2020
Minimal 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
Strategy-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
The 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