2023
Mapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network
Schaper F, Nordberg J, Cohen A, Lin C, Hsu J, Horn A, Ferguson M, Siddiqi S, Drew W, Soussand L, Winkler A, Simó M, Bruna J, Rheims S, Guenot M, Bucci M, Nummenmaa L, Staals J, Colon A, Ackermans L, Bubrick E, Peters J, Wu O, Rost N, Grafman J, Blumenfeld H, Temel Y, Rouhl R, Joutsa J, Fox M. Mapping Lesion-Related Epilepsy to a Human Brain Network. JAMA Neurology 2023, 80: 891-902. PMID: 37399040, PMCID: PMC10318550, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of epilepsyLesion locationBrain regionsPoststroke epilepsyControl patientsSeizure controlBrain lesionsIndependent cohortBrain networksLesion typeBrain stimulation sitesLesion network mappingLesion-related epilepsyImproved seizure controlDrug-resistant epilepsyCase-control studyBrain stimulation therapyHuman brain networksSpecific brain regionsDifferent lesion typesSpecific brain networksBasal gangliaVascular territoriesStimulation therapyMAIN OUTCOMECountry-level gender inequality is associated with structural differences in the brains of women and men
Zugman A, Alliende L, Medel V, Bethlehem R, Seidlitz J, Ringlein G, Arango C, Arnatkevičiūtė A, Asmal L, Bellgrove M, Benegal V, Bernardo M, Billeke P, Bosch-Bayard J, Bressan R, Busatto G, Castro M, Chaim-Avancini T, Compte A, Costanzi M, Czepielewski L, Dazzan P, de la Fuente-Sandoval C, Di Forti M, Díaz-Caneja C, Díaz-Zuluaga A, Du Plessis S, Duran F, Fittipaldi S, Fornito A, Freimer N, Gadelha A, Gama C, Garani R, Garcia-Rizo C, Campo C, Gonzalez-Valderrama A, Guinjoan S, Holla B, Ibañez A, Ivanovic D, Jackowski A, Leon-Ortiz P, Lochner C, López-Jaramillo C, Luckhoff H, Massuda R, McGuire P, Miyata J, Mizrahi R, Murray R, Ozerdem A, Pan P, Parellada M, Phahladira L, Ramirez-Mahaluf J, Reckziegel R, Marques T, Reyes-Madrigal F, Roos A, Rosa P, Salum G, Scheffler F, Schumann G, Serpa M, Stein D, Tepper A, Tiego J, Ueno T, Undurraga J, Undurraga E, Valdes-Sosa P, Valli I, Villarreal M, Winton-Brown T, Yalin N, Zamorano F, Zanetti M, cVEDA, Winkler A, Pine D, Evans-Lacko S, Crossley N, Murthy P, Chakrabarti A, Basu D, Subodh B, Singh L, Singh R, Kalyanram K, Kartik K, Kumaran K, Krishnaveni G, Kuriyan R, Kurpad S, Barker G, Bharath R, Desrivieres S, Purushottam M, Orfanos D, Sharma E, Hickman M, Heron J, Toledano M, Vaidya N. Country-level gender inequality is associated with structural differences in the brains of women and men. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2218782120. PMID: 37155867, PMCID: PMC10193926, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218782120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorse outcomesCaudal anterior cingulateRight caudal anterior cingulateRight medial orbitofrontalAdult healthy menBrains of womenMental health problemsLateral occipital cortexHealthy menRegional cortexHigh riskOccipital cortexCortical thicknessCountry-level gender inequalityMedial orbitofrontalMRI scansThinner cortexAnterior cingulateHealth problemsBrain structuresWomen's brainsWomenBrainCortexRight hemisphereStructural and functional asymmetry of the neonatal cerebral cortex
Williams L, Fitzgibbon S, Bozek J, Winkler A, Dimitrova R, Poppe T, Schuh A, Makropoulos A, Cupitt J, O’Muircheartaigh J, Duff E, Cordero-Grande L, Price A, Hajnal J, Rueckert D, Smith S, Edwards A, Robinson E. Structural and functional asymmetry of the neonatal cerebral cortex. Nature Human Behaviour 2023, 7: 942-955. PMID: 36928781, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01542-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical asymmetryHealthy term-born neonatesNeonatal cerebral cortexTerm-born neonatesTerm-equivalent ageHealthy young adultsHuman Connectome ProjectPreterm birthPreterm neonatesNeonatal cortexCerebral cortexTerm cohortFunctional magnetic resonance imagesMagnetic resonance imagesConnectome ProjectBrain asymmetryYoung adultsSignificant differencesNeonatesResonance imagesFunctional asymmetryCortexBirthBiological sexCohort
