based intervention re-normalizes brain functional network topology in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder by Qian, Xing, Loo, Beatrice Rui Yi, Castellanos, Francisco Xavier, Liu, Siwei, Koh, Hui Li, Krishnan, Ranga, Fung, Daniel, Guan, Cuntai, Lee, Tih-Shih, Lim, Choon Guan, Zhou, Juan, Poh, Wendy Xue Wei, Chee, Michael W. L.

“…To cover this gap, we aimed to examine the topological alterations of large-scale brain functional networks induced by the 8-week BCI-based attention intervention in ADHD boys using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging method. Compared to the non-intervention (ADHD-NI) group, the intervention group (ADHD-I) showed greater reduction of inattention symptoms accompanied with differential brain network reorganizations after training. …”
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Accumbal-thalamic connectivity and associated glutamate alterations in human cocaine craving: A state-dependent rs-fMRI and 1H-MRS study by Etna J.E. Engeli, Andrea G. Russo, Sara Ponticorvo, Niklaus Zoelch, Andreas Hock, Lea M. Hulka, Matthias Kirschner, Katrin H. Preller, Erich Seifritz, Boris B. Quednow, Fabrizio Esposito, Marcus Herdener

“…In this state-dependent randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, cross-over multimodal study, resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging in combination with small-voxel proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (voxel size: 9.4 × 18.8 × 8.4 mm3) was applied to assess network-level and associated neurometabolic changes during a non-craving and a craving state, induced by a custom-made cocaine-cue film, in 18 individuals with cocaine use disorder and 23 healthy individuals. …”
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Reduced brain activity during a working memory task in middle-aged apolipoprotein E ε4 carriers with overweight/obesity by Jermon A. Drake, Jermon A. Drake, John M. Jakicic, Renee J. Rogers, Sarah L. Aghjayan, Sarah L. Aghjayan, Chelsea M. Stillman, Shannon D. Donofry, Shannon D. Donofry, Kathryn A. Roecklein, Wei Lang, Kirk I. Erickson, Kirk I. Erickson, Kirk I. Erickson, Kirk I. Erickson

“…The primary aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of the ε4 allele is associated with differences in task-functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain activation in adults with overweight/obesity. …”
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Time-Frequency Characterization of Resting Brain in Bipolar Disorder during Euthymia—A Preliminary Study by Adrian Andrzej Chrobak, Bartosz Bohaterewicz, Anna Maria Sobczak, Magdalena Marszał-Wiśniewska, Anna Tereszko, Anna Krupa, Anna Ceglarek, Magdalena Fafrowicz, Amira Bryll, Tadeusz Marek, Dominika Dudek, Marcin Siwek

“…The goal of this paper is to investigate the baseline brain activity in euthymic bipolar disorder (BD) patients by comparing it to healthy controls (HC) with the use of a variety of resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) analyses, such as amplitude of low frequency fluctuations (ALFF), fractional ALFF (f/ALFF), ALFF-based functional connectivity (FC), and r egional homogeneity (ReHo). …”
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Harmonizing functional connectivity reduces scanner effects in community detection by Andrew A. Chen, Dhivya Srinivasan, Raymond Pomponio, Yong Fan, Ilya M. Nasrallah, Susan M. Resnick, Lori L. Beason-Held, Christos Davatzikos, Theodore D. Satterthwaite, Dani S. Bassett, Russell T. Shinohara, Haochang Shou

“…Community detection on graphs constructed from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data has led to important insights into brain functional organization. …”
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Altered Coupling Between Cerebral Blood Flow and Voxel-Mirrored Homotopic Connectivity Affects Stroke-Induced Speech Comprehension Deficits by Jie Zhang, Jie Zhang, Desheng Shang, Jing Ye, Yi Ling, Shuchang Zhong, Shuangshuang Zhang, Wei Zhang, Li Zhang, Yamei Yu, Fangping He, Xiangming Ye, Benyan Luo, Benyan Luo

“…Multimodal imaging data (including data from functional magnetic resonance imaging and arterial spin labeling imaging) of 19 patients with post-stroke aphasia and 22 healthy volunteers were collected. …”
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Identifying and revealing different brain neural activities of cognitive subtypes in early course schizophrenia by Tiannan Shao, Weiyan Wang, Gangrui Hei, Ye Yang, Yujun Long, Xiaoyi Wang, Jingmei Xiao, Yuyan Huang, Xueqin Song, Xijia Xu, Shuzhan Gao, Jing Huang, Ying Wang, Jingping Zhao, Renrong Wu

