2020
Ultra-high field imaging reveals increased whole brain connectivity underpins cognitive strategies that attenuate pain
Schulz E, Stankewitz A, Winkler A, Irving S, Witkovský V, Tracey I. Ultra-high field imaging reveals increased whole brain connectivity underpins cognitive strategies that attenuate pain. ELife 2020, 9: e55028. PMID: 32876049, PMCID: PMC7498261, DOI: 10.7554/elife.55028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain attenuationBrain connectivityAttenuation of painCognitive strategiesHigher functional connectivityWhole-brain connectivityTonic cold painWhite matter integrityPain processingLower painFunctional imaging dataCold painPainCingulate cortexBrain regionsFunctional connectivityHealthy participantsTrialsCognitive interventionsDiffusion tensorTrial variabilityBrain dataImaging dataParticipants
2017
Associations between self‐reported sleep quality and white matter in community‐dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study
Sexton C, Zsoldos E, Filippini N, Griffanti L, Winkler A, Mahmood A, Allan C, Topiwala A, Kyle S, Spiegelhalder K, Singh‐Manoux A, Kivimaki M, Mackay C, Johansen‐Berg H, Ebmeier K. Associations between self‐reported sleep quality and white matter in community‐dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study. Human Brain Mapping 2017, 38: 5465-5473. PMID: 28745016, PMCID: PMC5655937, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite matter microstructurePoor sleep qualitySleep qualityPoor sleep quality groupSelf-reported sleep qualitySmall effect sizesCommunity-dwelling membersHum Brain MappDiffusion tensorRadial diffusivity valuesVoxel-wise analysisWhite matter measuresCurrent sleep qualityEffect sizeGlobal fractional anisotropyModifiable factorsLifestyle measuresSleep disturbancesPoor sleepSub studyGeneral cognitive functionNeurological illnessAxial diffusivityCognitive functionFractional anisotropy