2022
Computational modeling of threat learning reveals links with anxiety and neuroanatomy in humans
Abend R, Burk D, Ruiz S, Gold A, Napoli J, Britton J, Michalska K, Shechner T, Winkler A, Leibenluft E, Pine D, Averbeck B. Computational modeling of threat learning reveals links with anxiety and neuroanatomy in humans. ELife 2022, 11: e66169. PMID: 35473766, PMCID: PMC9197395, DOI: 10.7554/elife.66169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThreat learningAnxiety severitySafety learningNeuroanatomical substratesGreater anxiety severitySkin conductance dataThreat conditioningThreat extinctionThreat generalizationGray matter volumeSafe stimuliAssociative learningComputational mechanismsAnxiety symptomsAnxiety disordersInfluential theoriesSlower extinctionComputational modelLearningWhole brain anatomyAnxietyComputational modelingStructural imagingStimuliTask
2021
Cortical and subcortical brain structure in generalized anxiety disorder: findings from 28 research sites in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group
Harrewijn A, Cardinale E, Groenewold N, Bas-Hoogendam J, Aghajani M, Hilbert K, Cardoner N, Porta-Casteràs D, Gosnell S, Salas R, Jackowski A, Pan P, Salum G, Blair K, Blair J, Hammoud M, Milad M, Burkhouse K, Phan K, Schroeder H, Strawn J, Beesdo-Baum K, Jahanshad N, Thomopoulos S, Buckner R, Nielsen J, Smoller J, Soares J, Mwangi B, Wu M, Zunta-Soares G, Assaf M, Diefenbach G, Brambilla P, Maggioni E, Hofmann D, Straube T, Andreescu C, Berta R, Tamburo E, Price R, Manfro G, Agosta F, Canu E, Cividini C, Filippi M, Kostić M, Munjiza Jovanovic A, Alberton B, Benson B, Freitag G, Filippi C, Gold A, Leibenluft E, Ringlein G, Werwath K, Zwiebel H, Zugman A, Grabe H, Van der Auwera S, Wittfeld K, Völzke H, Bülow R, Balderston N, Ernst M, Grillon C, Mujica-Parodi L, van Nieuwenhuizen H, Critchley H, Makovac E, Mancini M, Meeten F, Ottaviani C, Ball T, Fonzo G, Paulus M, Stein M, Gur R, Gur R, Kaczkurkin A, Larsen B, Satterthwaite T, Harper J, Myers M, Perino M, Sylvester C, Yu Q, Lueken U, Veltman D, Thompson P, Stein D, Van der Wee N, Winkler A, Pine D. Cortical and subcortical brain structure in generalized anxiety disorder: findings from 28 research sites in the ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 502. PMID: 34599145, PMCID: PMC8486763, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01622-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized anxiety disorderHealthy controlsBrain structuresMain analysisSecondary analysisAnxiety disordersMale healthy controlsVertex-wise cortical thicknessFemale healthy controlsRandom interceptGlobal brain measuresStructural magnetic resonanceCortical surface areaSubcortical brain structuresMedication useYears of educationCortical thicknessSubcortical volumesWorking GroupVentral diencephalonSmall sample sizeBrain measuresInconsistent findingsRight ventral diencephalonMale individualsAn In-vivo 1H-MRS short-echo time technique at 7T: Quantification of metabolites in chronic multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica brain lesions and normal appearing brain tissue