“…Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scanning was conducted for each individual. …”
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Maternal Variability of Amplitudes of Frequency Fluctuations Is Related to the Progressive Self–Other Transposition Group Intervention in Autistic Children by Jianxin Zhang, Xiaorong Guo, Weiguo Zhang, Dianzhi Liu, Peiqi Chen, Yuqing Zhang, Xiaoyuan Ru

“…Furthermore, it used eyes-closed resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate and compare the relevant maternal mALFFs and average energy rank and energy rank variability of mAFFs of autistic children’s transposition abilities, autism symptoms, and intervention effects. …”
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Potential biomarker of brain response to opioid antagonism in adolescents with eating disorders: a pilot study by Stephani L. Stancil, Stephani L. Stancil, Stephani L. Stancil, Hung-Wen Yeh, Hung-Wen Yeh, Morgan G. Brucks, Amanda S. Bruce, Amanda S. Bruce, Michaela Voss, Susan Abdel-Rahman, William M. Brooks, William M. Brooks, Laura E. Martin, Laura E. Martin

“…This pilot study evaluated neuroimaging as a pharmacodynamic biomarker of opioid antagonism in adolescents with ED.MethodsYouth aged 13–21 with binge/purge ED completed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) pre- and post-oral naltrexone. fMRI detected blood oxygenation-level dependent (BOLD) signal at rest and during two reward probes (monetary incentive delay, MID, and passive food view, PFV) in predefined regions of interest associated with reward and inhibitory control. …”
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Brain Activities Responding to Acupuncture at ST36 (zusanli) in Healthy Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Task-Based fMRI Studies by Haoming Huang, Haoming Huang, Xiaomei Yue, Xi Huang, Wenjie Long, Shangyu Kang, Yawen Rao, Jingchun Zeng, Junling Zuo, Lin Wang, Hongjuan Li, Yeqing Wang, Shijun Qiu, Weixuan Zhao

“…Despite clinical functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies of ST36 acupuncture, the brain activities and the neural mechanism following acupuncture at ST36 remain unclear.MethodsLiterature searches were conducted on online databases, including MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang database, WeiPu database, and China Biology Medicine, for task-based fMRI studies of acupuncture at ST36 in healthy subjects. …”
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The clinical, neuropsychological, and brain functional characteristics of the ADHD restrictive inattentive presentation by Zhao-Min Wu, Peng Wang, Juan Liu, Lu Liu, Lu Liu, Xiao-Lan Cao, Li Sun, Li Sun, Li Yang, Li Yang, Qing-Jiu Cao, Qing-Jiu Cao, Yu-Feng Wang, Yu-Feng Wang, Bin-Rang Yang

“…Two hundred twenty-seven of the subjects also went through resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans. Five ADHD-related brain functional networks, including the default mode network (DMN), the dorsal attention network (DAN), the ventral attention network, the executive control network, and the salience network, were built using predefined regions of interest (ROIs). …”
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Mapping cortical activations underlying covert and overt language production using high-density diffuse optical tomography by Mariel L. Schroeder, Arefeh Sherafati, Rachel L. Ulbrich, Muriah D. Wheelock, Alexandra M. Svoboda, Emma D. Klein, Tessa G. George, Kalyan Tripathy, Joseph P. Culver, Adam T. Eggebrecht

“…Gold standard neuroimaging modalities such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and more recently electrocorticography (ECoG) have provided profound insights regarding the neural mechanisms underlying the processing of language, but they are limited in applications involving naturalistic language production especially in developing brains, during face-to-face dialogues, or as a brain-computer interface. …”
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A method for capturing dynamic spectral coupling in resting fMRI reveals domain-specific patterns in schizophrenia by Deniz Alaçam, Deniz Alaçam, Robyn Miller, Oktay Agcaoglu, Adrian Preda, Judith Ford, Judith Ford, Vince Calhoun

“…IntroductionResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) is a powerful tool for assessing functional brain connectivity. …”
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Altered functional connectivity between primary motor cortex subregions and the whole brain in patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury by Ling Wang, Ling Wang, Weimin Zheng, Weimin Zheng, Beining Yang, Beining Yang, Qian Chen, Xuejing Li, Xin Chen, Xin Chen, Yongsheng Hu, Lei Cao, Jian Ren, Wen Qin, Yanhui Yang, Yanhui Yang, Jie Lu, Jie Lu, Nan Chen, Nan Chen

