2022
Neurofeedback-guided kinesthetic motor imagery training in Parkinson’s disease: Randomized trial
Tinaz S, Kamel S, Aravala SS, Elfil M, Bayoumi A, Patel A, Scheinost D, Sinha R, Hampson M. Neurofeedback-guided kinesthetic motor imagery training in Parkinson’s disease: Randomized trial. NeuroImage Clinical 2022, 34: 102980. PMID: 35247729, PMCID: PMC8897714, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2022.102980.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKinesthetic motor imageryMotor function scoresMild Parkinson's diseaseParkinson's diseaseFunctional connectivityFunction scoresMI trainingSecondary clinical outcomesClinical outcome measuresRandomized clinical trialsWhole-brain functional connectivityPost-training changeFunctional connectivity strengthMotor imageryMotor imagery trainingDorsomedial frontal cortexDistinct neural circuitsClinical outcomesImaging outcomesSubjective improvementClinical trialsMotor functionMotor examFrontal cortexOutcome measures
2020
Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses
De Asis-Cruz J, Kapse K, Basu SK, Said M, Scheinost D, Murnick J, Chang T, du Plessis A, Limperopoulos C. Functional brain connectivity in ex utero premature infants compared to in utero fetuses. NeuroImage 2020, 219: 117043. PMID: 32534962, PMCID: PMC7493786, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.117043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature infantsHealthy fetusesBrain connectivityStructural brain injuryBlood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signalBrain structural changesStress-related areasNormal brain MRIState functional MRIFunctional connectivity strengthFunctional brain connectivityLevel-dependent signalMedial temporal lobeNetwork-based statisticsSeed-based correlation analysisUtero fetusesBasal gangliaBrain injuryTerm ageBrain MRITemporal lobeExposure altersInfantsRegion of interestFunctional MRI