Tackley G, Kong Y, Minne R, Messina S, Winkler A, Cavey A, Everett R, DeLuca G, Weir A, Craner M, Tracey I, Palace J, Stagg C, Emir U. An In-vivo 1H-MRS short-echo time technique at 7T: Quantification of metabolites in chronic multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica brain lesions and normal appearing brain tissue. NeuroImage 2021, 238: 118225. PMID: 34062267, PMCID: PMC7611458, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal N-acetylaspartateMultiple sclerosisN-acetylaspartateBrain lesionsPositive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderWhite matterNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderOptica spectrum disorderChronic multiple sclerosisPost-hoc testingBrain white matterDisease groupMRS methodologyMRS profilesMRS studiesReciprocal findingsNon-invasive quantificationBrain tissueLesionsMagnetic resonance spectroscopyMyo-inositolDistinct diseasesNormal tissuesCNS moleculesIn-Vivo
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 dataParticipantsThe effects of an aerobic training intervention on cognition, grey matter volumes and white matter microstructure
Sexton C, Betts J, Dennis A, Doherty A, Leeson P, Holloway C, Dall'Armellina E, Winkler A, Demnitz N, Wassenaar T, Dawes H, Johansen-Berg H. The effects of an aerobic training intervention on cognition, grey matter volumes and white matter microstructure. Physiology & Behavior 2020, 223: 112923. PMID: 32474233, PMCID: PMC7378567, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.112923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAerobic training programGray matter volumeCardiorespiratory fitnessMatter volumeMagnetic resonance imaging outcomesSpecific high-risk populationsBrain structuresOlder adultsAerobic training interventionHigh-risk populationStructural MRI analysisTract-based spatial statisticsVoxel-based morphometryVoxel-wise assessmentWaitlist control conditionHealthy older adultsWhite matter microstructureImaging outcomesHippocampal volumeObservational studyPhysical activityReduced riskCognitive declineMax testingMore encouraging resultsInfant behavioral reactivity predicts change in amygdala volume 12 years later
Filippi C, Sachs J, Phillips D, Winkler A, Gold A, Leibenluft E, Pine D, Fox N. Infant behavioral reactivity predicts change in amygdala volume 12 years later. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 42: 100776. PMID: 32452462, PMCID: PMC7096757, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageFour-month-old infantsAmygdala volumeBrain developmentAmygdala developmentPositive reactivityBehavioral reactivityStructural imagingInfant temperamentNovel evidenceChildhoodDistinct patternsCurrent studyMiddle childhoodYearsNegative reactivityReactive temperamentTemperamental reactivityInfantsMinimal Relationship between Local Gyrification and General Cognitive Ability in Humans
Mathias S, Knowles E, Mollon J, Rodrigue A, Koenis M, Alexander-Bloch A, Winkler A, Olvera R, Duggirala R, Göring H, Curran J, Fox P, Almasy L, Blangero J, Glahn D. Minimal Relationship between Local Gyrification and General Cognitive Ability in Humans. Cerebral Cortex 2020, 30: 3439-3450. PMID: 32037459, PMCID: PMC7233007, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral cognitive abilityCognitive abilitiesLocal gyrificationSuperior cognitive abilitiesCortical surface pointsNeurobiology of intelligenceCognitive testsNeuroimaging studiesNeuroanatomical variablesStructural brain imagesMinimal relationshipCortical regionsEffect sizeGyrificationPrevious studiesAbilityNeurobiologyBrain imagesIntelligenceRelationshipHumansIndividualsPotential issuesImplicationsProfound implications
2019
One-year changes in brain microstructure differentiate preclinical Huntington's disease stages
