2023
Cross-hemicord spinal fiber reorganization associates with cortical sensory and motor network expansion in the rat model of hemicontusion cervical spinal cord injury
Mihailovic J, Sanganahalli B, Hyder F, Chitturi J, Elkabes S, Heary R, Kannurpatti S. Cross-hemicord spinal fiber reorganization associates with cortical sensory and motor network expansion in the rat model of hemicontusion cervical spinal cord injury. Neuroscience Letters 2023, 820: 137607. PMID: 38141752, PMCID: PMC10797561, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2023.137607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal cord injuryCervical spinal cord injuryDiffusion tensor imagingCord injurySpinal cordCervical spinal cordState functional connectivitySpinal cord samplesSpinal cord diffusion tensor imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain functional MRIInjury epicenterSpinal reorganizationPost-SCINeuroplastic changesCord samplesCortical sensoryRat modelTraumatic injuryMD changeMotor networkNervous systemResonance imagingSingle-subject levelFunctional MRIDecreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures
McCafferty C, Gruenbaum B, Tung R, Li J, Zheng X, Salvino P, Vincent P, Kratochvil Z, Ryu J, Khalaf A, Swift K, Akbari R, Islam W, Antwi P, Johnson E, Vitkovskiy P, Sampognaro J, Freedman I, Kundishora A, Depaulis A, David F, Crunelli V, Sanganahalli B, Herman P, Hyder F, Blumenfeld H. Decreased but diverse activity of cortical and thalamic neurons in consciousness-impairing rodent absence seizures. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 117. PMID: 36627270, PMCID: PMC9832004, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35535-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThalamic neuronsAbsence seizuresSeizure onsetNeuronal firingConsciousness-impairing seizuresFemale rat modelLow-frequency electroencephalographic activityFunctional magnetic resonanceBehavioral arrestRat modelRhythmic firingTransient initial peakFiring increasesSeizuresNeuronal mechanismsElectroencephalographic activityNeuronsBrain state changesBrief episodesFiring decreasesInitial peakFiringMagnetic resonanceDistinct patternsOnset
2022
Lateralized Supraspinal Functional Connectivity Correlate with Pain and Motor Dysfunction in Rat Hemicontusion Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Sanganahalli B, Pavuluri S, Chitturi J, Herman P, Elkabes S, Heary R, Hyder F, Kannurpatti S. Lateralized Supraspinal Functional Connectivity Correlate with Pain and Motor Dysfunction in Rat Hemicontusion Cervical Spinal Cord Injury. Neurotrauma Reports 2022, 3: 421-432. PMID: 36337081, PMCID: PMC9622206, DOI: 10.1089/neur.2022.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotor dysfunctionMotor networkCervical spinal cord injuryMotor functional recoverySpinal cord injuryFunctional connectivity correlatesSensory-motor integrationSupraspinal changesCervical SCIDeafferented sideSCI patientsUnaffected hemisphereFunctional recoverySupraspinal regionsClinical evidenceNociceptive activityCord injurySpinal cordLeft predominanceMaladaptive reorganizationRat modelPainConnectivity correlatesLarger painState fMRI
2013
Functional MRI and neural responses in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease
Sanganahalli BG, Herman P, Behar KL, Blumenfeld H, Rothman DL, Hyder F. Functional MRI and neural responses in a rat model of Alzheimer's disease. NeuroImage 2013, 79: 404-411. PMID: 23648961, PMCID: PMC3700380, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseFunctional magnetic resonance imagingCerebral cortexAD brainSomatosensory cortexRat modelCortical functionNeural responsesAge-matched healthy controlsAD rat modelContralateral somatosensory cortexSensory-evoked responsesHigh-field functional magnetic resonance imagingBrain functional responsesMagnetic resonance imagingAD ratsControl ratsHealthy controlsThalamic responsesNormal ratsCortical responsesAD modelSubcortical functionBrain plaquesElectrical stimulation