“…The 3D high-resolution T1-weighted structural images and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) of all subjects were obtained using a 3.0 Tesla MRI system. …”
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Virtual brain simulations reveal network-specific parameters in neurodegenerative dementias by Anita Monteverdi, Fulvia Palesi, Michael Schirner, Michael Schirner, Michael Schirner, Michael Schirner, Michael Schirner, Francesca Argentino, Mariateresa Merante, Alberto Redolfi, Francesca Conca, Laura Mazzocchi, Stefano F. Cappa, Stefano F. Cappa, Matteo Cotta Ramusino, Alfredo Costa, Alfredo Costa, Anna Pichiecchio, Anna Pichiecchio, Lisa M. Farina, Viktor Jirsa, Petra Ritter, Petra Ritter, Petra Ritter, Petra Ritter, Petra Ritter, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott, Egidio D’Angelo, Egidio D’Angelo

“…The Virtual Brain (TVB) modeling, by exploiting structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), yields mesoscopic parameters of connectivity and synaptic transmission.MethodsWe used TVB to simulate brain networks, which are key for human brain function, in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients, whose connectivity and synaptic parameters remain largely unknown; we then compared them to healthy controls, to reveal novel in vivo pathological hallmarks.ResultsThe pattern of simulated parameter differed between AD and FTD, shedding light on disease-specific alterations in brain networks. …”
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Improved Regional Homogeneity in Chronic Insomnia Disorder After Amygdala-Based Real-Time fMRI Neurofeedback Training by Zhonglin Li, Jiao Liu, Jiao Liu, Bairu Chen, Xiaoling Wu, Zhi Zou, Hui Gao, Caiyun Wang, Jing Zhou, Fei Qi, Miao Zhang, Junya He, Xin Qi, Fengshan Yan, Shewei Dou, Li Tong, Hongju Zhang, Xingmin Han, Xingmin Han, Yongli Li

“…However, whether the resting-state regional homogeneity (ReHo) of disrupted brain regions in CID can be reshaped to normal after treatment remains unclear.MethodsA novel intervention real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging neurofeedback (rtfMRI-NF) was used to train 28 CID patients to regulate the activity of the left amygdala for three sessions in 6 weeks. …”
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Abnormal dynamic functional connectivity changes correlated with non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease by Yuanyan Cao, Yuanyan Cao, Yuanyan Cao, Qian Si, Renjie Tong, Renjie Tong, Renjie Tong, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Xu Zhang, Chunlin Li, Chunlin Li, Chunlin Li, Shanhong Mao, Shanhong Mao, Shanhong Mao

“…Static and dynamic FC changes during resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) were calculated based on selected components and resting state networks (RSN).ResultsStatic FC analysis results showed that there was no difference between PD-baseline (PD-BL) and HC group. …”
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Atypical Relationships Between Neurofunctional Features of Print-Sound Integration and Reading Abilities in Chinese Children With Dyslexia by Zhichao Xia, Zhichao Xia, Ting Yang, Ting Yang, Xin Cui, Xin Cui, Xin Cui, Fumiko Hoeft, Fumiko Hoeft, Fumiko Hoeft, Fumiko Hoeft, Hong Liu, Hong Liu, Hong Liu, Xianglin Zhang, Xiangping Liu, Xiangping Liu, Hua Shu

“…In this study, we applied a passive audiovisual integration paradigm with functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the possible dysfunctions in processing character-sound (opaque; semantics can be automatically accessed) and pinyin-sound associations (transparent; no particular meaning can be confirmed) in Chinese dyslexic children. …”
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Evaluation of Changes in the Motor Network Following BCI Therapy Based on Graph Theory Analysis by Mohsen Mazrooyisebdani, Mohsen Mazrooyisebdani, Veena A. Nair, Po-Ling Loh, Po-Ling Loh, Alexander B. Remsik, Alexander B. Remsik, Brittany M. Young, Brittany M. Young, Brittany M. Young, Brittany S. Moreno, Keith C. Dodd, Theresa J. Kang, Justin C. William, Justin C. William, Vivek Prabhakaran, Vivek Prabhakaran, Vivek Prabhakaran

“…Graph theoretical approaches are used on resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data acquired from stroke patients to evaluate these changes. …”
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PerBrain: a multimodal approach to personalized tracking of evolving state-of-consciousness in brain-injured patients: protocol of an international, multicentric, observational stu... by L. Willacker, T. M. Raiser, M. Bassi, A. Bender, A. Comanducci, M. Rosanova, N. Sobel, A. Arzi, L. Belloli, S. Casarotto, M. Colombo, C. C. Derchi, E. Fló Rama, E. Grill, M. Hohl, K. Kuehlmeyer, D. Manasova, M. J. Rosenfelder, C. Valota, J. D. Sitt

“…The techniques applied comprise well-established behavioral scales, innovative neurophysiological techniques (such as quantitative electroencephalography and transcranial magnetic stimulation combined with electroencephalography), structural and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging, and measurements of physiological activity (i.e. nasal airflow respiration). …”
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