Pflanz C, Charquero-Ballester M, Majid D, Winkler A, Vallée E, Aron A, Jenkinson M, Douaud G. One-year changes in brain microstructure differentiate preclinical Huntington's disease stages. NeuroImage Clinical 2019, 25: 102099. PMID: 31865023, PMCID: PMC6931230, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2019.102099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnset of symptomsPreclinical stageDisease stageMean diffusivityHuntington's diseaseGender-matched healthy controlsOnly clinical measurePosterior basal gangliaDistinct pathophysiological mechanismsOptimal therapeutic windowOne-year changeSignificant differencesPreclinical Huntington's diseasePresymptomatic Huntington's diseaseNeurodegenerative phaseNeuroinflammatory processesMotor scoresPathophysiological mechanismsBasal gangliaDisease progressionHealthy controlsHuntington's disease stagesCorpus callosumTreatment responseClinical measuresAnticipatory Threat Responding: Associations With Anxiety, Development, and Brain Structure
Abend R, Gold A, Britton J, Michalska K, Shechner T, Sachs J, Winkler A, Leibenluft E, Averbeck B, Pine D. Anticipatory Threat Responding: Associations With Anxiety, Development, and Brain Structure. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 87: 916-925. PMID: 31955915, PMCID: PMC7211142, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSkin conductance responsesConductance responsesBrain structuresThreat conditioningPathological anxietyComparison subjectsPsychophysiological responsesLarger patient samplesPrefrontal cortical thicknessHealthy comparison subjectsStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) dataThreat stimuliAnticipatory respondingExtinction paradigmStimulus typeMagnetic resonance imaging dataWide age rangeCortical thicknessPatientsNeurodevelopmental changesAnticipatory responsesTranslational advancesStructural brainAdult populationPatient samplesCombining fMRI during resting state and an attention bias task in children
Harrewijn A, Abend R, Linke J, Brotman M, Fox N, Leibenluft E, Winkler A, Pine D. Combining fMRI during resting state and an attention bias task in children. NeuroImage 2019, 205: 116301. PMID: 31639510, PMCID: PMC6911838, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDot-probe taskAttention bias taskFunctional connectivityThreat biasBias taskCognitive tasksDifferent attentional processesReconfiguration efficiencyTask-based fMRI dataAttentional processesAttention taskSocial reticenceTask performanceAttention stateAnxiety symptomsFMRI dataPattern of modulationPrior researchTaskIQFMRICurrent studyChildrenFunctional hierarchyNetwork changesSchizophrenia Exhibits Bi-directional Brain-Wide Alterations in Cortico-Striato-Cerebellar Circuits
Ji JL, Diehl C, Schleifer C, Tamminga CA, Keshavan MS, Sweeney JA, Clementz BA, Hill SK, Pearlson G, Yang G, Creatura G, Krystal JH, Repovs G, Murray J, Winkler A, Anticevic A. Schizophrenia Exhibits Bi-directional Brain-Wide Alterations in Cortico-Striato-Cerebellar Circuits. Cerebral Cortex 2019, 29: 4463-4487. PMID: 31157363, PMCID: PMC6917525, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-wide alterationsResting-state functional magnetic resonanceSensory-motor cortexFunctional magnetic resonanceNeural dysconnectivityPolysynaptic connectionsCortico-striatoFunctional disturbancesChronic patientsAssociation cortexFocal disruptionNeural effectsCerebellar circuitsPatientsDysconnectivityStriatal componentsSchizophreniaCortexSpecific alterationsHallmark featureCognitive performanceAlterationsFunctional pathwaysQuestion accountsMagnetic resonanceAccelerated estimation and permutation inference for ACE modeling
Chen X, Formisano E, Blokland G, Strike L, McMahon K, de Zubicaray G, Thompson P, Wright M, Winkler A, Ge T, Nichols T. Accelerated estimation and permutation inference for ACE modeling. Human Brain Mapping 2019, 40: 3488-3507. PMID: 31037793, PMCID: PMC6680147, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermutation inferenceIterative optimizationVariance component modelComputation timeComparable biasAccelerated estimationLinear modelSquared errorCluster sizeSpatial statisticsLinear regression modelsFalse positive riskInferenceHeritability estimationEstimationComponent modelModelWealth of toolsMemory datasetsOptimizationSimple methodSmall numberStatisticsACE modelPermutationsShort-interval intracortical inhibition is decreased in restless legs syndrome across a range of severity
