Xilin Shen, PhD
Research Scientist in Radiology and Biomedical ImagingCards
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2024
Aging-dependent loss of functional connectivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and reversal by mGluR5 modulator
Mandino F, Shen X, Desrosiers-Grégoire G, O’Connor D, Mukherjee B, Owens A, Qu A, Onofrey J, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Aging-dependent loss of functional connectivity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease and reversal by mGluR5 modulator. Molecular Psychiatry 2024, 1-16. PMID: 39424929, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02779-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional connectivity deficitsConnectivity deficitsFunctional connectivityBrain connectivityAllosteric modulators of mGluR5Alzheimer's diseaseDefault-mode networkModulation of mGluR5Loss of functional connectivityResting-state fMRIApplication of fMRIWild-type controlsAged AD miceMouse model of Alzheimer's diseaseAD-related changesAD miceModel of Alzheimer's diseaseAssociated with synaptic damageMGluR5 modulationMonths of ageFMRI measurementsAmyloid accumulationDecreased connectivityBrain networksSilent allosteric modulatorsMapping the structure-function relationship along macroscale gradients in the human brain
Collins E, Chishti O, Obaid S, McGrath H, King A, Shen X, Arora J, Papademetris X, Constable R, Spencer D, Zaveri H. Mapping the structure-function relationship along macroscale gradients in the human brain. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 7063. PMID: 39152127, PMCID: PMC11329792, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51395-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure-function correspondenceBrain regionsMacroscale gradientWhite matter connectivityHuman brain regionsStructure-function couplingNeural network propertiesAssociation cortexCognitive functionBridging neuroscienceFunctional coactivationOrganizational axisCortical thicknessHuman brainMotor cortexLanguage processingBrainCortexMotor functionNatural language processingNetwork propertiesMotorNeuroscienceNatural languageData repositoriesRepetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity
Markicevic M, Mandino F, Toyonaga T, Cai Z, Fesharaki-Zadeh A, Shen X, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Repetitive Mild Closed-Head Injury Induced Synapse Loss and Increased Local BOLD-fMRI Signal Homogeneity. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2024 PMID: 39096127, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2024.0095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic variable stressRegional homogeneityFunctional brain abnormalitiesSynapse densityMild closed-head injuryClosed-head injuryTraumatic brain injuryTreat traumatic brain injuryNeurobiological alterationsMild head injuryVariable stressBrain abnormalitiesPositron emission tomographyMultimodal studiesSynaptic densityMagnetic resonance imagingBrain imagingBrain injuryInduce synapse lossFMRIInjured miceMouse modelEmission tomographyResonance imagingCompensatory mechanismsBiphasic training for awake imaging using a dual-imaging system reveals neurovascular uncoupling and anesthesia effects in healthy mice
Mandino F, Shen X, Desrosiers-Gregoire G, O'Connor D, Mukherjee B, Ha Y, Qu A, Onofrey J, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Biphasic training for awake imaging using a dual-imaging system reveals neurovascular uncoupling and anesthesia effects in healthy mice. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2024 DOI: 10.58530/2024/0531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultimodal measures of spontaneous brain activity reveal both common and divergent patterns of cortical functional organization
Vafaii H, Mandino F, Desrosiers-Grégoire G, O’Connor D, Markicevic M, Shen X, Ge X, Herman P, Hyder F, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Crair M, Constable R, Lake E, Pessoa L. Multimodal measures of spontaneous brain activity reveal both common and divergent patterns of cortical functional organization. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 229. PMID: 38172111, PMCID: PMC10764905, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44363-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability
O'Brien M, Pryzhkova M, Lake E, Mandino F, Shen X, Karnik R, Atkins A, Xu M, Ji W, Konstantino M, Brueckner M, Ment L, Khokha M, Jordan P. SMC5 Plays Independent Roles in Congenital Heart Disease and Neurodevelopmental Disability. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2023, 25: 430. PMID: 38203602, PMCID: PMC10779392, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal simultaneous fMRI and mesoscale calcium imaging in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Mandino F, Shen X, Desrosiers-Gregoire G, O'Connor D, Mukherjee B, DeLuca K, Hamodi A, Owens A, Ha Y, Qu A, Onofrey J, Papademetris X, Chakravarty M, Crair M, Strittmatter S, Lake E. Longitudinal simultaneous fMRI and mesoscale calcium imaging in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Proceedings Of The International Society For Magnetic Resonance In Medicine ... Scientific Meeting And Exhibition. 2023 DOI: 10.58530/2023/3914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMouse model of Alzheimer's diseaseModel of Alzheimer's diseaseMesoscale calcium imagingAlzheimer's diseaseBehavioral deficitsExcitatory neural activityMultimodal neuroimagingBOLD signalSimultaneous fMRINeuroimaging changesNeural activityBOLD fMRIPreliminary evidenceCalcium imagingClinically accessible biomarkersMesoscopic calcium imagingSpontaneous activityFMRINeuroimagingBOLDDeficitsComplex relationship
2022
Functional network properties derived from wide-field calcium imaging differ with wakefulness and across cell type
O’Connor D, Mandino F, Shen X, Horien C, Ge X, Herman P, Hyder F, Crair M, Papademetris X, Lake E, Constable. Functional network properties derived from wide-field calcium imaging differ with wakefulness and across cell type. NeuroImage 2022, 264: 119735. PMID: 36347441, PMCID: PMC9808917, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119735.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Sex differences in connectivity in the default mode network in healthy aging adults
Ficek B, Horien C, Lacadie C, Shen X, Scheinost D, Constable T, Fredericks C. Sex differences in connectivity in the default mode network in healthy aging adults. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2021, 17 DOI: 10.1002/alz.056050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntrinsic connectivity distributionDefault mode networkAlzheimer's diseaseHealthy aging adultsElevated riskAging AdultsLarge cross-sectional studyPosterior default mode networkSex differencesMode networkCross-sectional cohortCross-sectional studyPreclinical Alzheimer's diseaseSymptomatic Alzheimer's diseaseResting-state scansSex-based differencesAnterior nodeAD showDMN connectivityHealthy adultsFunctional MRI dataNormal individualsResults FemalesZ-scoreFunctional connectivity
2020
Increased connectivity in several bilateral frontal and fronto‐parietal networks predicts depressive symptoms in mid‐ to late‐life diabetics
Salardini A, Shen X, Hashemi‐Aghdam A, Laltoo E, Savoia S, Tokoglu F, Constable T. Increased connectivity in several bilateral frontal and fronto‐parietal networks predicts depressive symptoms in mid‐ to late‐life diabetics. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.043619.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsBeck Depression InventoryDiabetic individualsBDI scoresDepression InventoryPrefrontal cortexBackground Depressive symptomsLate-life diabetesVascular cognitive impairmentDiagnosis of diabetesHigher BDI scoresComprehensive neuropsychological testingDorsal prefrontal cortexBilateral ventromedial prefrontal cortexRs-fMRI dataDiabetic patientsFazekas scoreMoCA scoresNeuropsychological testingFunctional connectivity matricesCognitive impairmentDepression symptomsVentromedial prefrontal cortexSymptomsRs-fMRI