Altered intrinsic functional connectivity of anterior and posterior insula regions in high-functioning participants with autism spectrum disorder. by Ebisch, S, Gallese, V, Willems, R, Mantini, D, Groen, W, Romani, G, Buitelaar, J, Bekkering, H

“…The present study investigated the intrinsic functional connectivity properties of the insula in 14 high-functioning participants with ASD (HF-ASD) and 15 typically developing (TD) participants in the age range between 12 and 20 years by means of "resting state" or "nontask" functional magnetic resonance imaging. Essentially, a distinction was made between anterior and posterior regions of the insular cortex. …”

Reduced cerebrovascular reactivity in young adults carrying the APOE ε4 allele. by Suri, S, Mackay, C, Kelly, M, Germuska, M, Tunbridge, E, Frisoni, G, Matthews, P, Ebmeier, K, Bulte, D, Filippini, N

“…BACKGROUND: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies have shown that APOE ε2- and ε4-carriers have similar patterns of blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (BOLD) activation suggesting that we need to look beyond the BOLD signal to link APOE's effect on the brain to Alzheimer's disease (AD)-risk. …”

Abnormal attentional modulation of retinotopic cortex in parietal patients with spatial neglect. by Vuilleumier, P, Schwartz, S, Verdon, V, Maravita, A, Hutton, C, Husain, M, Driver, J

“…Here, we applied functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), including retinotopic mapping of visual areas, to patients with focal right-parietal lesions and left spatial neglect [3, 4]. …”

The cortical organization of audio-visual sentence comprehension: an fMRI study at 4 Tesla. by Capek, C, Bavelier, D, Corina, D, Newman, A, Jezzard, P, Neville, H

“…The current study examines the neural organization of audio-visual (AV) sentence processing using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) at 4 Tesla. Participants viewed the face and upper body of a speaker via a video screen while listening to her produce, in alternating blocks, English sentences and sentences composed of pronounceable non-words. …”

Neural processing of reward and punishment in young people at increased familial risk of depression. by Mccabe, C, Woffindale, C, Harmer, C, Cowen, P

“…METHODS: We therefore used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the neural responses to pleasant and aversive sights and tastes in 25 young people (16-21 years of age) with a biological parent with depression and 25 age- and gender-matched control subjects. …”

Visual activation of extra-striate cortex in the absence of V1 activation. by Bridge, H, Hicks, S, Xie, J, Okell, T, Mannan, S, Alexander, I, Cowey, A, Kennard, C

“…Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we show that area MT+/V5 is activated bilaterally to visual stimulation, while no significant activity could be measured in V1. …”

Human cortical activity evoked by the assignment of authenticity when viewing works of art by Huang, M, Parker, A, Bridge, H, Kemp, M

“…Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, viewing of artworks assigned as "copy," rather than "authentic," evoked stronger responses in frontopolar cortex (FPC), and right precuneus, regardless of whether the portrait was actually genuine. …”

Beyond negative valence: 2-week administration of a serotonergic antidepressant enhances both reward and effort learning signals by Scholl, J, Kolling, N, Nelissen, N, Browning, M, Rushworth, M, Harmer, C

“…We measured brain activity with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in volunteers as they performed a concurrent appetitive (money) and aversive (effort) learning task. …”

Attention systems and the organization of the human parietal cortex by Rushworth, M, Paus, T, Sipila, P

“…Event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to compare activity in the human parietal cortex in two attention-switching paradigms. …”

Identification of the regional variability of the brain hemodynamic response to spontaneous and step-induced CO 2 changes using function expansions by Prokopiou, P, Pattinson, K, Wise, R, Mitsis, G

“…Here, we examine in detail the regional characteristics of the hemodynamic response to spontaneous and larger, externally induced step CO 2 changes CO 2 (end-tidal forcing) by utilizing BOLD functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) measurements from healthy humans. …”

Neural basis of increased costly norm enforcement under adversity by Wu, Y, Yu, H, Shen, B, Yu, R, Zhou, Z, Zhang, G, Jiang, Y, Zhou, X

“…Using fMRI and a variant of the ultimatum game and functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated how the brain differentially responds to fairness in loss and gain domains. …”

Neural correlates of an injury-free model of central sensitization induced by opioid withdrawal in humans. by Wanigasekera, V, Lee, M, Rogers, R, Hu, P, Tracey, I

“…Here, in healthy human subjects we use functional magnetic resonance imaging to study the supraspinal activity during the withdrawal period of the opioid remifentanil. …”

Exacerbation of pain by anxiety is associated with activity in a hippocampal network. by Ploghaus, A, Narain, C, Beckmann, C, Clare, S, Bantick, S, Wise, R, Matthews, P, Rawlins, J, Tracey, I

“…Using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI), we compared activation responses to noxious thermal stimulation while perceived pain intensity was manipulated by changes in either physical intensity or induced anxiety. …”

Distinct and overlapping functional zones in the cerebellum defined by resting state functional connectivity. by O'Reilly, J, Beckmann, C, Tomassini, V, Ramnani, N, Johansen-Berg, H

“…We used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to define subregions within the cerebellar cortex based on their functional connectivity with the cerebral cortex. …”

The effects of reboxetine on emotional processing in healthy volunteers: an fMRI study. by Norbury, R, Mackay, C, Cowen, P, Goodwin, G, Harmer, C

“…The current study, therefore, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to map brain systems activated during successful categorization and subsequent recognition of self-referent positive and negative personality characteristics in healthy volunteers following short-term (7 days) repeated administration of the selective noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor reboxetine. …”

Imaging attentional modulation of pain in the periaqueductal gray in humans. by Tracey, I, Ploghaus, A, Gati, J, Clare, S, Smith, S, Menon, R, Matthews, P

“…High-resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to define brain activation to painful heat stimulation applied to the hand of nine normal subjects within the periaqueductal gray region. …”

An fMRI study measuring analgesia enhanced by religion as a belief system. by Wiech, K, Farias, M, Kahane, G, Shackel, N, Tiede, W, Tracey, I

“…Using functional magnetic resonance imaging in practicing Catholics and avowed atheists and agnostics during painful stimulation, here we show the existence of a context-dependent form of analgesia that was triggered by the presentation of an image with a religious content but not by the presentation of a non-religious image. …”

A multi-site, multi-disorder resting-state magnetic resonance image database by Tanaka, SC, Yamashita, A, Yahata, N, Yoshida, W, Seymour, B

“…<p>Machine learning classifiers for psychiatric disorders using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) have recently attracted attention as a method for directly examining relationships between neural circuits and psychiatric disorders. …”

The role of peer rejection in adolescent depression by Platt, B, Kadosh, K, Lau, J

“…Finally, we draw attention to emerging cognitive and functional magnetic resonance imaging-based neurofeedback training, which by modifying aspects of information processing may promote more adaptive responses to peer rejection. …”

Pattern of neuronal activity associated with conscious and unconscious processing of visual signals. by Sahraie, A, Weiskrantz, L, Barbur, J, Simmons, A, Williams, S, Brammer, M

“…Here we report the results of a functional magnetic resonance imaging study on the same subject carried out under aware and unaware stimulus conditions. …”