2021
Impact of multisession 40Hz tACS on hippocampal perfusion in patients with Alzheimer’s disease
Sprugnoli G, Munsch F, Cappon D, Paciorek R, Macone J, Connor A, El Fakhri G, Salvador R, Ruffini G, Donohoe K, Shafi M, Press D, Alsop D, Pascual Leone A, Santarnecchi E. Impact of multisession 40Hz tACS on hippocampal perfusion in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2021, 13: 203. PMID: 34930421, PMCID: PMC8690894, DOI: 10.1186/s13195-021-00922-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobeMethodsIn two open-label studiesMild to moderate AD participantsPreclinical models of ADGamma bandBrain oscillatory activityModerate AD participantsBilateral temporal lobesEpisodic memoryAdministered 1 hSpectral power changesBrain areasModulates cerebral perfusionAD participantsPlacebo-controlled trialHippocampal perfusionModel of ADOpen-label studyNeural activityAssociated with alterationsNon-invasive countermeasureCognitive AssessmentCognitive impairmentCognitive protectionOscillatory activityIn vivo imaging of mGlu5 receptor expression in humans with Fragile X Syndrome towards development of a potential biomarker
Mody M, Petibon Y, Han P, Kuruppu D, Ma C, Yokell D, Neelamegam R, Normandin M, Fakhri G, Brownell A. In vivo imaging of mGlu5 receptor expression in humans with Fragile X Syndrome towards development of a potential biomarker. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 15897. PMID: 34354107, PMCID: PMC8342610, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-94967-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFragile X syndromeFragile X mental retardation proteinX syndromeLoss of fragile X mental retardation proteinMGlu5 receptor expressionMetabotropic glutamate subtype 5 receptorsDrug occupancy studiesSignificant group differencesFragile X mental retardationHealthy controlsAnterior cingulateMGluR5 availabilityVisuospatial processingMGlu5 receptorsOlfactory cortexBrain areasGroup differencesRetardation proteinGlutamate signalingImages of maleNeurodevelopmental disordersExcessive glutamate signalingGender-matched controlsDisordersMGluR5
2018
Sequence Alterations of Cortical Genes Linked to Individual Connectivity of the Human Brain
Xin Q, Ortiz-Terán L, Diez I, Perez D, Ginsburg J, Fakhri G, Sepulcre J. Sequence Alterations of Cortical Genes Linked to Individual Connectivity of the Human Brain. Cerebral Cortex 2018, 29: 3828-3835. PMID: 30307489, PMCID: PMC6686751, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic sequence alterationsGene expression profilesSequence alterationsGenetic expression dataExpression profilesBrain regionsFunctional connectivity variabilityCortical genesCortical regionsAllen Brain AtlasExpression dataGenetic variationGenetic signaturesFunctional connectivity magnetic resonance imagingCortical areasDiscrete cortical regionsGenesGraph theory analysisFunctional profilesNeurobiological underpinningsSequenceDegree of individual variabilityBrain areasBrain individualizationBrain organization
2017
Tau and amyloid β proteins distinctively associate to functional network changes in the aging brain
Sepulcre J, Sabuncu M, Li Q, Fakhri G, Sperling R, Johnson K. Tau and amyloid β proteins distinctively associate to functional network changes in the aging brain. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2017, 13: 1261-1269. PMID: 28366797, PMCID: PMC5623176, DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2017.02.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAging brainFunctional connectivityAlzheimer's disease-related pathologyCognitively normal individualsPositron emission tomography scanHyperconnected regionsFunctional network changesMisfolded tauDisease-related pathologyBrain areasEmission tomography scanAmyloid-bFunctional reorganizationB proteinHuman brainNeuronal circuitsTauBrainNeuronal functionNegative associationAmyloidCortical patternsNetwork changesElderly subjectsPositive association
2014
Evaluating Structural Symmetry of Weighted Brain Networks via Graph Matching
Hu C, El Fakhri G, Li Q. Evaluating Structural Symmetry of Weighted Brain Networks via Graph Matching. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2014, 17: 733-740. PMID: 25485445, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10470-6_91.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderNetwork symmetryBrain networksType of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderWeighted brain networksConsistent with former findingsDeficit hyperactivity disorderRs-fMRI networksResting state fMRISymmetry levelInattentive typeHyperactivity disorderBrain areasSymmetryStructural symmetryBrain connectivityFunctional networksResting stateLarger thresholdsBrainFMRIHigher levelsGraph matchingNode pairsNormal subjects