Magalhães S, Queiroz de Paiva J, Kaelin-Lang A, Sterr A, Eckeli A, Winkler A, Fernandes do Prado G, Amaro E, Conforto A. Short-interval intracortical inhibition is decreased in restless legs syndrome across a range of severity. Sleep Medicine 2019, 62: 34-42. PMID: 31539846, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.03.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-interval intracortical inhibitionRLS/WEDCortical thicknessIntracortical inhibitionRestless legs syndrome/Willis-Ekbom diseaseRestless legs syndromePrimary motor cortexWillis-Ekbom diseaseCharacteristic curve analysisGray matter thicknessDiscrimination of participantsIdiopathic mildRange of severityLegs syndromeMotor cortexMagnetic resonance imaging dataMild symptomsSurface-based analysisSeverity ScaleCortical areasMagnetic stimulationWhole brainCurve analysisCharacteristic curveSeverityStrategy-dependent modulation of cortical pain circuits for the attenuation of pain
Schulz E, Stankewitz A, Witkovský V, Winkler A, Tracey I. Strategy-dependent modulation of cortical pain circuits for the attenuation of pain. Cortex 2019, 113: 255-266. PMID: 30711854, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive strategiesBrain activityDifferent cognitive strategiesPain attenuationUnderlying neuronal mechanismsPain-related brain activityVariability of performanceNeuroscientific techniquesNeurofeedback techniquesT fMRIPerception of painBehavioral dataBehavioral studiesTrial levelBrain regionsCortical regionsNeuronal mechanismsCortical feedbackInsular cortexDistractionTaskPain perceptionPotential predispositionAttenuation of painPerception
2017
Calcium channel blockade with nimodipine reverses MRI evidence of cerebral oedema following acute hypoxia
Rowland M, Ezra M, Winkler A, Garry P, Lamb C, Kelly M, Okell T, Westbrook J, Wise R, Douaud G, Pattinson K. Calcium channel blockade with nimodipine reverses MRI evidence of cerebral oedema following acute hypoxia. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2017, 39: 285-301. PMID: 28857714, PMCID: PMC6360646, DOI: 10.1177/0271678x17726624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsApparent diffusion coefficientAcute hypoxiaAcute cerebral hypoxiaCalcium channel blockadeCalcium channel antagonismSignificant decreaseCalcium channel antagonistsState functional MRIIntracellular calcium fluxBrain responsesGray matter volumeSame brain regionsEffects of hypoxiaCerebral edemaCerebral hypoxiaNeuronal damageMRI evidenceChannel antagonismCytotoxic edemaChannel antagonistsChannel blockadeClinical conditionsMultiparametric MRIMatter volumeWhole brainAssociations 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 anisotropyThe heritability of multi-modal connectivity in human brain activity
Colclough G, Smith S, Nichols T, Winkler A, Sotiropoulos S, Glasser M, Van Essen D, Woolrich M. The heritability of multi-modal connectivity in human brain activity. ELife 2017, 6: e20178. PMID: 28745584, PMCID: PMC5621837, DOI: 10.7554/elife.20178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional connectivity profilesNeuronal activityResonance imagingCortical regionsFunctional connectivityFMRI connectivityGenetic factorsConnectivity profilesMagnetoencephalographic recordingsBrain activityCognitive performanceHuman brain activityHuman Connectome ProjectMulti-modal connectivityConnectome ProjectDisease