2022
Standardization of presurgical language fMRI in Greek population: Mapping of six critical regions
Gkiatis K, Garganis K, Benjamin CF, Karanasiou I, Kondylidis N, Harushukuri J, Matsopoulos GK. Standardization of presurgical language fMRI in Greek population: Mapping of six critical regions. Brain And Behavior 2022, 12: e2609. PMID: 35587046, PMCID: PMC9226851, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage mappingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPresurgical language mappingMother tongueLanguage systemWernicke-LichtheimLanguage regionsLanguage functional magnetic resonance imagingGreekLanguage lateralizationHealthy right-handed volunteersGreek populationRight-handed volunteersMagnetic resonance imagingClinical setupEloquent cortexFMRI acquisitionContralateral cerebellumPresurgical evaluationAppropriate tasksGreek patientsWada testResonance imagingNoninvasive alternativeFMRI protocol
2020
Presurgical Language fMRI in Epilepsy: An Introduction
Benjamin C, Gkiatis K, Matsopoulos G, Garganis K. Presurgical Language fMRI in Epilepsy: An Introduction. Contemporary Clinical Neuroscience 2020, 205-239. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-35687-3_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLanguage functional magnetic resonance imagingClinical toolMagnetic resonance imagingBrain-behavior relationshipsEpilepsyResonance imagingCognitive AssessmentClinical contextBrain correlatesClinical reportingLanguage areasLanguage declineNeurosurgeryStatistical analysisCortex
2016
Language system organization in a quadrilingual with a brain tumor: Implications for understanding of the language network
Połczyńska MM, Benjamin CF, Japardi K, Frew A, Bookheimer SY. Language system organization in a quadrilingual with a brain tumor: Implications for understanding of the language network. Neuropsychologia 2016, 86: 167-175. PMID: 27143224, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.04.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage mappingPre-operative functional magnetic resonance imagingLanguage-specific regionsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAge of acquisitionIntraoperative language mappingAmount of exposureMultilingual speakersSecond languageFourth languageMultilingual individualsFrontal brain tumorLanguage similarityLanguage systemNeurocognitive modelsLanguageLanguage networkAge 5Different organizationsSpeakersMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingImpairmentSystem organizationOrganization
2010
The Influence of Rest Period Instructions on the Default Mode Network
Benjamin C, Lieberman DA, Chang M, Ofen N, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Gabrieli JD, Gaab N. The Influence of Rest Period Instructions on the Default Mode Network. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2010, 4: 218. PMID: 21151779, PMCID: PMC2999982, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2010.00218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefault mode networkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingScanner background noiseDorsal medial prefrontal cortexPatient populationMode networkParticular patient populationHealthy adult volunteersRegional brain activityMagnetic resonance imagingMedial prefrontal cortexPosterior superior temporal cortexSuperior temporal cortexDMN alterationsCondition-related differencesTemporal cortexAdult volunteersAlzheimer's diseaseResonance imagingPrefrontal cortexInterest analysisAttention-demanding taskClinical populationsDMN regionsFMRI study